Written questions by Byrne.

Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is able to take in instances when local authorities do not deliver on promised regeneration schemes within reasonable timeframes.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of derelict (a) retail and (b) community sites on economic development in Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constitue

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made towards meeting the Government's brownfield-first housing delivery targets in urban areas with high unemployment.

Awaiting answer.

If he will publish a list of the UK’s critical minerals memoranda of understanding, dialogues, and other bilateral agreements, including wider initiatives such as supply chain resilience partnerships t

Awaiting answer.

What steps she is taking to ensure communities in areas of high unemployment are impacted by regeneration opportunities created by HS2.

Awaiting answer.

What the average cost per mile has been for tram extensions completed in England since 2015.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of tram network extensions in (a) Manchester, (b) Nottingham and (c) Sheffield on levels of employment.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, what funding is available for mixed-use regeneration projects that combine housing and retail development in areas of high deprivation.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she has made of international best practice in connecting areas of high unemployment to major employment hubs via public transport.

In 2024, the Department co‑hosted an event at the International Transport Forum Summit on improving connectivity and accessibility to jobs, particularly in areas of high unemployment, and on aligning transport planning to support access to employment oppo...

What steps he is taking to ensure emergency care infrastructure meets demand in constituencies with (a) above-average unemployment and (b) above-average infant mortality rates.

Neither the Department nor NHS England holds information centrally on emergency care infrastructure in constituencies with above-average unemployment or infant mortality rates. Decisions on emergency care infrastructure investment are made locally by Nati...

What assessment she has made of inadequate public transport as a barrier to employment in Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the correlation between maternity unit infrastructure quality and infant mortality rates in areas of high deprivation.

Awaiting answer.

What the average A&E capacity utilisation rate is for (a) Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, (b) University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and (c) England.

Awaiting answer.

What the average ambulance handover time was at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital A&E in (a) 2024-25 and (b) the most recent quarter for which data is available.

Ambulance handover performance is not published at a hospital level. NHS England does publish data on handover delays at a National Health Service trust level. Birmingham Heartlands Hospital is part of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Tr...

What assessment she has made of the economic impact of transport connectivity investments in reducing unemployment in deprived areas.

The Department regularly considers how transport connectivity could support employment and is strengthening its related guidance and evidence. Recognising that the impact of connectivity on unemployment outcomes is very context-dependent, the Department i...

How many A&E departments are regularly treating patients in corridors; and what steps he is taking to help end this practice.

NHS England began publishing validated corridor care data for the first time on 11 June 2026. The data is published at a trust level and therefore does not identify how many individual accident and emergency departments are regularly treating patients in ...

What steps she is taking to improve public transport connectivity between Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency and major employment sites at Birmingham Airport and the NEC.

The Government is supporting improvements to public transport connectivity in the West Midlands through the £2.4 billion Transport for City Regions settlement allocated to the West Midlands Combined Authority up to 2031/32. This devolved funding enables W...

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of A&E infrastructure on (a) staff retention and (b) clinical safety at hospitals operating above design capacity.

The Department has not made a specific assessment of the impact of accident and emergency infrastructure on staff retention at hospitals operating above design capacity.The Government is committed to making the National Health Service the best place to wo...

Whether the Government plans to allocate funding to complete Birmingham tram routes that received partial funding in the 2025 Spending Review.

Extensions to the Birmingham Metro are being delivered by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Funding for local transport in the West Midlands is largely devolved, and WMCA has been allocated £2.4bn of Transport for City Regions funding up to 2031/32...

What plans she has to ensure public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and employment sites created by HS2 in the West Midlands.

The HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street is being constructed with an integrated tram stop on the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside Extension, which is expected to connect the station to Digbeth and the Sports Quarter, as well as the wider tram n...