Written answers

Thursday, 11 June 2026

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Intimate Image Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an estimate of how much money online platforms receive from image-based sexual abuse channels...

    • Intimate Image Abuse: Financial Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the report by AI Forensics entitled ‘Harassment as Infrastructure’, what assessment she has...

      Internet: Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations aimed at tackling hateful and abusive content towards LGBTQ+...

      Artificial Intelligence: Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will bring forward an AI Bill that ensures the safety of current and emerging AI products to help tackle the harms of...

      Artificial Intelligence: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI automation on government consultancy spending.

      Project Gigabit: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the progress of the roll out of Project Gigabit in a) Bedfordshire and...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Streaming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

      5G: Patents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of patent trolls on the rollout of 5G networks.

      Data Centres: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with other departments regarding the adequacy of water supplies to AI data centres.

      Artificial Intelligence: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the use of independent security assurance and red-team testing requirements...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many prisons in England have undertaken voluntary self-assessment against the Dying Well in Custody Charter since 2024, and (b) what plans are...

    • Prisons: Psychology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4454, how many employees in HMPPS are under the Government's "Occupational Psychologist"...

      Offences against Children: Convictions and Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for sexual offences committed in nursery, pre-school or other early years settings, broken...

  • Department for Transport

    • Transport: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5446, what criteria her Department uses to define a proportionate and flexible approach to business...

    • Motor Vehicles: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to enforce vehicle noise limits.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Streaming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

    • Scotland Office: Lanyards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Mali: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of insecurity in Mali on Christian communities; and what steps her...

    • Russia: Aluminium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her counterpart in Ireland on the (a) restricting and (b) ceasing of sales of...

      India: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Indian counterpart on the case of the three Baptist pastors shot dead in...

      Western Sahara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's position is on the territory of Western Sahara.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026, to Question 199, whether the National Crime Agency will be adopting the...

    • Public Bodies: Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124715, on Islamophobia, in what sectors will...

      Hospitality Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release Red tape slashed to revamp high streets with new cafes and bars of 26 July 2025,...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the proportion of residential planning permissions granted in England in each of the...

      Improvement Notices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that landlords comply with improvement notices issued by local authorities.

      Parking: Automatic Number Plate Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to permit Automatic Number Plate Recognition to be used in council car parks.

      Infrastructure: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will conduct an assessment of the potential impact of variable levels of infrastructure investment on the...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Places of Worship Renewal Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of whether the £92 million allocated for the Places of Worship Renewal Fund is sufficient to meet the...

    • Music Venues and Sportsgrounds: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) statutory regulations and (b) safety guidance her Department has issued regarding the use of strobe and flashing lighting at...

      Glass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support traditional stained glass window making.

      Glass: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of HSE's review of the current laws on working safely with lead on...

      Places of Worship Renewal Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, a) whether listed places of worship will be able to reclaim VAT on essential repairs under the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund and...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 14 of the National Audit Office report on Sizewell C, HC 33, published in May 2026, whether his...

    • Energy Performance Certificates: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling stand alone batteries (without solar PV) to contribute towards a...

      Energy: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with energy suppliers on the provision of debt relief schemes for vulnerable customers.

      Warm Homes Plan: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the value of stand-alone batteries in the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme for homes where solar PV is...

      Nuclear Power: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he intends to introduce the Nuclear Regulation Bill.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to publish a single, authoritative source of guidance on compliance requirements for maritime...

  • Home Office

    • Independent Office for Police Conduct: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the (a) efficiency and (b) response time of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

    • Knives

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her Department’s policy to remove religious exemptions from section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

      Police: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) the College of Policing’s Anti-Racism Training Package, published in March 2026, is mandatory and (b) police forces are...

      Animal Experiments: Shellfish

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4425, what comparative assessment she has made of the potential merits of a) industry led...

      Electric Bicycles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of powers available to the police to stop suspected illegally modified e-bikes.

      Organised Crime: Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will issue statutory guidance to enable section 65-67 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 to be enforced.

      Neighbourhood Policing: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role new technology adoption and efficiency tools, including artificial intelligence, will play in reaching the Neighbourhood Policing...

      Animal Experiments: Dogs and Primates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5319 on Animal Experiments, what the expected number of procedures involving (a) dogs and...

      Home Office: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini, (c) Claude, (d)...

      Henry Nowak

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has discussed with the Chief Constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary the handling of the incident in which Henry...

      Anti-social Behaviour: Motorcycles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the antisocial use of motorbikes.

      Police: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces in England and Wales have procured and adopted new technologies and efficiency tools including artificial intelligence;...

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve co-ordination between local authorities and the police in relation to (a) unauthorised...

      Neighbourhood Policing: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government is on track to reach its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee target of 13,000 additional police personnel.

