Written answers

Friday, 12 June 2026

  • Cabinet Office

    • Overseas Students

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the Net Migrant figure was accounted for by international students in each year over the last 5 years.

    • Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Lancashire

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retail, hospitality and leisure businesses have ceased trading in Fylde constituency and Lancashire since April 2025.

      Equality: Gender and Intersex

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113919 on Equality: Gender and Intersex, what the timetable is for the Gender Identity and...

      Government Departments: Council Tax

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government Property Agency dwellings have been identified as not correctly paying council tax since April 2025.

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, for what reason the People's Panel...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, how much will participants of the...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, what the budget is for travel, subsistence...

      Senior Civil Servants: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Cabinet Secretaries and Permanent Secretaries have left the Civil Service through mutually agreed exits since 4 July 2024.

      FDA: Special Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108237 on Trade unions, what the recognition of the FDA entails; whether the FDA is...

      Civil Servants: Equal Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the gender pay gap in the civil service.

      Diplomatic Service: USA

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026, to Question 115548, on Diplomatic Service: USA, whether all the internal government evidence and papers...

      Armed Conflict: Ukraine

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent engagement the Prime Minister has had with his European counterparts on the war in Ukraine.

      UK Relations with EU: Import Controls

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the European Partnership Bill will include provisions on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) standards.

      Government Communication Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the proposed annual budget and headcount is for the Government Media Unit in the 2026-2027 financial year.

      Morgan McSweeney

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Morgan McSweeney, whilst Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, backed up official information on his government-issued iPhone through the Apple...

      Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/04975, dated 13 April 2026.

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • By-elections: Costs

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has made an assessment of the average...

    • Electoral Register

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has provided guidance to electoral...

      Councillors

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance or advice the Electoral Commission has given to local...

  • Department for Transport

    • Train Operating Companies: Finance and Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Notices to Improve and (b) written instructions her Department issued to train operating companies for which the Department is the...

    • Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment has been made of the potential impact of consolidation of operations under Great British Railways compared with the...

      Rolling Stock: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s guidance entitled Rail rolling stock procurement: cyber-security, published in March 2026, what steps her...

      Railways: Sheffield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of East Midlands Railways trains from a) Sheffield to London and b) London to Sheffield have been i) on time, ii) less than fifteen...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2026 to Question 2251 on Railways, what the intended date is for Great British Railways' day-one stand-up.

      Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1283 on Department for Transport: Official Cars, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in (a) April 2026 and (b) May 2026.

      London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Class 357 trains c2c has upgraded since 17 December 2025; and whether the full fleet upgrade will be completed by December 2026.

      Transport: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to allow local authorities to sell spare seats on school-only transport services without triggering full Public Service Vehicles...

      Greater Anglia: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Greater Anglia has made on (a) expanding its pay-as-you-go ticketing system in 2026 and (b) delivering the extra projected 11 million...

      Railways: Nationalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's proposed socio-economic duty will apply to the operation of nationalised trains.

      Railways: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in what proportion of rail‑related criminal investigations CCTV footage was requested but could not be used due to issues including image...

      British Transport Police: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, which programmes the British Transport Police is undertaking to achieve its Net...

      South West Main Line: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the potential impact of changes on level crossing down times will be a factor in the upcoming SWR timetable review and consultation.

      Transport: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5446, if she will list the specific transport projects, in addition to the light rail infrastructure...

      HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what impact assessment has been carried out on (a) public safety, (b) recruitment, (c) retention, (d) emergency response capability and (e)...

      Speed Limits: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the 60mph default speed limit on rural roads on safety; and whether she plans to review this default.

      Universal Destinations and Experiences: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an agreement has been made between her Department and Universal Destinations and Experiences on transport links for workers during the...

      Roads: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her department will begin to engage with local highways authorities ahead of reviewing the highways capital funding formula ahead of the 2030/31...

      Driving Tests: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the letter of 22 May from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Hon. Member for Stockton West, how many qualified DVSA staff...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of current arrangements for dividing maintenance responsibilities on trunk roads between...

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensuring that local active travel funding is targeted towards communities most affected by transport poverty.

      Lower Thames Crossing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of how long-term system risks, net present social value, and construction cost impacts of the Lower Thames Crossing will...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, what steps she is making to update guidance on (a) local speed limits and (b) speed camera use.

      Motorcycles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, what steps she has taken to implement the Perceptual Rider Information for Maximising Expertise and...

      Roads: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposed rural roads categories.

