Tuesday, 14 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve social care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on ensuring the adequate provision of palliative care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the hospice sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve GP services in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support air ambulance services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS (General Medical Services – Premises Costs) Directions on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date does he estimate that minimum pay will reach £15 per hour for domiciliary care workers through the work of the Adult...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Low Income Scheme certificates (HC2 and HC3) were used to access free or reduced NHS dental treatment in England in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in Community Dental Services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have a) contracted and b) died as a result of sepsis caused by dental issues in each of the last 10 years in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs there were in Widnes each year since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to question UIN 9801, answered in June 2026, what proportion of the £4.6 billion of additional funding available for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the adequacy of GP provision in Gillingham and Rainham; and what steps his department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the detection and diagnosis of cancer in children and young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the detection and diagnosis of cancer in children and young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the rise in maternal mortality identified by MBRRACE; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who has custody over the encryption keys used to protect data held within the NHS Federated Data Platform and the Privacy Enhancing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS workforce planning in Cornwall reflects the additional pressures placed on health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure Integrated Care Boards are (a) adopting the recent Get It Right First-Time guidance on glaucoma and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ICBs commission community minor and urgent eye care services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS Trust community engagement following the removal of the statutory requirement for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to accelerate the delivery of compensation to people impacted by pelvic mesh and valproate; and if he will set...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that pancreatic cancer patients have access to information about clinical trials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 546 from the hon. member for South Cambridgeshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his department will work with the NIHR National Speciality Lead for research into rare cancers to develop a national strategy focused...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent diagnostic overshadowing in cases where anxiety, trauma, distress or school-related deterioration...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated to research into Multiple System Atrophy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the final statutory guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is being provided to GPs to enable them to participate in shared‑care arrangements for ADHD.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure a.) patients with pancreatic cancer can easily access information about relevant clinical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address supply issues of Ramipril.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve awareness among healthcare professionals of the risk of venous thromboembolism...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What funding will he make available for the National Institute for Health and Care Research Brain Tumour Research Consortium in the next...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of potential impact of second-generation antipsychotic drugs on levels of risk of venous...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the introduction of teplizumab contributes to reducing rates of diabetic ketoacidosis at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated to research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of necrotising enterocolitis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists have ceased providing NHS services in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to invest in evidence-based training, guidance and resources to improve health and education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will provide funding to implement all outstanding actions outlined in the Ockenden report.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the estimated total cost to the NHS was of providing free NHS dental treatment in England under maternity exemption rules in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients are given adequate warning by GPs before they are deregistered.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many neighbourhood health centres are planned under the 10 Year Capital Plan; and where they will be located.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were treated by the Community Dental Service in each year since 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate GP services in areas of high housing development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England provides to GP practices on responding to covert recording of consultations by patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if implementation of the mandatory Advice and Guidance requirement in GP referral pathways will be paused pending the publication of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026, to Question 122499, on DHSC: Redundancy, whether the (a) 198 and (b) 98 departures are (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in the department work compressed hours over a four day week.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the safe storage and disposal of oil and gas assets removed following a change in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to give local authorities more power to deal with flooding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help ensure consistency between water companies in the inclusion of Universal Credit housing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the import of unethical fur products to Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the UK's role in international efforts towards turtle conservation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to correspondence reference MC2026/09208/NA, what assessment he has made of the potential impact pEPR rules being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will conduct a review of the Heather and Grass Management Code 2025 and assess the impact of a) grazing, b) mowing,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce wildfires.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of derogations from proposals to restrict the use of ammunition...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle rural crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many projects were funded through the Water Management Grant between its inception and 4th July 2024 inclusive.
