Ian Byrne

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of concerns raised by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee regarding the outsourcing of NHS data infrastructure to a single overseas technology p

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role Senior Information Risk Owners and Caldicott Guardians play in overseeing data governance for the Federated Data Platform (FDP) within Integrated Care Boards and NHS trusts; and whether t

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contractual safeguards and sanctions are contained within the Federated Data Platform (FDP) agreement to address any breach of data protection obligations by the contracted technology provider

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what statutory and contractual reporting requirements apply where an information governance breach relating to the Federated Data Platform (FDP) occurs; what oversight arrangements ensure complianc

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a standardised definition of an information governance breach applies across all NHS trusts and Integrated Care Boards in relation to the Federated Data Platform (FDP); what criteria are us

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assurance mechanisms are in place to safeguard patient-identifiable data within the Federated Data Platform (FDP) operating across NHS trusts and the Integrated Care Board in Cheshire and Mers

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Treatment: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of current levels of investment in wastewater infrastructure.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Treatment: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections of wastewater treatment works and storm overflows were conducted by the Environment Agency in each of the last five years.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of enforcement action taken against water and sewerage undertakers for breaches of environmental permits.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve coordination between Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Drinking Water Inspectorate in regulating water and sewerage undertakers.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Conflict of Interests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safeguards are in place to prevent conflicts of interest arising between regulators of the water sector and the water and sewerage undertakers they regulate.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Privatisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of alternative governance for water utilities, including public ownership and mutual structures.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the average outstanding student loan balance and (b) the proportion of borrowers currently making repayments in (i) Merseyside and (ii) the North West of England.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of borrowers on Plan 2 student loans whose outstanding balance is projected to increase for at least the first ten years of repayment due to interest accr

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increased student loan balances on graduates’ access to mortgages and savings.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing the income repayment threshold for Plan 2 student loans on the level of disposable income of graduates earning between £29,000 and £40,000 per ye

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of interest rates applied to income-contingent student loans on the total level of graduate debt.

12 Mar 2026 · Attorney General

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

To ask the Solicitor General, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.

3 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the legal advice on which the UK Government has relied to determine that its support for collective defensive operations in relation to the conflict invol

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of food price inflation on households experiencing food insecurity; and how that assessment informs current food and agr

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has assessed the long-term implications of reliance on emergency food provision for the fulfilment of the right to food; and what steps she is taking to reduce s

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to ensure coordination between her Department and the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Department for Ed

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what indicators her department uses to assess progressive realisation of access to adequate, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food; and whether she plans to publish a consolidate

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has undertaken an assessment of the potential implications of formally recognising the right to food in domestic law for the design and evaluation of food policy across Gov

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what indicators his department uses to assess the impact of access to adequate, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food on health outcomes; and whether he plans to publish a consolidated framew

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the legal requirement to use non-animal methods where possible is being enforced in the licensing of animal experiments.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will end the issuing of licences for experiments involving (a) dogs, (b) cats and (c) non-human primates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) divest public funds from fossil fuels and (b) support community-owned renewable energy initiatives.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Belém Action Mechanism.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bring forward proposals to strengthen the Hunting Act 2004 by (a) removing exemptions, (b) introducing custodial sentence