Written answers

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

  • Treasury

    • Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.

    • Bank Notes: Design

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department made representations to the Bank of England on changes to banknote design and imagery.

      Individual Savings Accounts: Charities

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing Charity ISAs to support long-term funding for the charity sector.

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact on food prices caused by the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on imported fertiliser for UK...

      Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to list chronologically the dates, the amounts and the purposes, of each new Barnett Consequential allocation made by the Treasury in relation to Northern...

      Nature Conservation: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing fiscal incentives to support wildlife restoration and habitat creation.

      Business Rates: Pride in Place Programme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a business rates holiday for small businesses in areas that have received...

      Houseboats: Council Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the practice of the HMRC Valuation Office / Valuation Office Agency on valuing houseboats which are permanently moored for council tax.

      Treasury: Lanyards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 have been...

      Inflation: Redditch

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of inflationary pressures on household finances in Redditch.

      Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the value of compensation allocated under the Equitable Life Payment Scheme that will not be paid out to eligible...

      Child Trust Fund: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to make help adults with disabilities in Newcastle-under-Lyme to access their personal child trust funds.

      Voluntary Organisations: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HMRC’s Voluntary and Community Sector Grant Funding Scheme in improving tax compliance among...

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's document entitled Consultation on the Introduction of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED), updated on 25 March 2026,...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether changes to alcohol duty have increased revenue.

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 26 February 2026 to Question 113649 on Council tax: valuation, whether the HMRC Valuation Office plans to undertake site...

      Small Businesses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates on the viability of small and medium-sized enterprises.

      Small Businesses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered reducing taxation such as business rates for small businesses liable for Extended Producer Responsibility.

      Housing: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 23 April 2026 to Question HL16234 on Housing: Valuation, if she will break down those figures by each individual value...

      Stamp Duty Land Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 118509 on Housing: Sales, what information HMRC holds on the (a) number and (b) value of stamp...

      Economic Situation: Birth Rate

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis her Department has conducted on the UK's birth rate and the economic impact of that rate.

      Revenue and Customs: Forms

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making all HMRC forms available (a) online and (b) in paper form.

      Fertilisers: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of suspending import tariffs on fertiliser products including urea and ammonium nitrate.

  • Department for Education

    • Universities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of universities at risk of insolvency in each of the last five years, broken down by Russell Group and...

    • Durham University: Astronomy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for the Institute for Computational Cosmology.

      Students: Community Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16548 on Community Relations, what assessment she has made of the inclusion of the...

      Google: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the risk of behavioural data collected via Google Classroom and school-managed Google accounts being utilised to...

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) whether she has made an assessment of the potential financial impact on families with children who are younger than nine months old on the start...

      YouTube: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the frequency of (a) inappropriate, (b) violent and (c) age-inappropriate content encountered by teachers and pupils...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department intends to reply to the letter from the hon. Member of Dewsbury and Batley dated 11 March on the removal of pupils from school rolls.

      Teachers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 117426, Teachers: Pay, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of...

      Pre-school Education: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what conversations she has had with stakeholders about the impact of the Government’s June 2025 Ofsted accountability and inspection reform...

      Educational Institutions: Catering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, If he will make it his policy to ban meat products from all schools and educational settings which have been produced using non-stunned slaughter.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of accessibility of statutory SEND rights for (a) parents and (b) carers.

      School Meals: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the role of updated School Food Standards in supporting children’s health, wellbeing and readiness to learn.

      Private Education: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the VAT increase on private schools on demand for school places in state schools.

      Transport: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Transport on aligning school admissions policy with school transport policy to ensure...

      School Meals: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the nutritional quality of grab and go style foods in schools.

      Google: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Google Classroom and YouTube within schools on children.

      Department for Education: Lanyards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 have been...

      School Meals: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to update the Requirements for School Food Regulations 2014 in line with current dietary advice.

      AQA: Conditions of Employment and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with the AQA exam board on staff pay and conditions.

      Department for Education: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded...

      Transport: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental impact of increased private car use by rural families resulting from school transport...

      Universities: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has issued guidance to universities on the Employment Rights Act; and what steps she is taking to prevent university employers engaging in...

      Department for Education: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 1246 on Department for Education: Workplace Pensions, if she will give civil servants the right to...

      Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of free and open-sourced, built-in assistive software tools in meeting the needs of disabled students.

      Nurseries: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure nursery collection fees in cases where parents and carers are unable to collect children on time due to circumstances...

      Universities: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 128593 on Universities: Admissions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of...

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in England were removed from school rolls due to being absent for a set number of consecutive days from school in the past ten years,...

      Lifelong Learning Entitlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she has considered the potential merits of including level 2 and 3 qualifications on the list of available courses for lifelong learning...

      Academic Freedom: Subversion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...

      Social Media: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of teaching in schools on recognising AI technologies on social media.

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of the Adoption Support and Special Guardianship Support Fund on the amount of...

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what processes her Department has put in place to monitor the use of funding intended to improve SEND inclusion in mainstream school settings.

      Schools: Collective Worship

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the judgment in the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review (Appellant) UKSC/2024/0095, if she will review...

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of expanding Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges on pupil attendance...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide local authorities with funding for the training and capacity required by SEND Information, Advice and...

      Further Education: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Association of Colleges on narrowing the pay gap between further education college lecturers and school...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures her Department will take to ensure adequate support is in place for integrating SEND pupils into mainstream educational settings as part...

      Pupils: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes in reducing mental health problems among school-age children.

      Lifelong Learning Entitlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the readiness of the student finance system for the launch of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

      Digital Technology and Media: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that media and digital literacy education is accessible to children with additional needs.

      Lifelong Learning Entitlement: Fylde

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of learners in Fylde constituency who will be eligible for maintenance support under the LLE.

      Agriculture: Vocational Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific measures she is taking to support young people into a careers in farming a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

      Mathematics: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to increase the level of uptake of advanced mathematics to help address the...

      AQA: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the AQA exam board regarding resolving strike action taken by staff over pay.

      AQA: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with the AQA exam board on the potential impact of wage stagnation on its staff.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date does the ban on councils adopting the Committee system of governance take effect, and whether councils...

    • Waste: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with cabinet colleagues on the impact of waste crime on community cohesion.

      Mayors: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026, to Question 448, on Mayors: Public Appointments, whether there will be a public...

      Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Homes England guidance, Parking — what works where, of 17 May 2026, what assessment he has...

      Homelessness: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been provided to Lancashire local authorities for homelessness prevention in 2025-26.

      Councillors: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities maintain an (a) independent and (b)...

      Local Government: Public Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the timetable for legislation on creating a new standards body for local government.

