Questions Tabled

Published – Friday 3 July 2026

Questions for Answer on Monday 6 July

Questions for Written Answer

1Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): 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 Deal; and if he will make a statement.(15406)

2Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled PM meeting with Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados: 25 June 2026, of 25 June 2026, whether the UK Prime Minister discussed the issue of reparations with the Prime Minister of Barbados.(15407)

3Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): 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.(15416)

4Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026, to Question 12790, on Civil Service: Dual Nationals, and to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13160, on Cabinet office: Civil Servants, for what reasons the posts in the EU Relations Secretariat are non-reserved.(15417)

5Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the written statement of 1 July 2026, on Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026, HCWS173, whether the payments relating to the EU Flagship Fund and EU Anti-Corruption Initiative will involve direct UK Exchequer contributions to the European Union.(15418)

6Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team has issued guidance on whether Ministers can claim a proportion of their travel and accommodation costs in relation to family holidays overseas if they conduct some element of official business during their trip.(15419)

7Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Further to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question HL1329, on Lord Mandelson, whether any former civil servant or former Minister who was requested to provide information declined to do so.(15420)

8Paul Holmes (Hamble Valley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question HL478, on Interreg Europe, whether HM Government intends to discuss joining or contributing to EU Interreg in relation to Great Britain.[Transferred] (14983)

9Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of Transitional Support Loans provided to pensioners in arrears; and what the source of that funding is.(15368)

10Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pensioners are affected by Civil Service pension arrears.(15369)

11Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost of resolving Civil Service pension arrears.(15370)

12Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will publish the Terms of Reference for the Civil Service Review.(15508)

13Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an (a) estimate of the cost of moving some of the functions of 10 Downing Street to a location outside of London and (b) assessment of the value for money of such a move.(15485)

14Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role did the UK National Security Advisor have in the (a) consideration, (b) selection and (c) appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the United States.(15347)

15Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason Matthew Doyle was asked to undertake supplementary due diligence on Lord Mandelson being appointed as Ambassador, and whether the nature of Mr Doyle’s relationship with Mandelson was (a) declared or (b) considered as a potential conflict of interest.(15348)

16Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Cabinet Office Legal Advisers and (b) the National Security Adviser had a role
in redaction of the material to be released in response to the Humble Address of 4 February 2026.(15349)

17Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026, to Question 9084, on Lord Mandelson, what information his Department holds on whether the Intelligence and Security Committee had access to independent legal advice other than Cabinet Office or Government Legal Service lawyers for the consideration of the redactions on the Humble Address.(15351)

18Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): 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 recruited externally, broken down by pay band, were in his Department.(15353)

19Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants have received representations in writing from Charlesbye Limited.(15354)

20Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2081, on Prime Minister: Public Expenditure, how much was spent on each of the individual suppliers listed and which items were purchased.(15355)

21Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 20 March 2026, to Question 119894, on Gambling Commission: Managers, if he will make it his policy to ask the Civil Service Commission to review the business appointment provisions of (a) the Gambling Commission and (b) other public sector regulators.(15356)

22Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what tariffs apply to the 36 broad categories of growth-driving inputs and if he plans to review these.(15325)

23Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to question 11861, whether his department has carried out a formal impact assessment on the potential impact of steel tariffs on downstream manufacturers.(15606)

24Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in his Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) are embedded communicators but are not counted as members of the Government Communication Network.(15572)

25Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): 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 merchandise by the Department since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter was sent; and on what items.(15573)

26Alan Gemmell (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses in Ayrshire in accessing opportunities from free trade deals.(15577)

27Alan Gemmell (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve nuclear investment in Ayrshire.(15578)

28Alan Gemmell (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress has been made regarding the Ayrshire Growth Deal.(15579)

29Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the level of importance of the cement industry to the economy and the number of jobs reliant on it.(15472)

30Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department holds data on the i.) amount of cement and proportion of the UK's domestic requirement for cement has been produced in the UK in each of the last 10 years ii.) amount of cement and proportion of the UK's domestic requirement for cement has been imported the UK in each of the last 10 years.(15473)

31Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the Good Jobs Bill.[Transferred] (15112)

32Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department has provided to improving workers' rights in Northern Ireland, in the context of the time taken for the Northern Ireland Executive to implement its Good Jobs Bill.[Transferred] (15114)

33Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the British Industrial Competitive Scheme on levels of business investment.(15371)

34Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support manufacturers to increase capital intensity.(15372)

35Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, on what basis Automated Decision-Making in his Department are being made.(15331)

36Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance his Department has issued internally to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 in relation to automated decision-making.(15332)

37Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what safeguards he has implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review and challenge in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.(15333)

38Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.(15334)

39Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how his Department defines and ensures meaningful human involvement in decisions supported and made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.(15335)

40Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that human oversight of automated decisions is (a) substantive and (b) effective.(15336)

41Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.(15337)

42Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with recognised trade unions regarding the (a) introduction and (b) use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.(15338)

43Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to assess and mitigate risks of (a) bias and (b) discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.(15339)

44Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with data protection requirements under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.(15340)

45Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department maintains a (a) public register and (b) internal inventory of automated decision-making systems.(15341)

46Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how individuals are informed by his Department that decisions affecting them have been taken (a) in whole and (b) in part by automated means.(15342)

47Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve working conditions for those working in the live events and production industry.(15663)

48Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps in response to breaches of the Working Time Regulations 1998 by employers, with specific reference to the live events and media production industry.(15664)

49Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the cost it has spent on branded goods and merchandise.(15571)

50Jo Platt (Leigh and Atherton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support grassroot music venues.(15421)

51Jo Platt (Leigh and Atherton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of reducing VAT on cultural ticketing in Grassroots Music Venues.(15422)

52Noah Law (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure Free Breakfast Clubs include the most nutritional food possible.(15607)

53Noah Law (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure Free Breakfast Clubs use food which is procured from British sources.(15608)

54James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a) staff vacancies and b) turnover on post-16 education in South Basildon and East Thurrock.(15617)

55James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures are in place to provide support for SEND students in accessing further education.(15619)

56James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that GCSE grade requirements are not blocking student progression into post-16 education.(15620)

57James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data she holds on the number of antisemitic incidents on university campuses in the academic year 2025/26.(15621)

58James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of multi-academy trusts on the autonomy of individual schools.(15625)

59Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to written statement HCWS171 published on 1 July 2026, how the additional £700 million for schools in 2026–27 will be allocated between local authorities.(15511)

60Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional teachers the Government expects to be recruited by the end of the Parliament.(15513)

61Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has assessed the potential impact of the proposed executive pay approval process on recruitment to academy trust leadership posts.(15514)

62Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding has been allocated to the new Teacher Training Entitlement in each financial year of this Parliament.(15515)

63Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which areas will participate in the place-based Headteacher Retention Incentive pilot.(15516)

64Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Great British Energy – Nuclear's Technical Advice on Potential Future Nuclear Power Plant Siting in Scotland report, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the report's findings.(15402)

65Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Great British Energy – Nuclear's Technical Advice on Potential Future Nuclear Power Plant Siting in Scotland report, what assessment he has made of the potential generating capacity that could be delivered if new nuclear power stations were developed at the sites identified in the report.(15403)

66Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Great British Energy – Nuclear's Technical Advice on Potential Future Nuclear Power Plant Siting in Scotland report, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that could be supported by new nuclear developments at the sites identified in the report.(15404)

67Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many headcount staff in his Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but not members of the Government Communication Network.(15564)

68Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of energy regulation policies on the decision of OpenAI to terminate the Stargate UK investment programme.(15565)

69Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department has spent on branded goods and merchandise since 24 April 2025; on what items; and at what cost.(15566)

70Gurinder Singh Josan (Smethwick): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will publish the outcome of Hydrogen Allocation Round 2.(15484)

71Sir Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13075 on Electric Vehicles: Tyres, if he will make an assessment of the availability of butyl for tyres for electric vehicles other than from fossil fuel sources and the availability of an alternative for butyl in the manufacture of tyres for use in electric vehicles.(15258)

72James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that progress towards net zero targets is not achieved through the offshoring of carbon-intensive businesses.[Transferred] (15186)

73Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle wildlife crime in Buckinghamshire.(15581)

74Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage public participation in nature in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.(15582)

75Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to restore peatlands.(15583)

76Olivia Blake (Sheffield Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in implementing the Animal Welfare Committee's recommendations on lamb castration and tail docking.[Transferred] (15018)

77Irene Campbell (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm or in transport as a result of heat stress or other extreme weather events in each of the last five years, broken down by species.(15546)

78Irene Campbell (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment's identification of risks to livestock from multiple climate hazards as a priority risk area, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and publish data on farmed animal deaths and welfare impacts from extreme weather; and what plans she has to include such indicators in the fourth National Adaptation Programme.(15547)

79Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): 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.(15567)

80Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether householders not on social tariffs can require that the smart element of their smart water meter is deinstalled if they decline to participate in a (a) progressive water metering and (b) seasonal water metering tariffs.(15568)

81Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the inflationary impact of the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on products such as bottles of beer.(15589)

82Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the cumulative cost of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme on the brewing sector.(15590)

83Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact on pubs of Extended Producer Responsibility fees being applied to goods that do not enter the household waste stream and they already pay for through commercial waste management.(15591)

84Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the extended producer responsibility scheme does not reduce investment in UK manufacturing.(15592)

85Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a comparative analysis of glass packaging Extended Producer Responsibility fees in other advanced economies, including any measures taken to prevent disproportionate costs for the beer and pub sector.(15639)

86Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will launch the call for evidence on the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme fees.(15640)

87Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of the fee structure of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme and similar schemes in European countries.(15641)

88Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to a) introduce requirements in Great Britain equivalent to EU Regulation 2023/1542 on batteries; b) what the indicative timeline is for any such introduction; c) and what consultation process she plans to undertake with industry before any proposed implementation date is confirmed.(15373)

89Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential requirement for businesses that manufacture electrical products to produce separate Northern Ireland-compliant variants if EU Regulation 2023/1542 takes effect in Northern Ireland ahead of Great Britain; and what guidance her Department is providing to such businesses regarding compliance during this period.(15374)

90Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to establish transitional arrangements to allow businesses to sell through existing stock in the event that requirements pursuant to EU Regulation 2023/1542 on batteries are introduced; and what assessment she has made of a reasonable minimum sell-through period for manufacturers and retailers holding non-compliant inventory.(15375)

91Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential risk of Great Britain becoming a market for lower-specification or less sustainable batteries if regulatory alignment with EU Regulation 2023/1542 is delayed; and what steps she is taking to ensure domestic environmental and supply chain standards are maintained in the interim.(15376)

92James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the impact that the proposed mandatory due diligence requirements will have on reducing illegal deforestation linked to UK consumption.(15651)

93James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the reduction in hectares of global deforestation associated with UK consumption that is expected to result from the proposed reforms.(15652)

94James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the reduction in carbon emissions expected to result from the proposed regulations.(15653)

95James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what criteria were used to determine that businesses with an annual turnover exceeding £1 million should fall within the scope of the proposed due diligence requirements.(15654)

96James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of UK businesses that will be subject to the proposed due diligence requirements.(15655)

97James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the annual compliance costs for businesses affected by the proposed regulations.(15656)

98James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the impact of the proposals on the retail price of products containing (a) cocoa, (b) coffee, (c) palm oil, (d) soy and (e) rubber.(15657)

99James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what discussions she has had with major supermarkets on implementation of the proposed due diligence requirements.(15658)

100James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what metrics will be used to assess the success of the proposed regulations.(15659)

101James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what discussions she has had with producer countries on supporting compliance with the proposed UK requirements.(15660)

102James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the impact of the proposed regulations on UK food security and supply chain resilience.(15661)

103James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the United Kingdom's deforestation footprint attributable to (a) cocoa, (b) coffee, (c) palm oil, (d) soy, (e) cattle products and (f) rubber.(15662)

104Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the farming road map on domestic food production.(15500)

105Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who will be appointed to the task-and-finish group on private finance in sustainable farming.(15501)

106Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in Fylde constituency he expects to benefit from the reopening of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.(15502)

107Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that additional funding for the Farming Innovation Programme is allocated equitably by region.(15503)

108Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of households that will experience a reduction in insurance premiums under the revised Flood Re premium model.(15505)

109Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she expects insurers to pass on the full reduction in Flood Re contents-only premiums to consumers.(15506)

110Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when Flood Performance Certificates will be introduced.(15507)

111Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the quality of mobile phone connections in South Shropshire.(15437)

112Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) her Department and (b) Ofcom has made an assessment of the potential implications for its polices on foreign interference online of the potential use of the animated television series Masha and the Bear as a vehicle for Russian propaganda.(15460)

113Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to reduce duplication in animal testing.[Transferred] (14913)

114Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to set out a timetable for phasing out animal testing where alternatives are viable.[Transferred] (14914)

115Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of setting annual targets for reducing the number of instances of animal testing.[Transferred] (14915)

116Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding has been allocated within the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme to assess the outcomes of that programme.(15321)

117Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective, rather than limited to formal or nominal review.(15291)

118Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.(15295)

119Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.(15299)

120Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps has the Department taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.(15303)

121Kate Osamor (Edmonton and Winchmore Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new restrictions on stranger communications on online services do not negatively impact online learning platforms.(15386)

122Ian Roome (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to compare the quality of consumer mobile phone signal in specific geographic areas against the quality of service assurances published by mobile network providers.[Transferred] (15254)

123Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between area deprivation levels and road traffic accident rates.(15267)

124Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of road safety funding has been allocated to constituencies in the most deprived 10% nationally in each of the last three years.(15268)

125Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total acreage of land held by HS2 Ltd at the Washwood Heath RSMD site is; and how many acres of that land are required for operational purposes.(15274)

126Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many acres of land at the Washwood Heath RSMD site HS2 Ltd requires for operational purposes for (a) the Network Control Centre and (b) the rolling stock maintenance depot.(15275)

127Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when HS2 Ltd plans to publish its final land specification for the Washwood Heath RSMD site.(15276)

128Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that could be supported on non-operational land at the HS2 Washwood Heath site.(15277)

129Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to the public purse has been of HS2 Ltd holding the Washwood Heath RSMD site since acquisition.(15278)

130Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of aviation engineering workforce shortages on the future resilience of the aviation sector.(15345)

131Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of long training lead times for licensed aircraft engineers on future aviation capacity and connectivity.(15346)

132Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13301 on Air Routes, how many staff the UK Airspace Design Service is expected to employ when fully operational.(15461)

133Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the total cost of compliance with the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate represented by the compliance fees charged by sustainable aviation fuel suppliers.(15464)

134Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 10741, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of meeting the Department's draft Greening Government Commitments (2025–2030) targets.(15465)

135Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the requirement that projects supported through the Structures Fund be completed by 31 March 2030 on the eligibility of Hammersmith Bridge for funding.(15466)

136Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the requirement that projects funded through the Structures Fund be completed by 31 March 2030 in cases where that deadline may prevent the restoration of nationally significant transport infrastructure.(15468)

137Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to my Question 1159.(15474)

138Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to my Question 11744.(15475)

139Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to my Question 12526.(15476)

140Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the International Maritime Organisation on the mandatory firefighting requirements in the Seafarers Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Convention and the fire safety implications of transporting (a) road vehicles and (b) appliances containing lithium-ion batteries by ship.(15479)

141Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported road traffic collisions involving a minibus resulted in (a) fatalities, (b) serious injuries and (c) slight injuries in each of the last ten years, broken down by whether the minibus was being used for (i) commercial, (ii) community transport and (iii) other purposes, where such data are held.(15431)

142Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration her Department has given to supporting the development of a high-speed rail connection between Belfast and Dublin capable of reducing end-to-end journey times to under two hours; and what discussions she has had with (a) the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) the Government of Ireland on that matter.(15432)

143Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason National Highways cancelled its contract with Skanska for the A46 Newark Bypass scheme; and whether the scheme remains part of the strategic roads programme.(15433)

144Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee who contributed to its submissions on floating bus stops dated (a) 24 October 2025 and (b) 2 December 2025 were blind or partially sighted.(15434)

145 NPerran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the level of accuracy of in-service public electric vehicle charge points in billing consumers for the energy delivered; and whether her Department plans to use the powers under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to introduce a requirement for in-service metrological verification of public charge points.[Transferred] (14651)

146Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective, rather than limited to formal or nominal review.(15289)

147Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.(15293)

148Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.(15297)

149Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps has the Department taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.(15301)

150Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to bring down the number of serious and fatal collisions on the M5 motorway.(15628)

151Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department conducts regular strategic reviews of collision hotspots and fatal incidents on the M5.(15629)

152Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what preventative measures her Department is considering to reduce serious collisions and improve motorway safety.(15630)

153Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve traffic management and congestion patterns on motorways.(15631)

154Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for the proposed M5 Junction 9 and A46 (Ashchurch) Transport Scheme to mitigate collisions on the M5.(15632)

155Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reason was for the time taken between the submission of the Project Reach outline business case and final government approval.(15379)

156Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the South Eastern Main Line through Tonbridge will be included in the next phase of Project Reach; and when that phase will begin.(15380)

157Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a route-by-route timetable for eliminating mobile connectivity blackspots on the rail network.(15381)

158Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on who would fund replacement Immigration Removal Centres in the event of a third runway at Heathrow being approved.(15442)

159Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of replacing Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre and the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in the event a third runway at Heathrow Airport was approved.(15443)

160Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of climate change on Heathrow Airport over the next a) 10, b) 20 and c) 50 years.(15444)

161Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any Dutch-style Youth Hubs will be set up in South Shropshire.(15438)

162Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria Skills England will use to identify priority occupations and future skills needs in sectors such as aviation engineering.(15343)

163Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role Industry Training Boards will play in supporting skills development in sectors with technical workforce shortages like aviation engineering.(15344)

164Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the consultation entitled ‘Trust-based pension schemes: Trustees and governance, building a stronger future’, whether he is taking steps to ensure future guidance doesn’t impede on the primary duty of pension fund trustees.(15309)

165Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following the conclusion of the consultation entitled ‘Trust-based pension schemes: Trustees and governance, building a stronger future’, what steps he will take to ensure any guidance to pension fund trustees remains voluntary.(15310)

166John Glen (Salisbury): 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.(15307)

167Jonathan Hinder (Pendle and Clitheroe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the barriers faced by small and medium-sized enterprises in offering apprenticeship opportunities, and what steps are needed to address these.[Transferred] (15202)

168Jonathan Hinder (Pendle and Clitheroe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that apprenticeship reforms support employers and employer engagement, particularly in engineering and manufacturing sectors.[Transferred] (15203)

169Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): 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 where the couple are resident in England and Wales.(15459)

170Patrick Hurley (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cross-government approaches to tackling poverty in areas experiencing deprivation.[Transferred] (15035)

171Jo Platt (Leigh and Atherton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered transitional protection arrangements for recipients of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) enhanced mobility component who reach State Pension Age before the implementation of any future reforms, while aligning future pension-age claimants with the Attendance Allowance system.(15424)

172Jo Platt (Leigh and Atherton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the disparity in support available to people with equivalent mobility needs who develop those needs before reaching State Pension Age and qualify for Personal Independence Payment, compared with those who develop the same needs after reaching State Pension Age and are only eligible for Attendance Allowance.(15425)

173Will Stone (Swindon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide support through a winter fuel allowance for people in caravans, chalets and mobile homes.[Transferred] (15032)

174Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve mental health and wellbeing support in the media production industry.(15665)

175Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS trusts are required or incentivised to prioritise digital communication where appropriate; whether a national digital-first policy exists; and what Government arrangements are in place to encourage consistent adoption across NHS organisations.(15636)

176Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS patient communications continue to be sent by post nationally, and the estimated cost of printing and posting these communications.(15637)

177Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to integrate steatotic liver disease indicators into non-communicable disease policy and frameworks to meet the World Health Assembly resolution on steatotic liver disease adopted in May 2026.(15626)

178Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of retiring the OHID Liver Disease Fingertips Profiles on the UK's ability to monitor steatotic liver disease indicators and meet the World Health Assembly resolution on steatotic liver disease adopted in May 2026.(15627)

179Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the resilience of critical hospital infrastructure against extreme heat events a) nationally and b) in Chichester constituency.(15649)

180Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to prevent the advertising and promotion of vaping products in ways that appeal to children and young people, including through the use of child-friendly branding, flavour descriptions and in-store displays.(15588)

181Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): 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) above, (ii) below or (iii) in line with exit targets to deliver his Department’s planned (A) efficiency savings and (B) NHS England merger savings.(15559)

182Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place in the Library a copy of Baroness Casey of Blackstock’s declaration of political activity.(15560)

183Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS England has provided guidance to (i) its arms length bodies or (ii) NHS Hospitals on spending public funds on flying flags associated with identity politics.(15561)

184Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1816 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, how his Department has changed how it produces its Annual Report.(15563)

185Sorcha Eastwood (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the EQ-5D-5L quality of life value set will be adopted in NICE technology appraisals.(15545)

186Daniel Francis (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current number of Changing Places toilets in hospitals.(15575)

187Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Didcot and Wantage compared with national averages.(15642)

188Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure respiratory health is prioritised nationally, including through the introduction of a Modern Service Framework for respiratory care.(15643)

189Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): 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.(15644)

190Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Department has had with the Department for Science and Technology about the potential for a respiratory Modern Service Framework to strengthen the UK’s life sciences ecosystem by scaling up the adoption of new medicines and innovations for lung conditions.(15645)

191Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of weekend and out-of-hours provision for death certification by GPs, Medical Examiner services and registrar services; and what steps he is taking to ensure timely and consistent access for bereaved families.(15264)

192Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Questions 2799 and 11451.(15463)

193Mr Adnan Hussain (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of NICE's severity modifier on the availability of Enhertu for patients with secondary breast cancer.(15595)

194Mr Adnan Hussain (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prostate cancer cases that could be detected at an earlier stage through the introduction of targeted screening for men at higher risk of developing prostate cancer.(15596)

195Mr Adnan Hussain (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the policy under which women are routinely offered specialist recurrent miscarriage care after three pregnancy losses.(15597)

196Mr Adnan Hussain (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 on international medical graduates employed in the NHS who had entered the 2026 recruitment cycle before that Act received Royal Assent.(15598)

197Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons why the death rate due to venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and the puerperium is higher in the UK than in other European countries.(15453)

198Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list which recommendations from the MBRRACE confidential enquiry into thrombosis and thromboembolism (a) have been implemented (b) remain outstanding.(15454)

199Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of pregnant women have received a documented venous thromboembolism risk assessment at booking in each of the last three years.(15456)

200Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of pregnant women received a documented venous thromboembolism risk assessment in the first trimester in each of the last three years.(15457)

201Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement the suicide prevention strategy.(15364)

202Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of mental health staff recruited in the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB area since July 2024.(15365)

203Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of suicide prevention support in Cheshire and Merseyside.(15366)

204Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve suicide prevention support in Cheshire and Merseyside.(15367)

205Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in considering options for redress for patients affected by valproate and pelvic mesh, and when he expects to set out next steps in response to the Hughes Report.(15483)

206Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 3756 on Folic Acid, whether he is taking steps to help ensure patients will be made aware of the fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour; and what support will patients be given to avoid it in their diet.(15318)

207Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113069 on Folic Acid, to clarify where the impact assessment has been published as it is not available on the cited link.(15319)

208Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government response of 29 June 2026 to the petition entitled End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of options available to individuals and patients to avoid flour products which are fortified with folic acid.(15320)

209Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce avoidable emergency admissions for people with neurological conditions; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including a target to reduce avoidable emergency admissions for such people in the Modern Service Framework.(15537)

210Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to establish a targeted, ambitious and measurable Modern Service Framework for neurological conditions.(15538)

211Charlotte Nichols (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10 Year Health Plan, what steps his Department is taking to encourage Integrated Care Boards to engage directly with independent providers of mobile diagnostic imaging services to increase diagnostic capacity in community settings and reduce patient waiting times.(15451)

212Neil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to section 5 of the Government Efficiency Framework, if he will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report provided by the Food Standards Agency.(15426)

213Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve collaboration between adult social care and voluntary sector homelessness services.(15284)

214Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to conduct a review of the Medical Examiner system introduced in September 2024.(15549)

215Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Medical Examiner scrutiny on the timeliness of the completion of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variations in turnaround times.(15550)

216Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the medical examiner process on bereaved families and funeral arrangements.(15551)

217Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce national communication standards for Medical Examiner offices.(15552)

218Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in areas where Medical Examiner offices have reported the longest turnaround times for scrutiny of medical certificates of cause of death.(15553)

219Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether processes are in place to investigate Medical Examiner offices whose turnaround times consistently exceed the national average.(15554)

220Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the sharing of best practice between Medical Examiner offices.(15555)

221Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing and resources available to Medical Examiner offices.(15556)

222Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding to Medical Examiner offices experiencing persistent backlogs.(15557)

223Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Medical Examiners and Medical Examiner Officers have been recruited since the implementation of the death certification reforms in September 2024.(15558)

224Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of VAT on free-of-charge medicine donations on NHS access to medicines supplied through early access schemes.(15499)

225Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of local in-person support services for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, particularly within the Henley and Thame constituency.[Transferred] (15113)

