Written answers

Friday, 27 February 2026

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Probate: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of processing times for paper probate application; and what steps he is taking to help improve the...

    • Probate: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to recruit more specialist examiners in HM Courts and Tribunal Service.

      Domestic Abuse Protection Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evaluation criteria he is using to assess the impact of the Domestic Abuse Protection Order pilot on people against whom orders are sought.

      Victim Support Schemes: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help support female victims within the courts system.

      Coroners: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 116 of the report by the Justice Committee entitled The Coroner Service, published on 27 May 2021, HC 68, when he plans to...

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data protection safeguards are in place in relation to court lists containing home addresses and dates of birth of individuals, being provided to...

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a list of organisations and individuals that are provided court lists containing home addresses and dates of birth of individuals, by HM...

      Courtsdesk: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to maintain the CourtsDesk database of court records.

      Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his department has to address the potential misuse of legal proceedings for purposes associated with Strategic Lawsuit Against Public...

      Administration of Justice: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve co-ordination between court staff, prison staff and policing staff.

      Law Reporting: Magistrates' Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure timely and accurate access to magistrates court listings and registers for the public and media following...

      Law Reporting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set out the specific data protection concerns cited by HM Courts & Tribunals Service in its November 2025 cessation notice to Courtsdesk;...

      Law Reporting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the decision to require the deletion of the Courtsdesk archive on the principle of open...

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to publish how many times court lists containing home addresses and dates of birth of individuals have been provided to organisations and individuals,...

      Courtsdesk: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Courts and Legal Services of 10 February 2026, Official Report, Column 707, for what reason...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Pensioners: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in poverty as a result of the rule preventing mixed-age couples from claiming pension-age...

    • Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Written Question UIN 106823, if he will (a) collect and analyse data on the extent of refusal,...

      Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how often Access to Work awards for blind and partially sighted customers are reviewed for compliance with the EHRC Code of Practice.

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to increase the benefit cap.

      Social Security Benefits: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness of the availability of free advice from independent providers on claiming...

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether eligible (a) prospective claimants not currently in receipt of Universal Credit and (b) existing Universal Credit claimants who do not...

  • Treasury

    • Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing the eligibility for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure support on the monetary value of that...

    • Childminding: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the 10% Wear and Tear allowance on childminders transitioning to Making Tax Digital.

      Tonnage Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) actual and (b) estimated cost was of Corporation Tax relief for qualifying shipping company groups in the Tonnage Tax in each year for which...

      Tonnage Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many ship management companies have qualified for the Tonnage Tax scheme since 1 April 2024 to date.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the (a) cost to HMRC of administering the Loan Charge since 2019 and (b) total amount recovered in that period; and...

      Childminding: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the number of childminders who will leave the profession as a result of the removal of the wear and tear allowance when they...

      Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of applying full business rates relief already provided for within the business rates system...

      Venture Capital Trusts: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing VCT Income Tax relief on the outcomes from doubling the lifetime...

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure small and mid-sized quoted companies (a) invest in and (b) are listed in the UK.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Musicians: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to make it easier for musicians to tour in the EU.

    • Sports: Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support she is providing to small sports clubs.

      Sports: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote access to grassroots sports in rural areas.

      Young Futures Hubs: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role Young Futures Hubs will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading in Somerset.

      Sports: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, further to the announcement of £85 million in funding for football facilities, how she plans to allocate the remaining £400...

      Young Futures Hubs: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role Young Futures Hubs will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading.

      Anti-social Behaviour: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of sport-based diversionary activity in preventing anti-social behaviour...

      Libraries: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role public libraries will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading.

      Thatched Roofing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 111279 on Thatched Roofing, what is the date and location of the April 2026...

      Public Libraries: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role rural public libraries will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading in Yeovil constituency.

      Public Libraries: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase access to libraries in rural areas with limited transport links.

      Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support libraries.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on community services hosted by...

      Places of Worship Renewal Fund: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Places of Worship Renewal Fund will support energy efficiency improvements such as low carbon heating and lighting systems.

