Victoria Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to social care provision for disabled children in all areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure disabled children can access social care support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to permit local planning authorities to commission independent assessments of (a) water and (b) drainage infrastructure capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include lung health in the NHS 10-Year Health Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure access to legal aid in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) removing sanctions on Universal Credit and (b) ensuring sanctions are used only in exceptional circumstances.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of changes to the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme on businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether increases to employer National Insurance contributions will impact transportation services for children with SEND.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken in response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices to review working practices for (a) taxis and (b) private hire vehicle.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) small and (b) medium-sized businesses on the high street in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were issued under the digital technology stream of the Global Talent visa in each calendar year since 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were (a) approved and (b) denied under the scale-up worker visa route in each calendar year since 2022; and what the average waiting time was for a decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for Global talent visas were rejected in each year since 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of care leavers who are Not in Education, Employment or Training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to regulate unrealistic beauty standards in online content aimed at younger children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of green technologies.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxation policies on (a) farm investment and (b) succession planning on domestic food production.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax on (a) rural communities and (b) low-income tenants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there is a timeline for the delivery of Great British Energy’s first project to install rooftop solar panels in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support nature-positive renewable energy.