Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer the letter of 27th February from Valerie Lambert regarding hospital appointments booked by the 111 telephone service.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I responded to the Rt. Hon. Member’s correspondence on 24 April 2026.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will modify proposals by Motability to reduce the standard mileage allowance and increase the excess mileage surcharge in order to accommodate the needs of of rural drivers with essential mobility needs.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Responsibility for the terms and administration of the Scheme sits with Motability Foundation and its Board of Governors. The Department for Work and Pensions meets quarterly with Motability Foundation, to discuss the Scheme’s operation.

The changes to the leasing package were announced on 26 March and include reducing the mileage allowance from 20,000 per year to 10,000 per year. Changes only apply to new leases and there are no changes to the mileage allowance for existing leases. Motability Foundation has advised that approximately 75% of customers on the Scheme already use fewer miles than the proposed new mileage allowance.

Motability understands that this will affect customers differently and is keeping these changes under review.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How the Government is responding to evidence that domestic violence is a significant precursor to fatal knife crime involving children.

Answered by Natalie Fleet - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Preventing tragedies and building a society where children are free from the fear that knife violence will affect them is the driving force behind the recent publication of ‘Protecting Lives, Building Hope: A Plan to Halve Knife Crime’.

The Government’s plan acknowledges that adverse childhood experiences, such as domestic abuse, can substantially impact children and young people throughout their lives. This is why a core pillar of our plan consists of supporting young people, addressing the root causes of knife crime, acting early to prevent the childhood harms and traumas that can increase the risk of knife violence later in life.

The ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse’ strategy, which sets out the government’s vision and actions for halving violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse, places children and young people at its heart, particularly in relation to prevention and early intervention. We continue to learn lessons from domestic homicide reviews and child death reviews, and welcome research exploring this important issue.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made regarding the protection of Christian communities and other religious minorities in Sudan .

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK continues to use our position as penholder at the UN Security Council and leader of the core group on Sudan at the Human Rights Council to keep a spotlight on, and take actions in response to, the human rights situation in Sudan. In November 2025, our Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), David Smith MP, made a statement at the event held in Czechia to mark the fifth anniversary of the Article 18 Alliance, laying out the UK's ambitious FoRB strategy and reinforcing our belief that FoRB is central to global stability, including in Sudan.

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