Graeme Downie

16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parental Leave and Parental Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on (a) which NHS trusts provide staff with statutory paternity leave and pay, (b) which NHS trusts provide staff with enhanced paternity leave and pay and (c) levels

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Local Government: Parental Leave and Parental Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on parental eligibility for Neonatal Care Pay and Leave.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Local Government: Paternity Leave and Paternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on (a) which local authorities provide their staff with (i) statutory paternity leave and pay and (i) enhanced paternity leave and pay and (b) levels of take up of

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

Local Government: Parental Leave and Parental Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provided to local authorities on parental eligibility for Neonatal Care Pay and Leave.

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

Local Government: Paternity Leave and Paternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on (a) which Local Authorities provide their staff with statutory paternity leave and pay, (b) which Local Authorities provide their staff with enh

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency plans he has to rapidly increase the number of front line pilots in the RAF.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of frontline fast jet pilots available to the RAF.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Recruitment and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pilots are expected to complete training and enter front-line service with the RAF in each of the next five years by (a) aircraft and (b) service type.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Recruitment and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new pilots completed training and entered front-line service with the RAF in each of the last five years by (a) aircraft and (b) service type.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost is of training a new fast jet pilot for the RAF.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fast jet pilots are expected to complete training and enter front-line service with the RAF in each of the next five years.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fast jet pilots completed training and entered front-line service with the RAF in each of the last five years.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to stop learner drivers from using third parties to book their driving tests.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) warnings, ( b) suspensions and (c) business account closures the DVSA has issued for misuse of its booking service in 2025.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Dunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to prevent the (a) block booking and (b) reselling of driving tests in Dunfermline and Dollar constituency.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many quick reaction alert launches there have been from RAF (a) Coningsby and (b) Lossiemouth in each month of 2025.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Dunfermline

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the waiting list for a car driving test was at the DVLA test centre in Dunfermline for each of the last 12 months.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times RAF Poseidon P8 aircraft have been intercepted by Russian jets in international airspace in each of the last 24 months.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing P-8: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours have been flown by each of the P8-Poseidon fleet in the last 12 months.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing P-8: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of flight time of the RAF P8-Poseidon fleet in hours, by (a) training, (b) specific exercises and (c) operational in each of the last two years.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing P-8: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times RAF P8-Poseidon aircraft have been launched from RAF Lossiemouth on operational mission in each of the last 12 months.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing P-8

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the RAF fleet of P8 Poseidon aircraft.

29 Aug 2025 · Scotland Office

Social Media: Subversion

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on tackling social media interventions by foreign actors spreading misinformation on Scotland's constitutional position.

29 Aug 2025 · Scotland Office

Social Media: Subversion

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to discuss social media intervention by foreign actors seeking to spread misinformation on Scotland's constitutional

29 Aug 2025 · Scotland Office

Social Media: Subversion

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to help tackle social media intervention by foreign states seeking to influence the debate on Scotland's constitutional status.

28 Aug 2025 · Women and Equalities

Transgender People: Violence

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against the transgender community.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Satellites: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) Ofcom have had with international counterparts on international satellite regulations to increase the availability of satellite broadband in

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Satellites: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on improvements to international satellite regulations to support the objectives of the (a) UK Space Strategy and

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Satellites: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on satellite regulations, in the context of the forthcoming World Radiocommunication Conference 2027.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Satellites: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of amending regulations on international satellites on (a) Scottish rural communities and (b) digital resilience.