Written answers

Thursday, 9 July 2026

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Forests: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action...

    • Forests: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action...

      Forests: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action...

      Forests: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action...

      Forests: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action...

      Forests: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action...

      Glass: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a comparative analysis of glass packaging Extended Producer Responsibility fees in other advanced...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the extended producer responsibility scheme does not reduce investment in UK...

      Recycling: Public Houses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact on pubs of Extended Producer Responsibility fees being applied...

      Biodiversity: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the revised Biodiversity Net Gain rules expected to come into effect on 31 July 2026 will apply to planning...

      Peatlands: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to restore peatlands.

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the inflationary impact of the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on products...

      Ofwat: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9341, on Ofwat: Equality, if she will provide a breakdown of the...

      Nature Conservation: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle wildlife crime in Buckinghamshire.

      Batteries: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential risk of Great Britain becoming a market for lower-specification or...

      Batteries: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential requirement for businesses that manufacture electrical products to...

      Batteries: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to a) introduce requirements in Great Britain equivalent to EU Regulation 2023/1542 on batteries; b) what...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them and (b) seconded organisational staff to her...

      Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12919, what support her Department is providing to tier two local...

      Textiles: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the forthcoming Circular Economy Strategy will include proposals to introduce Extended Producer Responsibility for...

      Animal Welfare: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will undertake analysis of modifications required to farmed animal housing and transport in order to...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee document, "Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015...

      Coastal Erosion: Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many residential and commercial properties in England have been demolished, abandoned, or lost as a result of coastal...

      Agriculture: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that additional funding for the Farming Innovation Programme is allocated...

      Agriculture and Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of civil service personnel work on farming matters and on environmental matters.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on social influencers directly and via contractors since 4 July 2024.

      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 SPS agreement will lead...

      Neonicotinoids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to publish a timetable for ending emergency authorisations of neonicotinoid pesticides;...

      Fertilisers and Pesticides: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental impacts of (a) synthetic nitrogen fertilisers, (b) pesticides...

      Animal Products: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to help prevent the importation of low-welfare animal products.

      Inland Waterways and Rivers: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Thames Water on the prevention of sewage overflows into rivers and waterways.

      Flood Control: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers her Department has to hold local authorities accountable for their performance in maintaining flood defences.

      Tree Planting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of trees planted.

      Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.

      Wind Power: Birds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has estimated how many seabirds have died due to colliding with offshore wind turbines for each of...

      Sheep: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in implementing the Animal Welfare Committee's recommendations on lamb castration and...

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a national fisheries action plan.

      Timber: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has engaged with international trading partners on equivalence and mutual recognition of timber...

      Water Companies: Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for establishing a statutory Water Ombudsman; what assessment she has made of the powers required to...

      Water Companies: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable she has set for ending operator self-monitoring by water companies; what assessment she has made of the...

      Water: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish an implementation plan for the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission setting out whether...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.

      Angling: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what savings her Department has made to communications and marketing spending by cancelling the Environment Agency Fishing...

      Livestock: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by her Department; and whether her Department has a contract with...

      Agriculture: Cooperatives and Mutual Societies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of agricultural co-operatives and mutuals.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini,...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Education, Health and Care Plans exceeded the statutory 20-week timescale for completion in (a) Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council area, (b)...

    • Secondary Education: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of section 68 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on the funding routes...

      Primary Education: Class Sizes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of pupil numbers on single-form entry primary schools.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the of the impact of private equity investment on staffing in (a) children’s home (b) fostering...

      Supported Housing: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Supported Exempt Accommodation properties Ofsted inspected in Birmingham in each of the last ten years.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how SEND reforms will balance wellbeing and emotional safety with attendance and academic attainment.

      Pupils: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of asylum seekers are enrolled in state-funded (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and whether such data is available by region...

      Children: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 900535 on Children: Protection, whether (a) current and (b) proposed measures require relevant...

