Written questions by Stafford.

What estimate her Department has made of the average administrative cost per asylum applicant of processing an asylum claim, including costs associated with interviews, interpretation, legal support and casework.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of drop-off charges at UK airports on passengers and their families.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she has made of the reasonableness of drop-off charges at UK airports, particularly for short-duration stays; and whether she plans to introduce guidance or regulation on such charges.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and international partners on the protection and rebuilding of Christian religious sites in Uvira following the case filed at the East African Court of Justice in May 2026.

Awaiting answer.

How many non-molestation order applications under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996 were resolved by undertaking in 2024 and 2025; and whether his Department plans to begin publishing that data.

Awaiting answer.

What plans the Family Procedure Rules Committee has to formalise as a Practice Direction the substance of the President of the Family Division's Guidance on Non-Molestation Orders under the Family Law Act 1996.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) to the NHS newborn blood spot screening programme.

Awaiting answer.

How many children diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy since the approval of gene therapy treatment have been assessed as ineligible for treatment because diagnosis occurred after symptoms developed.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding access to the MenB vaccine to cohorts who missed vaccination following its introduction into the routine schedule.

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Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of Assured Shorthold Tenancies on university students in cases where previous fixed-term tenancies were due to end within two months of the date of abolition.

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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of treatment of Ahmadi Muslim prisoners in Pakistan; and what steps she is taking to (a) advocate for their release and (b) to support freedom of religion or belief.

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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made on the potential merits of issuing travel guidance for people travelling to Uganda covering Ebola.

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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of issuing travel guidance covering Ebola to people travelling to Uganda.

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What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress towards improving consistency of access to Fracture Liaison Services; and what steps he is taking to support the development and implementation of plans to achieve comprehensive national coverage by 2030.

Awaiting answer.

When his Department plans to publish the interim statement on the modern service framework for palliative and end of life care.

The Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care will provide a clinically-led, evidence-based framework to support sustained improvement in patient and carer outcomes, including reducing both inequality and unwarranted variation. Areas of action will be identified for those commissioning and delivering services, with associated performance and outcome metrics to support system accountability. The MSF will seek to embed palliative care and end-of-life care within a strategic commissioning model that is centred on population need.We will publish an interim update on the MSF shortly. The final MSF will be published this autumn.

What steps his Department is taking to ensure that local integration care boards implement the modern service framework for palliative and end of life care.

The Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care will provide a clinically-led, evidence-based framework to support sustained improvement in patient and carer outcomes, including reducing both inequality and unwarranted variation. Areas of action will be identified for those commissioning and delivering services, with associated performance and outcome metrics to support system accountability. The MSF will seek to embed palliative care and end-of-life care within a strategic commissioning model that is centred on population need.We will publish an interim update on the MSF shortly. The final MSF will be published this autumn.

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of a funded domestic adult social care workforce plan, in the context of levels of (a) demand for NHS services and (b) recent trends in healthy life expectancy in local areas.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UK Government is taking to advocate for the release of Ahmadi prisoners of conscience in Pakistan and to support freedom of religion or belief.

The UK is concerned by the treatment of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, including those detained for the peaceful exercise of their beliefs. We condemn the persecution of the Ahmadi community and continue to monitor the situation closely, including reports of discrimination, misuse of blasphemy laws and restrictions on freedom of expression. We regularly raise our concerns with the Government of Pakistan and urge it to uphold its international human rights obligations, including the rights of all religious minorities. We will continue to press for the protection of freedom of religion or belief for all in Pakistan.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the treatment of Ahmadi Muslim prisoners of conscience in Pakistan.

The UK is concerned by the treatment of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, including those detained for the peaceful exercise of their beliefs. We condemn the persecution of the Ahmadi community and continue to monitor the situation closely, including reports of discrimination, misuse of blasphemy laws and restrictions on freedom of expression. We regularly raise our concerns with the Government of Pakistan and urge it to uphold its international human rights obligations, including the rights of all religious minorities. We will continue to press for the protection of freedom of religion or belief for all in Pakistan.

If her Department will respond to the correspondence of 27 March 2026 from the Leader of Surrey County Council regarding the A31 Farnham Corridor scheme.

A response will be issued as soon as possible.