Written answers

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Nursing and Midwifery Council: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the number of Nursing and Midwifery Council cases in the High Court that resulted in the original decision being...

    • Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants have successfully used the defence of automatism in cases arising from road traffic collisions in each of the last five years; and...

      Evidence: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Department is taking with the Home Office and Crown Prosecution Service to improve the secure transfer of digital evidence between...

      Legal Aid Scheme: Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase availability of legal aid to people who are victims of violence against women and girls, particularly in...

      Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to expand property courts.

      Prisons: Black History Month and LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of the events held to celebrate Black History Month and Pride Month in prisons in the past year.

      Prisoners: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department operates a single database to record (a) the number of offenders serving standard determinate sentences, (b) their offence...

      Prisoners: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department provides dedicated guidance on minimum rehabilitation requirements for prisoners in custody serving standard determinate...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prisoners serving standard determinate sentences for (a) domestic abuse-related offences, (b)...

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many FTE equivalent staff in (a) their Department and (b) each Arm's Length Body it sponsors are dedicated to fulfilment of the Public...

    • Home Office: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Waste Disposal: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Digital Waste Tracking service will help to reduce fly tipping.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of repeated disability benefit assessments on the mental and physical wellbeing of...

    • Motability: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the postcodes eligible for the Motability mileage allowance extension for rural areas.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made in the completion of the Universal Credit split payment impact assessment; and whether they plan...

      Motability: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of the Motability Scheme in supporting transport accessibility in areas with...

      Local Housing Allowance: Manchester Rusholme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of Local Housing Allowance on a) poverty b) homelessness among Universal Credit claimants...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the additional annual...

    • Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of expenditure under the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan that will be spent with UK-based companies;...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the UK's ability to defend itself.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what assessment he has made of whether current...

      Seas and Oceans: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 49, by what date does he plan to introduce additional specialist...

      National Security: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition his Department is using of expenditure that qualifies as resilience and security spending for the purposes of the Government's...

      New Zealand: Warships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates vessels of the a) British Army b) Royal Navy c) Royal Air Force visited New Zealand since 1 January 2020.

      Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, what are the next generation of uncrewed aerial systems...

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions has the Defence Investors’ Advisory Group met since its formation.

      Ukraine: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the UK/EU-Ukraine Defence Innovation Corridor Parliamentary Roundtable held on 23 June 2026, what steps his Department is taking to...

      Armed Forces: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the level of future use of electricity by each branch of the armed forces.

      Military Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department distinguishes between legal basis relied upon for support to allied military operations and the general criteria used to...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, whether he plans to accelerate delivery of...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the impact the...

      Armed Forces: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much electricity was used by each arm of the military in each of the past 5 years.

      Oil: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was the purchase of the Finnart Oil Terminal.

      Warships: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the proposed out-of-service date for (a) HMS Ledbury (b) HMS Cattistock (c) HMS Brocklesby (d) HMS Middleton (e) HMS Hurworth.

      Ukraine: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to Ukrainian defence technology companies seeking to establish production facilities in the UK, including through...

      Ukraine: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Kyiv Business Centre will be fully operational; and if he will set how UK SMEs will be able to access its services.

      Ukraine: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence technology export mechanism recently approved by the Government of Ukraine on UK...

      Electronic Warfare and Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, what milestones have been set for the delivery of counter-drone and...

      Weapons of Mass Destruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 109, what is the a) full scope and b) breakdown of the £1.7...

      Railways: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 111, what is the full scope of the enhancement of rail deployment...

      Air Force: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 45 of his department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, whether the £70 billion for new capabilities in the...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of his department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, whether the £36 billion planned to be invested in...

      Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans that the £200 million of additional investment into counter drone technology will produce a capability that is operationally ready.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 July 2026, entitled The Armoured Cavalry Programme, UIN HCWS237, what is the estimated date of completion...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Leisure: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in the context of The Children’s Society’s latest report which highlighted the importance of low-cost activity...

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether any Non-Legally Binding Instruments have been signed by her Department and its Arms Length Bodies since July 2024...

      Gambling: Horse Racing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Gambling Commission's proposed affordability checks for bets of...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Government Communication Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many headcount staff in her Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded...

      Gambling Commission: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Gambling Commission on a timetable for a new permanent appointment for its chief executive.

      Gambling Commission: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 123653 on Gambling Commission: Staff, whether Gambling Commission...

      Gaming Machines: Prizes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to review the maximum stakes and prizes limits for Category B3 and C gaming machines in adult...

      National Gallery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the National Gallery spend on the citizen's assembly provided by the Sortition Foundation.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total...

      National Gallery: Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the National Gallery has planning permission to fly the Progress flag.