      Tower Hamlets Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the publication of, London Borough of Tower Hamlets: Letter to the Secretary of State from the Ministerial...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication, High Value Council Tax Surcharge, published 19 May 2026, through what mechanism...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the changes in council tax bills from council tax equalisation during unitary local government restructuring...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his department’s Freedom of Information Act response, of 22 April 2026, Internal Review Ref:...

      West Surrey Council: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether West Surrey Council will receive exceptional support funding given its inherited debt and legacy debt payments.

      Tower Hamlets Council: Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Ministerial Envoys were consulted over the mayoral and councillor allowance increases in the London...

      Local Government Pension Scheme: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to local authorities in Essex of councillors participating in the Local...

      Local Government: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the costs to the public purse of local government reorganisation in Essex.

      Visitor Levy: Boats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the overnight visitor levy will apply to canal boats which are rented out on a short-term basis.

      Second Homes: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department has undertaken, or plans to undertake, post-legislative assessment or research on the effect of...

      Housing: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to local authorities to help increase the availability of stepping stone...

      Local Government Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government Actuary’s Department press release entitled Councillors in England access the...

      Tower Hamlets Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what pre-protocol letters on legal action have been sent to his Department by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets...

      Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department collects data on the length of time complainants wait before a complaint is first considered by...

      Temporary Accommodation: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the number of children living in temporary accommodation more than one hour from...

      Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Home Builders Federation publication, Rising...

      Temporary Accommodation: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help tackle the substandard temporary accommodation.

      Eden Project: Morecambe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120470 on Eden Project: Morecambe, how much funding will be...

      Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122205 on Islamophobia, if he will name each of those...

      Business Improvement Districts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 2 June 2026, HCWS81, on Pride in Place – High Streets Update, whether...

      Hospitality Industry: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 27 May 2026, to Question 2007, on Hospitality Industries: Pedestrian Areas, whether the...

      Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help local authorities reduce their number of out of area placements in temporary...

      Visitor Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the overnight visitor levy on the cost of summer holidays in...

      Waste Disposal: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2008 on Waste Disposal: Birmingham, what discussions he has had with...

      Local Government: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 8 April 2026 to Question 122686 on Local Government: Israel, whether his Department...

      Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will list each Strategic Migration Partnerships Grant Payment made in 2025-26by recipient and amount.

      Empty Property: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications for discretionary council tax reductions on empty properties following bereavement have been (a)...

      Local Government: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Councils to be prevented from making risky...

      Local Government Finance: West Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026, to Question 442, on Local Government Finance: West Surrey, if he will publish...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on forecasts for (a) parish precepts, (b) mayoral precepts and (c) police and...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 116483, on MHCLG: Publicity, if he will list each supplier...

      Government Departments: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Lord Mann's review of antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS, whether he plans to review...

      Anti-muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124793, on Social Cohesion Action Plan, whether (a) MEND,...

      Polling Stations: Religious Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119518 on Polling Stations: Religious Buildings, who would...

      Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Cap on donations from overseas electors and ban on crypto donations to...

      Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026, what is the planned commencement...

      Affordable Housing: Bristol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the availability of affordable housing for (a) care leavers and (b) young people unable...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the level of the threat posed by Russia to UK elections.

      Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on a) improving the transition from training...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Press Releases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the MHCLG press release, Right to Buy overhaul to safeguard social housing, released on 28 April 2026...

      Right to Buy Scheme: Fylde

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of exempting newly built social homes from Right to Buy for 35...

      Temporary Accommodation: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Social Housing Bill on the use of temporary accommodation...

      Housing Ombudsman Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider allowing the Housing Ombudsman to issue fines for maladministration by housing providers to...

      Democratic Engagement Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the principal causes are of the democratic disengagement that the Democratic Engagement Fund is intended to address.

      Nature Conservation: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework on...

      Solar Power: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether planning provisions allow local authorities to consider existing solar energy generation installations as a...

      Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of speculative development in locations without an up-to-date Local Plan.

      Planning Permission: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 122206, on Environment Protection for what reason the...

      Planning: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the new planning process laid out entitled ‘Roll out of the new...

      Devolution: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date a decision will be made on a devolution settlement for Hertfordshire.

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Fifth Special Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee of Session...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 123196 on Local Government Finance, what is the monetary...

      Affordable Housing: Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on securing (a) affordable, (b) safe and (c)...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of how many local authorities in England have a reduction in core spending...

      Visitor Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he intends to publish the Government response to the consultation on the overnight visitor levy.

      Business Rates: Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what figures his Department collates on business rate receipts each year from the central list, and what projections...

      Local Government: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the implementation of his Department’s proposed reforms to the local government code...

      Council Tax: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether guidance has been provided to Birmingham City Council in relation to advertising the range of council tax...

      Elections: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to his letter to council leaders and others of 16 February 2026, on postponement of local elections in England...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to reassess council tax banding for properties on an individual basis.

      Local Authority Housing Fund: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many properties have been purchased by the Local Authority Housing Fund in (a) the Chichester District, (b) the...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Lanyards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, 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...

    • Defence: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5280 on Defence: Insolvency, how many UK-based defence companies identified under Standard...

      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...

      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...

      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...

      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...

      Home Shopping: Electric Bicycles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to strengthen market regulation and accountability for online marketplaces regarding the sale of non-EAPC...

      Kinship Care: Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing statutory paid leave for kinship carers on levels of...

      Personal Care Services: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of small independent barbershops in town centres and high streets.

      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...

      Hospitality Industry: Assistance Animals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will review the adequacy of current guidance for hospitality venues on the admission of assistance animals, including the distinction...

      Department for Business and Trade: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

      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...

      Migrant Workers: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to his Department of subsidising visa costs for foreign national workers.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for UK supply chain resilience of increased demand for critical minerals arising...

      Oil: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Notice 'General Trade Licence for sanctioned processed oil products', published on 19 May 2026, if he will commit to a...

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of public procurement in supporting the growth of UK scale-up businesses.

      Trade Agreements: United Arab Emirates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to negotiate a free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the UAE.

      Trade Agreements: Mercosur

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to negotiate a free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and Mercosur.

      Arms Trade: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether UK arms export controls comply with the domestic laws of partner countries.

      Trade Agreements: Gulf States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Gulf trade deal on UK exports over the next decade.

      Energy Intensive Industries: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will broaden the eligibility criteria for the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme to include more food manufacturing businesses.

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms businesses should use to differentiate between steel that can and cannot be made in the UK.

      Small Businesses: Trade Competitiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new scale-up concierge service on the number of high-growth firms remaining...

      Women: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of representation of women in senior leadership positions across the UK private and public sectors.

  • Department for Transport

    • Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of expenditure under the Zero Emission Van Grant and Zero Emission Truck Grant that will...

    • British Transport Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total expenditure of the British Transport Police was in the latest year for which figures are available; how many warranted police officers...