      Crossbows Act 1987

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to update the Crossbows Act 198, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing...

      Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards she has introduced to help ensure that digital forensic tools cannot be used for (a) remote access and (b) bulk data...

      Neighbourhood Policing: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help improve the quality of community policing on the streets of a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

      Metropolitan Police: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether an ethical review of the Palantir Unified Data Platform trial with the Metropolitan police...

      Animal Experiments: Primates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations made by the Animals in Science Committee...

      Home Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

      Metropolitan Police: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of personal and special category data have been ingested by or made available to Palantir in its Unified Data Platform trial...

      Crime Prevention: Buckingham and Bletchley

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support community-led approaches to crime prevention in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

      Animal Experiments: Dogs and Primates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer on 15 December 2025 to Question 97967, what figures her Department holds on the number of dogs and non-human...

      Metropolitan Police: Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice, 2026/S 000-050599, published on 29 May 2026, what National Policing...

      Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many taxi and private hire vehicle drivers were required to obtain a new enhanced DBS certificate in each of the last five years; what...

      Alternatives to Prosecution: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community resolutions have been used by Lancashire police force in each of the last five years.

      World Cup: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Home Office and British Police Forces are providing (i) the USA, (ii) Mexico and (iii) Canada to ensure the safety of...

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle knife crime across England.

      Home Office: Lanyards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards...

      Police: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK police forces and law‑enforcement bodies have (a) procured and (b) used (i) surveillance, (ii) digital forensics and (iii)...

      Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms she has introduced to monitor compliance with (a) data protection, (b) equalities and (c) human rights obligations...

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many a) arrests and b) convictions for hate crimes there have been in England and Wales in each year since 1998.

      Wealden District Council: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what amount she is planning to pay Wealden District Council under the Funding Instruction for Local Authorities: Asylum grant by 30th June 2026.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124784, on Housing: Asylum, how many local authorities replied to the expression...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children misidentified as adults and detained under the one in, one out scheme have subsequently had their ages confirmed to be...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed steel trade measures on the number of people employed in the UK steel...

    • Post Offices: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance his Department provides to Post Office Ltd on public consultation and communication with local communities ahead of planned...

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has sought advice from the Prime Minister’s new advisor, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on the impact the Employment...

      Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Northern Powerhouse investment fund has done to increase employment in areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation.

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that UK downstream manufacturers who require steel that is not available in UK are not being placed at...

      Trade Agreements: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on implementing the Single Trade Window set out in the UK-India Free Trade Agreement.

      Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of UK vehicle production since 2020.

      Minerals: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of UK critical mineral imports in each of the last three years originated from a single country of origin for each listed...

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK steel trade measure due to take effect on 1 July 2026 on...

      Companies: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many individual Persons of Significant Control are registered on Companies House.

      Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the UK's business environment.

      Iron and Steel: Import Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the Defence Procurement budget of the 50% tariff on steel imports from July 1st 2026.

      Small Businesses: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises expected to benefit from the proposed 60-day payment limit; and...

      Post Offices: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of Post Office closures on elderly and digitally excluded residents in rural communities.

      Amodil Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5395 on Amodil Group, whether his Department plans to hold discussions with Amodil before 1...

      Steel Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings of the Steel Council have taken place since its establishment; and which Ministers attended each of those meetings.

      Iron and Steel: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of a reduction of steel import quotas and increase in above-quota import tariffs on the domestic...

      Department for Business and Trade: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent members of DBT staff were working (a) in and (b) on each country on behalf of the UK as of (i) 4 July 2024 and...

      Chemicals: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what eligibility criteria will apply to the £350 million Critical Chemicals Resilience Fund and the £120 million ceramics support...

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the cross-government scrap supply working group has been established; and if he will publish (a) a list of meetings held to date and...

      Small Businesses: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the average time for SMEs to receive a decision on bank loan applications.

      Growth Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that support offered by Growth Hubs is not only used in places of concentrated wealth.

      Small Businesses: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, (a) what estimate he has made of the average amount owed to small and medium-sized enterprises through overdue invoices in each of the last...

  • Treasury

    • Economic Situation: Productivity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to increase economic productivity in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

    • Food: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department intends to publish an assessment of the expected consumer benefits of any tariff suspensions implemented following the Call for...

      Food: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the temporary suspension of tariffs on imported food products on (a) food prices, (b) household...

      Food: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of tariff savings that will be passed through to consumers in retail food prices.

      Agricultural Products: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the average annual saving to households arising from the temporary suspension of tariffs on agricultural and food...

      Business: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the cumulative impact on business of tax measures announced in the Autumn Budgets of 2024 and 2025.

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of retail, hospitality, and leisure businesses that will face an increase in their overall business rates...

