Sarah Hall

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of funding for local authorities to deliver timely and effective SEND provision.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to consult (a) disabled children, (b) young people and (c) families on SEND reforms under development.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all new Education, Health and Care Plans are issued within the statutory 20-week timeframe.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Smuggling: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freight crime on the economy since 2020.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Basic Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to expand (a) literacy and (b) numeracy support for prisoners who enter custody with low basic skills.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of prison education contracts in reducing reoffending rates.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for biometric deferral have been received from Palestinian students in Gaza since October 2023; and how many have been approved.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Care Workers: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of (a) debt bondage and (b) tied visa arrangements among migrant care workers in the UK.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held recent discussions with technology companies on the implementation of on-device detection tools to prevent livestreamed child sexual abuse.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the National Crime Agency’s efforts to disrupt livestreamed child sexual abuse networks involving UK-based offenders.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation with governments in countries with high incidences of livestreamed child sexual abuse production.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Poverty: North West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of (a) poverty and (b) economic inequality in the North West; and what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in (i) income

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of child poverty; and what steps she is taking to ensure that families with children have adequate financial support.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve average ambulance response times for Category (a) 1 and (b) 2 incidents.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Public Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to provide longer-term capital funding settlements for Government departments to support the (a) maintenance and (b) renewal of public service facilities.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts and Prisons: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of property condition on the (a) capacity and (b) safety of the (i) prison and (ii) courts estate.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the quality of (a) infrastructure and (b) property in NHS facilities on (i) patient safety and (ii) service delivery.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of measures to prevent child sexual exploitation; and what steps she is taking to improve support for (a) victims and (b) survivors

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with domestic abuse (a) charities and (b) specialist organisations on the sustainability of their services; and what steps she is taking to ensure that (i) victims

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to local authorities to support rough sleepers during winter 2025–26; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regulations on the (a) sale and (b) use of fireworks; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen those regulations.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts on tackling plastic pollution; and what steps he is taking through international forums to promote global action to (

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of waiting times for gynaecology treatment on women’s health outcomes; and what steps he is taking to improve access to timely care.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neighbourhood Health Centres: Public Private Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reintroducing private finance through public private partnerships for neighbourhood health centres on the NHS; and how those proposals differ

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the publication entitled Animals in Science Regulation Unit annual report 2023, published on 17 December 2024, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of animals impacted

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions: Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the UK’s Carbon Border Adjustment reduces carbon leakage in relevant sectors.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions: Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the UK’s Carbon Border Adjustment does not adversely impact business competitiveness.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many used beverage cans were exported outside of Europe under the Packaging Waste Export Recycling Note system in 2024-25.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to reform the (a) Packaging Recovery Note and (b) Packaging Waste Export Recycling Note system to (i) reduce price disparities, (ii) strengthen oversight o

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Aluminium: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to amend waste regulations to impose stricter controls on the (a) destinations and (b) environmental standards of aluminium scrap exports.