      Transport: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of introducing a permanent exemption from Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations...

      Electric Bicycles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce a specific category within STATS19 road casualty data collection for collisions involving non-EAPC electric bikes.

      Driverless Vehicles: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of high-skilled jobs that will be created in Great Britain by 2035 as a result of the self-driving...

      National Highways: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much National Highways has spent on its in-house external affairs work since 4 July 2024.

      Railways: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure the maintenance of capital investment in rail infrastructure during the transition period to Great British...

      Transport: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will conduct an assessment of the potential impact on regional connectivity from differing levels of transport investment between mayoral...

      Public Transport: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to local authorities to promote low-emission public transport initiatives.

      Transport: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that areas without a strategic transport authority receive long-term transport funding planning...

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is committed in principle to extending high-speed rail infrastructure beyond Birmingham in the future.

      Transport: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many individuals identified in the Lovegrove report remain employed by (a) the Department for Transport, (b) HS2 Ltd and (c) other public bodies.

      Transport: Greater Manchester and Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what transport funding was allocated per head of population to (a) Leicester and Leicestershire, (b) the East Midlands Combined County Authority area,...

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in processing driving licence applications.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the extent to which the additional funding for apprentices aged under 25 offsets changes in...

    • Apprentices and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to (a) introduce increased support and incentives for businesses that recruit and train apprentices, (b) help...

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of funding apprenticeship training for under-22s in SMEs on...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to align apprenticeship policy with youth employment patterns.

      Child Maintenance Service: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in ensuring its processes remain...

      Apprentices: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to support increased participation in higher apprenticeships among young people in South Holland and the...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis his Department has undertaken on factors contributing to the number of people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Capita

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential merits of delivering the Synergy payroll service in-house.

      Employment: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for carers receiving Carer's Allowance who wish to enter employment.

      Access to Work Programme: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason applications for Access to Work from self-employed customers are not being allocated for processing until over 18 months from...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of housing support available through Housing Benefit.

      Natural Gas: Private Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to tackle illegal gasworks on private properties.

      Personal Independence Payment: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment (PIP) claimants are included in the Transform Decision Making pilot, expressed as both a percentage and...

      Access to Work Programme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the increase in the number of assessors to clear the Access to Work backlog will be funded from the current allocated fund for Access...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to develop the Access to Work Scheme.

      Social Security Benefits: Deductions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of benefit claimants experiencing deductions.

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department's proposed SEND reforms will support children who receive education otherwise than at school packages.

    • Out-of-school Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS) is available as part of the continuation of SEND support...

      Special Educational Needs: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the specialist provision packages in the SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the new initial teacher training and early career framework includes content related to (a) identifying...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the SEND system on (a) family wellbeing, (b) employment and (c) mental health.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the recent changes to teacher training funding eligibility on recruitment to Modern...

      Pupils: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides on preventing unwanted touching of (a) Black and (b) mixed-heritage children’s Afro-textured hair in (i)...

      Construction: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers, published on 20 May...

      Higher Education: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether mechanisms are in place to provide compensation to higher education providers in cases where regulatory penalties imposed by the Office for...

      Students: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support undergraduate and graduate students in Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency with the cost of living.

      Construction: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers, published on 20 May...

      Construction: T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers, published on 20 May...

      Construction: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers, published on 20 May...

      Foster Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Oral Statement: Enduring Relationships Strategy for Children’s Social Care of 4 June 2026, what assessment her Department has...

      Construction: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers, published on 20 May...

      Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department used to conclude that free university tools can adequately replace specialist assistive technology funded by the Disabled...

      Personal Care Services: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the equalities impact of (a) not routinely including Afro-textured hair within hairdressing qualifications...

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of higher education providers in England are expected to record an operating deficit in each of the next three financial...

      Construction: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers, published on 20 May...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage and incentivise mainstream schools to use data-driven assessment tools to identify children’s...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that the proposed school inclusion bases are designed as integrated, short-term bridges back to mainstream...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Criminal Proceedings: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of criminal trials that proceed as scheduled.

    • Prisoners: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the interventions available to unreleased prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection differ from those available to other...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to unreleased prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection.

      Prisoners: Education and Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made between prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection and those serving determinate...

      Prisoners: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department receives from NHS providers on the mental health conditions of prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection were recalled to custody having not committed a further...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 3327 on Prisoners' Release, in which part of the referenced data the figures can be found for the...

      Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made with the devolved Administrations of the level of public confidence in the consistency and fairness of sentencing decisions...

      Boys and Men: Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 3026 on Men, if he will list the key sector partners he plans to invite to the National Summit on Men...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests were (a) made, (b) granted and (c) refused for Category A oral hearings in each of the last ten years.

      Crown Court

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courtrooms in crown courts were not sitting on each day in the past month.

      Civil Proceedings: Judgements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of criminal court delays on civil proceedings awaiting those judgements.

      Courts: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in court expenditure on (a) court efficiency and (b) case resolution times.

      Crown Court and Magistrates' Courts: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the average waiting time between charge and trial in a) magistrates’ courts and b) the Crown Court.

      High Court: Chancery Division

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, regarding the establishment of a Business and Property Division of the High Court, what consideration he has given to supporting the retention of the...

      Accidents: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the statutory bereavement award under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976; whether he plans to...

      First-tier Tribunal: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there are additional sitting hours for first tier tribunals after 1 May 2026.

      First-tier Tribunal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of reducing the qualification time for people to sit on a first tier tribunal.

      Repossession Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judges he plans to recruit to help speed up Section 8 repossession orders.

  • Treasury

    • Defence: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential benefit to the UK of joining the proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank.

    • Clean Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Reeves to use Parliament to drive through power plants and infrastructure, published on 20 May...

      Clean Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Reeves to use Parliament to drive through power plants and infrastructure, published on 20 May...

      Clean Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Reeves to use Parliament to drive through power plants and infrastructure, published on 20 May...

      Workplace Pensions: Discounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she made of the potential merits of an immediate implementation of the SCAPE discount rate.

      Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in the SCAPE discount rate on police officers in the 1987 Police Pension Scheme.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the HGV road tax holiday will commence and finish; what the eligibility criteria are for that scheme; and how the application process will work.

      Mileage Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate.

      Taxation: Electronic Government

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital have (a) been granted, (b) been refused and (c) are pending decision.

      Voluntary Organisations: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of grant-funded voluntary organisations on reducing unresolved tax disputes.

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Great British Summer Savings scheme to include admission to public swimming pools.

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of revenue lost in 2027/28 by permanently reducing VAT to 5% for hospitality businesses.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce an essential user rebate on fuel costs for haulage, van and coach operators, in addition to the recent extension of the fuel...

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the Exchequer and expected economic impact on families of the temporary reduction in VAT on children's meals and...

      Small Businesses: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the VAT registration threshold on small businesses; and if she will consider raising the...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Countryside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential role of protected landscapes in delivering nature recovery and improving...

    • Nature Conservation: Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government is working with local authorities to improve access to nature in deprived communities in Sussex.

      Nature Conservation: Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to halt and reverse species decline in Sussex.

      Property Development: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to support Wildlife Crime...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s consultation document entitled Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero...

    • Small Businesses: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of differential per capita funding levels between devolved and non-devolved...

      Iron and Steel: Import Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is offering to protect businesses from tariffs where it is not possible to source steel products domestically in...

      Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 3663 on Liquefied Natural Gas: Russia, what assessment he has made of the potential impact...

      Liquefied Natural Gas: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 3663 on Liquefied Natural Gas: Russia, by what date he plans to (a) amend, (b) suspend and...

      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 reduction in tariff-free import quotas and increase in safeguard tariffs from 1...

      Iron and Steel: Import Duties

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

      Liquefied Natural Gas: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2026 to question 3663 on Liquefied Natural Gas: Russia, what specific Russian LNG has been permitted for...

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consultation was undertaken with downstream steel-using industries before the decision to reduce tariff-free steel import quotas and...

      Overseas Trade: Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of a 'Commonwealth first' approach to trade; and what steps he is taking to develop...

      Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's consultation document entitled Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero hours...

      Minerals: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what volume of each mineral listed on the UK Critical Minerals List was imported in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025, broken down by country...

      Food: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what measures are in place to ensure that imported goods consumed in the UK are produced to environmental standards comparable to those...

      Trade Promotion: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will assess the potential merits of inviting the Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake pre-appointment scrutiny of all political...

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the recent announcement of changes to steel safeguard measures due to take effect on 1 July 2026, what assessment he has...

      Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's consultation document entitled Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero hours...

      Iron and Steel: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what process is available to businesses that require steel grades not available from suppliers on the approved UK domestic supplier list...

      Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to support the competitiveness of UK automotive manufacturers and supply chains in response to the...

      Iron and Steel: Import Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the notice period provided to businesses in the advanced manufacturing supply chain ahead of...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has her Department made of the implications for her policies of Sikhs not being recognised as a...

    • Retail Trade: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help support the level of footfall on high streets in South Holland and the Deepings...

      Agriculture: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued on whether the sub-division of open or agricultural land requires planning permission.

      Take-away Food: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of whether rules on fast food outlets in the National Planning...

      Tenancy Deposit Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what evidence underpins the current proposal to remove insured tenancy deposit schemes from the reformed tenancy...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered extending the permitted period for the temporary relocation of...

      Broadband: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of redevelopment-related loss of telecommunications...

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Renters' Rights Act 2025 on preventing tenancy swaps.

      Planning: War Graves

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of planning guidance in accounting for the potential presence of...

      Planning Permission: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to amend Part 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)...

      Renters’ Rights Act 2025

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Renters’ Rights Act 2026 on existing tenants whose...

      Tenancy Deposit Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made on the relative speed of deposit returns and alternative dispute resolution...

      Tenancy Deposit Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken analysis of user experience differences between insured and custodial tenancy...

      Sheltered Housing: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of high service charges and low resale prices of...

      Planning: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that environmental assessments are undertaken at an early stage in the planning process.

      Multiple Occupation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people living in licensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 187 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Labour Together: Special Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the meetings his Department's special advisers have had with Labour Together since he was appointed.

      Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 125733, on Political Parties: Donors, how political parties...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 453 on Council Tax, if he will place the new burdens assessment in...

      Building Safety Regulator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of (a) remediation applications and (b) new build applications are rejected by the Building Safety...

      Elections: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the budget is for local election pilot schemes in the May 2027 local elections; and whether a prospectus will be...

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to address the continuing in perpetuity status of non-qualifying leases following the...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his proposals to require candidates to provide identification to nominate, whether this will require...

      Local Government: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Letter dated 19/12/2025 from Steve Reed MP to Council Leaders in England regarding the four day...

      Vistry Group: Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124681 on Affordable Housing: Vistry Group, if he will list...

      New Towns: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the estimated lifetime cost to the public sector of financing...

      Estate Agents: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which estate agencies does his Department consult with regularly in large urban areas.

      Affordable Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the estimated profile of central government spending is for each year of the Social and Affordable Housing...

      Affordable Housing: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what amount and proportion of the new Affordable Housing Programme will be allocated to providing traveller sites.

      Democratic Engagement Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether organisations affiliated with political parties, elected representatives or political campaigns will be...

      Public Sector: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many buildings occupied by the public sector currently require Display Energy Certificates, and of these how many...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Efren Antonio Vilchez Lopez

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Nicaragua on the detention of Protestant Pastor Efren Vilchez.

    • Bangladesh: Forced Labour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK businesses do not benefit from child labour in Bangladesh.

      Vietnam: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made recent representations to her Vietnamese counterpart on freedom of religion or belief for...

      Nigeria: Religious Freedom

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

      G20

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the UK's priorities are for its G20 leadership.

      British Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress her Department has made on negotiations on the British Council loan; and whether the British Council...

      Cameroon: UN Charter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the absence of a...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish ODA allocations by country and thematic area.

      African Union

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to strengthen the working relationship between the UK and the African Union.

      India: Elections

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

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson, whilst Ambassador, was given permission to undertake any private work or second employment.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • ICT: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the cost of technical debt to UK productivity; and what steps her Department is taking to...

    • Digital Technology: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take to tackle the (a) algorithmic and (b) design features that maximise children's engagement.

      Artificial Intelligence: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the National Security Strategy 2025: Security for the British People in a Dangerous World, CP1338,...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Creative Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration she has given to rejoining Creative Europe.

    • Cabotage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to secure multilateral and bilateral agreements for relaxed cabotage rules for the cultural sector.

      World Cup: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart regarding New York and New Jersey’s investigations into ticket prices for...

      Universal United Kingdom Resort

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on a) local and b) national infrastructure improvements in the context of the...

      Holiday Accommodation: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date the mandatory national registration scheme for short term lets in England will be introduced.

      Swimming Pools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available to local authorities in England to develop (a) new and (b) restored outdoor public swimming facilities,...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that public community health initiatives continue to be inclusive for all participants.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what consideration she has given to updating equality legislation to help tackle hair-based discrimination.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Batteries: Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that residents of flats and rented accommodation in Fylde benefit from community...

