James Naish

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Educational Psychology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) improve the (i) timeliness and (ii) depth of educational psychology assessments and (b) end the use of short virtual consultations for children with complex needs.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on verifying the (a) staffing, (b) space and (c) specialist-expertise capacity of schools before naming them in education, health and care plans.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making written feedback from schools consulted during Education, Health and Care Plan placement decisions legally binding on local authorities.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of digital-first primary care systems on patients without internet access; and what steps he plans to take to reduce digital exclusion in

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients who cannot use the internet retain (a) telephone or (b) in-person routes to (i) book GP appointments and (ii) access triage services.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Playgrounds: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Education and Skills Funding Agency monitors academy trust compliance with health and safety standards for school playgrounds.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Playgrounds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital funding streams are available to academy trusts for essential playground (a) repairs and (b) replacement.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a review of emergency department staffing models to determine the (a) feasibility and (b) cost-effectiveness of embedding neurology teams in all major trauma centres.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurological Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to integrated care boards on commissioning pathways that guarantee immediate access to plasma exchange for patients with acute inflammatory neurological disorders.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated in the financial year 2025-26 to expand regional (a) neurological emergency networks and (b) tele-neurology services.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a requirement for (a) 24-hour on-call neurology cover or (b) rapid tele-neurology support in all major emergency departments.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure that A&E clinicians are trained to (a) recognise neurological red-flag symptoms and (b) initiate (i) plasma exchange, (ii) intravenous methyl-prednisolone

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median waiting time is for an emergency department patient to receive a consultant neurologist review in hospitals that do not have an on-site neurology team.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the clinical impact of (a) delayed and (b) missed diagnosis of (i) autoimmune encephalitis and (ii) other acute neurological emergencies presenting to eme

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Type 1 emergency departments in England currently operate without an on-site neurology service.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken was for an IHT30 certificate to be issued in the latest period for which data is available; and how many cases were waiting for an IHT30 certificate to be issued on 1 August 2025.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to help (a) advance gender equality and (b) protect women’s and girls’ rights through multilateral negotiations.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with his counterparts in multilateral organisations to (a) defend and (b) advance sexual and reproductive (i) health and (ii) rights.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential merits of funding more programmes that support gender equality as their main objective.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in ODA on levels of funding for programmes with gender equality objectives.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has specified (a) targets and (b) benchmarks for gender equality spending from the ODA budget as a (i) principal and (ii) significant objective.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish annual reports on the outcomes of ODA spending on (a) gender equality initiatives and (b) whether the (i) principal and (ii) significa

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will create a national register for care workers to improve (a) professional recognition and (b) workforce mobility.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the role of short-term, unplanned adult social care services in preventing hospital admissions for working-aged adults with (a) learning disabilities and

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he last met with Baroness Casey to discuss her Commission on adult social care.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support unplanned specialist social care services that help prevent hospital admissions for people with complex needs.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: War Graves

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the state of repair of the (a) Deir El Balah War Cemetery and (b) Gaza War Cemetery.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to incentivise the installation of solar panels on (a) commercial and (b) industrial roofs; and whether he has plans to prioritise the use of these spaces over agricul

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Bicycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) the Rail Safety and Standards Board and (b) industry stakeholders to (i) develop and (ii) legislate for a minimum requirement for bicycle storage spaces per t

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle air pollution.