      Finance: Environment Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the UK is in a place to advance the green finance agenda ahead of its forthcoming G20 presidency.

      Treasury: Remote Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

      Payments: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of use of The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024.

      Money Laundering: China

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Financial Conduct Authority has made of the adequacy of its current supervisory framework for identifying Trust and Corporate Service...

      Take-away Food: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of differing VAT policies for dine-in establishments and takeaway-only premises on small takeaway food...

      Motor Vehicles: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held with the Northern Ireland Office on the impact of upfront customs duty payments on Northern Ireland car retailers bringing...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • State Retirement Pensions: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the projected cost is of maintaining the state pension triple lock over the next five years.

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Artifical Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini, (c) Claude, (d)...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve support for children impacted by decisions taken by the CMS.

      Employment and Training: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to get young people into (a) training and (b) employment.

      Maternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing pregnant women and new mothers diagnosed with cancer to defer statutory...

      Jobseekers' Allowance: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve customer service standards for claimants who contact Jobcentre Plus and DWP about...

      Universal Credit: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to digital services for claimants who are unable to use online platforms for Universal...

      Social Work: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June to Question 3411 on Social Work: Training, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Army Reserve: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to UIN 5711, whether the establishment of the Army Reserve Basic Training Review has been announced to Parliament.

    • USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is facilitating United States aircraft at Belfast International Airport or Aldergrove Flying Station on missions supporting their...

      Russia: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 2959 on Shipping: Russia, which specific articles of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea have been...

      Military Aircraft: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current processes to identify and protect historic military aircraft crash sites during major...

      Aukus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Cutting-edge underwater tech for AUKUS forces to be developed through landmark partnership, published on 30...

      HMS Bulwark: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 1023 on HMS Bulwark: Repairs and Maintenance, what the projected net return for his Department is of...

      Merlin Helicopters: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to review safety checks carried out on Royal Navy Merlin Mk2 and Mk4 helicopters.

      Merlin Helicopters: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by when will he publish the board of enquiry report into the crash of Royal Navy Augusta Westland AW101 Merlin HC4 ZJ135 in the English Channel on 4...

      Aukus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Cutting-edge underwater tech for AUKUS forces to be developed through landmark partnership, published on 30...

      Navy: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date is the Royal Navy’s Maritime Data Gathering programme due to deliver its key milestones.

      Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the scope of the Army Warfighting Experiment.

      Defence Nuclear Enterprise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Committee of Public Accounts Fifth Report of Session 2026-27 (HC95), paragraph 11, what are the nine DNE programmes have...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Pigs: Livestock Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect independent pig producers.

    • Waste: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to ensure effective action is taken against...

      Inland Waterways: Leisure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect the health of people using inland waters for recreation.

      Inland Waterways: Leisure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to inland waters for responsible recreational users.

      Water: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department plans to place water safety campaigns on TikTok, YouTube and other social media platforms popular...

      Animal Products: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the list of species the Department considers to be of conservation concern under the proposed...

      Water Companies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether steps will be taken to increase transparency in reporting on the allocation of revenue across infrastructure...

      Biodiversity: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the departmental blog entitled Biodiversity Net Gain: what's changing and what it means for you, published...

      Biodiversity: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support biodiversity net gain policy to ensure market confidence and environmental integrity.

      Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Department has to expand marine rewilding.

      Waste: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent victims of waste crime having to bear the cost of any required clean-up in (a)...

      Pigs: Livestock Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pig) Regulations 2025.

      Cattle: Pest Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has been made of the levels of screw worm infection in the UK cattle herd.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to expand circumstances in which private veterinary surgeons are permitted to use more...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what modelling her Department has undertaken on the contribution of badger vaccination to achieving Officially Tuberculosis...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the badger vaccination programme on the incidence of...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to issue any further badger control licences under the current or any successor cull policy;...

      Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the projected total expenditure for the Nitrogen Dioxide Programme is for the financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28,...

      Arable Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) prevailing market conditions and (b) trends in the level of input costs...

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) prevailing market conditions and (b) trends in the level of input costs...

      Northumbrian Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when does the Department expect the Northumbria Water/OFWAT plan that was due to be published in December 2025, to be made...

      Pigs: Livestock Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of (a) current market conditions and (b) input costs on the UK pig sector.

      Horticulture: Plastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor inconsistencies between local authorities in the recycling of plant pots (excluding black...

      Fly-tipping: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that effective penalties are imposed on people that illegally...

      Pets: Veterinary Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to implement the recommendations contained in the Competition and Market Authority’s final report...

      Iron and Steel: Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of base fees for steel packaging under the Extended Producer...

      Controlled Burning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason no official minute or departmental read-out was produced following the 2025 meeting between the Defra...

