Written answers

Friday, 5 June 2026

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on public confidence in the consultation process of departmental announcements describing...

    • Schools: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that inclusion policies do not compromise (a) the safety of teachers and (b) the learning environment...

      Pupil Premium: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much pupil premium funding has been provided to schools in each Hertfordshire constituency (a) this year (b) in total since the policy was introduced.

      Public Sector: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential merits of the creation of a cross-department ministerial role to ensure data is properly...

      Secondary Education: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 128336, what is the total a) amount and b) proportion of funding that is allocated to...

      Children: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teacher training and continuing professional development programmes include awareness of the...

      Opportunity Mission Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what dates the Break Down Barriers to Opportunity Mission Board has met since November 2025.

      Special Educational Needs: Developmental Language Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support state school pupils with developmental language disorder.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish the evidence, modelling and legal analysis underpinning the Government's position that proposed SEND reforms will...

      Special Educational Needs: Newbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help schools in Newbury constituency support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

      Ukrainian Language: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on the introduction of a GCSE in Ukrainian.

      Relationships and Sex Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of education on (a) relationships, (b) consent and (c) behaviour across...

      First Aid: Secondary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered including knife wound first response as part of mandatory training for secondary school education under the statutory...

      Gemma Collins

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department paid to Gemma Collins for her appearance in its recent communications campaign.

      Gemma Collins

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) payments, (b) fees, (c) gifts, (d) hospitality, or other benefit has been made to (i) Gemma Collins, (ii) TM Media PR, or (iii) any other...

      Gemma Collins

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has entered into contracts or agreements with (a) Gemma Collins, (b) TM Media PR, or (c) any third party for the purpose of...

      Pupil Exclusions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of current behaviour and inclusion guidance on schools’ ability to suspend pupils who pose a risk to...

      Teachers: Crimes against the Person

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of assaults on teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and what steps her Department...

      School Meals: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils have received universal school meals for infants in each Hertfordshire constituency (a) this year (b) in total since the policy was...

      Children and Young People: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of social media use on educational outcomes for children and young people.

      Education: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure staff working in specialist deaf education settings have access to appropriate professional (a) development and (b)...

      Teachers: Career Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to restore public access to the Multiverse online professional development materials for teachers, archived by...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Gyms and Leisure Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support independent gyms and leisure facilities.

    • Royal Mail: Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of letters detailing fines delivered by Royal Mail not arriving on time on people...

      Iron and Steel: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce (a) exemptions and (b) alternative arrangements for specialist steel products that are not manufactured in the...

      Iron and Steel: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK steel trade safeguard measures due to come into force on 1 July 2026 on...

      Wayve

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government and Wayve sign partnership to accelerate Britain’s...

      Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce legislation to amend the statutory framework governing the Universal Service Obligation for the Royal Mail.

      Wayve

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government and Wayve sign partnership to accelerate Britain’s...

      Royal Mail: Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department holds data on the proportion of Royal Mail (a) letter and (b) parcel deliveries that are not delivered within target times.

      Postal Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the changes to letter delivery frequencies on households that rely on postal services...

      Post Office: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Post Office Ltd’s franchising model in maintaining community access to Post Office...

      Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that lower-paying sectors including hospitality and...

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason the tripartite approach of discussions involving trade unions and business groups was not followed for the consultation...

      Small Businesses: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will commit to completing an affordability impact assessment of trade union access to SMEs.

      Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Costa Rica to join UK as member of £13 trillion in GDP global trade...

      Iron and Steel: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed steel trade measures on the manufacturing and construction sectors in...

      Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Costa Rica

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Costa Rica to join UK as member of £13 trillion in GDP global trade...

      Iron and Steel: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with HMRC on the capacity of customs systems to distinguish between generic steel products and specialist...

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for the conclusion of his assessment into the potential merits of introducing Human Rights and Environmental...

      Overseas Trade: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Canada-UK Economic Working Group last met, and whether he plans to publish a timeline for its future meetings.

      Artificial Intelligence and Automation: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of increases in employment costs on businesses’ decisions on whether to substitute labour...

      Hospitality Industry: Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including commercial laundry services within wider sector support...

      Internet: Subscriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with technology companies on automatically renewed subscriptions for services and the ease of cancellation of...

      Trade Agreements: Furs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure any future trade deal does not impact the UK's ban on the fur trade.

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking through the Responsible Business Conduct Review to tackle income and wage differences, including changes...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an SPS agreement with the European Union on UK farmers and food producers.

    • Simpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with the Environment Agency to prevent excessive (a) air and (b) noise pollution from...

      South East Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department scrutinises South East Water’s performance in providing alternative water to vulnerable customers...

      Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets the Department gives water suppliers for the delivery of alternative water to vulnerable residents following...

      Water Charges: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with water companies on reducing water bills for households in West Dorset.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of water quality on tourism in West Dorset.

      Sewage: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with water companies on reducing storm overflow discharges in West Dorset.

      Sewage: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of sewage discharges affecting...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Technology: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the fourth report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (CP1338), published on 24 June...

    • Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to question 126666, what recent progress she has made on the establishment and...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safety of children online in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

      Artificial Intelligence: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 128826, when the chips used in the Isambard‑AI and Dawn AI...

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI-generated misinformation and disinformation content...

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her department plans to publish a response to its call for evidence on the AI Growth Lab scheme.

      Artificial Intelligence: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will (a) provide an overview of the methods used by her department to track and report (i) how many individuals have...

      Sovereign AI Fund: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what process was followed to appoint Suzanne Ashman as Managing Partner of the UK Sovereign AI Fund.

      Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the proportion of funding awarded by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency to non UK...

      Artificial Intelligence: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of energy prices on the cost and competitiveness of operating AI infrastructure in...

      Artificial Intelligence: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the energy requirements associated with the expansion of a) AI and b) data centre infrastructure.

      Artificial Intelligence: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the extent to which existing UK fibre and mobile connectivity infrastructure is sufficient to...

      Seas and Oceans: Telecommunications Cables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the UK deploying a sovereign maritime cable repair capability.

      Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 16 April 2026 to question 126825 on Animal Experiments, what progress has she made regarding reform...

      Artificial Intelligence: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that rural communities have sufficient digital connectivity and...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve online safety protections for children using artificial intelligence-enabled...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 16 April 2026 to question 126825 on Animal Experiments, by what date in 2026 does she plan to...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Russia: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the risk to national security of outsourcing sensitive defence infrastructure to private sub-contractors...

    • Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to establish an independent judge-led review into the Ministry of Defence’s handling of the circumstances surrounding the 1994...

      Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of the RAF’s Interim Medium Speed Operational Readiness Training Service contract.

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to question 2232 on Artillery: Procurement, how many RCH155 are scheduled to be delivered in each year between...

      Military Aircraft: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will complete the transition to sustainable aviation fuel.

      Military Aircraft: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the availability of sustainable aviation fuel during operational deployments.

      Hawk Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 16 January 2025 to question 23535 on Hawk Aircraft, how many Hawk T1 aircraft were within the fleet as at 1 June 2026.

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39639 on Warrior Vehicles, on what date is each of those Regiments due to transition away from...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring the Patria 6x6 CAVS 120mm mortar variant to replace the Bulldog in Armoured and...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Patria 6x6 CAVS variant procured by the Army will have amphibious capabilities.

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his foreword in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made on delivering up to 7,000 new long range weapons.

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the repayment terms for construction and maintenance work carried out to bases used by US forces.

      Electronic Warfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on delivering Project Crenic.

      Thales: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to mitigate the impact of potential strike action by Thales employees in a) Govan and b) Reading.

      Defence: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the requirement to attain IASME certification on separate entities within the same business.

      Ministry of Defence: University of Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department owns land within the University of Sussex Campus.

      France: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recent decision by the French Government to switch from using...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to identify SMEs eligible for membership of the Authorised User Community.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government backing future British defence unicorns published on 19 May 2026, what steps he is...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Creative Foundations Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 28 May 2026 to question 2879, what the geographic distribution of applications to the first round of the...

    • Music: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on competition and market concentration within the UK live...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Fuel Oil: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on potential reforms to regulation of the heating oil...

    • Fuel Oil: Consumers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on introducing new consumer protections for heating oil customers.

      Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of permanently moving social and environmental levies from...

      Industry: Competition and Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of decarbonisation policy costs on (a) industrial energy prices and (b) the international...

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing imports of jet fuel from the US.

      Manufactured Goods: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Government energy policy on the international competitiveness of UK...

      Diesel and Petrol: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in levels of (a) petrol and (b) diesel prices in Lincolnshire.

      Petrochemicals: Production and Refineries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support a) domestic refining and b) petrochemical production capacity.

      National Grid: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to help reduce delays in the electricity grid connection process.

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on the development of the two new transportation and capture projects under Track 2.