      UK Town of Culture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many Expressions of Interest were received for the UK Town of Culture 2028 competition, broken down by (a) nation of the...

  • Treasury

    • Shipping: Strait of Hormuz

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026 to question 16168 on Investment: Strait of Hormuz, how much has she approved from the HMT reserve to deploy...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Government Departments: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and...

  • Department for Education

    • Overseas Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many overseas borrowers currently classified as non-compliant by the Student Loans Company had their first student loan disbursed in each academic...

    • Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many individuals have received student loans from the Student Loans Company over the past 20 academic years, broken down by nationality.

      Arts: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the fall in the number of students studying creative subjects on the level of youth mental health.

      Schools: Conspiracy and Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle online conspiracy belief, misinformation and disinformation in the classroom.

      Swimming: Primary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate the Government has made of the number of children who didn’t reach the water safety section of national curriculum swimming lessons.

      Children: Outdoor Recreation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of guaranteeing every child the opportunity to attend an outdoor residential on pupils' wellbeing.

      Schools: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the additional costs incurred by each school in Castle Point constituency as a result of the increase in employers'...

      Classroom Assistants: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review whether the pay of teaching assistants adequately reflects the responsibilities, qualifications and duties of the role,...

      Special Educational Needs: Castle Point

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of pupils in Castle Point constituency that will have an EHCP in each of the next five years.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026...

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Bank Notes: Design

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14405 on Bank Notes: Design, if she will place in the Library a copy of the substantive reply from...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Public Works Loan Board: Barnet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what Public Works Loan Board borrowing has been given to the London Borough of Barnet since July 2024, and on what...

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Labour Housing Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026, to Question 9006, on MHCLG: Labour Housing Group, whether the Minister of...

      Housing: Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the Government made of the potential impact of additional housing growth on chalk stream...

      Social Rented Housing: Eligibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds information on which local housing authorities have introduced housing allocations...

      Housing: Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

      TPXimpact

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2026, published on 30 June 2026, what was the nature and...

      Housing: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's consultation outcome, Home buying and selling reform roadmap, updated 19 June 2026,...

      Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the evidence base for changes in the draft National Planning Policy Framework on off-street maximum parking...

      Infrastructure: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that transport infrastructure is delivered in conjunction with major...

      Affordable Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 124786 on Affordable Housing: Greater London, whether his...

  • Scotland Office

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving under Influence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help prevent accidents resulting from drug driving.

    • Transport: Leicester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) transport funding and (b) infrastructure investment are allocated equitably to cities that are not part of...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Incontinence: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of delayed diagnosis and treatment of urinary incontinence on women and girls; and if he will...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Gender Dysphoria: Surgery

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether breast reconstruction surgery is routinely available on the NHS to women who detransition following a mastectomy carried out as treatment for gender...

    • Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many patients of adult gender dysphoria clinics are simultaneously receiving prescriptions from private or overseas online providers; and what mechanisms exist...

      Blood Cancer: Community Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that personalised approaches to blood cancer treatment are reflected in plans to shift care closer to home.

      Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of preventable deaths in the UK 0;due to respiratory diseases; and...

      Health Services: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 5 June (HL108), what steps they are taking to ensure that improvements to the NHS Health Check programme...

      Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 5 June (HL108), what steps they are taking to strengthen lipid management pathways, including diagnosis,...

      Health Services: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 5 June (HL108), what steps they are taking to ensure that delivery of NHS Health Checks is better incentivised...

      Health Services: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether data from cholesterol and lipid testing undertaken through the NHS Health Check Online pilot will be recorded in patient records and used to support...

  • Home Office

    • Crime and Policing Act 2026

      To ask His Majesty's Government when Schedule 14 (Intimate image material: reporting and registration) of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 will commence.

  • Department for Transport

    • South Western Railway: Nationalisation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of South Western Railways since it entered public ownership on 25 May 2025.

    • Railways: Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total cost of their payments to the rail industry in the financial year 2024–25.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Private Rented Housing: Dispute Resolution

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence by tenants to assist in disputes with landlords and letting agents.

    • Evictions: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support local housing providers in their efforts to evict tenants who are responsible for persistent anti-social behaviour.

      Social Housing: Sub-letting

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the incidence of fraudulent subletting of social housing properties.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Tribunals: Conflict of Interests

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Levitt on 30 June (HL993), what discussions they have had with the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office about (1)...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Tungsten: Prices

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the rise in the price of tungsten is impacting the UK defence industry.

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Debts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average university student debt for (1) tuition fees, (2) maintenance loans, and (3) tuition fees and maintenance loans combined, in each year since 2010.

    • Students: Qualifications

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many students attending UK universities have no previous qualifications.

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