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of private equity investment on the performance of (a) children’s homes and (b) fostering...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost per placement on the Erasmus+ in each of the first five years of association.

      Higher Education: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the written statement of 25 June 2026 on Student outcomes in higher education, HCWS150, what level of English language proficiency...

      Chiropractic: Lifelong Learning Entitlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether chiropractic integrated Master’s degree programmes currently eligible for Lifelong Learning Entitlement funding at Levels 4–6 will...

      Schools: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific legal working temperature for schools.

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending entitlement to free school milk on a child’s fifth birthday rather than at the...

      Free School Meals: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on extending free school meals to all children whose families are in receipt of Universal Credit by the September...

      Free School Meals: Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has assessed the combined impact of reducing adoption support funding while also changing school meal eligibility.

      Children's Commissioner for England: Operating Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total running costs of the office of the Children's Commissioner for England was for the last full year in which data is available.

      Social Workers: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of response times from Social Work England for complains about social workers.

  • 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 significant Automated Decision-Making is taking place or planned within her Department, and if she will make a statement.

    • WhatsApp: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of the inclusion of WhatsApp in any social media ban for under 16s.

      Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to expand the Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme in this Parliament.

      Project Gigabit: Mid Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will ensure that the 5,443 properties descoped from Project Gigabit in Mid Bedfordshire constituency in May 2026 are...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pusuant to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 8173, if he will publish a breakdown of expected spending across the Get Britain Working...

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is between a Universal Credit enquiry being referred to the Agents Contact Team and resolution of that enquiry.

      Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who want to work but are not currently engaged with Jobcentre Plus services.

      Pension Funds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the consultation entitled ‘Trust-based pension schemes: Trustees and governance, building a stronger future’,...

      Employment: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Spending Review, if he will publish a breakdown of the funding allocations contributing to employment-support funding of...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Kashmir: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Pakistani counterpart on human rights in the Jammu and Kashmir region.

    • International Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 11747 on International Broadcasting, whether any Minister in...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, With reference to the answer of 16 April 2026, to Question 124809, on FCDO: Inter Mediate, and with reference to...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what training her Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by...

      Palestine: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the findings of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on...

      Palestine: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the findings of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the information Lord Mandelson provided as part of the vetting process for his appointment to UK...

      China: Treaties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b) non-legally binding agreements have been agreed between the...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 428 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the FCDO...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Government Communication Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of...

      Gibraltar: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12683, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits...

      Cybersecurity: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the National Cyber Security Centre is taking to reduce the (a) number and (b) severity of cyber attacks...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 6444 on Lord Mandelson, if she will set out in which ways the...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Homicide and Rape: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions of (a) murder, (b) attempted murder and (c) rape were (i) increased and (ii) decreased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme in...

    • Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of the rapists and child groomers released early under the scheme were notified in advance through the Victim Contact Scheme in the...

      Prisons: Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a list of books available to prisoners in the library at HMP Highpoint, HMP Belmarsh, HMP Manchester, and HMP Wormwood Scrubs.

      Prisoners: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of the religion of the prison population by ethnicity.

      Approved Premises: Operating Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total operating cost to HM Prison and Probation Service of running Approved Premises was in each of the last five financial years.

      Approved Premises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were resident in Approved Premises in England and Wales on the most recent date for which data is available, and in each of the last...

      HM Prison and Probation Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.

      Sentencing: Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (1) mean and (2) median tariff length is for people receiving a life sentence aged 16 to 25 at the time of sentencing in each year since 2015...

      Sentencing: Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence length was for those convicted aged 16 to 25 at the time of sentencing for cases included in the CPS Joint Enterprise National...

      Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the average time taken for employment tribunal claims involving claimants in Scotland to progress from lodging...

      Prisoners' Release: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who will be made eligible for release halfway through their sentences were convicted of (1) rape and (2) sex offences.

      Crown Court: Harrow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal trials listed at Harrow Crown Court were recorded as ineffective in each month of a) 2023 and b) 2026.

