Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the (a) Pakistani and (b) Indian authorities to encourage de-escalation of military tensions along the line of control.

Answered by Catherine West - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Government is taking all the steps we can to ensure that recent developments do not lead to uncontrolled escalation. We encourage India and Pakistan to commit to effective channels of engagement to safeguard stability in the region.   Alongside international partners, the UK will continue to engage in dialogue in pursuit of long-term regional stability. The Foreign Secretary is in regular dialogue with his Indian and Pakistani counterparts to encourage all parties to take a measured approach.  He is also in contact with US Secretary Rubio, French Foreign Minister Barrot and Gulf Partners to discuss the situation.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help raise life expectancy in areas of high deprivation.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Life expectancy differs dramatically between and within communities, and people living in the most deprived areas are more likely to die earlier and spend more years in ill health than those living in the least deprived areas.

Tackling health inequalities is central to our Health Mission, which is why the Government has committed to halving the healthy life expectancy gap between the richest and poorest regions. We are taking a cross-Government mission-led approach to tackle the root causes of health inequalities, addressing the adverse social determinants of health which contribute to poorer outcomes.

Addressing healthcare inequity is a core focus of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan, to ensure the National Health Service is there for anyone who needs it, whenever they need it. We have established 11 working groups to take forward policy development that will feed into the plan. This includes working groups focused on how care should be designed and delivered to improve healthcare equity, alongside ensuring that access to healthcare services is effective and responsive.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to minimise the differences in health outcomes in the UK.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Life expectancy differs dramatically between and within communities, and people living in the most deprived areas are more likely to die earlier and spend more years in ill health than those living in the least deprived areas.

Tackling health inequalities is central to our Health Mission, which is why the Government has committed to halving the healthy life expectancy gap between the richest and poorest regions. We are taking a cross-Government mission-led approach to tackle the root causes of health inequalities, addressing the adverse social determinants of health which contribute to poorer outcomes.

Addressing healthcare inequity is a core focus of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan, to ensure the National Health Service is there for anyone who needs it, whenever they need it. We have established 11 working groups to take forward policy development that will feed into the plan. This includes working groups focused on how care should be designed and delivered to improve healthcare equity, alongside ensuring that access to healthcare services is effective and responsive.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue delivery plan will include (a) advice and (b) provisions for (i) long covid, (ii) fibromyalgia and (iii) other conditions that cause fatigue.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

We are committed to improving care and support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). We recognise how devastating the symptoms can be, and the significant impact they can have on patients and their families.

As such, the ME/CFS final delivery plan focuses on ME/CFS only, and will not cover advice or the provision of services for related conditions, although some of the content may be applicable or relevant to other conditions that cause fatigue.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to (a) facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid and (b) ensure the safety of aid workers in Gaza.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We call on the Government of Israel to abide by its obligations under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to ensure full, rapid, safe and unhindered provision of humanitarian assistance to the population in Gaza. The Foreign Secretary reiterated this in his meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar on 15 April. On 23 April, we issued a statement, together with France and Germany, calling for Israel to immediately re-start a rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and expressed our outrage at recent strikes on humanitarian personnel, infrastructure, premises and healthcare facilities. We continue to make representations to the Government of Israel to ensure aid workers are protected and able to carry out their lifesaving work, to urgently restore deconfliction systems, and to call for full and transparent investigations and accountability for attacks on humanitarian workers.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to support mayors in cities in the North of England to (a) increase economic growth and (b) improve local infrastructure.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Economic growth is the number one mission of this Government. We are giving local leaders, including mayors in cities in the North of England, the tools they need to improve local infrastructure and increase economic growth in their areas by devolving power and money from central government. We are investing in programmes which drive growth and will set out our refreshed vision for local growth funding at the multi-year Spending Review.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the (a) potential implications for her policies of trends in and (b) adequacy of her Department's policies for tackling regional differences in worklessness.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Get Britain Working White Paper set out the biggest reforms to employment support for a generation to support our ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate and reduce regional disparities. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will shift from being a department for employment support and welfare to being a department for work. This means introducing reforms to achieve a new, locally led system of work and health support being available for those who are unemployed and economically inactive, no matter where they live.

To support this, we have asked every area in England to develop a local Get Britain Working plan. These plans will help to join up new support and enable local areas to develop a system wide approach to tackling their needs in partnership with key local stakeholders including Integrated Care Boards and Jobcentre Plus.

At a national level our policies will be assessed against our Get Britain Working outcomes which includes local variation in employment rates. DWP will provide an annual update outlining recent trends in these metrics, with the first update coming later this year.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) capacity and (b) adequacy of the supporting infrastructure of (i) the Port of Liverpool, (ii) Manchester airport and (iii) the rail connections between them when negotiating recent trade deals.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of the capacity and adequacy of infrastructure supporting Manchester Airport, the Port of Liverpool, and the rail connections between them on the negotiation of recent trade deals.