      Natural Gas and Oil: Exploration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to encourage a) onshore and b) offshore oil and gas exploration.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve domestic jet fuel refining capacity.

      Fuel Oil: South Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of aviation fuel demand on the availability and pricing...

      Natural Gas and Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to mitigate potential domestic price shocks arising from disruption to international oil and gas shipments.

      Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...

      Energy: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what contingency plans he has implemented to ensure the safe passage of oil and other critical energy imports to the UK following...

      Fuel Oil: Consumers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on alleged breaches of consumer law in the heating oil market.

      Wind Power: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support small-scale onshore wind projects.

      Fuel Oil: South Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the resilience of domestic kerosene supply chains for those in South Suffolk who heat their homes...

      Natural Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...

      Central Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of how the replacement of circulator pumps could be more effectively reflected in...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Special Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, updated November 2024, whether his special advisers undertake any work...

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many fuel retailers are participating in the Fuel Finder scheme.

      Fuel Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Fuel Distribution Industry Federation on the supply of heating oil to vulnerable households.

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with the devolved Administrations on tackling fuel poverty in the context of recent...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biologically male prisoners are currently held in the female prison estate.

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Twickenham with reference MW66188.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Navy: Strait of Hormuz

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Defence and Cabinet colleagues on the potential role of the Royal Navy in...

  • Treasury

    • Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential implications for her policies of research by (a) York University entitled Global Footprint Network: Explore Data,...

    • Public Expenditure: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving value for money in public spending programmes.

      Childcare: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of excluding postgraduate stipends from the definition of qualifying income for Tax-Free Childcare on families...

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) freezing fuel duty and (b) the introduction of a 12-month Vehicle Excise Duty for heavy good...

      Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increase to Air Passenger Duty to the aviation industry.

      Electric Vehicles: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the total revenue raised through VAT on electricity used to charge electric vehicles, including (a) domestic...

      Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing income tax thresholds on taxpayers.

      Energy: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned end of the zero rate of VAT on energy-saving materials on the uptake of...

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the proportionality of Vehicle Excise Duty rates for higher-emission vehicles; and whether she plans to review the...

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support she is providing to small hospitality businesses, including cafés, for VAT costs.

      Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to audit and evaluate the cost and impact of all existing tax reliefs.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) contractual and (b) regulatory safeguards apply to IQVIA’s role in providing de-identification services for NHS patient...

    • NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who will own the intellectual property in products developed using the Federated Data Platform.

      Palantir: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an assessment has been made of the ability of public authorities to migrate NHS and other public sector datasets away from...

      Medical Records: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to prevent identifiable NHS patient data being accessed by (a) foreign governments and (b) entities subject...

      NHS: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether contractual provisions exist allowing the NHS to (a) terminate and (b) suspend arrangements with Palantir Technologies in the...

      Obesity: Wolverhampton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to local NHS bodies and public health teams in Wolverhampton to improve prevention and treatment...

      Dementia: Respite Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of availability of respite care for unpaid carers of people living with dementia;...

      Dentistry: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to question 1353, if he will provide a timeline for the publication of Golden Hello scheme data.

      Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS eligibility criteria for BRCA1 genetic testing for individuals with a family history...

      ME/CFS: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regional provision of services for patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue...

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people are able to access timely diagnoses for (a) arthritis and (b) musculoskeletal...

      Food Poisoning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role the Food Standards Agency is playing in reducing cases of food poisoning linked to contaminated poultry, meat, eggs and dairy...

      Slaughterhouses: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many slaughterhouses have been fined for contravening welfare of animals at the time of killing in each of the last ten years.

      Drinks: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating the EatWell guide to reflect the importance of healthy drinks choices.

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 126871, if he will require the Food Standards Agency to record data on the volume of...

      Life Expectancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between Bristol Central and the rest of the UK.

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make Fracture Liaison Services a mandated service for Integrated Care Boards.

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of England’s progress in providing universal access to Fracture Liaison Services with...

      Nutrition: Fruit Juices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Nutrient Profiling Model on (a) businesses and (b)...

      Migraines: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variation in access to migraine diagnosis and treatment in England; and...

      Food Poisoning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the latest data published by the UK Health Security Agency indicating high levels of Salmonella and...

      Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered standardising chargers for defibrillators.

      Health Services: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the resilience of the NHS to (a) heatwaves, (b) flooding and (c) other climate-related risks.

