Written answers

Friday, 6 March 2026

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the EU's Industrial Accelerator Act on non-tariff barriers with (a) Great Britain and...

    • Dual Use Goods and Technologies: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what additional resources his Department has allocated to domestic enforcement bodies to (a) investigate and (b) prosecute sanctions evasion...

      Department for Business and Trade: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff within his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.

      Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions and Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106607, if he will (a) publish the value of external consultancy and advisory contracts...

      Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent in each of the last 3 years on the UK Trade Envoy programme.

  • Department for Education

    • Foster Care: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure children in foster care are sufficiently supported in the mainstream education system.

    • Foster Care: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to ensure children in foster care receive adequate mental support.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will commit to a review of the student loan interest rate system.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will answer Questions 111166 and 111167 on the administration of the civil service pension scheme.

    • Senior Civil Servants: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his speech of 20 January 2026, entitled Move fast. Fix things, what role Permanent Secretaries will retain in agreeing, moderating...

      Cabinet Office: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.

      Chris Wormald

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any formal performance concerns were recorded in relation to Sir Chris Wormald as Cabinet Secretary.

      Capita and MyCSP

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the respective responsibilities of MyCSP and Capita are for administrative failures in the civil service pension scheme; and what steps he is...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister signed off the decision to award the Civil Service Pensions contract to Capita.

      Civil Service: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with Capita on the administration of Civil Service pensions.

      Civil Service: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of Capita in delivering and administering the civil service pension scheme.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to establish who is responsible for the delays in payments of the Civil Service Pension Scheme and ensure they are held accountable.

      Government Property Agency

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the Government estate is managed by the Government Property Agency; which departments, arm’s-length bodies or property...

      Non-departmental Public Bodies: Lobbying

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the guidance entitled Rules on lobbying for non-departmental public bodies, published in October 2010, remains Government policy.

  • Department for Transport

    • Rolling Stock: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train coaches that are fit for operational service are currently stored out of use in sidings.

    • West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the total capital value of rolling stock introduced on West Midlands routes since 2018; what proportion of that funding...

      London Underground: Lifts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with TfL on the increase in lift closures due solely to a lack of trained staff on the London Underground to 6,365 hours...

      Motability: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Motability Scheme in supporting the work to meet ZEV mandate targets.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 108806, if she will make it her policy to provide such an estimate within the next three months;...

      Electric Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 110085, (a) whether electric vehicle repair costs and their impact on insurance premiums form...

      Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 115446, in which month and year the updated Setting Local Speed Limits guidance will be published.

      Electric Vehicles: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy of support for low income families transitioning away from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles...

      Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to help ensure that emerging transport technologies, including electric and autonomous vehicles, are accessible and...

      A12: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 107159, whether the decision taken in March 2024 was made by Ministers; and what start date for...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Grant boost to cover almost half the cost of installing EV chargers for households and...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Grant boost to cover almost half the cost of installing EV chargers for households and...

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Statement of 23 February 2026 on Update on disclosed documents for AC-2025-LON-003837, which official was responsible for the...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made in implementing nationwide E-HGV charging infrastructure.

      Department for Transport: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.

      Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve transport accessibility in the East of England.

      Driving Licences: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions of driving licence holders there have been for failure to notify of a change of address in the most recent year for which...

      Department for Transport: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 110088, how many staff in total have been recruited into DFT Operator Limited (DFTO) on a...

      Buses: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on formally assessing Eastern European and Asian countries as...

      Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current number plate supplier registration framework in providing sufficient audit capability...

      Safety Barriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of wire rope safety barriers are installed on roads managed by National Highways; and in which years they were installed.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on responding to road safety risks around schools, including time-limited 20 mph...

      Airports: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the (a) Aviation Night Noise Effects study and (b) Aviation Noise Attitudes Survey before the review of the Airports National...

      Airports: National Policy Statements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what external organisations are feeding into the review of the Airports National Policy Statement.

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the economic review of Heathrow expansion is seeking input from external experts.

      Department for Transport: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Tyres

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

    • Hunting Act 2004

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the consultation on hunting with dogs will accept submissions on potential amendments to Schedule 1 of the Hunting...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Air Force: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the provision of cold weather clothing for the Royal Air Force in each remaining year of the current Parliament.

    • Chagos Islands: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed his Government's Chagos Islands Treaty with his United States counterpart since 18 February 2026.

      Mauritius: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he and (b) any of his ministerial colleagues have met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius since (i) 5 July 2024 and (ii) August 2025.

      Ajax Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made with General Dynamics to identify issues and solutions to ensure the effective operation of the Ajax...

      Army: Body Armour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of body armour currently supplied to the British Army in deflecting projectiles in (a) men (b) women.

      Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times has (a) he and (b) his ministerial team met with the lead reviewers of the Strategic Defence Review since 2 June 2025.

      Afghanistan: Resettlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support applicants to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy affected by the data leak of February 2022.