The Department welcomes recent investment into Manchester Airport’s terminals and the Port of Liverpool. We would welcome further infrastructure that supports connectivity between the two sites, in as far as any scheme is delivered in line with the UK’s legal, climate and environmental obligations.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to help support (a) energy and (b) decarbonisation industries in the North West.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

On 24^th of April 2025, the HyNet Carbon Capture and Storage transport and storage network (Liverpool Bay CCS) which spans Northwest England and Wales, announced financial close, with a substantial pipeline of projects lining up to join the network. Along with the East Coast Cluster, these networks of green industry, backed by £21.7 billion in funding, will deliver thousands of jobs, billions of investment, and enable clean homegrown energy for years to come. Equally in 2024, the Stakehill Industrial Estate was granted £612,376 in support under the Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plan (LIDP) scheme, to develop a decarbonisation plan that includes the adoption of green technologies, energy efficiency upgrades and infrastructure solutions.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of improving infrastructure surrounding (a) Manchester Airport and (b) the Port of Liverpool on levels of (i) trade through recent international trade deals and (ii) foreign direct investment in those areas.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has no plans currently to make an assessment of the potential impact of improving infrastructure surrounding Manchester Airport and the Port of Liverpool on levels of trade through recent international trade deals and foreign direct investment in those areas.

The Department for Transport welcomes recent investment into Manchester Airport’s terminals and the Port of Liverpool.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to improve access to Manchester Airport from the regions surrounding Greater Manchester.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government recommends that masterplans and surface access strategies are updated every five years, and we work closely with all airports, including Manchester Airport, as they develop and update their plans.

It is the responsibility of airports to work closely with local stakeholders to develop masterplans and surface access strategies to improve airport access, noting that improvements to airport surface access are generally funded by the airport themselves.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase economic growth in the North West; what the barriers are to investment in that region; and what strategies are in place to enable growth.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

We have made clear the importance of investing in major city regions outside London and the South East - bringing the productivity of major city regions like Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire just to the national average would deliver an extra £33bn in economic output.

The government revealed at Autumn Budget an over £100 billion increase in departmental capital investment over the next five years compared to plans the government inherited.

We have also announced: a new approach to regional investment between the OFI and the NWF; the launch of a review into the Green Book and its application to supporting place-based objectives; the launch of a taskforce on devolution in Greater Manchester to then be rolled out elsewhere; and put £240m towards 16 trailblazers, including one in every MCA, to tackle the root causes of inactivity.

We have committed to funding for local leaders to unleash their areas’ untapped potential with over £1 billion for the North to improve the transport services people use every day – backing regional mayors and ensuring decisions about the North sit with those who call it home. This comes alongside £270 million investment in bus services and £330 million in road maintenance across the North.

From the start of the next financial year (2025-26) Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will receive integrated funding settlements worth over £630m. This will give the Mayor meaningful control over funding and improve the fragmented funding landscape for Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) with a flexible single pot, empowering them to drive local growth and invest in local priorities.

Trafford Council will also receive the +2.5% bespoke additional council tax referendum principles agreed to in their 2025-26 settlement.

Further, in recognition of Barrow’s vital role in upholding our national security, the town will receive £200m of government investment through the Barrow Transformation Fund.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to (a) increase economic growth and (b) encourage investment in (i) Manchester and (ii) the North West.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

We have made clear the importance of investing in major city regions outside London and the South East - bringing the productivity of major city regions like Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire just to the national average would deliver an extra £33bn in economic output.

The government revealed at Autumn Budget an over £100 billion increase in departmental capital investment over the next five years compared to plans the government inherited.

We have also announced: a new approach to regional investment between the OFI and the NWF; the launch of a review into the Green Book and its application to supporting place-based objectives; the launch of a taskforce on devolution in Greater Manchester to then be rolled out elsewhere; and put £240m towards 16 trailblazers, including one in every MCA, to tackle the root causes of inactivity.

We have committed to funding for local leaders to unleash their areas’ untapped potential with over £1 billion for the North to improve the transport services people use every day – backing regional mayors and ensuring decisions about the North sit with those who call it home. This comes alongside £270 million investment in bus services and £330 million in road maintenance across the North.

From the start of the next financial year (2025-26) Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will receive integrated funding settlements worth over £630m. This will give the Mayor meaningful control over funding and improve the fragmented funding landscape for Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) with a flexible single pot, empowering them to drive local growth and invest in local priorities.

Trafford Council will also receive the +2.5% bespoke additional council tax referendum principles agreed to in their 2025-26 settlement.

Further, in recognition of Barrow’s vital role in upholding our national security, the town will receive £200m of government investment through the Barrow Transformation Fund.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to increase economic growth in cities outside of London.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

We have made clear the importance of investing in major city regions outside London and the South East - bringing the productivity of major city regions like Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire just to the national average would deliver an extra £33bn in economic output.