      Bowel Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage early diagnosis of bowel cancer in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

      Listeria Monocytogenes: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether guidance is being issued to pregnant people to reduce the risk of infection from Listeriosis, including from ready-to-eat and...

      Neurological Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of preventable unplanned hospital admissions for people with neurological conditions...

      Energy Drinks: Vending Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a ban on the sale of energy drinks through vending machines on the vending and...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Publications: Gender

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 108665 on Publications: Gender, if he will list the (a) 55 medium risk sites and (b) eight...

    • Cabinet Office: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 118776 on Cabinet Office: Social Media, what messages United States social media influencers...

      Civil Servants: Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 2086 on Civil Servants: Media, what his planned timetable is for updating that guidance; and whether...

      Public Appointments: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 18 February 2026 to Question HL13979, on Public Appointments: Political Impartiality, whether the 2025-26 data report...

      National Security: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Security Strategy, CP1338, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made in enabling closer cooperation with the...

      Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department assigns (a) codes and (b) traffic light ratings to written parliamentary questions.

      Civil Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27 published on 7 April 2026, what steps the Cabinet Secretary plans to take to deliver her...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of the (a) appointment, (b) dismissal, (c) inquiries and (d) reviews associated with the appointment of Peter...

      Baroness Harman

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Appointment of Harriet Harman as the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls of 9 May 2026,...

      Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 2 March 2026, to Question 113721 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, what is the expected timetable...

      Government Communication Service: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many embedded communicators are employed by the Civil Service; and are they part of the Government Communications Service.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any staff in the Propriety and Constitution Group assisting with the Government response to the Humble Address include staff who produced the...

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications of dynamic regulatory alignment with the EU for UK sovereignty.

      UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 125413 on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether the panellists are direct ministerial...

      Public Consultation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question HL16376 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, whether new guidance has been issued to the...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 120619 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Gordon Brown correspondence on Lord Mandelson is within...

      Government Art Collection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of the reference numbers of Government Art Collection works that have been (a) added and (b) removed from the (i) 10 Downing...

      Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers: Speeches

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister’s speech to the USDAW trade union on 27 April 2026 was a (a) party political or (b) government event; and whether it...

      Matt Hancock

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has had discussions with Matthew Hancock on the copyright and ownership of electronic messages held on non-corporate devices...

      Suicide: Gambling

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people took their own lives in each year between 2015 and 2025 where the primary cause was addiction to gambling.

  • Department for Transport

    • Lower Thames Crossing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of the Lower Thames Crossing with alternative rail infrastructure in the Thames Estuary region in relation to...

    • Driving Licences: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to people facing financial hardship as a result of delays in the processing of medical driving licence renewals by the...

      Driving Tests: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiner vacancies were there in (a) March, (b) April and (c) May 2026.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce national (a) guidance and (b) standards for the use of cross-pavement charging solutions, including cable...

      M25: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many noise important areas of the M25 there are within Woking constituency; and what the locations are.

      Unmanned Marine Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with stakeholders on (a) the location, (b) the timetable for implementation, and (c) the delivery and...

      Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of empty flights in the last year broken down by (a) airline and (b) airport.

      Taxis: Driverless Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with trade unions representing workers in the taxicab or private hire vehicle sectors regarding the...

      Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for making a decision on the request from BCP council to implement the measures trialled last August in terms of...

      Electric Vehicles: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the extent to which the Electric Car Grant supports UK-based vehicle manufacturing and associated supply chains; and...

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what social value Key Performance Indicators are in place for the HS2 programme.

      Parking: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities have signed up to the National Parking Platform.

      Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to make any changes to the maximum speed limits on (a) motorways and (b) A roads.

      Parking: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has issued guidance to local highways authorities on the issuing of (a) on-street and (b) off-street municipal parking fines by...

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent analysis her Department has undertaken of prevailing EV market demand and trajectories required under the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.

      Driving under Influence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the lower drink driving threshold on the number of individuals who may be over the new lower...

      Aviation: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with her European counterparts on mutual recognition of UK pilot licences for flying EU registered aircraft.

      Transport: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the level of collaboration with the EU on transport policy.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional homes he expects to be completed by July 2029.

    • Floods: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local authorities on flood recovery support for vulnerable residents.

      Planning: Hedgehogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to introduce additional protections for hedgehog habitats in planning and development policy.

      Shorthold Tenancies: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of Assured Shorthold Tenancies on...

      Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds data on the number of tenants who received Section 21 notices to quit within 7 days of...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional homes have been completed since July 2024.