      Driverless Vehicles: Highway Code

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the Highway Code adjusted for the presence of driverless cars.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has modelled the effect of increased axle weights associated with zero-emission heavy goods vehicles on pavement deterioration...

      HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s decision to introduce a revised volunteer model for Coastguard Rescue Officers, whether...

      Driverless Vehicles: Disability and Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specific guidance her Department has issued to operators joining the self-driving vehicles pilot scheme to help ensure that services are (a)...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish further details on the National Work-Related Road Safety Charter, including the proposed timetable for launching...

      Roads: Damage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities of of (a) paying compensation and (b) related legal advice for claims for damages...

      First Aid: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of bleed control kits at key transport stations.

      Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the contribution that reducing speeding offences will need to make to achieving the Government’s...

      Electric Bicycles: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to address the absence of registration for non-EAPC electric bikes, improve rider accountability and support...

      Buses: Driving

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing skills bootcamps for the public service vehicles sector that mirror those...

      Aviation: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on mutual recognition agreements for a) the certification of aircraft parts and...

      A47: Dual Carriageways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the financial liability to National Highways arising from potential planning blight and compulsory purchase claims...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Aviation: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a) the certification of aircraft parts and maintenance approvals and b) maintenance engineer licences are a priority outcome for the UK ahead...

      Transport: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Audit Office report Innovation in Transport cited in the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5446, what central...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Department for Transport

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

      Roads: South Holland and the Deepings

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

      Department for Transport

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

      East Midlands Railway: Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rolling stock on the East Midlands Railway.

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Parking: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate the onboarding of local authorities to the National Parking Platform; and what estimate her...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to provide details of the scheme on the reimbursement mechanism for the Summer Free bus fares for children initiative to...

      Motorcycles: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the trends in moped and 51–125cc scooter registrations...

      Aviation: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the costs of not having mutual recognition agreements in place with the EU around a) the certification...

      Taxis: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of private hiring booking apps and navigation applications by taxi and...

      Motorcycles: Vehicle Number Plates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to tackle the use of motorcycle plate flippers.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Chemicals: Insolvency

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds information on the number of UK based chemical companies which dissolved between 2021 and 2025 and cited the United...

    • Chris Wormald and Lord Case

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 15 April 2026, to Question HL16072, on Chris Wormald, if he will name the individual or individuals who gave the...

      Cabinet Office: Counselling

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provides dedicated counselling sessions for staff with specific protected characteristics.

      Peers: Children

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 112183 on Peers: Children, what is the social class of children of peers according to the policy.

      Birth Rate

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for the declining birth rate.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of Civil Service Pension Scheme members have been provided with an Annual Benefit Statement for a) 2024-25, b) 2023-24, c)...

      Local Government: Trade Union Officials

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the ONS National Statistics Socio-economic Classification, and the Social Mobility Commission’s classification, of a trade union official...

      Civil Service: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question HL13977 on Civil Service: Unpaid Work, how the Civil Service establishes whether candidates...

      Cabinet Office: Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the...

      UK Statistics Authority: Remote Working

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113602 on Office for National Statistics: Buildings, what the most recent statistics held by...

      Government Departments: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 108240 on Government Departments: Aviation, whether any planes have been commissioned...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 125694 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, what steps will be taken to ensure the...

      Cabinet Office: Business Interests

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 13 April 2026, to Question 123694, on Public Appointments: Business Interests, whether his Department provides guidance...

      Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2025 to Question HL6032 on Arms Length Bodies, what the status is of those Arm's Length Bodies.

      Shoplifting: North West

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many incidents of shoplifting were reported in the North West each of the last 10 years.

      Birth Rate

      To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has conducted on the potential impact of the falling birth rate on public services and long-term demographic change.

      Civil Service: Redundancy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2026 to Question 122717 on Civil Service: Redundancy, and to the Annex 6F document, in what circumstances does...

      Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a Cabinet Secretary can be appointed using a reserve list, without fresh and open competition, but disregarding the merit order of the previous...

      Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication of the Cabinet Secretaries Objectives 2026-27, whether he plans to revise those objectives in the context of the...

      Small Businesses: Closures

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of small business closures in England in the last five years.

      Economic Situation: Statistics

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics’ has a policy on (a) dynamic alignment and (b) divergence with the Eurostat's Nomenclature of Economic...

      Jessica Sargeant

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the appointment of Jessica Sargeant to the Propriety and Constitution Group was subject to a Civil Service Commission exception.

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will bring forward a Procurement Bill.

      Government Departments: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 122722 on Government Departments: Freedom of Information, whether his Department has used the...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a copy of the Downing Street and Cabinet Office press office lobby script and associated Q&A of 1 June 2026 for the release of...

      10 Downing Street: Cats

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the cats resident in the Prime Minister’s Downing Street apartment are transported to/from Chequers for times when he is resident there.

      Government Departments: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 491 on Government Departments: Correspondence, what steps he is taking to ensure that written...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide a list of time taken by government Departments to respond to correspondence from hon. Members from quickest to slowest.

      Labour Together

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 16 April 2026 to Question 125528 on Labour Together, whether his Department has specific (a) advice and (b) guidance on...

      Cabinet Office: Publications

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of newspaper and media subscriptions paid for by his Department for (a) the Director of Communications, (b) the Press...

      Peers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 210 on Peers, what is the process by which new non-legislative constitutional conventions are established.

      Freedom of Information: Public Consultation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to issue a consultation on the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the real value of Infected Blood compensation payments that have not yet been paid compared to compensation payments...

      Government: Policy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there have been any changes to the (a) Missions and (b) specific Milestones announced in the Plan for Change, CP 1210, of 5 December 2024.

      George Cross Committee

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the George Cross Committee has met to assess gallantry award submissions since 12 December 2024.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on the rollout of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme; how many individuals have (a) been assessed for compensation, (b)...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has electronic communications with Lord Mandelson that have been passed to the Metropolitan Police.

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review his policy on re-joining the (a) EU customs union and (b) EEA single market.

      Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/04975 dated 13 April 2026, for what reason £9,164 of...

      Civil Service: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question HL13977 on Civil Service: Unpaid Work, how the impact of the changes will be assessed.

      UK Statistics Authority: Elections

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK Statistics Authority is bound by Election guidance for civil servants, issued in March 2026.

      Propriety and Constitution Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office, Organogram of Staff Roles & Salaries, published on 11 November 2025, for what reason the title of the job...

      Propriety and Constitution Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the acting Director General for Propriety and Constitution Group has served in that role for more than six months.

      Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has a policy on commenting on the conclusions of a publicly announced leak inquiry once that inquiry is no longer live.

      Government Departments: Electronic Messaging

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what conclusion the Cabinet Office’s Propriety and Ethics Team under the previous Government reached on the ownership of the electronic messages...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her departments permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini,...

    • 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 funding for research and design in the 5G sector.