      Boxing: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of grassroots boxing clubs in youth diversion.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Mauritian Government on the internal domestic Mauritian processes and...

    • British Overseas Territories: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will provide an assessment of the effectiveness of the Atlantic Child Advocacy Alliance.

      Tourism: Anguilla

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness actions taken by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment...

      Oil: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of sanctions on Russian oil exports.

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discissions she has had with the signatories of the Pelindaba Treaty on their future adherence to that...

      Anguilla: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will provide an update on the status of Anguilla House, the representatives office for the Government of...

      Development Aid: Droughts and Water supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans does the UK Government have to support overseas states experiencing severe droughts and difficulty in...

      International Claims Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's signing of the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine,...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what communications her Department have received from the Government of the Maldives on the Chagos Archipelago...

      Georgia: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of Amnesty...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Mauritian Government concerning that Government's plans for the resettlement...

      Caribbean: Blue Belt Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Blue Belt Programme Expedition to the Caribbean.

      Y Quynh Bdăp

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to PQ 105193, whether she has made further recent representations to her...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson used a non-corporate email address for government business whilst Ambassador.to the United...

      Bangladesh: Rohingya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid has been allocated to programmes supporting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in each of the last five...

      Chow Hang-tung

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Chinese counterpart on the release of Chow Hang-tung.

      Kazakhstan: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on the arrest and charging of people affiliated with the...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations her Department has made to the Chinese authorities regarding the prosecution and...

      China: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she and Cabinet colleagues have had with their Chinese counterpart on the expansion of...

      Dipu Chandra Das

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of India on the killing of Dipu Chandra Das and measures to...

      British Embassy Beijing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has she made in building the new British Embassy in Beijing.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the declaration of interest form completed by Lord Mandelson when Ambassador to the United States.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.

      Diplomatic Service: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, who was (a) considered and (b) interviewed for the role of UK Ambassador to the United States in 2025.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she will answer Question 110820 relating to Peter Mandelson which was due for answer on the 9th of February.

      Peter Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandleson's contract as Ambassador to the United States was terminated on the basis of gross misconduct.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on (a) the official termination date of Lord Mandelson as the UK Ambassador...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it his policy to disclose forthwith whether an exit payment was made to Lord Mandelson by HM...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Rt hon. Member for (a) Tottenham and (b) Ashton-Under-Lyne made representations on the appointment of...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the date Peter Mandelson ceased being employed by her Department.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the Government Departments Lord Mandelson could access using his work pass.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson used a non-corporate email address, in whole or in part, for Government business, whilst...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions did the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff have with the then Permanent Under-Secretary of the...

      Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will introduce pre-confirmation hearings for ambassadorial candidates.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Business: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of business closures on the UK economy.

    • British Business Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which financial institutions does the British Business Bank use for its (a) corporate banking and (b) staff pension fund.

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to set out the timelines for the introduction of a (a) consultation on and (b) implementation of secondary legislation...

      Minerals: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the amount of private capital expected to be leveraged as a result of the UK–US critical minerals...

      Small Businesses: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the Made Smarter Adoption Programme on energy cost reductions for SMEs.

      Post Offices: Reddish

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to resolve operational issues at Reddish Post Office, SK5 6AF and reopen the branch.

      Mining: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to bring skilled jobs to former coalfield communities.

      Antidumping Duties: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Trade Remedies Authority's press release entitled Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained,...

      Antidumping Duties: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Trade Remedies Authority's press release entitled Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained,...

      Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department provides to UK firearms‑related manufacturing businesses to ensure that legitimate exports are processed in...

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation as part of the...

      Minerals: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department will use to determine priority projects under the UK–US critical minerals partnership.

      Overseas Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of UK businesses that have relocated overseas since July 2024; and what information his...

      Minerals: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms will be used to monitor supply chain resilience outcomes arising from the UK–US critical minerals partnership.

      Retail Trade: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support independent high street businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

      Antidumping Duties: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Trade Remedies Authority's press release entitled Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained,...