      Housing: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to ensure there is an adequate supply of social homes for women fleeing abuse with enough...

      Social Rented Housing: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to provide new powers for councils to help bring more long-term empty homes into use.

      Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a local planning authority is required to maintain a site allocation in its emerging Local Plan...

      Mayors and Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the provisions of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 relating to the reintroduction of...

      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 i) service charges, ii) daily standard charges for electricity,...

      Social Rented Housing: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to bring empty properties back into use for social rent.

      Social Rented Housing: Pets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Renters Rights Act 2025, whether he is taking steps to extend the right to request permission to...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 1 and 28 February 2026 from the hon. Member for Cheadle on the DWP Complaints Team.

    • Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to assess the impact of benefit overpayments on the public purse.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to Question 125451 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.

      Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued to Personal Independence Payment assessors on assessing claimants with multiple sclerosis.

      Local Housing Allowance: Poole

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential financial impact of maintaining Local Housing Allowance at current levels for another year on low...

      Employment: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a maximum workplace temperature.

      Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process on the mental health of people...

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was deducted from payments to claimants in the last year as a result of the social sector under occupancy deduction.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to help those migrating from legacy benefits to universal credit.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Bangladesh Awami League

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has a policy on engagement with the Awami League.

    • Nigeria: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what outcomes were agreed during the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief’s visit to Nigeria...

      Ian Collard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason her Department declined an invitation for Ian Collard, Director of Security, to give oral evidence...

      Afghanistan: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support persecuted Christians in Afghanistan.

      UN Convention to Combat Desertification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there will be ministerial attendance at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP17) in...

  • Home Office

    • Gender Based Violence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further plans she has to increase funding for violence against women and girls (VAWG) since the latest VAWG strategy was published.

    • Gender Based Violence: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle the root causes of and (b) use a prevention based approach to violence against women and girls.

      Offences against Children: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse, introduced in the Crime and Policing Act, will come into effect.

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist for universities to challenge or seek clarification where refusal of student visas appear to result from a...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 11 September 2025 (HL10130), when they now expect to (1) respond to the four recommendations made in the...

    • Peripheral Arterial Disease

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Vascular and Venous Disease All-Party Parliamentary Group, the Association of British HealthTech...

      Cancer: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what metrics they will use to measure delivery of the National Cancer Plan commitments in order to improve access to clinical trials for teenagers and young adults.

      NHS: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the NHS plans to take to employ more young people.

      Cholesterol: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take as part of the Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework to improve the identification of patients with raised cholesterol.

      Social Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI technologies in residential care settings to reduce falls and emergency hospital admissions; and what plans they...

      NHS: Quantum Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given, if any, to the UK hosting a quantum computer for healthcare.

      ME/CFS: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with life sciences sector organisations about accelerating research into myalgic encephalomyelitis; and what steps they plan to...

      Orphan Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 11 March (HL15195), what assessment they have made of the suitability of conventional cost-effectiveness...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Partridges and Pheasants: Diseases

      To ask His Majesty's Government which notifiable diseases have been confirmed in (1) pheasants, and (2) red-legged partridges, in the last five years; and whether there is evidence of...

    • Pheasants: Avian Influenza

      To ask His Majesty's Government for what reason captive bred pheasants released and managed for shooting are considered wild birds under avian influenza rules; and what plans they have to...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Hospitality Industries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to businesses in the hospitality sector to deploy artificial intelligence tools for improving inventory management,...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of artificial intelligence-driven automation on employment levels and labour market transitions.

      Biometrics: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the barriers faced by people who use non-invasive ventilators in completing facial recognition-based identity verification; and...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Sentencing Act 2026

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an Equality Impact Assessment on the provisions of the Sentencing Act 2026 with specific reference to the progression model; and, if...

  • Department for Transport

    • High Speed Two: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what latest estimate they have made of the of revenue and losses in the first operational year of HS2.

    • High Speed 2 Line: Inquiries

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to establish a government-led inquiry into lessons to be learned from HS2.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Supermarkets: Unfair Practices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the role of the Grocery Code Adjudicator to permit the adjudicator to review unfair practices in supermarkets on their own initiative.

    • Certification Officer: Complaints

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases were considered by the Certification Officer in the last year and in how many cases they upheld the complaint of the applicant.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the UK's energy generation and grid capacity in supporting the expansion of artificial intelligence...

    • Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements, that do not have the status of a Treaty that have not otherwise been brought to the...

      Fracking: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they continue to plan to ban onshore fracking in the UK.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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