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in access to research funding.

      ICT: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026 to question 477 on Public Sector: ICT, if her Department will consider the use of open...

      Broadband: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve broadband connectivity in West Dorset.

      Innovation and Technology: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support research into emerging technologies such as quantum computing.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

      Alzheimer's Disease: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the level of Government funding is for research into Alzheimer's disease.

      Broadband: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve mobile connectivity in hard-to-reach rural communities in West Dorset.

      Quantum Technology: Mathematics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding her Department is making in the mathematical sciences to support the UK’s quantum industry.

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with under 16s on online safety.

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Ofcom's recent findings on TikTok and YouTube;...

      Project Gigabit: Arundel and South Downs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many premises in Arundel and South Downs constituency were included in the original Project Gigabit contract awarded to...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation relating to online content creators featuring children in their...

      Mobile Phones: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the most popular smartphone applications used by 8 to 14-year-olds after (a) 21:00 and...

      Geoengineering: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 1739 on Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Geoengineering, how much...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the online services where eight to 14-year-olds are most likely to encounter...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the publication, FCDO Areas of Research Interest (ARI), of 11 May 2026, paragraph 10.2, through...

    • Chinese Embassy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions (a) the Prime Minister and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with the Chinese Government...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the status is of her Department's industrial dispute with the PCS trade union.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what value of resources (a) have been provided since 22 May 2025; and (b) will be provided to Mauritius under the...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the publication, FCDO Areas of Research Interest (ARI), of 11 May 2026, paragraph 3.1, for what...

      Kashmir: Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of communications blackouts in Azad Jammu and Kashmir...

      Baroness Harman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Appointment of Harriet Harman as the Prime Minister's Adviser on...

      Nigeria: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of Nigeria on securing the release of people abducted from...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Lanyards

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

      Question

      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 the adequacy of...

      Development Aid: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that that the commitments in the International Strategic Framework on...

      Question

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

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to include tackling international tax abuse in the Illicit Finance Summit.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to promote UK soft power.

      British Embassy Washington: Global Counsel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times employees of Global Counsel visited the UK Embassy in Washington following the appointment of Lord...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK's priorities for the G20 Summit in the US.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of humanitarian need in Chad.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of banning trade with Israeli...

      Russia: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Government of Russia on the prosecution of (a) Jehovah’s...

      Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that officials working on human rights and international development...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role the UK is playing in ongoing UN processes to develop and strengthen an internationally agreed definition...

      Zimbabwe: UN Security Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to engage with the Government of Zimbabwe following their election to a non-permanent seat on...

      Ethiopia: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent human rights abuses and atrocities in Amhara in Ethiopia.

      Nigeria: Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Shell plc regarding environmental standards to uphold upon its return...

      Jonathan Powell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Jonathan Powell was subject to security vetting (a) before or (b) after he was appointed as the Prime...

  • Home Office

    • Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 119316 on Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance, what was the total spending...

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential asylum accommodation sites are under consideration by her Department.

      Home Office: Greenpeace

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 443 on Home Office: Greenpeace, whether her Department has had a policy of non-engagement...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will publish the value for money assessments and Accounting Officer assessments undertaken for existing and proposed large...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is from initial engagement with a local authority to final approval of asylum accommodation placements in that...

      Housing: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much grant funding has been awarded to each local authority for the housing of asylum seekers, broken down by local authority, in each...

      Retail Trade: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many raids have been conducted on vape shops by law enforcement agencies in England in each of the last 10 years.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed asylum accommodation sites on community tensions.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's tender, Provision of Asylum Support and Accommodation Services, Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-016078, is open to...

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will publish a fully costed plan to reach the Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme’s target of £354 million...

      Asylum: Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department will be exempting victims of human trafficking from the Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed...

      Hadi Alodid

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department received representations from (a) political parties and (b) political representatives to support the asylum claim of...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered rolling out the support provided by Surrey’s Step to Change Hub across the country.

      Domestic Abuse: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will continue to fund Surrey’s Step to Change Hub after 2026/27.

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential role of faith-based organisations in (a) supporting victims of domestic abuse and (b)...

      Gender Based Violence: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Artificial Intelligence tools will play in the Government’s pledge to halve violence against women and girls by 2034.

      Offences against Children: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of current levels of consistency amongst [i] Councils [ii] Police and [iii] CPS of [a] the recording and [b]...

      Intimate Image Abuse: Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effectiveness of device-level nudity blocking technology in preventing child sexual exploitation.

      Asylum: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to make the (a) place based visibility tool, (b) discontinuation prediction pool and (c)the data underpinning...

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list each of the organisations that have been added to the Home Office's skilled worker register of sponsors since July 2024.

      Report Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of incidents reported to Report Fraud that were not taken forward for investigation over Report...

      Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to a) remove the requirement for the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner post to be filled, b) provide for the...

      Report Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) whether the amount of money that an individual loses as a victim of fraud is a criterion used to decide whether to take an incident...

      Electronic Travel Authorisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been refused Electronic Travel Authorisation on the basis that their presence may not be conducive to the public good...

      Report Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of incidents reported to Report Fraud have been categorised as Romance Fraud.

      Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions relating to live facial recognition will be included in the forthcoming Police Reform Bill.

      Biometrics: Privacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of live facial recognition technology on privacy rights.

      Animal Experiments: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the use of beagles supplied by MBR Acres in the United Kingdom in GLP...

      Dangerous Driving: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of dangerous driving offences in Lincolnshire.

      Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has advised any police forces not to activate facial recognition functions within surveillance software.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Commonwealth: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen defence cooperation between the United Kingdom and members of the Commonwealth.

    • Army Reserve: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he can confirm what the budget allocation for funding the British Army’s active reserve is for this reporting period.

      Middle East: International Humanitarian Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what safeguards are in place to ensure that intelligence gathered by UK assets in the Middle East is not used in operations that breach international...

      Israel and USA: Lebanon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether intelligence gathered from UK surveillance flights in the past 12 months over Lebanon has been shared with (a) the Government of Israel and (b)...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release UK-led Operation Interflex enters new phase of specialist training for Ukraine, published on 5 June...

      Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5729, whether the Value for Money assessment assessed the net cost of disposing of Prince...

      Army Reserve: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the capital costs of providing Army Reserve basic training capacity at Alexander Barracks,...

      Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of his Department's budget was spent on military pensions in 2024-25.

      Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5091 on Military Aircraft: Training, what mixed reality resources have been integrated into the...

      Electronic Warfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026 to question 5073 on Electronic Warfare, by when does he plan the capability from Project CRENIC to enter service.

      Reserve Forces: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of legal protections for reservists seeking leave from civilian employment to attend...

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for renewing the Armed Forces Recruitment Service contract.

      Armed Forces: Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed international changes to satellite interference rules on the effectiveness of UK...