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, for what reason Ofwat was not requested to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legislation changes arising from the EU legislation covered by the Explanatory Memorandum for the European Union...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the ecology sector as part of delivering nature recovery objectives and wider green...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen the UK’s resilience to climate change, including through the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish baseline data for the extent of degraded ecosystems in terrestrial, inland waters and the marine...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in delivering Target 2 of the Global Biodiversity framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of an indirect potable reuse schemes for direct discharge to reservoirs as an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of an indirect potable reuse scheme which would take treated sewage from Mogden...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not commencing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications were (a) received, (b) approved and (c) paid under the Property Flood Resilience Repair Grant Scheme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the levels of sewage inflow into the River Mersey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they are taking to tackle plastic pollution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on ensuring value for money in contracts for the treatment of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to encourage the uptake of reuse and repair as drivers of a more circular economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support homeowners with insurance costs in areas deemed to have high flood risk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to implement the findings of the December 2024 Court of Appeal ruling on animal welfare...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to consult on phasing out the use of farrowing crates for sows.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her department has made on the effectiveness of farrowing crates for sows in rearing piglets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support will be available for pig producers to transition to free farrowing systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the comparative costs of transitioning from farrowing crates to (a) temporary crating...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to the Farming Recovery Fund were (a) received, (b) approved and (c) paid; and what the total value is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of compliance with animal welfare standards in commercial poultry production.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been provided to abattoirs through the Smaller Abattoir Fund since July 5th 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department last assessed the resilience of UK food supplies to a simultaneous disruption affecting major...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage greater transparency for farmers on the price of fertiliser and red diesel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms her Department has in place to maintain the supply of food to the population in the event of a major...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure an integrated approach to agricultural payment scheme timelines and application windows.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the condition and capacity of food storage infrastructure used to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the transition away from direct payment schemes for farmers on a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the availability of nitrogen fertilisers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on implementing byelaws to ban bottom trawling in the 41 marine protected areas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost per megalitre of water produced over an eighty-year lifespan of Teddington Direct...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of indirect potable reuse schemes in improving London’s water supply...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will bring forward regulations under the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
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 requirement for farmed animal mortality data to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was provided to abattoirs through the Smaller Abattoir Fund between its inception and July 4th 2024 inclusive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763, on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on branded goods and merchandise since 24 April 2025; on what items; and at what cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage young people to enter the farming profession; and what financial support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the capital budget reduction from 2026/7 to 2029/30 on her...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has received representations from the Home Secretary in relation to the Ministerial tenure of the Hon. Member for Dover and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, under what statutory authority are significant Automated Decision-Making being made or...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, what guidance has the Department issued internally to ensure compliance with the provisions of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the membership of the Digital ID Advisory Group is; and on what date each member was appointed.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12154 on WPP: Contracts, and with reference to RM6364 Framework schedule 1 specification: lot 4...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of introducing a digital identity system.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a policy on the maximum number of special advisers who may be in post at any time across government.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12785 on Cabinet Manual, if he will work with the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to improve citizen access to public services.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any complaints have been made about the conduct of (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 86059, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, and further to the corrected answer of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he is considering ways to reduce the UK Government office foot print in the centre of London.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the Cabinet Office Procurement Review Unit to review the decision of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime not to approve...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to the Cabinet Office Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy, published in June 2026, on what occasions in the last 12 months have Cabinet...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy, published in June 2026, how many desks are currently assigned for the 700 staff...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the trade union Partnership Framework, published on 30 June 2026, whether that framework replaces any previous agreement; and what...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13162 on Civil Service: Equality, if he will list the stakeholders consulted.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has considered extending electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes to Crown and Civil Servants; and whether the Department has...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13194, on Arms Length Bodies: Facilities Agreements, whether the new trade union facility time...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he will take in response to Capita's performance of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, following errors identified in the Labour Force Survey, whether the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) UK Statistics Authority made an assessment of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what training his Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13195 on Civil Service: Facilities Agreements, which departments (a) operate check off for trade...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that civil servants who have suffered financial hardship as a result of Capita's administration of the civil service...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 11152, on Civil Service: Facilities Agreements, what was the aggregate monetary cost of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 3344 on Senior Civil Servants: Termination of Employment, what was the type of Civil Service exit...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9341 on Ofwat: Equality, whether other Arm’s Length Bodies were not reporting their External...