Alex Easton

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Reading: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality and inclusion as part of the National Year of Reading.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote reading.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the department has to promote the National Year of Reading in a) early years settings, b) primary schools, c) secondary schools, d) further education and e) higher education.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Reading: Civil Society Covenant

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Civil Society Covenant will have a role in the implementation of the National Year of Reading.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young Futures Hubs: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Young Futures Hubs will have a role in the implementation of the National Year of Reading.

9 Feb 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many administrative letters to individuals under the on-the-runs scheme were issued broken down by year.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on his Department's modelling of workforce numbers in the 10 Year Workforce Plan.

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

Hunting: Animal Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what response she has given to the US Administration's letter to her Department regarding trophy hunting.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor delivery of the Replacing Animals in Science strategy, (b) provide stable multi-year funding for its implementation, including UKCVAM,

28 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Local Growth Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what consideration he has given to ring-fencing any element of the Local Growth Fund allocation for Northern Ireland for community and voluntary sector services.

28 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Local Growth Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Northern Ireland Executive on re-profiling the Local Growth Fund allocation for Northern Irel

27 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to make additional funding available to the Police Service of Northern Ireland to meet the costs arising from the 2023 data breach.

22 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Delivery Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed EU (a) taxes and (b) charges on small packages entering the EU on Northern Ireland, including parcels sent within the United Kingdom internal market.

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

Animal Products: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on proposals to prohibit the import into the UK of hunting trophies; and when she expects to bring forward legislation to implement such a prohibi

15 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking, bilaterally and with international partners, in response to reports of arbitrary detention, torture and executions of protesters in Iran; and whethe

13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Syria on protecting the rights of religious minorities, such as Christian Orthodox people, Protestants and C

13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Syria on recent sectarian attacks on members of the Alawite minority in Homs.

12 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Victims' Payments Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications have been (a) received, (b) awarded and (c) refused under the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme; and in how many refused cases the applicant was in receipt of an occupat

6 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the independent inquiry into grooming gangs to commence taking evidence; and what steps she is taking to support cross-Government cooperation with the inquiry.

17 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on whether accommodation providers or subcontractors have used third-party agencies to purchase residential properties in Northern Ireland intended for use in

17 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of procuring residential accommodation for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland on (a) the availability of and (b) waiting times for socia

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to (a) the report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on communication of changes to women’s State Pension age and (b) the Work and Pensions Committee’s recommendations of M

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to implement increased defence expenditure to improve the preparedness and readiness of the armed forces.

2 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department’s policy objectives are in relation to the UK’s support for Ukraine over the next 12 months.

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

Drinking Water and Food: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current regulatory framework for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in (a) food and (b) drinking water.

2 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of duty-free sales arrangements under the Windsor Framework on Northern Ireland’s airports; and whether she has had discussions with the Northern Irela

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether individuals currently residing on a UK Ancestry visa and working towards Indefinite Leave to Remain under the existing five-year residency requirement will be required to meet the proposed ten

25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ulster Defence Regiment: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons part-time members of the Ulster Defence Regiment were not eligible for a pension under the terms of service at the time of their employment; and whether the Department has made any assessment of

20 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Identity Cards: Finance

o ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the introduction of national identity cards.

18 Nov 2025 · Scotland Office

UK Internal Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Windsor Framework on trade between Scotland and Northern Ireland.