      Defence: Satellites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister has ultimate responsibility for ensuring the UK's sovereign satellite capability; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of...

      Defence: Satellites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of international competition and regulatory developments relating to satellite spectrum allocation,...

      Navy: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the Royal Navy has made of the cost of the incremental move to sustainable aviation fuel as set out in the UK Government's SAF mandate.

      Defence Nuclear Enterprise: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the Ministry of Defence budget was spent on the Defence Nuclear Enterprise in 2024-25.

      Early Warning Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in procuring a replacement for CROWSNEST.

      Firearms: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what impact the awarding of a 10 year contract for supply of General-Purpose Machine Gun L7A2 weapon systems will have on the planned out-of-service...

      Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5727, on what dates, in what format, and with which categories of participants the consultation...

      F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to question 5077 on F-35 Aircraft, by when does he expect the F-35B production line to close.

      Armed Forces: Mortuaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of mortuary affairs qualified personnel within the Armed Forces.

      Nuclear Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in re-establishing his Department's capability to produce nuclear fuel.

      Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what use is made of the training area at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks; and what equivalent facilities will be available at receiving locations...

      Army Reserve: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of consolidating Army Reserve basic training at Alexander Barracks, Pirbright on the recruitment and...

      Army Reserve: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the data in the Answer of 4 June 2026 to UIN 5471, what proportion of Army Reserve basic training he expects Alexander Barracks, Pirbright...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of family accommodation for defence personnel.

      Army: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated yearly cost to the British Army is of using Sustainable Aviation Fuel in each year (a) since its introduction and (b) for which...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the annual cost of paying Universal Credit to people in paid employment.

    • Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Department’s policy of prioritising new Universal Credit claimants for Work...

      Citizens Advice: North Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to provide support to Citizens Advice in North Staffordshire.

      Glyphosate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of glyphosate-based herbicides on wild pollinators and biodiversity in public spaces; and what...

      Universal Credit: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of Universal Credit obtained a higher education qualification in the five years preceding their claim.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Lanyards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what factors may be considered when assessing child maintenance claims made in cases where parents have a court-sealed 50/50 custody arrangement.

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department will take to help ensure that the roles gained through the Youth Guarantee or Youth Jobs Grant by young people not...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of young people not in employment, education or training in Fylde constituency; and what steps he is...

      Bereavement Support Payment: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has assessed the potential merits of uprating the value of Bereavement Support Payment to restore the value of this benefit in line...

      Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many instances of benefit overpayments to deceased claimants have been recorded in each year since 2020.

      Occupational Health: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that occupational health providers acting for employers respect an individual's right to...

      Employment: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve employment rates among blind and visually impaired people.

      Employment Schemes: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of employment support available to jobseekers aged over 50, including access to tailored guidance...

      Unemployment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what strategies his Department has in place to tackle unemployment among people aged over 50.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Universal Credit while in paid employment are employed (a) in the retail sector and (b) by supermarkets.

      Medical Certificates: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Broken fit note system to be overhauled, published on 20 May 2026, whether he has...

      Universal Credit: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of benefit sanctions on the mental health of claimants receiving Universal Credit.

      Social Security Benefits: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16–24-year-olds in South Ribble are claiming unemployment benefits.

      Employment Schemes: Sutton Coldfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people that will benefit from Sector-based Work Academy Programmes in Royal Sutton Coldfield over the next 5...

      Unemployment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of long-term unemployment among people aged over 50.

      Universal Credit: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants in each region had (a) no qualifications, (b) Level 2 qualifications, (c) Level 3...

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions were applied to benefit claimants in the most recent reporting period.

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Poverty Strategy in the absence of statutory targets for reducing child poverty.

      Medical Certificates: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Fit Note Reform Pilots, published on 21 May 2026, HCWS56, how many employers in Lancashire...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth unemployment in (a) Grantham and Bourne constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Cost of Living: Redditch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on low-income households in Redditch.

      Social Security Benefits: Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of decision-making in cases involving Autism Spectrum Disorder in disability benefit assessments.

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that speech and language therapists do not undertake PIP assessments for people without disabilities related...

      Housing: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what housing cost support is available for young apprentices living independently.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase support for victims of domestic violence.

    • Criminal Proceedings: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, about the steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of the Single Justice Procedure.

      Human Remains: Burial and Cremation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Government departments and agencies are responsible for bodies of the departed from death through to (a) burial and (b) cremation.

      Judicial Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the three-month time limit for applying for Judicial Review in cases where applicants...

      Legal Ombudsman: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to review the operation and effectiveness of the Legal Ombudsman, including the timeliness within which complaints are...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Cricket: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2025 to question 60227 on Cricket: Women, what further progress her Department has made on increasing...

    • Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many sporting events her Department estimates may meet the framework conditions in clause 3 of the Sporting Events Bill over the...

      Youth Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prepare for the launch of applications to the next phase of the Better Youth Spaces Fund, and...

      Euro 2028

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of UEFA EURO 2028 on constituencies like Fylde without participating stadiums.

      Charities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce additional support for charities facing increased (a) staffing and (b) operational costs.

      Cultural Heritage: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support heritage industries, such as thatching, to remain viable businesses.

      Places of Worship Renewal Fund: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what conversations has she had with the Welsh Government about the devolved successor to the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.

      Charities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of regional disparities in access to charitable funding.

      Civil Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to publish a long-term strategy for supporting the charitable and voluntary sector.

      Charities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with charitable sector representatives on the availability of grant funding for small charities.

      BBC: Royal Charters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that a range of commercial media stakeholders are consulted during the BBC Charter Review process.

      Gymnastics: Huntingdon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to question 5066 on Gymnastics: Huntingdon, what is the breakdown of the £116,588 of funding...

      Civil Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average waiting time was for an application to register a new charity or convert an existing non-profit organisation into a...

      Charities: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Charity Commission regarding Iran-linked charities operating in the UK.

      Charities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve access to funding for community-based charities.

      Charities: Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 121321 on Charities: Radicalism, what the timetable is for the implementation...

      Football: Sportsgrounds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the safety of artificial grass football pitches.

      BBC: Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the BBC’s work on (a) classical music and (b) choral singing.

      BBC: Royal Charters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of public accountability mechanisms for the BBC in the event of it being granted a permanent Charter.

      Broadcasting: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom regarding its ongoing investigations into alleged breaches of due impartiality and material...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equal Pay: Research

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Contractfinder, Provision of socio-legal research into equal pay and combined discrimination - Lot 2, Ref: CCZZ24A18 - Lot 2,...

    • Equality: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what legal advice was sought and received on whether the draft Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Processed Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to mandate clear label markings on packaged food products to indicate excess a) salt, b) fat, c) sugar, d)...

    • Dementia: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase support for voluntary and charitable organisations providing dementia support services in Lincolnshire.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Marie Curie's Fix End of Life Care campaign.

