Paulette Hamilton

30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8929, if his Department will consult with civil society organisations with expertise relating to rare and less survivable cancers when developing t

17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the fresh freezing and storage of brain tumour tissue, including data collected through NHS England’s gap analysis of freezer capacity; and if he will provide the

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether training on (a) race, (b) consent, and (c) safeguarding in relation to (i) children’s hair, (ii) Afro hair and (iii) bodily autonomy forms part of (A) early years and (B) teacher training requirements;

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides on preventing unwanted touching of (a) Black and (b) mixed-heritage children’s Afro-textured hair in (i) early years and (ii) school settings; how this issue is addressed w

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Personal Care Services: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the equalities impact of (a) not routinely including Afro-textured hair within hairdressing qualifications and (b) individuals having been denied access to hairdressin

3 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of hair-based discrimination on women’s employment outcomes, particularly for Black and mixed-heritage women; and whether she plans to tackle that issue in

3 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what consideration she has given to updating equality legislation to help tackle hair-based discrimination.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

British Council: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role the British Council plays in delivering the UK’s International Education Strategy in Commonwealth countries.

13 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Caribbean: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK-funded international programmes in the Caribbean include objectives relating to gender equality.

13 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Caribbean: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking, in partnership with organisations such as the British Council, to help promote women’s leadership and economic participation in the Carib

16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support the sustainability of NHS pharmacies operating on PFI sites.

16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Infrastructure and Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review of local planning and healthcare infrastructure for villages and local hub–type plans, including PFI estates.

16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider NHS funding adjustments for pharmacies to offset increases in National Minimum Wage and employer National Insurance.

16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review financial relief for pharmacies on PFI estates, including rent-subsidy schemes and a statutory cap on PFI rents for NHS pharmacy contractors.

22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that new buildings include (a) insulation, (b) green roofs, (c) passive cooling and (d) other climate-related features through his Departme

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

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to assess the potential impact of climate-related risks to (a) health, (b) infrastructure and (c) the economy on the Government's (i) p

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to expand the scope of the terms of reference for the Pensions Commission to enable it to consider the potential merits of allowing people of working age with a terminal illness to

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the effectiveness of the Special Rules for End of Life fast-tracking benefits system.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the financial security of people at the end of life.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Terminal Illnesses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hospice and End of Life Care entitled Inquiry in

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will award maternity pay per baby instead of per pregnancy.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of current funding on palliative care on an assisted dying service.

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

Fire and Rescue Services: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, what plans her Department has to provide dedicated capital funding for (a) safe, (b) modern, (c) sustainabl

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to introduce new (a) opportunities and (b) training for PIP claimants who will lose their entitlement to PIP due to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment B

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current provisions for children with allergies in schools.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in improving road safety on residential road near schools.

22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the sustainability of (a) funding and (b) support for dementia treatment facilities.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people died who had been assessed as having Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity under the Normal Rules and received a Daily Living component of Personal Independence Payment b

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving Universal Credit assessed as having Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity died (a) in total and (b) under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness in the last yea

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for Personal Independence Payment were stopped due to the death of the claimant where they received a Daily Living component but less than four points for each Daily Living activity in t