      Legal Systems: Islam

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any formal guidance is currently issued to civil servants about sharia courts, sharia councils, or sharia tribunals.

      Age of Criminal Responsibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years old following the Bar Council's recommendation.

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will HM Courts & Tribunals Service reference number 175329227331384 (a) be listed and (b) be heard.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Uncrewed Systems: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will his Department invest in autonomy testing infrastructure in the United Kingdom in the (a) current Parliament and (b) next Parliament.

    • Type 83 Destroyers: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to fund the Type 83 Destroyer programme.

      Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.

      Global Combat Air Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the a) duration and b) amount is of funding provided for the GCAP package in place on 1 July 2026.

      Defence: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the international competitiveness of UK defence manufacturing costs.

      Global Combat Air Programme: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made regarding an International contract between the GCAP International Government Organisation and Edgewing.

      Global Combat Air Programme: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Over £4 billion invested in next-generation fighter jet with new international contract,...

      Military Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 45, how many new training jets will enter service by 2030 within the...

      Defence: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential for defence investment to increase private sector research intensity in the UK economy.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of a) new build and b) repaired old military homes, have been constructed using timber since the publication of the Defence Housing...

      MOD Bicester: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether contracts have been awarded to companies to undertake assessments of Site A at MoD Bicester in preparation for using it as an asylum centre.

      MOD Bicester: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any service personnel, MoD staff or MoD contractors have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements with respect to proposals to use MoD...

      MOD Bicester: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department was first informed of proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.

      Navy: Unmanned Marine Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 26 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many Type 92 uncrewed underwater sense platforms he intends to...

      Air Force: Helmets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to address delays to the Aircrew Helmet programme, and how he will make sure his department's approach to the procurement...

      Unmanned Marine Systems: Minesweepers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, what is the full scope of the £1.1 billion autonomous...

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 28, how many F-35A jets will be purchased; and by when will the...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of improvements to service family accommodation on the wellbeing, retention, and satisfaction...

      Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2025 to question 83142 on Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement, what progress has he made in introducing a competition...

      Warships: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, how many Type 91 uncrewed missile platforms does he intend to build...

      Unmanned Marine Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2025, to question 71970 on Submarines, what progress has he made on development of the XLAUV fleet ahead of the...

      Defence: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2025 to question 83119 on Defence: Training, what progress has he made in confirming the launch date for the...

      Global Combat Air Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a target date for the first flight trial of the Global Combat Air Programme prototype.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Rt. Hon Member for Makerfield was given (a) full visibility of the content and b) a detailed breakdown of the economic cost and future funding...

      Veterans: Disability Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his department has had regarding the future of the Veterans Mobility Fund beyond March 2027.

      Russia: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vessels identified as part of the Russian shadow fleet have been boarded since 24 February 2022 by UK (a) military and (b) law enforcement...

      Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will fast track military pension cases from veterans who have not yet received their military pension.

      F-35 Aircraft: Engines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to question 11273 on F-35 Aircraft: Engines, what is the current global F-35 programme’s timeline for the...

      Armed Forces: Cadets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on cadet funding in the (a) each remaining financial year of the current Parliament and (b) each financial year of the next...

      Skynet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capability gap created by his Department's decision to cancel the Skynet 6 programme.

      Nato

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Investment Plan on the United Kingdom's abilities to fulfil its NATO commitments.

      Ministry of Defence: Members

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hon. Members received direct payment from his Department in each of the last 10 years by year and service provided.

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Elections: Subversion

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to protect elections from...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Youth Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the £500 million allocated to the National Youth Strategy will be profiled over the spending period; and what steps she is...

    • Extracurricular Activities: Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the National Youth Strategy on levels of youth participation in out-of-school...

      Loneliness: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of links between loneliness and mental health issues, particularly among younger people aged between 16 - 35.

      Events Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what objectives her department gives to the British Tourist Authority for promoting the UK as a business events destination.

