Written answers

Friday, 26 June 2026

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iran: Conflict Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support international efforts to deescalate tensions in Iran.

    • Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London continues to operate...

      China: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Government of China on reports that released religious prisoners of...

      Hong Kong: Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of Hong Kong authorities in acts of transnational repression directed at...

      Israel: Palestine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Israeli counterpart on British civilian assets (a) destroyed and (b)...

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and protect Palestinian...

      Nigeria: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the Nigerian authorities to (a) investigate and (b) prosecute...

      Development Aid: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding the UK has provided to combat malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS in low-income countries.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the restructuring process on staff morale and retention.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina of members of the Peace...

      Armenia: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of recent Russian restrictions...

      USA: World Cup

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of the United States on reports of British nationals,...

      Syria: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support inclusive and representative governance in Syria and to help protect the...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Terrorism: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the use of terrorist connection provisions under section 69 of the Sentencing Act...

    • HMP Millsike

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what design features of HMP Millsike are intended to support or address, a) biodiversity, b) social value, c) climate change, and d) the natural environment.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison discharges taking place on a Friday evening or weekend.

      HMP/YOI Prescoed: Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who is the new contractor for the construction of additional places at HMP Prescoed.

      Prisons: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £35 million government funding boost to stop drones smuggling contraband into prisons,...

      HMP Liverpool: Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who is the new contractor for the construction of additional places at HMP Liverpool.

      Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has held discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on the evidential and public interest thresholds applied when deciding whether to...

      Youth Justice: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that youth justice services have adequate resources and capacity to deliver diversionary interventions at scale.

      Youth Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in the proportion of diversionary outcomes for children in the youth justice...

      Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department are employed wholly or primarily to support the provision of multilingual communications and services; and what is the...

      Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times his Department has responded to a written parliamentary question with the answer that the information is not held in 2026.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on future F-35 procurement of the availability of low rate initial production material within the production chain.

    • Ministry of Defence: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4946 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Palantir, whether the Foreign, Commonwealth and...

      Firearms: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on Project Troubler.

      Rifles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on Project Shamer.

      Armed Forces: Firearms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 5081 on Armed Forces: Firearms, what were the circumstances which led to the loss of a) two C8 rifles...

      Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether delivery of an Air-Air Refuelling mission capability remains within the scope of Project VANQUISH.

      Boxer Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 9058 on Army, which Mechanised Infantry Units will receive Boxer from 2030 - 2035.

      Typhoon Aircraft: Engines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of work undertaken under the Typhoon Engine Support Solution contract will be carried out within the UK.

      Salisbury Plain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visitors has Imber village had each year over the last 5 years.

      Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4943 Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning, whether pyroprocessing is being used to recycle used fuel...

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the RCH 155 programme's value will be delivered by UK-based companies.

      Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will meet with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to discuss the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on morale within...

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the F-35 Joint Program Office Global Support Solution (GSS) Reset on the UK Lightning Force.

      Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to question 8711 on Military Aircraft: Training, how many trainee pilots have quit UKMFTS prior to completion of...

      Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there will be a reduction in training exercises for the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in the (i) current and (ii) next...

      Russia: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of interdicting sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet vessels in the English Channel under a) Article 19 or b)...

      Ukraine: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Stormer HVMs have been sent to Ukraine.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the Fleet Helicopter Support Unit contract to Royal Navy readiness.

      Shipping: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections in place for UK-registered civilian vessels in the English channel from Russian military vessels.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Independent Football Regulator: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department holds information on the gender and ethnicity of applicants and shortlisted candidates for appointments to the...

    • Independent Football Regulator: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have been appointed to the board of the Independent Football Regulator; and how many of those appointees are a) Black...

      Football: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Independent Football Regulator can credibly enforce equality and diversity...

      Local Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what payments have been made through the Local Democracy Reporting Service to each participating publisher in each year since the...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public appointments her Department made between 1 January 2020 and 29 April 2026; and how many of those appointees were a)...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Public Bodies: Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the proposals by the Living Wage Foundation, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of all publicly...

    • Department for Business and Trade: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times his Department has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.

      Public Holidays: World Cup

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to designate Monday 20 July 2026 as an additional bank holiday in the event of England winning the 2026 FIFA...

      Fireworks: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to consult on the regulation of fireworks.

      Fires: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changing from open flame standards to smoulder only test on the number of (a) deaths...