      Dentistry: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention of NHS dentists.

      Community Health Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to integrated care boards on the funding of community services.

      Gyms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of independent gyms in reducing demand on NHS services.

      Processed Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it her policy to mandate clear labelling of ultra-processed food.

      Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publishing the consultation on the proposed retail licensing scheme for tobacco, vape, and nicotine...

      Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of promoting adequate consumption of (a) calcium, (b) protein and...

      Mental Health Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Key target hit with 8,500 extra mental health workers in the NHS, published on...

      Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of women in England who experienced (a) one, (b) two and (c) three or more...

      Home Care Services: Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed council commissioning rates for homecare to ascertain if councils are encouraging the underpayment of...

      Home Care Services: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State with Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Local Government...

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to eyecare services across England.

      Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to consult publicly on the implications of the recent Supreme Court judgment on deprivation of liberty;...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of men who will be eligible for the new targeted prostate cancer screening programme, (b) the...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of targeted prostate cancer screening on earlier diagnosis rates.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to bring forward regulations on the (a) colour, (b) shape, (c) flavour and (d) display of (i) vaping and (ii) nicotine products.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of regional variation in access to NHS brain tumour tissue freezing services.

      Brain Cancer: Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve five-year survival rates for patients diagnosed with brain cancer.

      Health Services: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps in response to the recommendation issued by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in...

      Prostate Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timetable has been set for each NHS radiotherapy centre in England to begin offering stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for...

      Gynaecology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists to support delivery of the 2026 Renewed...

      Mental Health Services: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the mental health of women going through (a) menopause, (b) perimenopause and (c) hormonal treatment...

      Gynaecology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish annual progress reports on the implementation of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle rural disparities in cancer care.

      Women's Health Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of women’s health hubs on delivering the objectives of the 2026 Renewed...

      Gynaecology: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to specialist women’s health services for women in deprived areas.

      Low Alcohol Drinks: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on its plans to consult on updating the descriptor guidance for low and no alcohol products.

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in regard to prostate screening, for what reason there is a difference between black and white men between the ages of 45 and 74.

      Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England on waiting times for...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2631, whether accountability mechanisms will be put in place to ensure that NHS trusts,...

      Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the UK National Screening Committee on its decision not to recommend screening for spinal muscular atrophy.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, and whether he is supporting the development of new...

      Endometriosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of NHS specialist endometriosis care since the publication of the Renewed...

      Chemicals: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will review the impact of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals on public health; and what steps his Department...

      Prostate Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average travel distance for patients accessing SABR treatment for prostate cancer.

      Prostate Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS radiotherapy centres currently have the (a) equipment and (b) workforce required to deliver SABR for prostate cancer treatment.

      Mental Health: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of peer support walking groups in improving men’s mental health outcomes.

      Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of expanding the range of qualified healthcare professionals able to carry out...

      Mental Health: Redditch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising living costs on mental health outcomes in Redditch.

      Mental Health Services: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of total NHS spending has been allocated to mental health services in each year since 2019.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will develop and publish a fully costed strategy for the NHS Federated Data Platform contract.

      Drugs: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of (a) Drug Tariff reimbursement prices and (b) prices paid by community pharmacies...

      Mental Illness: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve access for people living with mental illness to new and innovative treatments.

      Mental Health Services: Community Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to scale and spread effective community-based mental health support models through the forthcoming Mental...

      Prisoners: Stress

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have been diagnosed with Continuous Traumatic Stress.

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the health-related recommendations in the...

      Mental Health Services: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of schools currently have access to a Mental Health Support Team; and what the timetable is for further rollout.

      Mental Health Services: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has identified links between menopause and a heightened risk of suicide; and what support his Department provides...

      Mental Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the development of a Modern Service Framework for severe mental illness, and what timeline he...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand and improve assertive outreach services for people with severe mental illness.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of inequalities in access to mental health treatment, and what steps he is taking to address them.

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress, he has made in reforming the Penalty Charge Notice system for unpaid prescription charges.

      Disability Aids: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the barriers faced by patients in returning NHS-issued walking aids for reuse or recycling; and what steps...

      Brain: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend Oliver McGowan training to include acquired brain injury.

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in reference to the ongoing reform of Part IX of the Drug Tariff, a) what the objective is of introducing renewed product clusters for...

      Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent digital exclusion from increasing health inequalities in the context of the Health Bill.

      Dental Health: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential of anti-USAG-1 antibody therapy for tooth regeneration; and what steps he is...

      Childbirth: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 107772, whether his Department plans to make the recording of consanguinity and...

      Mental Health Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards recruiting the additional mental health workforce.

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting list times for mental health services.

      Suicide: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of contribution of informal peer support networks to suicide prevention among men.

      NHS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what conflict‑of‑interest policies apply to NHS trust chairs, board members and senior advisers involved in decisions...

      Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many decommissioned NHS ambulances have been (a) donated and (b) sold to humanitarian charities by Trust over the past 12 months.

      NHS: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which performance claims and verifiable evidence from Federated Data Platform pilot sites were used to inform the decision to award the...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data and evaluation evidence NHS England relied upon when deciding to expand pilots of the Federated Data Platform beyond initial trusts.

      Mental Health: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support voluntary and community sector organisations working to reduce stigma surrounding...

      Mental Health Services: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of barriers preventing men from accessing traditional mental health services.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Ministers were informed before May 2026 that staff employed by Palantir and external consultants had been granted administrative...

      Mental Health Services: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the voluntary sector on support for fathers experiencing mental health difficulties following (a) family...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure that Parliament is informed of material changes to data access arrangements under the NHS...

      Air Ambulance Services: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026, to question 1530 on Air Ambulance Services: Fuels, which air ambulance charities has he engaged...

      Colestyramine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the reported withdrawal of the original formulation of Questran from the UK market...

      Epidermolysis Bullosa: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with Epidermolysis Bullosa in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Palantir: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government intends to exercise the break clause in the NHS Federated Data Platform contract with Palantir Technologies UK Ltd.

      Maternity Services: Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of disparities in maternity outcomes across Sussex by (a) ethnicity, (b) deprivation level...

      HMP Wormwood Scrubs: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of healthcare provision for prisoners with neuromuscular and other progressive conditions at...

      Psychiatric Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made to (a) review and (b) reform mental health discharge policy and practice.

      Postpartum Haemorrhage: Fylde

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many instances of Postpartum haemorrhage occurred in Fylde constituency in each of the last five years.

      Health Services: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of women waiting for NHS treatment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

      Maternity Services: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of serious maternity incidents at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust...

      Cardiovascular System: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of Ramipril in each strength and formulation; and what...

      Prescription Drugs: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients are not required to pay privately to obtain medicines prescribed to them on...