  • Treasury

    • Taxation: Debt Collection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of (a) the number of individuals expected to be subject to the proposed lower-value debt recovery powers in...

    • Banking Hubs and Post Offices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the measures related to banking hubs in the Financial Services and Markets Bill will also cover post offices which provide the same services.

      Bank Services: Access

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure people with limited or no digital access are (a) aware of and (b) able to respond to the Access to Banking Services Review.

      Drugs: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income HMRC receives annually from charging VAT on medicines donated to patients through compassionate access schemes.

      Electric Vehicles: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of calculating benefit-in-kind tax on used electric company vehicles using original P11D list prices...

      Treasury: Commonwealth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits by ministers in her Department have been made to Commonwealth member states in each of the last five years.

      Bank Notes: Design

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a copy of the full focus group findings referenced in Bank of England's Banknote imagery advisory group minutes - October 2025, meeting...

      Bank of England: Connect

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has the Bank of England spent on public affairs services provided by Connect since July 2024, and for what purposes.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Communication Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Communications Service is being reduced in size as part of departmental efficiency targets.

    • Government Communication Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 4233 on Government Communication Service, what the equivalent budget and headcount was for...

      Lobbying

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the status of the Cabinet Office guidance from 2010 entitled Rules on Lobbying for Non-Departmental Public Bodies.

      UK Statistics Authority: Elections

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8053 on UK Statistics Authority: Elections, what is the basis for the UKSA issuing public comments...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Volumes 1 and 2 of the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, if he will publish the completed UKSV tick box...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 5780 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Gordon Brown correspondence on Lord Mandelson was passed to the...

      Propriety and Constitution Group: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2026 to Question HL15091 on Propriety and Constitution Group, whether Ministers will be consulted on (a) the...

      Official Cars

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the breakdown of the Government Car Service operational fleet is by vehicle (a) make and (b) model; and what proportion are manufactured by...

      Opinion Polls

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question 7133, on Cabinet Office: Expenditure, if he will publish the most recent public sentiment polling...

      Lobbying: Finance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance to departments and arm's length bodies on the use of public funds for public affairs, external affairs and...

      Civil Service: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure civil servants in the wider north west benefit from the construction of the Manchester Digital Campus.

      Question

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of extreme temperatures.

      Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Volumes 1 and 2 of the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, whether electronic communications between Lord...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the documents relating to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson that have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police include...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Community Infrastructure Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of legal mechanisms available to local authorities to repay...

    • Park Homes: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to park home residents who face discriminatory practices by park home site owners.

      Housing: Schools

      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 ensuring that the timings of funding for...

      Affordable Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of potential merits of releasing surplus Strategic Industrial Location at Park Royal for...

      Retail Trade: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have applied for Government funding to support Trading Standards to tackle illicit activity...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what training his Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such...

      Public Buildings: Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to conduct reviews of ventilation in public buildings, prioritising healthcare settings and schools.

      Recreation Spaces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to high-quality green spaces across the UK.

      Regeneration: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Pubs, shops and local assets protected with communities in...

      Anti-Muslim Hostility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on the appointment of the Special Representative for Anti-Muslim Hostility;...

      Retail Trade: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is he taking to set out the High Streets Stategy.

      Homelessness: Charities and Voluntary Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the thematic Value for Money Review of homelessness will include an analysis of value added by charitable and...

      Homelessness: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of homelessness accommodation providers' reliance on Housing...

      Local Government: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department maintains an internal list or other assessment of local authorities considered to be at...

      Supported Housing: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the total number of supported accommodation places available (a) overall and (b)...

      Homelessness: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Value for Money Review of homelessness spending will include analysis of the cost-effectiveness of Housing...

      Roads: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the Birmingham City Council Commissioners on the potential financial...

      Public Works Loan Board: Housing Revenue Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the latest available figure is for Housing Revenue Account debt owed to the Public Works Loans Board by local...