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 7317, on Permanent Secretaries: Pay, if he will publish the business case to pay a Permanent...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a maximum length of time that a (a) junior and (b) senior civil servant appointed by exception can serve as a civil servant without...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration has been given to roll out British Standard BS 30416 to the civil service workforce.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister announces new candidate for the Commissioner for Public...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026, to Question 108235, on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, how many of the 90 SCS roles which were not...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will publish the Terms of Reference for the Civil Service Review.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026, to Question 13162, on Civil Service: Equality, whether the Sex Equality and Equity Network (SEEN) was consulted.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1718 of National Highways: Expenditure, whether the National Highways public affairs contract was...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to the answer of 24 September 2025, to Question 71230, on Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences, what venues have been booked through...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 117973, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the (a) scale, (b) scope and (c)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13313, on Public Sector: Procurement, who are the stakeholders who have been consulted on the new...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether levels of reliance on imported cement and construction materials has been identified as a risk to national resilience or critical...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of how the public will receive critical information in the event of widespread and prolonged broadband or...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cross-government resilience exercises involving two or more departments have been conducted in the last 2 years; and what the (a) title, (b)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister has responsibility for supporting Mountain Rescue.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Integrated Security Fund annual report 2024 to 2025, published on 30 October 2025, and the Supreme Court ruling in the case of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many habitat management plans Network Rail has produced in each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that rail passengers in North East Hampshire constituency are represented in decisions on (a) timetable changes and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rail connectivity between North East Hampshire constituency and Heathrow Airport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to upgrade signalling infrastructure on the South Western Main Line between Basingstoke and London Waterloo; and what assessment she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in airport vehicle drop-off charges since 2016 on the cost of air travel for passengers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14435 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, whether the cost-benefit analysis for the Sustainable Aviation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the International Civil Aviation Organisation on the work of her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many working days each organisation or individual consulted on the statutory guidance on floating bus stops published on 26 January 2026 was given...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the price of sustainable aviation fuel since the introduction of the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate has met the assumptions used in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department is having with the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum, National Highways, and other stakeholders on eliminating the need...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations her Department has received from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the eligibility of Hammersmith Bridge for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of people charged with drug driving offences who continued to hold a valid driving licence while awaiting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to receive toxicology results on the prosecution of drug driving offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2026, to Question 3552, on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, if she will publish the formal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Cycling and walking boom with £4.5 billion for thousands of new routes and safer crossings, of 12...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13259, on National Highways: Expenditure, which company or supplier provided the public affairs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release, social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help protect the public from harmful deepfake content.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the National Security Online Information Team conducted any work in relation to the recent unrest in Belfast.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken since 1 January 2026 to support research infrastructure that facilitates the advancement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on the roll out of Project Gigabit in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the UK has a sovereign quantum computing capability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to (a) improve rural digital inclusion and (b) to address the specific needs of older people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what support the Intellectual Property Office provides to SMEs seeking to enforce registered copyright and trademark rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the implementation of duties relating to online fraud under the Online Safety Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the potential implications of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with His Majesty’s Treasury about the steps required to ensure the long-term...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on establishing a taskforce on the labelling of AI-generated content.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of greater cross-agency action between the Intellectual Property Office,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to respond to the letter of 2 June 2026 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many projects to improve mobile signal in North Norfolk constituency have been funded and part-funded by her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the 'UK benefit test' required for those applying for funds from the Sovereign AI fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what opportunities he has identified for Scottish manufacturers within the Government's defence spending programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Official Statistics MOD regional expenditure with industry 2024/25, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of expenditure per...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of NATO countries with a UK defence attaché and if they are permanently stationed in country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, whether the £1.1 billion allotted for the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicles includes additional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown by skillset of the 60,000 projected jobs created by the Defence Investment Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2026 Defence Investment Plan, paragraph 68, what assessment he has made of changes to the vertical lift capability and capacity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2026 Defence Investment Plan, paragraph 68, what are his plans for future purchases of newer Chinooks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, whether the £1.7 billion allotted for Chinook Helicopters includes funding the planned future...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when is the Defence Investment Summit expected to take place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2026 Defence Investment Plan, boxout, Defence as an Engine for Growth, when does he plan to publish a clear definition of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when will the first Mk41 VLS retrofit be performed on a Type 31 Frigate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of spending on defence contracts has been awarded to UK companies in each year for the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has the Defence Investors’ Advisory Group (DIAG) made since inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the expected date of the publication of the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS).