      Kinship Care: Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential economic impact of introducing paid leave for kinship carers.

      Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to undertake a review of private debt‑recovery practices for unpaid fuel transactions; what assessment his...

      Insolvency: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Insolvency Service is taking to (a) identify and (b) respond to cases in which (i) statutory demands and (ii) bankruptcy...

      Insolvency: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the safeguards in the Insolvency Rules 2016 against the misuse of insolvency...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether addictive design features, including infinite scrolling, autoplay, algorithmic recommendation systems, streaks,...

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Alphabet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many meetings Ministers in her Department have held with representatives of (a) Alphabet and (b) its subsidiaries since 4...

      Teesside Freeport: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the value for money to the taxpayer of the arrangements between the South Tees Development...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle harmful platform features that put children at risk online.

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the additional staff and resources required by Ofcom to enforce future restrictions...

      Internet: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to combat online disinformation.

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 June 2026. UIN 124, whether the amended Codes create any new expectations on...

      Internet: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to secure continued access to online educational content and learning resources for children under...

      Digital Technology: EU Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the EU's Digital Services Act and whether she intends to introduce...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to extend proposed restrictions to livestreaming and communication with strangers for child users to other...

      Internet: Privacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the role of VPNs in supporting a) online privacy and b) cybersecurity for i) individuals and...

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act's crisis response provisions.

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that online age-assurance measures are consistent with privacy requirements.

      X Corp: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with X on removing illegal material.

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what criteria she will use to designate social media platforms included in a ban for those under 16 years of age; and whether...

      National Security Online Information Team: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2024, to Question HL2530, National Security Online Information Team: Social Media,...

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals for age restrictions on social media on the...

      Artificial Intelligence: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of jobs that will be created under the UK AI Hardware Plan; what proportion of...

      Artificial Intelligence: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK AI Hardware Plan on public sector employment; and whether her...

      Artificial Intelligence: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the electricity demand associated with the implementation of the UK AI Hardware Plan; what...

      Broadband: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of whether Ofcom's proposed benchmark for mobile network performance is sufficient to move the...

      Geoengineering: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8818 on Geoengineering: Expenditure, by when are the 3 projects scheduled...

      Internet: Subversion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of foreign state-linked online activity during recent incidents of public...

      Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mobile phone coverage in rural areas; and what steps he is taking to tackle...

      Broadband: North East Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what timelines and safeguards her Department has in place to ensure that full fibre broadband is implemented in homes and...

      Social Media: Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of restricting or removing monetisation for accounts that repeatedly...

      Animal Experiments: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to question 3444 on Animal Experiments, what recent discussions has she had with her...

      Digital Technology: Public Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many positions on standards bodies does the department currently fund and how many will be funded in 2030 following the...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Nuclear Fusion and Nuclear Power: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of alignment with EU Single Electricity Market regulations on the ability of...

    • Electricity: AI Growth Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of whether current Gate 2 electricity connection timelines are compatible with the...

      Electricity: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his department has to ensure that the installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems at the Bramford Substation does not...

      Pylons: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his department has plans to outline the potential impact that the proposed Norwich to Tilbury pylon line will have on i)...

      Electricity: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of Bramford Substation on (a) the probability of a...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many times his Department has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.

      Electricity: AI Growth Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether electricity connection prioritisation for AI Growth Zones is being considered as part of wider grid reform and connection...

      Electricity: AI Growth Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the level of potential risk that current electricity connection processes could delay...

      AI Growth Zones: Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Midlands has been considered as a potential location for an AI Growth Zone.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps are being taken to ensure a continuous supply of aviation fuel, in the context of global disruption to the free movement...

      Bezos Earth Fund and North Seas Energy Cooporation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission...

      Solar Power: Buildings and Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of installing solar panels on government‑owned (a)...

      Solar Power: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department issues to planning inspectors on the weighting to be given to Best and Most Versatile (BMV)...

      Fallon Wilkinson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the news story, "New appointment to the Committee on Fuel Poverty", of 18 May 2026, whether Fallon Wilkinson made...

      Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the carbon emissions reductions expected from the proposed EPC B requirement for larger buildings.

      Energy Performance Certificates: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the capital cost to landlords of bringing buildings over 1,000 square metres up to EPC B by 2031.

      UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026, to Question 216, on UK Relations with EU, whether the UK will also be required to contribute...