      Taxation: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has received representations from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority or its mayor since...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Candidates: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, further to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question HL475, on Candidates: Equality, whether data is collected from political parties on the regulatory...

  • Home Office

    • Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce domestic abuse and support victims.

    • Vetting: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce delays in the processing of Disclosure and Barring Service check; and what assessment she...

      Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of trends in the level of cybercrime affecting people and small businesses.

      Drugs: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Leaders' declaration on the fight against drug trafficking, published on 17 June 2026, what metrics the Government...

      Ketamine: Drug Seizures

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quantity of ketamine has been seized at the UK border in each of the last ten years.

      Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, can she confirm that she will submit a formal planning application to North Yorkshire Council should the she decide to use former RAF...

      Home Office: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is an operation within her Department named ‘Operation Mosswood’.

      Asylum: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration is given to the needs of vulnerable individuals when placing asylum seekers in large-scale or military-site accommodation.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the impact of geographic remoteness on the practical ability of asylum seekers to exercise freedom of movement.

      Asylum: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether residents of asylum accommodation on Ministry of Defence sites are subject to any formal curfew or restrictions on hours of entry...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what internal discussions her Department has had on the publication of data on asylum accommodation sites and occupancy levels; and under...

      Asylum: RAF Barnham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the proposals to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, a) what educational classes will be offered to the asylum seekers...

      Asylum: RAF Barnham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the proposals to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether any asylum seekers convicted or charged with sexual offences...

      Asylum: RAF Barnham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to proposals to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, what steps he plans to take to help ensure the safety of women and girls...

      Asylum: RAF Barnham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to proposals to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether he plans to provide entertainment services for the asylum...

      Asylum: RAF Barnham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to proposals to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, what transport services will be provided for the asylum seekers who are...

      Asylum: RAF Barnham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to proposals to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether the asylum seekers will have access to free medical care and...

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid to to (a) foreign national offenders and (b) immediate family members of foreign national offenders removed from the UK...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the rollout of new safe and legal routes for refugees.

      Asylum: Sponsorship

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her written statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, what assessment her Department has made of the timeline for...

      Visas: Turkey

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if artificial intelligence is used to assess ECAA applicants' extensions of their permissions to stay.

      Visas: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses Artificial Intelligence in its decision-making process to assess applicants' rights to obtain a visa.

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to improve support and protection for victims of hate crimes, including monitoring and reporting mechanisms.

      Crime: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to improve the effectiveness of crime reporting apps and online reporting systems.

      Retail Trade: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the amount of closures of unlawful high street shops in a) England, b) Essex and c) South Basildon and East...

      Retail Trade: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of high-street related crimes in a) England, b) Essex and c) South Basildon and East Thurrock in 2025.

      Radicalism: Islam

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's definition is of Islamic extremism.

      Speed Limits: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of West Midlands Police to enforce speed limits through (a) traffic officers and (b)...

      Drugs: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the Joint Combating Drugs Unit has made; and what policy work relating to combating drugs she is currently undertaking...

      Body Searches: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent to which the Children Commissioner’s recommendations from the report Police Powers and...

      Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of organised crime groups on local communities.

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the retention, review and deletion of historic non-crime hate incident records following the replacement of the...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of forged shotgun licences used to purchase shotguns in England in the last five years.

      Police: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support policing in West Dorset.

      High Streets Organised Crime Unit: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the High Streets Organised Crime Unit on tackling crime in (a)...

      West Midlands Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide additional funding for West Midlands Police to help address low level crime during the summer months.

      Home Office: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training her Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the findings of the College of Policing report...

      Arrests: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were arrested and charged in the UK on the basis of information provided from European law enforcement databases in...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Equipment: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment...

    • Business: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many enforcement actions have been taken under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 in each year since...

      Business: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish an implementation plan for the Small Business Protections Bill, including enforcement responsibilities, staffing...

      Fireworks: Regulation

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

      Supply Chains: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what budget and resources are being allocated to the Supply Chain Centre he announced in June 2026.

      Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how he decided on the 36 categories of growth-driving inputs where the UK needs a secure supply.

      Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which of the 36 broad categories of growth-driving inputs identified by the Supply Chain Centre are produced or could be produced in the UK.

  • Attorney General

    • Courts

      To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.

    • Courts

      To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Department’s analysis of the costs associated with identifying additional BRCA variant carriers to be completed.

    • Maternity Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of newly qualified midwives in England in 2026 unable to secure employment within NHS maternity...

      Menopause: Advice and Guidance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of Advice and Guidance pathways on access to specialist care for women experiencing...

      Wexham Park Hospital: Midwives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Frimley Health NHS Trust on progress made on the recruitment of midwives for Wexham Park Hospital.

      Resident Doctors: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the resident doctors’ pay settlement on long-term retention rates of doctors...

      Orthopaedics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting lists are improved in line with elective...

      NHS: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff absences occur in the NHS due to menopause for what figures are available.

      NHS: Menopause and Periods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration has been undertaking to adopt British Standard BS 30416 on menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have waited longer than 12 hours in A&E departments in England in each of the last five years.

      Orthopaedics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) commissioning thresholds, (b) referral management systems, and (c) the application of...

      Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department received representations from external organisations regarding the MHRA's review of the PATHWAYS clinical trial...

      Parkinson's Disease: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department have made of the number of specialist Parkinson’s nurses currently in post.

      Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average A&E capacity utilisation rate is for (a) Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, (b) University Hospitals Birmingham NHS...

      University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust spent on agency staff in each of the last five years.

      Gynaecology: Battersea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce gynaecology waiting times in Battersea.

      North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust: Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether discharge times at hospitals operated by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are...

      Midwives: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of employment opportunities for newly qualified midwives; and what steps...

      Audiology: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has made an assessment of trends in the level of variation in referral pathways for adult audiology services in...

      Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of delays to the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) prioritisation process and...

      NHS Trusts: Electronic Messaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS trusts are required or incentivised to prioritise digital communication where appropriate; whether a national digital-first...

      Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people who receive a neurodevelopmental diagnosis in adulthood, particularly women, and...

      Emergency Services: Sign Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the provision of British Sign Language interpreters within emergency services.

      Confectionery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model on manufacturers of...

      Contraceptives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the provision of contraceptive services.

      Food: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Future of Food Regulation programme on Wales.

      Palliative Care: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of geographic inequalities in access to high-quality children’s palliative care.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were waiting more than (a) 18, (b) 26 and (c) 52 weeks for treatment by the Community Dental Service in England at the...

      Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact on patient outcomes of there being no single NHS clinical specialty or department responsible...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the GP contract changes on (a) patient safety, (b) primary‑care capacity and...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Church Commissioners: Land

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what consultation the Church Commissioners carried out with tenant farmers and local communities before deciding to...

  • Leader of the House

    • Royal Family: Finance

      To ask the Leader of the House, whether he plans to take steps to improve parliamentary scrutiny of the public finances of the Royal Family.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of security in Northern Ireland.

    • Gender Based Violence: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Personal Independence Payment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that commercial providers of Personal Independence Payment claim assistance clearly disclose their legal entity and company...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iran: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Iran has contravened the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights since the start of recent hostilities...

    • Bahrain: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations the British Embassy in Manama has made to the Bahraini authorities regarding the charges against the 41 Shia clerics arrested in May; and on...

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the warning by the UN Security Council over the imminent risk of mass atrocities in the Sudanese city of El Obeid, what action the Government is...

      West Bank: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to identify which British citizens have purchased settlement houses on the West Bank.

      Sudan: Sexual Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent further sexual violence in Sudan; whether they are collecting evidence of those who have suffered sexual violence; and...

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government further to the remarks by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 24 June (HL Debs cols 663–6), what imminent steps will be taken to protect civilians from the...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Anti-Muslim Hostility

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to protect British Muslims and their communities from violent attacks.