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the annual cost of the Defence Investment Unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what duration will a Type 31 Frigate be unavailable for operations while the Mk41 VLS retrofit is performed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Official Statistics MOD regional expenditure with industry 2024/25, what assessment he has made of the impacts of a 6% reduction...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of missile will be carried on the Common Combat Vessel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the breakdown and purpose of the £1.6 billion expenditure on Merlin helicopters from FY26/27 to FY29/30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 46 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many Type 26 build slots are allocated to the a) Royal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of Armed Forces pension scheme provisions which limit survivor pension entitlement for spouses who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to improve recruitment and retention in the UK armed forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of levels of diversity and inclusion among service personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the application deadline of 12 December 2026 will allow all eligible veterans sufficient opportunity to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what advertising campaigns are planned during the final six months of the Financial Recognition Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications have been made to the LGBTQ+ Independent Impact Panel; how many have been determined; and how many remain outstanding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he has yet met with Fighting With Pride to discuss the LGBTQ+ Financial Recognition Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to support military families during overseas deployments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is provided to armed forces personnel experiencing mental health challenges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Navy is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 54, what is the out-of-service-date for the Wildcat maritime helicopter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 25, what is the scope of the (a) £1.8 billion allocated to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the disposal of Fort Blockhouse in Gosport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any departmental special adviser took a leave of absence, or undertook a new party contract, to work on the Makerfield...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what relationship the National Security Assessment on biodiversity will have with the work of the recently announced Climate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking, in collaboration with the Scottish Government, to ensure continuity for energy efficiency businesses and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many cyber security incident reports relating to energy infrastructure his Department received in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of extreme summer temperatures on the safety and resilience of Battery Energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, a) what the UK's current gas storage capacity is as a proportion of average winter demand and b) how that compares with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the security risks of building the Sunnica Energy Farm on local communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what technical or planning criteria he will consider before granting a hyperscale data centre project a Development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what modelling he has undertaken of the potential impact of his Department’s AI planning tools on planning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of automatic planning permission for extending helipad operation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Great Yarmouth Borough Council has made any claims under the Bellwin scheme since the scheme was established.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the data included in the climate change mitigation metric in the Local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have requested (a) Exceptional Financial Support, (b) capitalisation directions and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with metro mayors on the potential impact of a referendum on council tax thresholds on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the consumer protections available to purchasers of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent guidance his Department has issued to help ensure that local planning authority requirements for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average cost to the public purse of a parliamentary by-election.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued to police forces and local authorities following repeal of the Vagrancy Act; whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act on levels of rough sleeping,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to update building regulations to require property flood resilience measures in new homes built in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in updating the national Incident Recording System to capture data on lithium-ion battery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent fire station closures in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 5340 on MHCLG: Darlington, what was the average percentage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the capital budget reduction from 2026/7 to 2029/30 on his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12838 on Ministry of Justice: Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release, what the licence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Royal Wills and (b) other Wills have been sealed since 1911; and whether he has assessed the potential merits of bringing forward...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what modelling he has undertaken of the Crown Court backlog under (a) current funding levels and (b) alternative funding scenarios; when the backlog...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken for civil and family court cases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early release and parole policies on public safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of education and vocational training for prisoners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase staffing levels in the prison service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made as to the potential merits of introducing a mandatory requirement for adults with capacity to take out a will.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to introduce mandatory mediation services in the case of contested wills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the financial impact on UK small and medium-sized enterprises of defending civil litigation (a) brought and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of criminal trials which will be vacated because of judicial, courtroom and prosecutorial capacity constraints...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog of criminal trials in Crown Courts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate legal aid funding for low-income defendants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of digital case management systems on court efficiency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve access to justice for vulnerable individuals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the (a) total and (b) annual cost to the public purse of the Judicial and Legal Diversity Board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-Birmingham residents have been placed in supported exempt accommodation in Birmingham by HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prisons have been (a) planned and (b) approved since 5 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has prepared updated prison population projections; what modelling he has undertaken on prison occupancy under high, central and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes in reducing reoffending rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure proportionate and consistent sentencing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to WPQ 12787 answered on 11 November 2024 on Marriage: Relatives, what recent progress he has made on considering [i] marriage law and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for a grant of probate were submitted in a) English and b) Welsh in each year since 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been delivered since 5 July 2024 and at which prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12579 on Ministry of Justice: HMP Winchester, which prisoner groups are underrepresented in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether civil servants are allowed to use paid working hours to participate in staff networks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will reply to my letter of 23 May 2026 regarding the publication of sexual offence prosecutions and convictions by nationality and immigration...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective, rather than limited to formal or nominal review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison staff were recorded in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers left the prison service in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of his Department's report entitled Prison leavers in substance misuse treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Government's early release scheme, (a) which categories of serious offenders are eligible for release and (b) how many offenders...