    • Batteries: Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with local authorities in Lancashire on the deployment of community battery storage schemes.

      Batteries: Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential for community battery schemes to reduce energy bills for households in Fylde constituency.

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who are able to apply for Local Power Plans.

      Climate Change: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of taking steps to ensure that that fossil fuel...

      Energy Supply: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out which month in 2026 he will publish the Energy Resilience Strategy.

      Refineries: Grangemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding has been allocated to the Grangemouth workers Training Guarantee scheme; how much funding has been (a) distributed...

      Energy Supply: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what due diligence is required of energy transmission developers to assess the presence of protected military remains on proposed...

      Batteries: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential for battery storage technologies to enhance grid stability.

      Hydrogen: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress has been made on the development of hydrogen infrastructure for industrial and domestic use.

      Energy: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the UK’s energy import dependence, particularly for gas and electricity.

      National Grid: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure the resilience of the electricity grid against extreme weather events.

      Small Businesses: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to small and medium-sized businesses for the adoption of low-carbon technologies.

      Solar Power: Business Premises: and Public Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential for solar energy installations in public and commercial buildings.

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the deployment of onshore and offshore wind energy projects.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department permits (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials to use (i) Chat GPT, (ii) Google Gemini, (iii)...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise people to insulate their homes; and if he will set out the support available to...

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of households at risk of fuel poverty in the current year.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rising domestic energy prices on low-income households.

      Clean Energy: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that nature restoration is integrated alongside clean energy deployment as part of wider...

      Climate Change: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on climate-related transition plan requirements, which closed in September...

      Carbon Emissions: Consumer Goods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 4044, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of imported emissions on...

  • Home Office

    • Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many phones were reported stolen in the North West in each of the last five years.

    • Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average number of asylum seekers accommodated in an asylum hotel in each year from 2020.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Home Office press release, 15 April 2026, on Asylum hotels close as government scales up use of large sites, what...

      Asylum: Hillingdon

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 441 on Asylum: Hillingdon, how much funding is being allocated to Hillingdon for 2026-27.

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 16 April 2026 to Question 125400, on Asylum: Finance, whether it is her Department's policy that some of the...

      Asylum: Cameroon

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the legal status of Southern Cameroons on the number of asylum applications from...

      Immigration: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Home Secretary's speech on immigration, published on 5 March 2026, if she will publish the (a) evidential basis and...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • European Union: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the (a) Royal Navy and (b) RAF's commitments to the European Carrier Group Interoperability Initiative.

    • Defence: Space Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 28 May 2026 to question 2968 on Defence: Space Technology, which EU member states is his department exploring opportunities...

      F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the seven mission sets for the UK Lightning Force.

      Usa: Nato

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the UK's NATO Force Model contributions of the decision by the US of rightsizing its own...

      Air Force: Cadets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 121915, which sites have been affected by temporary suspension of cadet activity; and when the...

      Invictus Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department reviewed an itemised operating budget from Invictus UK 2027 Ltd before agreeing to underwrite the 2027 Invictus Games.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Sentencing: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice on public confidence in sentencing decisions in Northern Ireland; and...

    • Identity Cards: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 118513 on Identity Cards: Northern Ireland, why it is detrimental to have the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Maternity Services: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that lessons identified by the Donna Ockenden review into maternity services in Sussex are...

    • Heart Diseases: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on patient health outcomes if individuals with Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy are...

      Respiratory Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of damp, mould and cold housing conditions on people living with (a) COPD and (b)...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Unemployment: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of local government reorganisation on the ability of councils to support young people who are not in education,...

    • Land Registry: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficiency of the work of the Land Registry.

      Land Registry: Remote Working

      To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of staff employed by the Land Registry work from home.

      Visitor Levy: Holiday Accommodation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact of the proposed overnight visitor levy on the self-catering sector.

      Homelessness

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to evaluate the success of their homelessness strategy.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish up-to-date Housing Delivery Test results for local planning authorities in England; and what are the reasons for the ongoing delay in their...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the supply of transitional accommodation for young people.

      Urban Areas: Planning

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to mandate climate adaptation measures in urban planning.

      Land Registry: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the average waiting time is for the Land Registry to issue a changed Title Deed following the completion of a domestic dwelling sale.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Family Hubs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what they mean by “enhanced parent–infant relationship support” in the updated Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies guidance; and how...

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