Samantha Niblett

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to recognise the principles of (a) legitimate expectation, (b) adequate notice and (c) procedural fairness in its response to women born in the 1950s affected by delayed notifica

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the UK’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in relation to women born in the 1950s affected by chan

15 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities

Church of England: LGBT+ People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Statement of the House of Bishops on Living in Love and Faith, published in January 2026.

15 Jan 2026 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: LGBT+ People

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment they have made of the potential implications for their policies of the Statement of the House of Bishops on Living in Love and Faith, published in January 2026.

15 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Locksmiths: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that locksmiths meet (a) legal, (b) professional and (c) security standards.

13 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to protect individuals on the Health and Care Worker visa who report that they have been asked to pay additional sums to their employer in order to maintain their visa spo

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review Farm Business Tenancy to enable longer leases, succession of tenancy and increases in security of tenure for tenant farmers.

12 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the consultation on firearms will be published.

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has to extend the current section 33 Value Added Tax Act 1994 rule for school sixth forms to include further education colleges.

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider introducing legislation to protect residents of new developments when a developer declares bankruptcy leaving developments unfinished.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Counselling and Psychiatry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce VAT exemptions for counsellors and psychotherapists, in line with those for art and dance therapy practitioners.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Freight: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods she and her Department are using to monitor and assess levels of freight crime; what steps are being taken to engage with law enforcement agencies and the haulage industry to identify eff

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Freight: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of levels of freight crime; and what steps she is taking to improve prevention and enforcement activity to protect haulage operators.

15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2025 to Question 97018, what proportion of his Department expenditure on Microsoft Software licenses and services was allocated to (a) new service implementati

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 97021, what proportion of his Department's expenditure on Microsoft Software licenses and services was allocated to a) new service implementations

15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 97022, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure on Microsoft Software licenses and services was allocated to (a) new service impleme

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Software: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with small and medium-sized enterprises on the potential impact of restrictive software licensing practices on their businesses.

15 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Microsoft

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what mechanisms are in place under the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 with Microsoft to (a) monitor price changes for existing services and (b) assess the potential impact of prior purchasing decisions o

12 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Microsoft

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of spending on Microsoft software licenses and services between (a) 4 December 2024 and 5 December 2025 and (b) 4 December 2023 and 5 December 2024 was allocated to (i) new service

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Veterinary Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that veterinary clients are able to make informed choices in a market where many practices trade under local-sounding names despite corporate ownership.

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Veterinary Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of vertical integration within large veterinary groups, including ownership of pharmacies, laboratories, out-of-hours providers, crematoria and refer

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has (a) renewed and (b) upgraded digital services and software licensing contracts with Microsoft in the last 12 months.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Veterinary Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the decision not to (a) require divestments and (b) impose penalties following its investigation into the veterinary

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce requirements for veterinary practices to display in-clinic and online information about ownership beyond listings on the RCVS website.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Veterinary Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of veterinary market consolidation by large veterinary groups on client choice, pricing and local competition.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Horticulture and Parks: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how their department can work with others across Government to ensure there are the right skills and workforce in place to support local authorities in developing careers in amenity horticulture and par

9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Recreation Spaces: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider commissioning a piece of work to review all the existing evidence on the return of funding for parks and green spaces to support central and local government

5 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sugar Beet

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that farmers are protected from the monopsony sugar beet processor.

5 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Suicide: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to include education on suicide and suicide prevention as a mandatory topic within the national curriculum.

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) planning policy and (b) precedent prevents (i) land promoters and (ii) developers from materially altering an agreed development layout at a site allocated within a Loca