      Forests: Commodities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the UK Forest Risk Commodities Regulations operate on a shared...

      Controlled Burning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the European Commission’s support for...

      Recycling: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the circular economy sector with energy costs related to material reprocessing and recycling.

      Metals: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure the safety of metal scrapyards.

  • Department for Education

    • Private Education: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact the change in VAT status has had on private schools.

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support and identify students with dual or multiple exceptionalities.

      Special Educational Needs: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what definition is being used for ‘complex needs’ under the proposed reforms set out in the consultation, SEND reform: Putting children...

      Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is having discussions with cerebral palsy campaign organisations on the challenges faced by young people with cerebral palsy in mainstream...

      Special Educational Needs: Glastonbury and Somerton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her department holds on the number of pupils with an EHCP in Glastonbury and Somerton, who had a special school as their first preference...

  • Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Streaming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Antimicrobials: Cystic Fibrosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance for people with cystic fibrosis as we mark cystic fibrosis...

    • Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of regional variations in access to prostate cancer diagnostics and treatment; whether the new £2.8...

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle geographical variations in accessing specialist services.

      Health Services: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce inequalities in health outcomes in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

      Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the early diagnosis of cancers occurring in people aged under 50 years old.

      Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome.

      Diabetes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation R/2026/074 of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body Report 'Insulin: supporting safe...

      Public Health: Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the size of the Public Health Grant provided to local authorities is proportional to the population of each local authority.

      Folic Acid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 118172 on Folic Acid, for what reason people with (a) stents and (b) having kidney...

      Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the procurement specification for the Abortion Notification Service was reviewed between First Reading of the relevant...

      Endometriosis: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42370, what progress has been made on implementing the updated November 2024...

      Miscarriage: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Miscarriage Patient Charter, including...

      Menopause: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that menopause training is included in routine primary care continuing professional...

      Menopause: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that Integrated Care Boards have clear pathways for access to specialist menopause advice and...

      Endometriosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include metrics on endometriosis diagnostic times, access to imaging, menopause prescribing, treatment...

      Endometriosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Integrated Care Boards to implement NICE guideline NG73 on endometriosis in primary care,...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to testing for prostate cancer in Bromsgrove constituency.

      Cystic Fibrosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of co-morbidities such as liver disease which affects one in five people with cystic fibrosis...

      Adenomyosis: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of treatment for patients with adenomyosis in Slough constituency.

      Migraine: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of inequality in access to migraine diagnosis and treatment among...

      Kidney Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include kidney disease as a priority condition within the National Service Framework programme announced...

      Miscarriage: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in response to the recent Tommy’s report, what steps his department is taking to implement the Graded Model of Miscarriage Care...

      Antimicrobials: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the launch of the UK antimicrobial subscription model, including (a) the award and (b) commencement of...

      Antimicrobials: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Neighbourhood Health Framework published on 17 March, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the...

      Neurological Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the MS Society and Neurological...

      Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether privacy notices issued to women undergoing abortion care have been updated to reflect the introduction of new analytical...

      Community Diagnostic Centres: Cardiovascular Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community-based and mobile diagnostic services in reducing inequalities in...

      Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the risks associated with making identifiable abortion notification data available within a data-lake...

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of minimum waiting time policies with the NHS Constitution for England,...

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is held by NHS England on the use and impact of minimum waiting time policies across Integrated Care Boards; and whether this...

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England has issued to Integrated Care Boards on the use of minimum waiting times; and whether prior approval is...

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for which procedures, treatments or clinical pathways minimum waiting times have been applied by Integrated Care Boards; and what...

      Mesothelioma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a regional breakdown of deaths attributed to Mesothelioma.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Israel: Hamas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Civil Commission’s report 'Silenced No More: Sexual Terror Unveiled', published in May, particularly...

    • Republic of Ireland: Common Travel Area

      To ask His Majesty's Government when a British diplomatic or consular representative in Ireland last visited Shannon Airport and whether any report was made as to the arrangements there for...

  • Home Office

    • Immigration: Turkey

      To ask His Majesty's Government what communication they have had with applicants for both leave to remain and indefinite leave to remain under the Turkish European Communities Association...

    • Horizon IT System: Criminal Investigation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the national police inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal has sufficient funding and resources.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fishing Gear: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of introducing an extended producer responsibility scheme for fishing equipment.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many and what proportion of people currently placed in the Support Group and receiving only New Style Employment and Support Allowance are also...

    • Sick Leave

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 19 January (HL13274), whether they have now responded to the recommendations from the Keep Britain...

      Social Security Benefits: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many benefit recipients receive higher than the national average wage.

  • Treasury

    • Disinformation: Internet

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they will take to prevent speculative investment platforms from creating fake new stories online.

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