      Mental Health Services: Lambeth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission's regulatory oversight of Lambeth adult...

      South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 14 May 2026 to question 1302 on NHS: Standards, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the...

      Generic Prescribing: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of conflict in the Middle East on the supply of generic medicines...

      Health Services: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the immediate assurances relied upon by CQC in deciding not to use...

      Human Remains: Funerals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures his Department is considering to protect the dignity of human bodies in the context of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current levels of government funding for brain tumour research.

      National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeliness of NICE technology appraisal delivery.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place within the NHS Federated Data Platform to help ensure that external contractors and third-party suppliers...

      Clozapine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of Clozapine; whether he has considered the potential merits of...

      Suicide: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage early help-seeking for people experiencing suicidal thoughts in Surrey Heath constituency.

      ADHD: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for ADHD medication reviews in Bromsgrove constituency; what steps he is...

      Learning Disability: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the growth of the learning disability workforce, including addressing the reduction in...

      Brain Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) MHRA and (b) NICE on OPTUNE treatment for brain cancer patients.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sites of Special Scientific Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce legally binding targets for the restoration of Sites of Special Scientific...

    • Countryside: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department if taking with local authorities to help improve access to nature in deprived communities.

      Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support is available for land managers seeking to transition to rewilding based approaches, including advisory services...

      Carbon Emissions: Consumer Goods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 4044, how the estimated emissions embodied in imported goods consumed in the...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the revised bovine tuberculosis strategy; and whether she plans to expand the use of private...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot sent on 24 April 2026 with...

      Pigmeat: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide immediate financial assistance or supply chain interventions to support UK independent pig...

      Dogs: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of permitting dogs to travel in the cabins of aircraft...

      Lynx: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on rewilding lynx.

      Animal Products: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many import permits were issued for hunting trophies between July 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026, for which species, and for...

      Animal Products: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which species of conservation concern will be covered by the forthcoming legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies.

      Water Companies: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the inclusion of Recommendation 46 of the Independent Water...

      Rented Housing: Hygiene and Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of powers available to local authorities to address accumulations of waste and...

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to set out plans for spatial prioritisation of ELM in line with the Land Use Framework.

      Fertilisers and Red Diesel: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has in place to support farm businesses in the event of prolonged increases in red...

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent increases in agricultural input costs on food...

      Ammonia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of global ammonia and urea supply disruption arising from...

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to increase long term public and private investment in rewilding and nature restoration projects.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive on...

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to review licensing arrangements for the reintroduction of native species, including beavers...

      Nature Conservation: South Ribble

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (i) create more space for nature and (ii) protect natural wildlife in South Ribble...

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incentives are available to support rewilding projects that aim to (a) reduce flood risk, (b) mitigate extreme weather...

      Animal Welfare: Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with her Commonwealth counterparts to help improve animal welfare.

      Fisheries: Quotas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of fishing quotas in the Atlantic on a) the price of cod and b) fish...

      Pigs: Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any recommendations from the Animal Welfare Committee's report entitled The welfare impacts on pigs of high...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive: Common Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact on the Malvern Hills Trust and other landscape managers of the decision to...

      Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 27 May 2026 to Questions 2585 and 2586, on what date will a National Listing system recognising...

      Sheep: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking in response to the consultation on tail docking and castration in lambs.

      Wines: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making all importers of organic wine register as...

      Food: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that overseas imports of agri-food do not adversely impact British a) farmers and b)...

      Environment Protection: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to support stable governance for private investment in nature markets.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 125703 on Food: Labelling, whether the Government will be able to...

      Simpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 5375 on Simpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and Noise, whether inspections...

      Inland Waterways: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the Access to Nature Green Paper includes provisions for increased public access to...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.

    • Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing illegal immigration from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland.

      Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing illegal immigration to Northern Ireland.

      Civil Disorder: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with political parties in Northern Ireland on the a) knife attack on Monday 8 June and b) violence and disorder on...

  • Scotland Office

    • Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help lower household energy costs in West Dorset.

    • Waste: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who represented the Government at the Zero Waste Forum.

      Energy: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure off grid users of energy (a) are protected by Ofgem and (b) benefit from energy price...

      Renewable Energy: Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will consider making community benefits mandatory for all solar and BESS projects currently under consideration.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of energy prices on rural households in West Dorset.

      Energy: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce industrial energy costs.

      Renewable Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department will publish a response to the working paper on community benefits and shared ownership for low carbon energy...

      Renewable Energy: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to bring forward regulatory changes to allow homes and smaller businesses to buy power directly from local renewable...

      Nuclear Fusion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure broad public participation in the consultation on the draft EN-8 National Policy...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage energy efficiency improvements in social and private housing.

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the requirement to use an existing Energy Performance...

      Sizewell C Power Station: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 3.12 of the National Audit Office report Sizewell C (HC 33), published in May 2026, what the funding...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on meeting the UK’s net zero targets by 2050.

      Carbon Budgets: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the West of England Mayoral Authority on the implementation of Carbon Budget 7.

      Carbon Budgets: Tidal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of tidal power on achieving Carbon Budget 7.

      Energy Intensive Industries: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of carbon pricing on energy-intensive industries in the UK.

      Clean Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerable consumers are protected from misleading claims about green energy tariffs.

      Heating: North East Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of homes in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency to be fitted with...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Lanyards

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

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance he has issued to households on reducing energy consumption and improving efficiency.

      Natural Gas: Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what impact the delay in responding to the gas resilience consultation will have on (a) energy security and (b) preparedness for...

      Rowan Energy: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of customers affected by the insolvency of Rowan Energy Ltd and (b) total value of...

      Electricity: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent increases in electricity standing charges on agricultural and...

      Refineries: Grangemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the maximum individual award under the Grangemouth Training Guarantee.

      Natural Gas: Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation on gas system resilience.

      Fuel Poverty: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, Official...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Remote Working

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

    • Wales Office: Lanyards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each...

      Research: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5995, what conversations has she had with the Welsh Government regarding the future of Local Innovation...

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General's Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

    • Attorney General's Office: Lanyards

      To ask the Solicitor General, 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 have been purchased; and...

      Witnesses

      To ask the Solicitor General, what special measures Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors offer to vulnerable witnesses to support them in giving evidence.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • State Retirement Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of unclaimed State Pensions in the United Kingdom.

    • Unemployment: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion in Alan Milburn's report Young people and work: interim report, published on 28 May, that...

      Chemicals: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether data collected by countries which are members of the Drone Subgroup of the OECD Working Party on Pesticides provides a...

      Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of unclaimed workplace or private pensions in the United Kingdom.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Legal Profession: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that legal professionals using artificial intelligence tools comply with professional, evidential and procedural requirements...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equality: Codes of Practice

      To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they intend to provide to small service providers operating single-room universal facilities to ensure compliance with the draft Code of Practice for...