      Public Houses: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help protect rural pubs from the impacts of disruption in global energy markets.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what powers the proposed consumer protection service will have to compel installers and delivery partners to undertake remedial works.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office entitled Energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households are expected to be eligible for remediation through the National Energy Foundation where installers are no...

      Warm Homes Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether additional consumer protection measures will be incorporated into the Warm Homes Plan.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 6816 on the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and Northern Ireland routes, whether he...

  • Department for Education

    • Pre-school Education: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the £4,500 early years teacher recruitment and retention bonus to nursery...

    • Special Educational Needs: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of children and young people with SEND not having access to a suitable school place under proposed...

      Department for Education: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times her Department has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.

      Universities: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is giving to research-intensive universities.

      Department for Education: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on translation services in each of the last five financial years.

      Pre-school Education: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will update guidance to allow nursery managers discretion in counting Level 2 and Level 3 apprentices towards staffing ratios where...

      Schools: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to review the statutory safe walking route distance of three miles for school travel.

      School Meals: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed school food fat and oil restriction for bread on bread products that meet the...

      Pre-school Education: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeship requirements on staffing flexibility in early...

      Pre-school Education: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any of the new Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs will be located in Lancashire.

      Pupils: Attendance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of parental requests for term-time leave on school attendance rates; and...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to require children in current possession of an education, health and care plan to reapply when the new SEND reforms have been delivered.

      Music: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that music remains central to the mainstream curriculum; whether it has undertaken any formal assessment...

      Universities: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to universities seeking to deliver antisemitism awareness training and initiatives that celebrate Jewish life on...

      Turing Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what transitional arrangements she plans to put in place for education providers with multi-year international partnerships funded through the Turing...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the replacement of the Turing Scheme with Erasmus+ on opportunities for UK students to undertake...

      Criminology: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her department is using to assess demand for Criminology in the West Midlands and across England.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of technical errors affecting Plan 2 loan balances administered by the Student Loans Company on...

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of higher education providers in i) England ii) Sussex are expected to record an operating a deficit over the next...

      Tiverton High School: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress has been made in delivering the School Rebuilding Programme for Tiverton High School.

      Universities: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of information-sharing arrangements between universities, police forces and relevant Government...

      Student Unions: Hate Crime and Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to add additional regulatory requirements for students’ unions in relation to tackling extremism and hate incidents...

      Student Unions: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Charity Commission on oversight of students’ unions’ compliance with their legal duties.

      Universities: Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to require universities to report incidents of antisemitism and other hate crimes to the Office for Students.

      Universities: Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing enforceable minimum standards for universities’ investigation of...

      Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance on students’ ability...

      Students: Filton and Bradley Stoke

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support disadvantaged students from the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency in accessing, participating in, and...

      Criminology: V-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to create a V Level in Criminology or to incorporate Criminology into a broader Protective Services route.

      PE and Sport Premium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the difference in annual funding available to primary schools under the PE and Sport Premium compared to the proposed...

      Special Educational Needs: North East Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of suitable school placements for children with SEND in North East Hampshire who are...

      Environment Protection: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure cohesion and consistency of climate and sustainability themes across subjects and qualifications.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed SEND reforms on regional variations in access to specialist education support.

      Schools: Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of current funding rules on schools’ ability to deliver swimming lessons, in the context of...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what definition her Department plans to apply to complex needs in determining eligibility for Education, Health and Care Plans under proposed SEND reforms.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the consultation “A National System for Children and Young People with SEND”, what modelling underpins the...

      Special Educational Needs: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the consultation entitled SEND reform: putting children and young people first, what estimate she has made of the cost to schools,...

      Religion: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the Religious Education Initial Teacher Training bursary for 2026/2027 on...

      Special Educational Needs: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the extent to which local authorities comply with identified SEND provision prior to...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department has considered participating in Alternative Dispute Resolution or mediation in relation to the ongoing legal...

    • State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the comparative cost to the public purse of compensating women affected by maladministration in State Pension Age...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to Jobcentre staff on supporting claimants with hidden disabilities.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times his Department has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is for staff (a) reviewing and (b) interviewing Universal Credit claimants records ahead of conducting appointments.

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for an assessment for Personal Independence Payment.

      Incinerators: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive will publish the DSEAR assessment for the proposed MVV facility in Cambridgeshire under the...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that homes of the future are being built with British materials, including UK grown...

    • Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that buildings which previously qualified for the Building Safety Fund...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times his Department has responded to a written parliamentary question with the answer that the information...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: North East Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34143, what mechanisms her Department uses to monitor (a) train service performance and...

    • Railways: North East Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to improve early morning connections from North East Hampshire constituency to (a) Gatwick Airport and (b) East Croydon.

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 5449 on Driving Tests, what the (a) mean and (b) modal waiting time was between the first booking...

      Department for Transport: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.

      Air Routes: Public Service Obligations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 6200 on Air Routes: Public Service Obligations, whether it is her Department's policy that Public...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of public electric vehicle charging points in towns.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 8188, how many public EV charging points have a rated output of (a) 100-149kW, (b) 150-249kW, (c)...

      Aviation: Alternative Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7033, what estimate was made of the increase in the cost of an average package holiday attributable...

      Aviation: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the contribution of UK aviation emissions to the Government’s net zero targets; and what further measures she is...

      Russia: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to question 9089 on Russia: Shipping, how many UK-sanctioned Russian shadow fleet vessels transited the UK...

      Greater Thameslink Railway: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7116, what proportion of cancellations on (a) Thameslink and (b) Great Northern services in the...

      Greater Thameslink Railway: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7116, how many of the planned increase of approximately 75 full-time equivalent drivers are...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, what the objectives are; and whether those objectives will be published.

      Railways: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, what estimate her Department has made of the annual financial...

      Greater Thameslink Railway: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7116, how many drivers were employed by Greater Thameslink Railway on (a) Thameslink and (b) Great...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, what innovations in passenger rail services will arise as a result...

      Railways: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of linking CCTV from railway stations, trackside CCTV and CCTV from train cabs together into a single platform.

      Railways: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's research report titled Disabled people’s experiences of rail: qualitative research findings, published on 29...

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the The third cycling and walking investment strategy, published on 15 June 2026, if she will publish details of her discussions...

  • Home Office

    • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible...

    • Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times her Department has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.

      Anti-social Behaviour: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made on levels of crime and anti-social behaviour in areas where irregular migrants are housed within communities.

      Vetting: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken for DBS check processing in Bromsgrove constituency; and what steps she is...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 on Digital Safety: Children, what criteria the Government will use to determine whether technology...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Welfare: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make it her Department’s policy to mandate artificial intelligence in the enforcement of animal...

    • Infant Foods: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the findings of the Food...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. member for Newton Abbot sent on the 25th of March...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure those managing common land will be eligible to apply for the Sustainable...

      Nature Conservation: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking with international partners to enforce international legislation protecting endangered wildlife...

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to UIN 8527, when she plans to assess the financial impact of FSA charges on abattoirs.

      Food Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of incorporating the Right to Food into domestic law.

      Food Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the relationship between social security...

      Flood Control: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which flood defence schemes are included in the capital programme for flood and coastal erosion risk management in Central...

      Beverage Containers: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for publishing (a) the circular economy strategy and (b) call for evidence on reusable containers.

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of extended producer responsibility on levels of plastic packaging.

      Glass: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the glass sector on extended producer responsibility.

      Glass: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to commission an updated assessment of the employment impacts of extended producer responsibility for...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what modelling and analysis her Department holds on the number of jobs estimated to be created as a result of packaging...

      Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the action plan for the Good Food Cycle will be published.

      Pet Travel Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether pet travel arrangements, including the recognition of GB-issued pet passports, are being considered as part of...

      Animal Health Certificates: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to regulate the cost of Animal Health Certificates issued to pet owners travelling to the EU.

      Glass: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of glass products from the extended producer...

      Livestock: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the welfare of farmed animals in England.

      Crops: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of climate change on UK crop yields.

      Slaughterhouses: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of artificial intelligence in the monitoring...

      Slaughterhouses: Gulf States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether methods of animal slaughter have featured in trade negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory ban on non-stun animal slaughter.

      Slaughterhouses: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether methods of animal slaughter have featured in trade negotiations with India.

      Animal Welfare: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the effective enforcement of animal welfare legislation.

      Animal Health Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she is having with UK border control authorities to ensure staff training about the need for Animal Health...

      Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) direct and (b) indirect public funding the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has received for programmes...

      Food Supply: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the adaptation measures identified...

