Dr Ellie Chowns

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of medically fit patients occupying hospital beds due to delayed discharges.

13 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC's publication entitled Benefits of Making Tax Digital, last updated on 23 April 2025, what the evidential basis is that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and Self Assessment will (a) help smal

12 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a community sponsorship scheme for refugees from Gaza.

12 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs has sufficient capacity to support taxpayers during the implementation of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and Self Assessment.

12 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of quarterly reporting requirements under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and Self Assessment on (a) landlords’ administrative costs and (b) rent lev

12 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that HMRC's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and Self Assessment represents good value for money.

12 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of quarterly reporting requirements under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and Self Assessment on seasonal businesses.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 83709 on Electronic Government: Proof of Identity, what assessment she has made of the risk that people with limited credit history

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 83709 on Electronic Government: Proof of Identity, what oversight her Department has of third-party data providers used for identit

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme on Natural England's caseload for investigations of potential brea

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grasslands: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases Natural England is investigating for potential breaches of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No.2) Regulations 2006 on semi-natural grassland

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Lifelong Learning Entitlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted an equalities impact assessment of the age limit for Lifelong Learning Entitlement tuition fee loans; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that knowledge of the

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 79904 on Carbon Emissions, if she will make it her policy to require the Bank of England to undertake a nature stress test.

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 79904 on Carbon Emissions, if she will require the Bank of England to undertake a climate stress test that incorporates lessons learned from the Climate Bi

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Climate Change: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Bank of England on other members of the Network for Greening Financial Services (NGFS) incorporating climate tipping points into NGFS scenarios.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to expand the range of in-person Government services available via the Post Office network.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to establish a national framework to enable local authorities to provide residents with (a) face-to-face access and (b) payment facilities for local government services thr

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of enhanced Post Offices providing (a) affordable and (b) community-based access to (i) cash and (ii) face-to-face banking services in ru

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of anaesthetic workforce availability on elective surgery waiting times.

4 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Elon Musk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Suitability: non-conducive grounds for refusal or cancellation of entry clearance or permission, published on 19 January 2024, whether Elon Musk would meet the

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices and Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure a sustainable funding settlement for hospice and palliative care in (a) Herefordshire and (b) the country.

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

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Delivering a decade of renewal for social and affordable housing, published on 2 July 2025, when he plans to set out an (a

29 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of UK citizens who have been (a) arrested, (b) detained and (c) deported by the Israeli authorities for picking olives in

29 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glyphosate: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Women’s Environmental Network's report entitled Blood, Sweat and Pesticides, published in May 2025; and what steps

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' report entitled Green Maternity Report 2025.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure capital investment in NHS (a) estate and (b) infrastructure supports improvements in climate resilience.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report by Citizens Advice entitled Stepping Up: Reforming protections in the retrofit market, published on 17 October 2025, and to the report by the National Audit Offic

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

River Wye: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the River Wye Diffuse Water Pollution Plan.

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

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to implement the Future Homes Standard.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Security Guards: Licensing and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) (a) licensing and (b) training requirements in ensuring that private security staff are appropriately (i) q