The government revealed at Autumn Budget an over £100 billion increase in departmental capital investment over the next five years compared to plans the government inherited.

We have also announced: a new approach to regional investment between the OFI and the NWF; the launch of a review into the Green Book and its application to supporting place-based objectives; the launch of a taskforce on devolution in Greater Manchester to then be rolled out elsewhere; and put £240m towards 16 trailblazers, including one in every MCA, to tackle the root causes of inactivity.

We have committed to funding for local leaders to unleash their areas’ untapped potential with over £1 billion for the North to improve the transport services people use every day – backing regional mayors and ensuring decisions about the North sit with those who call it home. This comes alongside £270 million investment in bus services and £330 million in road maintenance across the North.

From the start of the next financial year (2025-26) Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will receive integrated funding settlements worth over £630m. This will give the Mayor meaningful control over funding and improve the fragmented funding landscape for Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) with a flexible single pot, empowering them to drive local growth and invest in local priorities.

Trafford Council will also receive the +2.5% bespoke additional council tax referendum principles agreed to in their 2025-26 settlement.

Further, in recognition of Barrow’s vital role in upholding our national security, the town will receive £200m of government investment through the Barrow Transformation Fund.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to provide funding for projects relating to (a) energy, (b) life sciences, (c) advanced materials and (d) other scientific fields in the North West in the 2025-26 financial year.

Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The government is committed to protecting record levels of R&D investment, having allocated £20.4 billion for the 2025/26 financial year. This substantial funding underpins a broad spectrum of scientific research and innovation, supporting areas such as energy, life sciences, and advanced materials.

In April 2025, DSIT confirmed UKRI’s allocation for 2025-26 of £8.8bn, this will support investments in the North West across these important scientific fields including the Henry Royce Institute – the UK National Institute for advanced materials research and innovation. The hub for the institute is at The University of Manchester, with University of Liverpool also a partner.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to help support industrial research in the North West.

Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The North West has unique industrial and scientific strengths that the government is committed to continue to grow as part of our ambition to drive the development of high-potential science and technology clusters across the UK.

Between the financial years 2021/22 and 2023/24 UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) annual investment in the North West rose from £671 million to £903 million. UKRI’s investments have supported key industrial research projects in the region including the Medicine Discovery Catapult, pioneering the next generation of complex medicines through the development of cutting-edge technologies and assay.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost of increasing the capacity of the railway connection between Manchester and Liverpool; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the capacity of that connection on (a) the number of commuters and (b) levels of commerce between those cities.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government is actively considering improvements between Liverpool and Manchester, starting with options to lengthen trains in the near term, modernise the route via Warrington and the potential provision of new trains as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

As announced in the Autumn 2024 budget, we are maintaining momentum on Northern Powerhouse Rail by progressing planning and design works to support future delivery. We intend to set out more details in due course.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the service on and (b) potential merits of renovating the Liverpool-to-Manchester railway line.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government is actively considering improvements between Liverpool and Manchester, starting with options to lengthen trains in the near term, modernise the route via Warrington and the potential provision of new trains as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

As announced in the Autumn 2024 budget, we are maintaining momentum on Northern Powerhouse Rail by progressing planning and design works to support future delivery. We intend to set out more details in due course.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take legislative steps to extend the definition of domestic abuse to include abuse of kinship carers by people in the wider family of the child that they care for.

Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office does not currently have plans to extend the definition of domestic abuse.

The statutory definition of domestic abuse, contained within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, captures a wide range of relationships and applies to kinship carers where they are related to a perpetrator.

The Department for Education published a new Kinship Care statutory guidance for local authorities in October 2024. This sets out the support and services local authorities should provide to children living in kinship care and to kinship carers. The guidance also includes a definition of "kinship carer" to create a common understanding of who they are.

The Government is delivering over 140 peer support groups across England, available for all kinship carers to access alongside a wider package of training and support.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help reduce regional disparities in (a) exam results and (b) access to higher education.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter where they are from. However, the department knows pupil attainment varies considerably across the country. This is not acceptable, which is why the Opportunity Mission will break down barriers and the unfair link between background and success so all children can achieve and thrive.

High and rising standards are at the heart of this mission and the key to unlocking stronger outcomes and a better future for all children and young people, no matter where they live.

To deliver these improvements and reduce disparities, we have introduced new regional improvement for standards and excellence teams and launched an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review that is looking closely at the key challenges to attainment. We are also committed to recruiting 6,500 new expert teachers across the country.

We will support the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university, regardless of their background, where they live or their personal circumstances.