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which capital projects have been (a) cancelled, (b) delayed, (c) descoped and (d) reprofiled to fund the Defence Investment Plan by region, original...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legal advice he took before the Ministry of Justice published the Public appointments diversity and outreach strategy 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training his Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether significant Automated Decision-Making is taking place or planned within his Department, and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of including fresh bananas in the proposed list of everyday essential goods eligible for cost...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with her cabinet colleagues about the fiscal steps required to ensure the long-term sustainability of research funding...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the annual allowance for the Rent a Room Scheme to allow it to catch up with inflation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements for each project in the Government...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget has been allocated to the Access to Banking Services Review.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to 8028, whether she has made an assessment of the EU's recent guidance on the removal of the De Minimis; and whether she has made an assessment...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of credit hire vehicle costs on motor insurance premiums for consumers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number of businesses currently unable to pay VAT by Direct Debit, (b) the number of VAT-registered...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the El Niño weather event on the cost of food for British consumers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her Department's policy to (a) reduce and (b) reform stamp duty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps they are taking to support local councils to be able to provide young people with Special Educational Needs with school transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in Fylde constituency will begin offering free breakfast clubs from September 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Swim England and (b) the Royal Life Saving Society UK on the potential merits of including additional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support available to children in kinship care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will publish a breakdown of respondents to the SEND reform consultation by relevant characteristic, including families of children...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to awarding compensation to individuals impacted by forced adoptions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with the Department for Work and Pensions, to increase funding for music tuition for children from low-income...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the findings and recommendations of research conducted by the University of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the decision by the Israeli Government to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to support the historic status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that water security, sanitation and hygiene are reflected in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to raise the case of Lindsay and Craig Foreman with her US counterpart.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment has her Department made of the potential for the diversion of UK arms exports to the United...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made to introduce a Special Envoy for Complex and Arbitrary Detentions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the Amnesty...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of UK aid cuts on the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent further escalation of conflict in El Obeid, Sudan, and to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has considered deploying the UK International Search and Rescue team to support the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to reference “sex” rather than “gender” in future...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many government residences are allocated to the Foreign Office; and how many of those are occupied by serving...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, If he will have discussions with the Government of the Irish Republic on potential entitlement of victims of violence from Northern Ireland to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the financial support available to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to improve trade links between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Home Office about the operation of the Common Travel Area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in her Department had with MPs since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs is informed when Welsh Government ministers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when she last met with representatives of the glass sector to discuss the Deposit Return Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings her Department has held with the Welsh Government in the last 12 months on coordinating resilience planning for risks that span reserved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with stakeholders on Welsh livestock numbers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding to Mountstewart Gardens to help enable Mountstewart to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the National Lottery on the potential merits of uplifting lottery grants that fund improvements to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that older people can engage in community sports in Royal Sutton Coldfield.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11673 on Holiday Accommodation: Greater London, in what locations the short-term...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to Question 11894, whether (a) her Department has a strategy for the maintenance of legacy assets, and (b) whether she would...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government are taking to increase the number of leisure centres in Britain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role the Department for Education has in delivering the National Youth Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the availability of the Adventures Away From Home Fund for 26/27 on schools in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the World Tourism Organisation on the work of her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support community orchestras in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support community choirs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help improve access to arts and culture for young people in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to his Department's publication entitled Employment Rights Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that products subject to an OPSS withdrawal notice, such as the UPP U004 e-bike battery, cannot...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to introduce mandatory registration of e-bike and e-scooter batteries at the point of sale, to improve traceability in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the full text of each of the UK’s critical minerals memoranda of understanding, dialogues, and other bilateral...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has of the impact of the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on the number of young people who are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the eight sectors...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies registered in England and Wales have declared a legal entity registered abroad as a person with significant control.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has a specific budget to support a) small and b) medium-sized businesses in developing business continuity plans for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings his Department held with the Federation of Small Businesses that related to the changes to accounts for small companies and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which stakeholders his Department consulted on changes to accounts for small companies and micro-entities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses entered insolvency in each region of England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 16 April 2026, to Question 126612, on China: Clean Energy, whether (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is his planned timetable for (a) consulting on and (b) implementing the right to switch off and the associated Statutory Code of Practice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many claims have been brought under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 since July 2024, relating to which public body in each case,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has appointed staff from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help prevent pub closures in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a trader licensing scheme similar to the schemes in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade in response to the hon. Member...