    • Hate Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will update and publish a new hate crime action plan.

      Social and Affordable Homes Programme: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the first round of Strategic Partnership funding grants awarded under the £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme are for rural...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Nature Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what role they envisage for farmers in encouraging nature recovery; and what measures they plan to take to reward them for their efforts in this regard.

    • Clean Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) review, and (2) reduce, the amount of productive farmland being taken out of food production for clean energy schemes.

      Hare Coursing: Schools

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number of schools in England and Wales that operate beagle packs, and (2) the extent to which such packs are being used...

      Livestock: Temperature

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of the red warning of extreme heat from 24 to 26 June on (1) factory farmed chickens and pigs, and (2)...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Service: Facilities Agreements

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 9 June (6091), whether the (1) Cabinet Office, and (2) Civil Service People...

    • Arms Length Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many, and which of, their arm's-length bodies are also registered charities.

      Population

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the latest estimate of population growth over the most recent five year period in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland and (4) Northern Ireland.

      Temperature

      To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons about strategic planning they have learnt from heatwaves in the last four years, in particular in relation to reservoirs, air conditioning in publicly...

      Capita: Contracts

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 June (HL580), what was the percentage of Key Performance Indicators on Capita...

      Ministers: Social Class

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 23 June (HL740), what occupational socio-economic classification the Office for National...

  • Home Office

    • Retail Trade: Theft

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of shop theft, and what action they plan to take as a result.

    • Demonstrations: Whitehall

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to legislating to prevent disruption from protestors in (1) Parliament Square, (2) Whitehall, and (3) Old Palace Yard Car Park.

      Criminal Proceedings: Appropriate Adults

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the financial stability and development of Appropriate Adult services across the criminal justice system in the next three years.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Auctions: Human Remains

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the sale of a mummified human head and a dangerous tribal skull from Borneo by On the Square Emporium Ltd in Belfast, whether they have any plans to...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Buses: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Leong on 29 June (HL1212), what plans they have to support the UK bus manufacturing industry.

    • Stubhub and Viagogo

      To ask His Majesty's Government on which dates in the past two years they have met representatives of (1) Stubhub, or (2) Viagogo; for each such meeting who represented the Government; and...

      Post Codes: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom regarding its regulation of the Royal Mail’s terms of access to the Postcode Address File in the last 12...

  • Department for Education

    • Film and Media: GCE A-level and GCSE

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many state-funded secondary schools in England offer (1) GCSE Film Studies, (2) A level Film Studies, (3) GCSE Media Studies, and (4) A level Media Studies;...

    • Private Education: Closures

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the evidence from the Get Information About Schools dataset about the closures of independent schools.

      Arts: Foundation Courses

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (FAD) as a pathway (1) into creative higher education, and (2) meeting the...

  • Department for Transport

    • Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was (1) the total budget of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and (2) the total spent by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on volunteer payments...

  • Treasury

    • Budget November 2025

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 29 April (HL16703), what were the specific Budget policies that were trailed or announced to the media...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of investment in artificial intelligence data centres on inflationary pressures in the UK economy.

      Visitor Levy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards they plan to put in place to ensure that any overnight visitor levy would not detrimentally affect tourists.

      Crown Lands and Estates

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £487 million transferred from the Crown Estate to the Consolidated Fund in 2025–26 was subsequently allocated for use by the Royal Family.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Parliament: Cleaning Services

      To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what discussions have been had with Churchill Cleaning regarding its proposals to (1) reduce the amount of time spent cleaning in Parliament by over 1000 hours a...

    • House of Lords: Cleaning Services

      To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why the House of Lords decided to outsource the provision of cleaning services; and what discussions have been had with the contractors who now provide these...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: 3D Printing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking towards the use of 3D printing for maintenance and repair in all three branches of the armed services.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of food delivery services on levels of alcohol consumption and any resultant impact on public health.

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