    • Equality: Codes of Practice

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consulted the Information Commissioner’s Office regarding data protection safeguards before approving the text of the Equality and Human Rights...

      Equality: Codes of Practice

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they had made of the potential impact on privacy rights under (1) the Data Protection Act 2018, and (2) section 22 of the Gender Recognition Act...

      Gender: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include gender equality as part of the agenda for the G20 meeting they are hosting next year.

  • Department for Transport

    • East Coast Main Line: Outages

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve real-time communications with passengers at periods of significant service outage on the East Coast Mainline.

    • Road Signs and Markings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with National Highways regarding signage at night when diversions on major trunk roads arise from temporary carriageway...

      Road Traffic Control: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the adoption of artificial intelligence-enabled traffic management technologies by local transport authorities.

      Trinity House: Shipping

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their methodology for working out the (1) social value, and (2) proportion, of UK components for the procurement of vessels for Trinity House.

      Trinity House: Shipping

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the Chancellor's letter, sent to Cabinet colleagues in mid-May, regarding the awarding of government...

      London Underground: Strikes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of lost fare revenue attributable to industrial action on the London Underground since 1 April 2026.

      London Underground: Strikes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the total direct cost to the United Kingdom economy of industrial action on the London Underground since 1 April 2026.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Asylum: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of (1) policing in respect of national security, and (2) community cohesion, measures in Northern Ireland as they...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Absent Voting and Remote Working

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing their findings from their consultation on remote attendance and proxy voting in local authority council meetings.

    • Housing: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether existing consumer protection regulations are sufficient to address the use of artificial intelligence-generated imagery...

      Public Lavatories: Closures

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on local authority budgets of the closure of many public toilets as referenced in the Royal Society for Public Health...

  • Treasury

    • Electricity: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to take further action to move levies from electricity bills to general taxation.

    • Visitor Levy: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to amending the rate of VAT on accommodation in the context of the proposed overnight visitor levy.

  • Department for Education

    • Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Eligibility

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have considered reviewing the eligibility criteria for the Holiday Activities and Food programme to ensure support reaches children in working...

    • Special Educational Needs: Inspections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Ofsted reports on schools will consider the identification of, and support for, those with special educational needs...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the support granted to those with an Education and Health Care Plan continues under the proposals in...

  • Attorney General

    • Lord Mandelson

      To ask His Majesty's Government what communications the Attorney General has had with Lord Mandelson since July 2024.

    • Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 4 February (HL13872), whether the Attorney General has recused himself on matters relating to that...

      Attorney General's Office: Conflict of Interests

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 1 June (HL104), whether there are details of financial interests which the Attorney General has declared to his...

      Attorney General's Office: Conflict of Interests

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 1 June (HL104), whether the Attorney General has received backdated payments since July 2024 relating to his...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent of 8 June (HL446), whether eligibility for the unethical research award extends to deceased...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total amount of (1) oil and (2) gas extracted from the North Sea and then used in the UK for each of the years 2021–22, 2022–3,...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Avian Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether a habitats regulations assessment has been carried out for the release of mallards into Special Protection Areas and Special Areas of Conservation,...

    • Avian Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to regulate captive-reared mallard releases to reduce the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza to (1) wild birds,...

      Landfill

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards the near elimination of biodegradable waste to landfill in England from 2028.

      Business: Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support businesses with (1) accessing climate information, (2) adaptation planning, and (3) managing the health of employees during...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Scottish Football Association: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much finance they provided to the Scottish Football Association in each of the years 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 and...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Learning Disability: Care Quality Commission

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions have been brought by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) since 2009 regarding the unsafe or inadequate care of people with a learning...

    • Gastroparesis: Surgery

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 28 October 2025 (HL10911), what evidence the Clinical Panel considered in their 2021 review of the Clinical...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking through research funding and innovation programmes to support the use of artificial intelligence in the development of personalised...

      HIV/AIDS

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to allow patients with HIV, where the virus is undetectable, to have access to medical trials for new cancer drugs and treatments.

      Learning Disability: Care Quality Commission

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they require to ensure the Care Quality Commission (CQC) updates its digital infrastructure so that statutory notifications of deaths can be...

      Drugs: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) financial support, and (2) other support, they are providing to support the (a) discovery, (b) development, and (c) delivery of new anti-fungal drugs.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what specific mechanisms exist within the NHS Federated Data Platform contract to hold Palantir accountable for accessing identifiable patient records; and why...

      NHS: Palantir

      To ask His Majesty's Government why a significant change allowing Palantir contractors access to identifiable NHS patient data remained undisclosed until it was exposed by external pressure.

      NHS: Palantir

      To ask His Majesty's Government what systemic vulnerabilities in NHS England’s procurement and digital oversight frameworks permitted Palantir staff to gain access to identifiable patient...

      Hospital Beds: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to BBC reports on 19 May, why Ravi Mehta, a 36 year old disabled patient, has remained in hospital for eight months after being declared fit for discharge.

      Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Supreme Court's judgment regarding the Cheshire West Framework (UKSC/2025/0042), what steps they plan to take to ensure that families of individuals...

      Gender Dysphoria: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Merron on 15 April (HL Deb cols 332–4), how many assessments are required to access (1) hormones, and (2)...

      Paediatrics: Pathology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with the General Medical Council and the Royal College of Pathologists to revise the pathology training pathway in order to rectify...

      Hospitals: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government when in May they intend to publish the data on the number of patients being treated in corridors; and how regularly that data will be published.

      Hospitals: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the data on the number of patients being treated in corridors in England; and how regularly they plan to publish that data.

      Dentistry

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS dentists there were in England in each of the last five years.

      Eyesight: Testing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve access to NHS sight tests for adults with learning disabilities; and what consideration they have given to including...

      Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the Supreme Court's reversal of the Cheshire West judgment ([2014] UKSC 19), including whether existing...

      Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue interim guidance to local authorities and health and care providers following the Supreme Court ruling that removes the Cheshire West...

      Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect the rights of people with disabilities following the Supreme Court ruling that overruled the Cheshire West framework for...

      General Practitioners: Negligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Merron on 17 March (HL Deb col 766), where a referral to a specialist by a GP is made through a single point of access and...

      Neurology: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to develop a Modern Service Framework for neurological conditions.

      Kidney Diseases: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 1 April 2026 (HL15859), how they intend to assess the effectiveness of the NHS Health Check...

      Alan Milburn

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to Alan Milburn's register of interests in Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, published 11 December 2025, which...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • New Businesses

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether there was an increase or a decrease in the number of small business start-ups in 2025–26; and what assessment they have made of the reasons for any...

    • Small Businesses: Closures

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many small businesses ceased to operate in the UK in the financial years (1) 2023–24, (2) 2024–25, and (3) 2025–26; and what...

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