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the average amount of funding that the British Business Bank has provided in financial years (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26 and (c) 2026-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing public procurement policy to (a) incentivise and (b) require...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of future operating subsidy requirements for publicly owned steel assets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the costs of decarbonisation requirements for any steel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the costs and benefits of paid paternity leave, with reference to the comparative costs and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses in Fylde constituency will be impacted by the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme in each year of its operation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants receiving the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity element have received voluntary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps in response to breaches of the Working Time Regulations 1998 by employers, with specific reference to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on recognising for social security purposes marriages between an uncle and niece legally contracted overseas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in each of the past three financial years, how much Housing Benefit has been paid to providers of Supported Accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of levels of veterans engagement with (a) resettlement services, (b) employment service and (c) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to engage with external organisations, including charities representing people with specific health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place to ensure that recipients of Universal Credit, State Pension and other DWP support are not financially...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what process Child Maintenance Service uses to verify reports by constituents that incorrect or unverified information has been used in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of Universal Credit payments were in 2024/25 and 2025/26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 27 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 14104 on Department for Work and Pensions: Women Against State Pension Inequality, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency arrangements are in place to maintain payment of benefits and pensions in the event of a (a) major IT or (b) infrastructure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of (a) the total capital cost of the Workplace Transformation programme, (b) expected annual savings arising from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of additional inspectors and specialist staff the Office for Nuclear Regulation will require to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for complaints submitted to the Independent Case Examiner on Universal Credit in the latest period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what investigations are undertaken by the Child Maintenance Service into paying parents who are suspected of having undeclared income.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of utilities and infrastructure at Site A at MoD Bicester to support...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what transport arrangements are proposed for residents accommodated at Site A at MoD Bicester to access healthcare, legal appointments,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local healthcare, dental and other essential services to support residents at...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that foreign national offenders are deported from prison when they eligible for removal.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement officers have left their roles since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methodology was used to estimate the figure of 412,000 illegal migrants in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the full-time equivalent staffing headcount of Border Force was at (a) the Port of Dover, (b) Eurotunnel Folkestone and (c) Eurostar St...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to support people applying for settlement via the UK Ancestry route who miss the deadline to renew...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her department has given to the merits of implementing amnesty bins for prohibited personal imports prior to customs...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will copy applicants into major citizenship certificate notifications, such as approvals and dispatch, when a legal representative is...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to introduce an online status tracking portal for citizenship certificate applications, allowing applicants to view live...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 28 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on allowing airports in Northern Ireland whose departing travellers fly to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026, to question 11993, what proportion of the voluntary departures were a) at the individual’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 25 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 26 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Hikvision cameras being used a) in the UK and b) by local authorities on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department plans to add further states to the enhanced tier listing of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered introducing financial support for the veterinary care of retired police dogs for injuries and health conditions...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce backlogs in police digital forensic examination of seized phones, tablets and other devices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the needs of people with autism are understood and accommodated by police forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of gang prevention programmes for young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial insecurity on birthrates.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plan to respond to the petition entitled Jason's Law delivered to 10 Downing Street on 25 February 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence the Department considered in concluding that existing premises closure order powers are insufficient; what estimate has been...
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to support the Crown Prosecution Service in tackling serious financial crime in the waste sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings his Department has held with the Scottish Government in the last 12 months on coordinating resilience planning for risks that span...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office will ensure other departments that are Microsoft IT customers will supply evidence on Microsoft licensing practices and other related...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office on 25 June (HC10289) and with reference to paragraph 1.6(d) of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what the total headcount of full time equivalent staff within the Civil Service was on 4 July 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the total headcount of full time equivalent staff within the Civil Service has increased since 4 July 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what the total headcount of full time equivalent staff within the Civil Service was on 1 July 2026.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 March (HL15268) and 26 February (HL14697 and HL14633), and in light of the Cabinet...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether their forthcoming measures on persuasive design will address features such as communication streaks and network expansion prompts that may encourage...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resilience of supply chains for memory components used in artificial intelligence computing.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to amending the Online Safety Act 2023 to include provisions regarding the promotion or facilitation of illegal gambling content
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to update legislation to address the malicious use of artificial intelligence-generated voice and likeness cloning.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology procured a corporate VPN service in any of the last three financial years; and if so, which provider...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether professionals with specific expertise of (1) cerebral palsy, (2) Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and (3) Assistive Technology, will be part of...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish their response to the public consultation SEND reform: Putting Children and Young People First.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the total public liability for student debt written off by the Treasury.
To ask His Majesty's Government how Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) expertise in the private, voluntary and independent specialist sectors will be protected and utilised under...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether University student fee loans are classified as public sector borrowing.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether Integrated Care Boards will be required to co-fund the multi-agency Specialist Provision Packages required for children with neurodisability needs such as...
