Sarah Pochin

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

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has received representations from Hindu community groups on the potential impact of an Islamophobia definition on freedom of expression.

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

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which organisations and representative groups were consulted by his Department prior to consideration of an Islamophobia definition.

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

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what engagement his Department has had with Hindu community organisations on the development and adoption of an Islamophobia definition.

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Cabinet-level decision-making structures in delivering the Government’s priorities.

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Departmental Coordination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between Government departments in the delivery of policy.

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government: Public Opinion

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has conducted internal analysis of the potential causes of recent trends in levels of public approval of the Government.

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government: Public Opinion

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what metrics his Department uses to assess the level of public support for the Government’s policy programme.

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government: Public Opinion

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of public confidence in the Government since the General Election.

6 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered introducing a sector specific business rates valuation approach for public houses.

6 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public houses in England received discretionary business rates relief in 2024 to 25, and what the total value of that relief was.

6 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential cumulative impact on public houses of business rates, employer National Insurance contributions and recent increases in the National Living Wage.

6 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling her Department has undertaken of the potential impact of the removal or reduction of business rates relief on hospitality businesses employing fewer than 50 staff.

6 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the average annual business rates bill for a public house in England in 2025 to 26, and how that compares with 2023 to 24.

6 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public houses have closed in England in each year since 2019, and what proportion of those closures her Department attributes primarily to business rates liabilities.

6 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent changes to business rates policy on the financial viability of public houses in England.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Fuad Awale

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what statutory basis compensation was paid to Fuad Awale; and what the criteria are for such payments.

6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date the Prime Minister was advised by officials of the content of Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s historic social media posts.

6 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of whether the presence in the UK of Alaa Abd el Fattah is conducive to the public good.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to expand the asylum accommodation pilot involving new council housing beyond participating local authorities.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation she has undertaken with local residents in areas selected for the construction of council housing for asylum seekers.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the asylum accommodation pilot funding will be from (a) the Government and (b) local authorities.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the asylum accommodation pilot on levels of irregular migration to the United Kingdom.

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

Council Housing: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has issued guidance to local authorities on prioritisation between asylum seekers and local households for access to newly constructed council housing.

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

Council Housing: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of allocating newly built council housing to asylum seekers on the availability of social housing for local residents on waiti

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria she used to select local authorities to participate in the asylum accommodation pilot involving new council housing.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities are participating in the asylum accommodation pilot involving the construction of new council housing.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the value for money of constructing new council housing for asylum seekers.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the asylum accommodation pilot involving the construction of new council housing.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Prime Minister on legal powers to restrict the (a) activities and (b) presence in the United Kingdom of Alaa Abd el Fattah.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the return to the United Kingdom of Alaa Abd el Fattah on national security.