      Food: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a target percentage for UK food production required to support national food security.

      Food: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage investment in (a) community initiatives and (b) social infrastructure in Somerset that...

      Food: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the domestic food production to supply ratio remains above at least 60...

      Plants: Proteins

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to increase domestic production of plant proteins for direct human consumption in the UK.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Department of Health and Social Care: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish an updated version of the response to FOI-2604-2319602.

    • Endometriosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with endometriosis are able to access timely NHS surgical treatment, and to...

      Ambulance Services: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps have been taken to reduce ambulance waiting times in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

      Incontinence: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to continence care services for residents in Chichester constituency.

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in access to diagnostic imaging for patients experiencing severe pain and inability to work...

      Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for the rights of disabled people of the recent Supreme Court ruling...

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how sustainable contracting as referred to in the Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care: interim update on...

      Hospices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England will provide guidance to ICBs commissioning hospice services on (a) minimising variation and (b) ensuring an...

      Mental Health Services: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps have been taken alongside local stakeholders to identify high-risk areas in Slough for the installation of (a) crisis...

      Sexual and Reproductive Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential cost savings to the NHS from the provision of specialist psychosexual services.

      Sexual and Reproductive Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients referred to psychosexual services under NICE guidance are able to access those services...

      Sexual and Reproductive Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of psychosexual services on demand for gynaecology, urology and fertility services.

      Sexual and Reproductive Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS psychosexual services have been decommissioned in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the...

      Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen clinical leadership in the provision of adult gender identity services within the NHS.

      Resident Doctors: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he plans to have with relevant stakeholders to help mitigate the potential impact of upcoming resident doctors' strike.

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Catering

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether free tea and coffee is available to Treasury civil servants working in Horse Guards Road.

    • Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recent notification of changes to the Police Pension Scheme 1987,...

      Public Houses: Rural Areas

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of National Insurance contributions on the employment of young people in rural pubs.

      Voluntary Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was received in voluntary donations by (a) individuals and (b) businesses towards public expenditure in each of last three years.

      Darlington Economic Campus: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list dates in the last year when Treasury ministers worked from the Darlington Economic Campus.

      Public Sector Debt: Voluntary Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was received in the Donations and Bequest Account established by the National Debt Reduction Act 1823 and what the largest individual donation...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4189, on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, whether there is a target date for deferred members to...

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Civil Service Pension Scheme MP casework sessions in Parliament.

      Cabinet Office: Secondment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them and (b) seconded organisational staff to his Department since July 2024 .

      Cabinet Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking as a result of Capita not meeting the ministerial deadline of 30 June to restore pension administration services to contractual...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to recommence the review into Peter Mandelson’s contact with Jeffery Epstein after the Metropolitan Police have decided whether...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of Capita plc in processing outstanding Civil Service pension cases; and if he will provide guidance on...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Capita has hit its target to restore service levels for the most urgent Civil Service Pension Scheme cases.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes have been made in Capita's approach to existing and retired civil servants on pension problems since the commencement of the recovery plan.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in processing Civil Service pension cases by Capita on pension recipients.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what powers he has to improve Capita’s administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

      Cooperatives

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps is he taking through the Office for the Impact Economy to increase the the size of the co-operative sector.

      Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times his Department has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.

      UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3298, on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether he plans for the individuals appointed by the...

      Ministers: WhatsApp

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who in Government is responsible for issuing guidance and/or requirements for the retention, storage and back up of Cabinet ministers a) personal and...

      Government Departments: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during the debate on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address of 3...

      Government Departments: Public Lavatories

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026, published on 21 May 2026, what...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Dyscalculia and Dyslexia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the Experts at Hand offer will include experts in dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other recognised special educational needs...

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Malvern (HL Deb col 567), how they reconcile the claim that the "majority of children who have an EHCP are in a...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Email

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the wording of any standard email signatures appended to emails sent by those working in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; when the wording...

    • Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 15 June (HL555), what assessment they have made of the implications of the United Nations...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Biodiversity: Property Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of proposed biodiversity net gain exemptions for brownfield residential development on communities with the least...

    • Food: Production

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support farmers in recovering the cost of their production of food.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Bodies: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of public bodies adopting local procurement strategies, particularly to help revitalise towns with high rates of young...

    • Peers: Retirement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the potential impact of a mandatory retirement age in the House of Lords on diversity of experience, expertise, and...

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