To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) targeted funding, and (2) specialist training, they intend to provide to enable multi-discipline health teams and mainstream school staff to deliver...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee report Social Mobility: Local Roots, Lasting Change, published on 18 November 2025.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for funding and support for countries in Africa to treat patients with HIV and cryptococcal meningitis and to make...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for freedom of religion or belief of the murder of a Catholic priest, Father Crépin Martial Monga, in the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with European counterparts in the past 12 months on the impact of religious registration requirements on smaller religious or belief...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants were removed from Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; of those, which ten (1) nationalities, and (2) countries, were most involved;...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many staff are currently employed at the UK Visas and Immigration's Drumkeen House Belfast office, and what are the running costs for that office for each of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they will use to review the visa brake currently applying to Afghan students; and when they expect the first review to take place.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees who (1) have been given the right to remain in the UK and (2) are currently awaiting a decision on their application to remain are currently...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the written answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 16 June (UIN 7457), whether any of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 10 September 2025 (HL10181), what progress they have made in relation to plans to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the principal barriers preventing shared ownership leaseholders from staircasing to full ownership.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of houses built or under construction since the financial year 2012–13 which had air conditioning.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of social housing properties that are vacant between tenancies at any one time.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) fines have been issued, (2) prosecutions made in the last six months following breaches of the Road Traffic Act 1988 by cyclists; and what plans they...
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many personal evacuation plans are in place in the House of Lords, and how many were used in the evacuation on 2 July.
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker, in respect of the evacuation of the House of Lords at 15:00pm on Thursday 2 July, (1) to what extent, if any, were members and staff of the House of Commons...
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what and where was the source of the fire that required parliamentary business to be suspended and the House of Lords to be evacuated on 2 July.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for UK trade policy of the report by Global Echo Litigation Center Importing Occupation, published in June 2026.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) desks, and (2) civil servants, are assigned to the Department for Business and Trade office in the Old Admiralty Building.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will advise the Competition and Markets Authority to publish a public roadmap for the Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft’s...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Competition and Markets Authority’s Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, what assessment...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the Competition and Markets Authority develops potential conduct requirements in parallel with the Strategic Market Status...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of consumer protection legislation in relation to the use of artificial intelligence to generate summaries of online...
To ask His Majesty's Government what information they have about the reasons and justification for transferring of the sexual assault case against US pilot Captain Jacob Wulfson from the UK civil...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review and manage the impact on British data sovereignty of data currently being held by Palantir.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent assessment of the security threat in Northern Ireland.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Ireland in relation to cooperation with the work and investigations of the Independent Commission for...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Command Paper Safeguarding the Union (CP1012) and the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 7 July (HL1622), whether...
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have held concerning the replacement of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, and with whom.
To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to prevent a recurrence of the riots in Ballymena in which members of the Roma community were targeted.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland at meetings of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference to strengthen checks on migrants coming...
To ask His Majesty's Government why the consultation on proposals to enable the safe and legal use of plug-in solar (plug-in microgeneration) products in the UK lasted two weeks, and what...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to recognise waste-to-energy with carbon capture and storage as an eligible route for engineered greenhouse gas removals in future carbon...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential contribution of waste-to-energy with carbon capture and storage to the delivery of high-integrity carbon removals...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government about the decarbonisation of the waste sector in Wales, following the decision to expand the UK Emissions...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 8 July (HL1265), what is the evidential basis for his assertion that X prioritises misinformation.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on banana producers and rural livelihoods in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon of suspending the...
To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Women in Finance Charter, published on 30 June, what is the definition of a woman used in the gender diversity targets that must be reported to HM...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of increasing the HMRC late-payment interest rate from Bank Rate plus 2.5% to Bank Rate plus 4% from 6 April...
To ask His Majesty's Government what revenue HMRC has received from late payment interest in each of the past five financial years, broken down by tax head; and, for each tax head, what...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which late-payment interest on Corporation Tax arises (1) from differences between estimated and final tax...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will use the powers available to them under section 1 of the Environment Act 2021 to set targets for adaption and resilience to climate change; and if...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many cattle were slaughtered because of suspected bovine tuberculosis in 2024 and 2025; and of those cattle, how many were subsequently confirmed to have had...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many badgers were culled in 2024 and 2025 in an effort to prevent the spread of tuberculosis in cattle; and of those badgers, how many were subsequently...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are (1) developing, or (2) supporting the development of, a vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in cattle; and if not, why not.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in changing existing policies to deliver a complete ban on the use of certain neonicotinoid pesticides.
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