      Trade: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent engagement he has had with his Canadian counterpart about the potential merits of increasing trade between the United Kingdom and...

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to move towards a single status of worker.

      Paternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits to working families of extending the statutory entitlement to paternity leave.

      Trade Promotion: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to investigate reports of alleged wrongdoing by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the fulfilment of his public duties as a...

  • Department for Transport

    • Roads: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of trends in the levels of risk caused by standing water on rural roads in poor repair.

    • Roads: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken with local authorities to improve road infrastructure in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

      Public Transport: Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce violence against women and girls on public transport.

      Motorcycles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motorcyclists have been (a) killed and (b) seriously injured following a collision with a wire rope safety barrier in each of the last 10 years.

      Emergency Services: Driving

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made towards commencing section 19 of the Road Safety Act 2006; what timetable she has set for introducing mandated...

      Department for Transport: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list all visits undertaken outside the UK by i.) ministers ii.) officials from her Department or it's arms length bodies, since 4 July...

      Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total expenditure has been to date by Network Rail, including Network Rail Property and any contractors engaged by it, on work related to the...

      Bus Services: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her timetable is for notifying local authorities of their multi‑year allocations for the Local Authority Bus Grants.

      Buses: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of buses manufactured outside of the UK were procured using Government funding schemes in each of the last five years.

      Buses: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the average social value weighting applied by contracting authorities in procurements of new buses supported...

      Buses: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the scope within current procurement and trade obligations for contracting authorities to weight...

      Roads: Hertsmere

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on supporting pothole repairs in Hertsmere constituency.

      Motor Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of skills shortages in the vehicle repair and salvage sector on (a) road safety, (b)...

      Motor Vehicles: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made about levels of [i] cases and [ii] prosecutions of individuals attempting to sell illegal retrofit headlamp bulbs in the UK.

      Motor Vehicles: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to conduct research into increased headlight glare from different makes and models of vehicles.

      Motor Vehicles: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what considerations her Department has given to placing the ABI Salvage Code of Practice on a statutory footing.

      Speed Limits: Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the requirement of local authorities to provide capital funding for fixed speed cameras and that revenue...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Oman: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the British Army's use of the Land Regional Hub Oman in the (a) current and (b) next Parliament.

    • Reserve Forces: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether funding for training and equipment for the Strategic Reserve will be provided in the Defence Investment Plan.

      Ministry of Defence: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he discussed the contract signed by his Department with Palantir on 30 December 2025 with the CEO of Palantir in his meeting in London on 28...

      Rifles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the role of UK-based (a) manufacturing, (b) testing and (c) assurance activities under Project GRAYBURN.

      Oman: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of running Land Regional Hub Oman for (a) the current financial year and (b) each...

      Oman: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to use the Land Regional Hub Oman for the testing of uncrewed systems.

      Oman: Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training exercises have taken place at the Land Regional Hub Oman in each of the last 10 financial years.

      NATO: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of all central commands being led by the United States on NATO operations.

      Kenya: Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training exercises have taken place at the British Army Training Unit Kenya in each of the last 10 financial years.

      Iraq Conflict: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that veterans of the Iraq conflict are treated fairly and with respect in any investigations, while...

      NATO: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK taking command of Joint Force Command Norfolk on the UK's role as lead nation within the...

      Navy: North Atlantic Ocean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December to Question 98827 on Navy: North Atlantic Bastion, whether the Defence Investment Plan will set the funding...

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the first flight trial for Project Brakestop has taken place.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring the Leonardo Proteus helicopter.

      Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there was any communication between his Department and Global Counsel in relation to the visit by the Prime Minister to the Washington offices...

      A400M Aircraft: In-flight Refuelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the use RAF A400M Atlas aircraft to provide air-to-air refuelling to Chinook H-47(ER) aircraft would require compensation payments to the...

      Voyager Aircraft: In-flight Refuelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of RAF A330 Voyager aircraft to provide air-to-air refuelling to Chinook H-47(ER) aircraft.

