Written answers

Friday, 29 May 2026

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Political Parties: Cryptocurrencies

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether (a) guidance and (b) advice has been given to hon. Members on how to report and record...

    • Written Questions: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons Table Office uses AI to (a) review or (b) card written...

  • Department for Transport

    • Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency measures are in place to ensure (a) commercial flights and (b) people’s holidays are not cancelled this summer due to a...

    • Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any future temporary slot alleviation measures linked to aviation fuel supply concerns would require evidence of an actual fuel shortage...

      Low Flying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ask the Civil Aviation Authority to review regulations and policy to better protect farm livestock, wildlife and other animals from the...

      Air Ambulance Services: EGNOS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps has she taken to enable air ambulance services to be authorised to use the EGNOS signal as a Safety-of-Life service.

      Aviation: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the risk of cyber-attacks affecting the aviation sector.

      Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the level and scope of funding available through UK SHORE to be sufficient to support the large-scale port...

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what planning the Department has done to ensure people’s holidays aren’t cancelled this summer due to the jet fuel crisis.

      A1 (M): Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the 30-year contract to Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) the A1(M) has cost the public finances during each financial year of the...

      Vehicle Number Plates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prohibit the manufacture, sale and fitting of...

      Transport: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Audit Office's report entitled Innovation in transport, published on 18 May 2026, what the expenditure has been by her...

      High Speed 2 Line: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has awarded the contract for the procurement of the Washwood Heath Depot for HS2.

      East Suffolk Line: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 126442, when Network Rail is expected to have completed the feasibility study on what would...

      Ferries: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that regional domestic ferry operators affected by a lack of grid capacity and grid connections are...

      Department for Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Vietnam; which Ministers and senior officials...

      Department for Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Taiwan; which Ministers and senior officials...

      Department for Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Serbia; which Ministers and senior officials...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of the flight to Sierra Leone; which Ministers and senior officials...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039 on Department for Transport: Aviation, what the purpose was of the flight to...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039 on Department for Transport: Aviation, what the purpose was of each flight to Slovakia;...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039 on Department for Transport: Aviation, what the purpose was of the flight to Lebanon;...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Kuwait; which Ministers and senior officials...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039 on Department for Transport: Aviation, what the purpose was of each flight to...

      Roads: Horses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she considered including horse riders, carriage drivers and their horses among vulnerable road users in the Road Safety Strategy; and what...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce legislation to make it an offence to fail to report a road traffic incident in which a cat is struck and killed; and...

      British Transport Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 123167 on British Transport Police: Finance, what proportion and monetary value of the...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of current funding allocations for rural road maintenance in (a) Warwickshire and (b)...

      Driving Licences: Electronic Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the online driving license renewal process and other GOV.UK websites provide accessible digital services for...

      Driving Tests: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in Eastleigh constituency; what assessment she has made of...

      Blue Badge Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the number of fraudulent Blue Badges in circulation in (a) Stockport constituency, (b) Greater Manchester and...

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance to licensing authorities on maximum processing times for licence renewals.

      Driving Tests: St Albans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her department has made in increasing the availability of driving tests in St Albans since 3 November 2025.

      Driving Tests: Barrow and Furness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to practical driving tests in Barrow and Furness constituency; and whether she has made an...

      Pedestrian Crossings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Better Connected Strategy published on 2 April 2026, whether she has had discussions with (a) Transport Scotland and (b) the...

      Public Transport: Armed Forces Covenant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to ensure a) her Department, b) local authorities and c) regional transport bodies take account of duties under the Armed Forces...

      Roads: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the condition of roads in Stockport constituency; and what recent funding has been allocated there for pothole...

      Motor Vehicles: Brakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of increasing the frequency of Antilock Breaking Systems (ABS) for large vehicles, including...

      Driving Tests: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of driving tests terminated on the grounds of public safety.

      Transport: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to improve rural transport links in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

      Driving Instruction: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the fairness and accuracy of the current standards check system for Approved Driving Instructors.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will respond to the correspondence of 27 March 2026 from the Leader of Surrey County Council regarding the A31 Farnham Corridor scheme.

      Freight and Tourism: Schengen Agreement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Schengen travel restrictions on (a) international coach and (b) international haulage firms...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate investment in electrification infrastructure for HGV charging in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

      Shipping: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help mitigate the risk of cyber-attacks affecting the maritime sector.

      Logistics: Buckingham and Bletchley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the health and wellbeing of workers in the logistics sector in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Methanol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the development and use of green methanol in the road haulage sector.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Tell Us Once Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including Members of Parliament as persons to be notified under the the Tell Us...