All higher education (HE) providers registered with the Office for Students (OfS) that intend to charge higher level tuition fees must have an Access and Participation Plan approved by the Office for Students. These need to set out how HE providers will improve equality of opportunity for underrepresented groups and the support that they will provide to do this. While there are many examples of interventions that show a real commitment to widening successful participation, we want the sector to go further and be even more ambitious.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to (a) increase educational attainment and (b) improve career opportunities in all regions of the UK.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

​​​​All children and young people should have the opportunity to succeed. That is why, through our work to deliver the Opportunity Mission, this government will work in partnership with those inside and outside of government to break the unfair link between background and success.

High and rising standards across education are at the heart of this mission. As one of the department’s first steps for change, we are committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 expert teachers. We have also introduced new regional improvement for standards and excellence teams and launched an independent, expert-led Curriculum and Assessment Review that is looking at the key challenges to attainment.

The government is also developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills, to break down barriers to opportunity, support the development of a skilled workforce, and drive economic growth through our Industrial Strategy across all areas of the country.

We have established Skills England to ensure we have the highly trained workforce needed to deliver the national, regional and local skills needs of the next decade. It will ensure that the skills system is clear and navigable for both young people and adults, strengthening careers pathways into jobs across the economy.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will create a register of all orphaned children in the UK that includes (a) the living situation of the child and (b) any support offered to (i) the child and (ii) any person with caring responsibilities.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The government is determined to ensure that children who have lost their parents live in a loving and stable home, with the opportunities they deserve.

Many orphaned children will be raised by a friend or family member through kinship care. Where this is in the child’s best interest, the local authority can secure a long term home for the child through a number of arrangements, or this can be done privately. Kinship carers often take on this role when they were least expecting to raise a family. This is why the government has announced £40 million to trial a new kinship allowance. Furthermore, the virtual school head role was expanded in September 2024 to include championing the education, attendance and attainment of children in kinship care.

Where orphaned children are unable to live with wider family networks, they may enter the care system. Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide a stable, loving home for all children in care. For most children, foster care is likely to be the most suitable option, as they can be supported in a family-centred environment. Our national minimum standards clarify that children in foster care deserve to be treated as any good parent would treat their own children.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to encourage (a) children’s services, (b) educational institutes and (c) health services to direct all new kinship carers to (i) charities dedicated to kinship care, (ii) bereavement services and (iii) other appropriate sources of support.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department is working across government to improve awareness and access to support for kinship carers. Through the Children’s Wellbeing and School’s Bill, we are enshrining the first definition of kinship care in law and mandating local authorities to publish their kinship local offer, increasing their accountability for ensuring kinship families are getting the information they need.

As set out in statutory guidance in October 2024, local authorities must publish the support and services local authorities should provide to kinship families in a clear, accessible way. The publication should also provide information about charities dedicated to kinship care that practitioners in children’s services, educational institutes and health services can signpost kinship carers to.

The department funds the charity Kinship to deliver over 140 peer support groups and a training package that all kinship carers across England can access. As part of their role, Kinship works with multi-agency partners to ensure that kinship carers are aware of and can access the support they need through these contracts.

Finally, the Children’s Social Care National Framework applies to those who work in and with local authority children’s social care and sets a clear expectation that ‘leaders will know and signpost to the support kinship cares and children in kinship care are eligible for’. Educational institutions and health services therefore share this duty.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will estimate (a) the number of children in kinship care that receive delayed medical treatment in (i) emergencies and (ii) routine medical care resulting from the challenges in establishing a kinship carer’s parental responsibility and (b) the potential harm of such delays.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government does not hold the data requested. It is a legal and ethical principle that valid consent must be obtained before starting personal care, treatment, or investigations. This reflects the rights of individuals to decide what happens to their own bodies, as consent is a fundamental principle of good healthcare and professional practice. For infants and young children not competent to give or withhold consent, consent can be given by a person with parental responsibility. By law, healthcare professionals only need one person with parental responsibility to give consent for them to provide treatment. We do, however, recognise that too many babies, children, and young people are not receiving the support and care they deserve. We know that waiting times for services are far too long and we are determined to change that. The Government is committed to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, including children in care. The Government is adopting a mission-based approach and will deliver this ambition through the Health and Opportunity Missions, and through the 10-Year Plan for the National Health Service.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement specific training for (a) emergency care workers, (b) other healthcare professionals and (c) administrative NHS staff on (i) treating children who are in kinship care, (ii) the various types of care arrangements and (iii) the rights of carers with legally recognised parental responsibility.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The core and specialist training for children living with kinship carers is the same as for all children in care. The Government does not have plans to implement specialised training at present.

The Government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. We are determined to give every child the opportunities they deserve, and kinship carers have a crucial role to play. The Government knows that many children who receive care from relatives and friends need extra support in the health system. Kinship carers often take on this role at a time when they were least expecting to raise a family, and we recognise the challenges they face.

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