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many draft versions of the Defence Investment Plan have been produced by his Department.

      Ministry of Defence: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Palantir on the award of a contract by his Department...

      Ajax Vehicles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference are for the Ministerial-led review of the Ajax Programme.

      Kenya: Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel are permanently stationed at the British Army Training Unit Kenya.

      Kenya: Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reduce the quantity of military equipment used at the British Army Training Unit Kenya in this Parliament.

      Military Aircraft: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106742 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, whether the use of RAF CSAT aircraft includes use of...

      Republic of Ireland: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will calculate defence sales by UK companies to the Irish Republic in each year for which records are available.

      Republic of Ireland: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Irish Defence Forces have undertaken training in the UK in each year for which records are available and what arrangements exist...

      Republic of Ireland: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will seek to recoup costs from the Irish government for UK security assets during Ireland's presidency of the Council of the...

      Armed Forces Commissioner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any changes have been made to the job specifications for the Armed Forces Commissioner since 1 January 2026.

      Ministry of Defence: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For...

      Armed Forces: Body Armour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many injuries have been sustained by servicewomen from body armour in the past 10 years.

      Armed Forces: Legal Opinion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Independent Legal Advocacy support programme pilot will only provide advice to those over 18; and whether a separate legal advocacy...

      Kenya: Military Exercises

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

      Norway: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many M270 launchers have been procured from Norway.

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current size of the Royal Artillery’s M270B1 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems fleet.

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the delivery timeline for the (a) 61 M270 MLRS launchers and (b) eight Repair and Recovery vehicles.

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in procuring a) GMLRS and b) ER-GMLRS munitions.

      USA: Firearms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision of the (a) US Marines to retain the M27 rifle and (b) US Army’s adoption of...

      Australia: Lasers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing cooperation with Australia on directed‑energy weapons.

      Australia: Radar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in exploring the potential of using Australian Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar technologies for the UK.

      Autonomous Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of the Low-Cost Effectors & Autonomous Platforms’ initiative.

      India: Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with representatives from India on the development of the engine for their new Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft.

      Ammunition: Factories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 108465 on Ammunition: Factories, when the construction of the planned new munitions factories is...

      Military Aircraft: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106742 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many tasks there have been from RAF CSAT aircraft...

      Military Aircraft: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 66297 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many flights that includes.

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Hypersonic missiles development accelerated by new contract, published on 13 February 2026,...

      Air Force: Generators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many generators are in use with the Royal Air Force in (a) 2025-2026 financial year and (b) in each of the last 10 financial years.

      Air Force: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide information on the (a) number and (b) type of cold weather clothing in use with the Royal Air Force in the (i) current financial year...

      Air Force: Generators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the number of generators in use with the Royal Air Force in each remaining year of the current Parliament.

      Army: Body Armour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when will the British Army be provided with body armour designed to fit women.

      Guided Weapons: Electronic Warfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in developing an airborne electromagnetic attack capability running proven counter-C5ISRT software, including third-party...

      Future Combat Air System: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department expects to spend on the (a) Future Combat Air System and (b) Global Combat Air Programme in the current financial year.

      Global Combat Air Programme: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on delivering the Global Combat Air Programme as of 25 February 2026.

      NATO: Autonomous Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies,...

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether copies of the proposed Defence Investment Plan Bill will be available on the day it is presented to Parliament.

      USA: Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope is of the UK's participation in Project Convergence.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b)...

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) her Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by her Department are compliant with the Supreme Court...

      Aerials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help improve collaboration between landowners, telecoms infrastructure providers and mobile...

      Broadband and Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve the reliability of broadband and mobile connectivity for businesses in rural areas.

      Government Departments: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has issued guidance to departments on publishing regular lists of Areas of Research Interest.

      Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence within her Department has made in improving the procurement of...

      Project Gigabit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the feasibility of the 31 August 2026 deadline for new voucher project...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Building Safety Regulator: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Building Safety Regulator in Surrey.

    • Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 91458 on Roads: Local Government, whether his Department holds...

      Sports: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the proposed revised National Planning Policy Framework will protect and enhance playing fields, pitches and...

      Sport England: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing Sport England as a statutory planning consultee on the...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and...

      Unadopted Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the Competition and Markets Authority recommendations on...

      Social Rented Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase investment in social housing.

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is he taking to support homeowners who can’t get in contact with their leaseholder.

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 14 January 2026, to Question 103294, on Local Government: Elections, whether his...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and...

      Sheltered Housing: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of housing associations’ policies relating to the resale of...

      Private Rented Housing: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help improve the private rented sector for tenants in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff in his Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the humanitarian situation in Sudan including i) increasing...

    • Sudan: Crimes against Humanity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure accountability for alleged war crimes and crimes against...

      British Antarctic Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) Argentine and (b) Chilean territorial claims...

      Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she considered the the future of Diego Garcia after the 99-year lease agreed in the Diego Garcia Military...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Hong Kong and Chinese counterparts on consular access to Jimmy...

  • Treasury

    • Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the assessment of the number of estates impacted by the changes to Inheritance Tax on unused pension funds and death benefits (published in the...

    • Conveyancing: Stamp Duty Land Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has been given to the potential risk that the Finance Bill's requirement for conveyancers submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax returns on...

      Channel Tunnel: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of changes to business rates for the Channel Tunnel from 2025-26 to 2026-27 as a consequence of the (i) business rate...

      Airports: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 91460 on Airports: Business Rates, if she will publish the revised guidance alongside the draft...

      Personal Care Services: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she will take to address the tax disparity that sees employing hairdressing salons pay 123% more tax than self-employed hairdressing salons for...

      Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of aligning National Insurance Contributions (NICs) earnings periods with those of income tax.

      Conveyancing: Stamp Duty Land Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Finance Bill's requirement for conveyancers submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax...

      Combined Authorities: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that national investment strategies in [i] skills [ii] transport and [iii] infrastructure are at comparable levels...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling...

    • Drax Power: Low Carbon Contracts Company

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102835, under what conditions would a contract be terminated.

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how community energy organisations will be involved in the development of the Community Energy in a Box Toolkit.

      Great British Energy: Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of the Local Power Plan funding will be directed to the GB Energy Community Fund.

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many community energy schemes in England are projected to make up the Local Power Plan's target of supporting over 1,000 local...

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the planned generating capacity of the Local Power Plan's target of supporting over 1,000 local and community projects by 2030.

      National Grid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the efficiency of the current grid access prioritisation process.

      Batteries: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to issue guidance to planning authorities on the capacity of the grid for battery projects.

      Electricity: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the backlog of grid connection; and what...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b)...

      Warm Homes Plan: Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how community energy organisations will be included in supporting the Warm Homes Plan.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Insulin: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to integrated care boards on supporting vulnerable people, including those with mental health...

    • NHS: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sites recorded in the NHS Surplus Land data collection since 2020 were previously used as community hospitals; and how many of...

      Diabetes: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between community mental health teams and specialist diabetes services.

      Insulin: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential cost implications for the NHS of insulin-related harm arising from inadequate discharge...

      NHS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many notifiable reconfigurations have been notified to his Department under Schedule 10A of the National Health Service Act 2006...

      Pharmacy: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending business rates relief o community pharmacies providing NHS services.

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people do not have to wait to access mental health services.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings...

    • Northern Ireland Office: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Funerals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to respond to the Law Commission’s consultation on New Funerary Methods.

    • Offenders: Personal Independence Payment and Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the link between individuals holding a criminal record and (a) unemployment and (b) PIP claimants.

      Prisoners: Hunger Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he has issued on engagement between his Department and the legal representatives of prisoners undertaking prolonged hunger strikes.

      Remand in Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time spent on remand in custody was in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

      Registered Intermediaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of vulnerable (a) victims and (b) witnesses assessed as requiring a registered intermediary under the Witness Intermediary...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • West Bank: Israeli Settlements

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the construction of the E1 settlement to the east of Jerusalem will have on the on the prospect of an...

    • Gaza: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are offering to assist in the rebuilding of medical facilities in Gaza.

      Imran Khan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what conversations they have had with the government of Pakistan to ensure that Imran Khan is allowed access to his own doctors.

      Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they will take to expedite the return of Lindsay and Craig Foreman to the United Kingdom.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government what interventions they are undertaking to reduce the incidence of musculoskeletal conditions among NHS staff.

  • Home Office

    • Immigration: Turkey

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on 7 March 2019 (HCWS1392), and the Statement of changes to the...

    • Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many claims made to the Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund they have determined to be (1) ineligible, and (2) fraudulent.

      Immigration: English Language

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential (1) risks, and (2) benefits, of adopting an entirely remote delivery model for the proposed Home Office...

      Migrant Workers: Domestic Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the terms of reference of the review of the Overseas Domestic Worker visa mentioned in paragraph 177 of the Immigration White paper...

      Immobilisation of Vehicles

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mandate the fitting of engine immobilisers to off-road vehicles prior to sale, under the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023.

      Police: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government how frequently police officers will have to renew a licence to work under proposed policing reforms; and what training officers will need to do, if any, to secure...

      National Police Service and National Rural Crime Unit

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a working relationship between the National Rural Crime Unit and the proposed National Police Service.

      National Police Service: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the salary will be for the proposed Commissioner of the National Police Service.

      Public Bodies: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what non-privileged advice or guidance they have given to public bodies on whether a public body may exercise a legal power that is subject to a declaration...

  • Department for Transport

    • Pedestrian Areas: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to improve pedestrian safety on pavements and zebra crossings, and to ensure that cyclists and riders of e-bikes and e-scooters...

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