    • Adult Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the current adult education funding model provides fair and equitable access to funding opportunities...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using HMRC’s coding‑out powers for the collection of debts owed to the...

      Skills England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the leadership of Skills England.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • New Businesses: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support tech start-up companies to scale-up in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b)...

    • Telecommunications: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reduced competition in fixed telecommunications infrastructure on...

      Internet: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of young people online in North East Somerset and Hanham.

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: ADHD and Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on school attendance and educational outcomes for children whose ADHD or autism...

    • Special Educational Needs: Developmental Language Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations in the Missing Million report published by Speech...

      Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the portability of Education, Health and Care Plans for service children with special educational needs...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Conditions of Employment and Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) wellbeing and (b) working conditions for prison officers.

    • Prison Officers: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of prison officers.

      Prisons: Drugs and Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) violence and (b) drug use in prisons.

      Youth Justice: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve information-sharing between agencies involved in youth safeguarding and justice.

      Sentencing: Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of short custodial sentences on youth reoffending rates.

      Young Offenders: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what metrics will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of early intervention programmes in preventing youth offending.

      Youth Justice: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the additional £46 million investment in the Turnaround programme will be allocated across local authority areas.

      Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on organising the national summit on challenges facing men and boys.

      Crimes of Violence: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to review the sentencing guidelines for the offence of non fatal strangulation to recognise the significantly increased...

      Prisons: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle overcrowding in prisons.

      Probation Service: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Probation Service is continuing to fund neurodiversity specialist services.

      Probation Service: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time taken to complete security vetting for Probation Service staff.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Workplace Pensions: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between pension scheme size and member investment outcomes in defined contribution workplace pension schemes.

    • Workplace Pensions: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which investment strategy and asset allocation determine saver outcomes for pension schemes compared to the overall...

      Workplace Pensions: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference in saver outcomes between (1) pension schemes with assets under management below £25 billion, and (2) larger...

      Workplace Pensions: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether high-performance workplace pension schemes will be required to consolidate if they fall below proposed scale thresholds.

      Workplace Pensions: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of variation in member outcomes between workplace pension schemes.

      Crafts: Apprentices

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many training providers are currently able to run level 2 apprenticeships in stonemasonry; and what plans they have to support further providers to offer that...

      Skills England: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people currently work for Skills England.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 29 April (HL16424), what is the rationale for not including white Irish under...

    • Devolution

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans for further devolution of powers to the devolved nations.

      Devolution: Scotland and Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the May election results in Scotland and Wales on their relationship with those nations.

      Prime Minister: Press

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 10 March (HC116158), whether the Parliamentary Press Gallery was consulted over...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Medical Examinations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what medical assessment is in place for asylum seekers on arrival in the UK.

    • Refugees: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 24 March (HL15469), whether the Home Office has commissioned a second external peer review of the...

      Asylum: Families

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will issue a corrected version of the Family Returns: Reforming Asylum Support and Enforcing Family Returns consultation document and extend the...

      Immigration: Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they will support the most vulnerable asylum seekers, who are granted core protection, to access work and study routes to settlement.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Legislation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), what steps the Scotland Office has taken in the last year to meet its...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Private Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of local authority attempts to introduce banding frameworks for children and young people with special educational needs and...

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure families are involved in the assessment of their children's needs and in the development of the children's individual support plans.

      Special Educational Needs: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the (1) number, and (2) availability, of trained professionals needed to meet the plan for Experts at Hand included in the schools white...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that there are legal mechanisms for parents to hold education providers accountable for implementing individual support plans...

      Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government to outline the proposed timetable for the introduction of the Education for All Bill in this Parliamentary session.

      Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were employed by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in 2023.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Forced Labour: Supply Chains

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Human Rights report Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains, published on 24...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Egypt: Christianity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the freedom of worship of (1) Christian UK citizens, and (2) Copts, in Egypt.

    • Carbon Emissions: Falkland Islands

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the potential carbon emissions from the proposed Sea Lion oil field in the Falklands, what discussions they have held with the...

      Armed Conflict: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to launch the Children and Armed Conflict toolkit currently being developed by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

  • Department for Transport

    • Public Transport: Antisemitism

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many arrests have been made by the British Transport Police due to cases of antisemitism on public transport in the past 12 months.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • National Grid: Scotland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Energy System Operator about building new onshore and offshore electricity transmission routes along the coasts to...

    • United Solar Polysilicon

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether United Solar Polysilicon has supplied solar energy or other energy-related projects into the UK market; and how they are...

      Carbon Emissions: Falkland Islands

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the Falkland Islands regarding carbon emissions; and what programmes they are supporting and what other steps they are taking...

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