      Navy: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has considered replacing the DS30M on the batch 2 River class for the Bofors 40 MK4.

      HMS Queen Elizabeth: Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the maximum operating weight of a fixed-wing aircraft that can be launched and recovered from a Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier without...

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111025, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the capability requirements that...

      MOD Ashchurch: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual electricity consumption at MoD Ashchurch was, provided as Half-Hourly electricity data, for the most recent 12-month period.

      MOD Ashchurch: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of installing renewable energy sources at MoD Ashchurch on i) energy cost savings...

      Navy: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Maritime Fighting Web is part of the Digital Targeting Web.

      Body Armour: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of Defence Equipment and Support to incorporate a UK sovereign component into all upcoming body armour...

      Ministry of Defence: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Chinese made electric vehicles are currently leased by his Department through the Phoenix II white fleet contract.

      Ministry of Defence: Tyres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii)...

      Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring the Lockheed Martin Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the delivery date is of Project Shrinker.

      Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date SONUS acoustic weapon detection will be issued to 5th Regiment Royal Artillery.

      HMS Queen Elizabeth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Queen Elizabeth entered dry-dock.

      Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on delivering Support Weapons Enhanced Sighting Systems.

      Navy: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of replacing the Royal Navy’s Automated Small Calibre Gun.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Prime Minister to warn that Europe must move away from overdependence on the US, to interdependence -...

      Submarines: Unmanned Marine Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK unveils new undersea warfare technology to counter threat from Russia, published on 8...

      France: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide details of collaboration with the French Government on the UK nuclear deterrent.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to help improve the living accommodation for Armed Forces personnel located at Clive Baracks, Tern Hill in Shropshire.

      Navy: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the replacement vessels his department has ordered from Serco Marine under the Defence Maritime Service Next Generation (DMS NG) programme will...

      Germany: Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training exercises have taken place at the Land Regional Hub Germany in each of the last 10 financial years.

      Arctic: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled ‘UK steps up defence of Arctic and High North from rising Russian threats,’...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Birds: Storms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent extreme winter storms on UK (a) Atlantic Puffins and (b)...

    • Environment Protection: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the official response to the public consultation on Environmental Permitting Regulations which...

      Batteries: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold discussions with the Electrical Storage Health and Safety Governance Group on introducing BESS to the...

      Batteries: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on considering the industry feedback on introducing BESS to the Environmental Permitting Regulations.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure cross-government coordination and policy alignment with the Department for Science,...

      Animals: Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is considering measures to restrict those convicted of animal abuse from purchasing animals.

      Park Homes: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen the rights of residential park home residents in England to request the...

      Seagrass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to achieve the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 commitment to increase seagrass cover...

      Marine Environment: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will assess the potential merits of establishing a Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund for England, drawing on...

      Trapping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward a ban on the use of snare traps.

      Official Cars: Tyres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made and assessment of data from continental Europe and the United States on the potential...

      Agriculture: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that farmers are not adversely impacted by imports.

      Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on a Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement with the EU.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Reading: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the department has to support the National Year of Reading in Northern Ireland.

    • Reading: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans his Department has to promote the National Year of Reading in Northern Ireland.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Data Centres: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government are taking to tackle the environmental impact of data centres.

    • Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of digital exclusion in Lincolnshire.

      Science: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) retain early-career researchers in experimental particle physics and (b)...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Disability and Ethnic Groups: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish the Draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill.

    • Race Equality Engagement Group

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish a list of the organisations the Race Equality Engagement Group has (a) met with and (b) engaged with since it was appointed.

  • Home Office

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Secondary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's publications entitled 10-year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child, and Education estates...

    • Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when will her planned timetable and proposed transitional funding for changes to SEND be communicated to schools.

      Special Educational Needs: Eastleigh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding from the SEND teacher training programme will be allocated to schools and early years settings in Eastleigh constituency; and how...

      Students: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to introduce testing for neurodiversity in educational settings for students aged 16 and above.

