Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 90131, how many decisions by operational managers in relation to the cost of returning someone to their final place of stay and supporting welfare and safety a) have involved discretionary payments of £500 or more and b) have involved discretionary payments of up to £500; and what was the total cost of all such payments in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)

The specific information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Whitehaven and Workington.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Na-h Eileanan an Iar.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Kensington and Bayswater.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Milton Keynes Central.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Eltham and Chislehurst.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Edinburgh South West.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Leigh and Atherton.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Llanelli.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Mansfield.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Banbury.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Bournemouth East.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Leeds South West.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Luton North.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Bassetlaw.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out the evidential basis for his statement at Column 258 of Hansard on 25 November 2025 that "Thirty years of COPs have reduced global warming forecasts from 4°—indeed 5°—to something like 2.3° to 2.5°".

Answered by Katie White - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Before the Paris Agreement, policies in place put the world on track for around 4°C of warming by 2100. In 2013, Climate Action Tracker estimated close to 4°C of warming, with a one-in-three chance of exceeding 4°C. In 2010, the Emissions Gap Report from the United Nations Environment Programme estimated that even if announced climate pledges were delivered, temperatures could increase by up to 5°C. The latest Emissions Gap Report estimates that Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), mandated by the Paris Agreement, put the world on course for 2.3°C-2.5°C, or 1.9°C if all countries meet their NDC and net zero commitments.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date BCP Council applied for permission to increase its council tax for 2026/7 above the 4.99% limit without the need for a local referendum; and whether he plans to invite (a) oral and (b) written representations from local hon. Members before making a decision.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Whilst the government works towards a local government funding system fit for the future and delivering reforms that move funding to the places where it is most needed, the government recognises the potential for some continued instability and that some local authorities may be in a challenging financial position.

That is why, as set out in the local government policy statement in November, we confirmed for those councils in the most challenging financial positions there will be – similar to previous years – an Exceptional Financial Support framework and the ability for local requests for council tax flexibility where an authority views additional council tax increases as critical to managing financial risk.

In considering any requests for council tax flexibility, the government will carefully consider a local authority’s specific circumstances and the impacts of any proposed council tax increase to local taxpayers, the most vulnerable and the authority’s ability to provide key services. Additionally, unlike the previous government, this government would not agree to requests for additional flexibilities from authorities where council tax payers are already paying more than average.

The government will continue to work constructively with local authorities requesting support but remains clear that authorities should take reasonable steps locally to manage financial pressures and deliver for their residents and only seek support in exceptional circumstances.

In line with the position of the previous government, we treat all discussions in confidence and do not publish details of requests from individual authorities ahead of decisions being made.

As ever, I remain happy to meet with Members to discuss any local concerns and would invite them to share their views.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients died from hospital acquired pneumonia at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon in each of the first six months of 2025.

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

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the meeting between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention and the hon. Member for Christchurch on 5 November 2025, what progress has been made on possible reform to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme for claims relating to Covid-19 vaccinations; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Budget on the affordability of proposals for change.

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

I am grateful for the Hon. Member's continued focus on this important issue, and for meeting with me on 5 November 2025.

I continue to actively review options for the reform of the scheme, and the Department is engaging with other Government departments as part of this process. Discussions have taken place on limitation period for court claims, following the meeting on 5 November 2025.

Any reforms would need to be prioritised as part of future business planning processes.

I am meeting with vaccine bereaved families in the coming weeks to provide them with a further update on this work.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the meeting between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention and the hon. Member for Christchurch on 5 November 2025, what progress has been made on consulting with the Cabinet Office on increasing the limitation period for court claims relating to harm from Covid-19 vaccinations.

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

I am grateful for the Hon. Member's continued focus on this important issue, and for meeting with me on 5 November 2025.

I continue to actively review options for the reform of the scheme, and the Department is engaging with other Government departments as part of this process. Discussions have taken place on limitation period for court claims, following the meeting on 5 November 2025.

Any reforms would need to be prioritised as part of future business planning processes.

I am meeting with vaccine bereaved families in the coming weeks to provide them with a further update on this work.