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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels in smartphone usage on children's (a) level of reading comprehension and (b) average time spent reading per week.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much money has been spent in Wales on (a) Energy Company Obligation (b) Energy Company Obligation 1 (c) Energy Company Obligation 2 (d) Energy Company Obligation 3 and (e) Energy Company ...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fireworks noise on the welfare of people living with PTSD and other noise-sensitive health conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the risk of children being groomed through applications and games accessible to children such as TikTok, Snapchat, and Roblox.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fireworks noise on the welfare of pets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will review current fireworks legislation in relation to noise levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether apprentices who commenced a Level 7 apprenticeship before 1 January 2026 will continue to have government funding protected through to completion under the apprenticeship funding rules; what guidance sh...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department holds any information on the average number of times children receive smartphone notifications per day; and what assessment she has made of the implications for her Departm...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the additional costs of maintaining and developing primary care estates in island, rural, and coastal communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Department's report of 18 July 2023 entitled Loot boxes in video games: update on improvements to industry-led protections, what recent assessment her Department has made of the e...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated for the improvement and expansion of the primary care estate in each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the backlog maintenance costs for GP surgeries and other primary care premises in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the condition of the primary care estate in England; and what proportion of GP premises are currently rated as (a) good, (b) requiring improvement, and (c...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent research her Department has conducted on the impact on children of gambling-based mechanics in video games which utilise microtransactions such as loot boxes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research her Department has commissioned on the potential impact of apps accessible to children which utilise microtransactions on children's financial behaviour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research her Department has commissioned on whether major social media apps have addictive features targeted at children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the number and proportion of children who have been exposed to content not suitable for their age due to smartphone and social media usage in 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department have made on the potential impact of social media usage on the levels of sporting activities undertaken by children since 2020.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what modelling his Department conducted on the potential economic benefits of accessing the European Union's SAFE programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has received communications from social media companies on the effectiveness of measures aimed at preventing child users from viewing content only appropriate for adults.