      Arthur Terry Learning Partnership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide further (a) financial and (b) other support to the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership in the West Midlands.

      Special Educational Needs: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2025 on Investment in high needs place, HCWS1163, how much each local authority will receive...

      Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce delays for members of the Teachers Pension who have submitted their remedial service statement.

      Supply Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the new Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework makes no provision for ensuring that supply teachers can access the...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department plans to improve guidance to schools on teaching road safety and safe cycling within PSHE or related curricula.

      Graduates: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish in full the data held by the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) database.

      Department for Education: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the change to the level of (a) payment and (b) reimbursement of business rates in (i) her Department and the (ii)...

      Pupils: Dyslexia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to introduce mandatory CPD for all teachers to enable them to (a) identify the common signs of dyslexia and (b) adapt...

      Multi-academy Trusts: Corporate Governance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of multi-academy trusts which are chaired by individuals who are themselves chief executives of...

      First Aid: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance and support are provided to schools to meet basic first aid requirements in the curriculum, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and...

      Teachers: Gloucester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve teacher retention rates in Gloucester constituency.

  • Wales Office

    • Reading: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans her Department has to promote the National Year of Reading in Wales.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Dementia: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data collection exists on the outcomes of people with a dementia diagnosis in care home settings.

    • Social Services: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on implementing the £500 million fair pay agreement for adult social care workers.

      Disabled Facilities Grants: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many households in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) across Lancashire will benefit from the Disabled Facilities Grant in 2026–27.

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to inform each children's hospice of its share of NHS funding; and what his planned timetable is for this.

      Healthwatch Dudley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisations will replace Healthwatch Dudley; and how health and social care will be monitored in Dudley borough.

      Pharmacy: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent consideration he has made of the potential merits of a national workforce strategy for community pharmacies.

      Continuing Care: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the effectiveness of the assessment process for NHS Continuing Healthcare in ensuring that decisions are based on...

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will notify children’s hospices of allocations from the £80 million in funding announced on 16 October 2025.

      Social Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representative organisations, including Mencap, on the adequacy of social care charging reforms.

      Tourette's Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including Tourette's in the independent review into mental health.

      Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2026 on Clinical trials, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials had...

      Community Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme will be continuing beyond March 2026.

      Orthopaedics: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) minimise disruption caused by delays to the supply of bone cement and (b) ensure the availability of...

      Rare Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the availability of NHS provision on the number of patients...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the weighting that Ofgem gives (a) social value, (b) domestic economic impact and (c)...

    • Drax Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the (a) renewable subsidies received, (b) wood pellets burnt and (c) carbon dioxide...

      National Grid: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for new grid connections for businesses in West Yorkshire.

      Nuclear Power: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of EU non-regression agreements on the ability of the Government to implement...

      Renewable Energy: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding local renewable energy generation in Bradford and West...

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to enable community energy projects to sell energy directly to local households and businesses;...

      Hydrogen: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to provide funding for low-carbon hydrogen production and use in West Yorkshire.

      Drax Power: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the December 2022 report by the Drax company secretary into...

      National Grid: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the electricity distribution network in Bradford and...

      Oil: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the volume of Russian oil transported through the English Channel by UK‑sanctioned tankers in...

      Petrochemicals: Trade Competitiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the competitiveness of the UK's refined petroleum industry.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the average cost difference between smart meter and flatline bills.

      Energy: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support local energy efficiency and demand reduction measures for commercial premises in...

      Renewable Fuels: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of renewable liquid gases on rural, off grid households,...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Gurkha Welfare Trust

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much money in each of the last seven years, broken down by year, has been given to the Gurkha Welfare Trust to deliver development projects in Nepal.

    • Xinjiang: Forced Labour

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report Forced Labor, Coercive Land-Use Transfers, and Forced Assimilation in Xinjiang’s Agricultural Production,...

      China: Sanctions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assurances, if any, they have received from the government of China that sanctions will not be imposed on UK parliamentary representatives in the future.

  • Department for Transport

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