226James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Defence Investment Plan Funding Explainer published on 30 June 2026, which projects will be affected by the reduction in his department’s capital budget in (I) 2026-27 (II) 2027-28 (iii) 2028-29 and (ii) 2029-30.(15445)

227James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the Hon. Member for North West Norfolk on 10 June 2026.(15446)

228James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon Member for North West Norfolk of 10 June 2026.(15447)

229Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 428 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the FCDO Complaints Procedure published on gov.uk, whether a formal complaint under Stage 1 can be taken forward if the Civil Servant in question leaves the Civil Service.(15410)

230Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in her Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) are embedded communicators but are not counted as members of the Government Communication Network.(15411)

231Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by her Department since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter was sent; and on what items.(15412)

232Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the October 2025 guidance on Direct Ministerial Appointments, for what reason has the remuneration of the Special Envoy on Chagos not been disclosed.(15413)

233Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, With reference to the answer of 16 April 2026, to Question 124809, on FCDO: Inter Mediate, and with reference to the publication, FCDO: departmental spending over £25,000, for what reason the last published transparency return for FCDO spending data was on February 2025 for the period of January 2025.(15414)

234Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b) non-legally binding agreements have been agreed between the (i) department and (ii) its agencies, and with the People’s Republic of China, since 4 July that have not been published on gov.uk.(15415)

235Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to discuss the Ethnic Unity and Progress Law with her Chinese counterpart.(15259)

236Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has carried out an impact assessment on the decision to further reduce the Official Development Aid budget.(15601)

237Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will include Freedom of Religion or Belief in any future Human Rights and Democracy Reports.(15539)

238Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the UK government advocating for a new United Nations Convention for the Protection of Journalists and Media Workers.(15478)

239Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the findings of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel's report entitled The essence of childhood has been destroyed: Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023, published on 18 June 2026, that Israeli authorities have deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza.(15602)

240Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the findings of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel's report entitled The essence of childhood has been destroyed: Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023, published on 18 June 2026, that acts committed in Gaza may be classed as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.(15603)

241Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to make a public statement in response to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.(15604)

242Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take diplomatic steps to ensure accountability mechanisms in response to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry findings on violations against Palestinian children in Gaza.(15605)

243Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK-France 'one-in-one-out' scheme will be ended after the conclusion of the pilot in October, and what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of safeguarding measures during the detention of vulnerable people including children under the scheme.(15450)

244Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of West Midlands Police to enforce speed limits through (a) traffic officers and (b) technological measures.(15271)

245Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with West Midlands Police on the potential impact on its decision to un-cap speeding prosecutions on road traffic accident rates in the region.(15272)

246Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed cameras in supporting police enforcement of speed limits in urban areas.(15273)

247James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of high-street related crimes in a) England, b) Essex and c) South Basildon and East Thurrock in 2025.(15622)

248James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the amount of closures of unlawful high street shops in a) England, b) Essex and c) South Basildon and East Thurrock.(15623)

249James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to set out the High Streets Stategy.(15624)

250Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has assessed the potential impact on UK nationals of inaccurate records being held on the EU Entry/Exit System (EES); and whether the Government has made representations to the European Commission, eu-LISA or EU Member States on ensuring that requests for the rectification of EES data are processed within applicable legal timeframes.(15650)

251Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Wetherby and Easingwold): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce a public consultation before a decision is made to use former RAF Linton-on-Ouse for asylum accommodation.(15305)

252Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's definition is of Islamic extremism.(15488)

253Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, regarding her plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether she intends that all asylum seekers housed there will be male.(15497)

254Max Wilkinson (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13580, when her Department will publish the economic and equality impact assessments for the earned settlement system.(15481)

255Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 2110 on All-Party Parliamentary Groups: Finance, whether there is a requirement for the income and expenditure statement of a dissolved APPG to be audited; and whether the chair of a dissolved APPG is obliged to make the Income and Expenditure Statement available on request to (a) Hon Members or (b) members of the public, after the APPG has been wound up.(15385)

256Chris Law (Dundee Central): To ask the Leader of the House, whether he plans to take steps to improve parliamentary scrutiny of the public finances of the Royal Family.(15357)

257Chris Law (Dundee Central): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will institute an annual debate on public funding for the Royal Family.(15358)

258Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 3863, what is meant by permissions to utilise UK military bases being considered on a case-by-case basis; and whether each individual strike requires separate authorisation.(15449)

259Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on employment at BAE Systems’ shipyards on the Clyde of the decision to cancel or not proceed with the Type 83 destroyer programme.(15392)

260Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the loss of potential work for Scottish shipbuilding under the Type 83 programme, including at yards in Govan, Scotstoun and Rosyth.(15393)

261Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the planned Common Combat Vessel programme will deliver an equivalent pipeline of work for Scottish yards to that anticipated under the Type 83 destroyer programme.(15394)

262Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has held with representatives of the Scottish shipbuilding industry on the impact of changes to Royal Navy procurement plans on investment and workforce retention.(15395)

263Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the Royal Navy’s high-end air defence capability of cancelling a planned class of up to eight Type 83 destroyers intended to replace the Type 45 fleet.(15396)

264Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the Royal Navy’s high-end air defence capability of cancelling a planned class of up to eight Type 83 destroyers intended to replace the Type 45 fleet.(15397)

265Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many crewed surface combatants he expects the Royal Navy to operate in the 2030s under the revised fleet model and how this compares with previous plans.(15398)

266Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the decision to move away from destroyer-led air defence fleets at a time when other major naval powers are increasing the size of their destroyer fleets.(15399)

267Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what analysis was used for the decision to replace the Type 83 programme with a hybrid navy approach.(15400)

268Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential risks in maritime air defence capability as the Type 45 destroyers approach retirement without a replacement.(15401)

269Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Great British Energy – Nuclear's Technical Advice on Potential Future Nuclear Power Plant Siting in Scotland report, what assessment he has made of the types of reactor technology that could be deployed at the sites identified in the report.(15405)

270James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the construction timeline of the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.(15387)

271James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what size of workforce will be required to build the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.(15388)

272 NNeil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will release Gaza surveillance flights footage of 25 and 26 March 2025.[Transferred] (14647)

273Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current status of the McCloud Remedy for veterans who were medically discharged from the Armed Forces around the time of the 2015 pension reforms.(15633)

274Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when can veterans affected by the McCloud case expect to receive their Remediable Service Statements.(15634)

275Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to address delays in the Armed Forces pension remedy programme.(15635)

276Alan Gemmell (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on defence investment in Ayrshire.(15576)

277Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his department has had regarding the future of the Veterans Mobility Fund beyond March 2027.(15646)

278Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on veterans of the absence of long-term funding arrangements for the Veterans Mobility Fund and Veterans Hearing Loss Fund.(15647)

279Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vessels identified as part of the Russian shadow fleet have been boarded since 24 February 2022 by UK (a) military and (b) law enforcement personnel; and what information his Department holds on the number of vessels identified as part of the Russian shadow fleet that have been boarded since 24 February 2022 by the (i) military and (ii) law enforcement personnel of allied countries.(15462)

280Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to resolve backlogs in the issuing of RSS to veterans.(15362)

281Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the RSS backlog to be resolved.(15363)

282Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective, rather than limited to formal or nominal review.(15292)

283Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.(15296)

284Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.(15300)

285Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.(15304)

286Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 28, what estimate he has made of the number of the Sky Sabre air defence missile systems operated by the Army.(15519)

287Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 28, what his planned timetable is for delivering the Integrated Air, Space and Missile Defence Operations Centre.(15520)

288Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 28 on Integrated Air and Missile Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of CCAs on IAMD into the 2030s.(15523)

289Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Projects ASGARD, BOYD, NEXUS and the Digital Targeting Web are interoperable.(15524)

290Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to define the requirement for the post-Dreadnought strategic deterrent.(15525)

291Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 7: Spending on the Air Domain, what is the scope of the £860m funding for the Hawk T1 and T2.(15526)

292Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to question 11271 on Nuclear Weapons: Procurement, and with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published in 30 June 2026, Table 3: Spending on the Defence Nuclear Enterprise, how much of the £13bn “Warhead” allocation for FY26/27 – FY29/30 relates to the cost estimate for Astraea for this Parliament.(15527)

293Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to question 12407 on Challenger Tanks: Procurement, what is the Initial Operating Capability forecast for Challenger 3.(15528)

294Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the Planning Assumption for Service Entry of Type 91.(15529)

295Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to question 12605 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what are the additional cost estimates.(15530)

296Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the a) cost, b) 2025/26 cost and c) 2026/27 budget for Dreadnought.(15531)

297Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 73, what is the scope of the Typhoon Long Term Evolution programme.(15532)

298Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 30, what progress has he made in acquiring three floating docks and infrastructure at Faslane.(15533)

299Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 30, by when will he make a decision on the size of the SSN-AUKUS class.(15535)

300Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what action is being taken to remove bureaucratic barriers to home ownership for first-time buyers.(15436)

301Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ongoing service charges and maintenance fees in age-restricted retirement housing developments after a property becomes vacant on residents and their families; and if he will review protections for leaseholders who incur annual charges while attempting to sell retirement flats.(15544)

302Jo Platt (Leigh and Atherton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have applied for Government funding to support Trading Standards to tackle illicit activity on high streets; and if he will provide a breakdown by local authority and funding programme.(15423)

303Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of homelessness accommodation providers' reliance on Housing Benefit as an income source on homelessness services.(15283)

304Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government will publish and implement its proposed reforms to planning rules for digital infrastructure.(15378)

305Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local plans give appropriate weight to the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure.(15382)

306Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what way he plans to ensure that planning guidance considers visual amenity and the expansion of mobile network capacity.(15383)

307Michelle Welsh (Sherwood Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made on introduction of votes at 16.(15614)

308Michelle Welsh (Sherwood Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what provision is being made to ensure that 14 – 16 year olds are being equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed decisions when they vote.(15615)

309Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his department will publish the family justice strategy.(15648)

310Grahame Morris (Easington): 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.(15290)

311Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.(15294)

312Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.(15298)

313Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps has the Department taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.(15302)

314Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been delivered since 5 July 2024 and at which prisons.(15536)

315Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): 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 access to personal development opportunities.(15486)

316Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): 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 status.(15487)

317Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals were disposed of in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) broken down by benefit type including (a) Personal Independence Payment, (b) Employment and Support Allowance and (c) Universal Credit, and by (i) allowed, (ii) dismissed, (iii) withdrawn and (iv) otherwise disposed in each financial year from 2021-22.(15494)

318Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest recorded waiting time from lodgement to disposal in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financial year for which data is held.(15495)

319Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, a) what impact the 2025 cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency has had on data collection and publication, and b) what his Department is doing in response.(15496)

320Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether civil servants are allowed to use paid working hours to participate in staff networks.(15498)

321Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a copy of the full focus group findings referenced in Bank of England's Banknote imagery advisory group minutes - October 2025, meeting held on 14 October 2025, Item 3, published on 17 April 2026; and state how the focus groups were selected and comprised.(15408)

322Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has the Bank of England spent on public affairs services provided by Connect since July 2024, and for what purposes.(15409)

323Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the cost-benefit ratio of investing in traffic calming infrastructure compared to healthcare costs from road traffic accidents.(15269)

324Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue has been generated from speed camera enforcement penalties in England in each of the last five years.(15270)

325Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that changes in oil prices are reflected at UK petrol stations.(15600)

326Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the trend in the number digitally excluded adults.(15316)

327Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to include the recommendations of the Access to Banking Review in the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2026.(15317)

328John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the thematic Value for Money Review of homelessness will include an analysis of value added by charitable and not-for-profit homelessness services which do not currently receive government funding.(15308)

329Chris Law (Dundee Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors she considered when considering the level of the core element of the Sovereign Grant.(15359)

330Chris Law (Dundee Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons some profits from (a) the Duchy of Lancaster and (b) the Duchy of Cornwall are not received by the Treasury.(15360)

331Chris Law (Dundee Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy that income from ticket sales for entry to royal palaces is received by the Treasury.(15361)

332Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that banking misconduct compensation schemes provide independent mechanisms for reviewing cases where applicants were wrongly excluded from previous redress processes.(15638)

333Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of compliance with Money Laundering Regulations on individuals providing financial assistance to family members in property transactions; and whether she plans to take steps to reduce the level of administration for such individuals.[Transferred] (15121)

334Max Wilkinson (Cheltenham): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the written answer of 25 March 2026 on the Valuation Office Agency's reclassification of flexible office spaces, what estimate her department has made of the change in business rates revenue from the reclassification of serviced offices as single properties.(15482)

335Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether s3(2) of the Conversion Practices draft bill removes culpability for the assistance or encouragement of an abusive conversion practice on the grounds that it was foreseeable but unintended.(15586)

336Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether s1(3) of the Conversion Practices draft bill removes culpability for abusive conversion practices if carried out in the course of providing healthcare services.(15587)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 7 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Solicitor General, why the Attorney General's Office has stopped posting on the social media site X.(15491)

2 NJustin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23rd June to question 8158 on the Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney, if he can confirm whether these documents have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police.(15377)

3 NDame Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to question 6356, what guidance he has issued on this topic.(15327)

4 NGraham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): 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.(15281)

5 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times has the Prime Minister met with the Rt. hon Member for Makerfield since 22 June 2026.(15492)

6 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how he will measure the success of the Supply Chain Centre in achieving its mission and if he will make a Statement.(15324)

7 NCharlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what are the powers of (a) the Secretary of State, (b) Insolvency Service and (c) Insolvency Practitioners to request that corporate electronic communications held by a company in administration are retained where there is a wider public interest that such communications are not lost.(15574)

8 NFreddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate opportunities for under 16s to engage in joint social activities with other young people.[Transferred] (15109)

9 NSteve Yemm (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (a) what support her Department is providing for grassroots theatre and community production groups; and (b) what assessment she has made of the potential impact of participation in grassroots theatre and community productions on the mental health and wellbeing of participants.(15584)

10 NFleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to speed up the completion of building works at the Anglo Portuguese School of London; and if she will ensure that key facilities, including the play deck and kitchen, are completed before the start of the 2026–27 academic year.(15448)

11 NGraham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the full list of energy projects whose funding has been delayed, reduced or cancelled to meet the capital reductions required to finance the Defence Investment Plan, together with the value of the reduction in each case.(15280)

12Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of time taken to publish a renewed Hydrogen Strategy on levels of investment in hydrogen.(15543)

13 NCharlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 17 of the Water White Paper of January 2026, whether the integrated water regulator will have the same budget as the Environment Agency, Natural England, Ofwat and Drinking Water Inspectorate elements.(15569)

14 NCharlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): 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 Oftwat was not requested to report EDI spending details prior to that reporting period.(15570)

15 NGrahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.(15287)

16 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the zero emission bus order pipeline will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis throughout the ten year period.(15279)

17 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether the funding arrangements for the repair of Grade I and Grade II listed highway bridges adequately reflect the costs of restoring historic structures.(15467)

18 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12281, whether she has asked the Civil Aviation Authority to review the impact of airport vehicle drop-off charges since its 2016 review of market conditions for airport surface access.(15469)

19 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any road schemes have had their expenditure reprofiled as part of the funding changes announced alongside the increase in defence spending.(15470)

20 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13237, if she will provide the relevant extracts from the contracts finder website pertaining to which (a) arm's length bodies and (b) other bodies sponsored by his Department currently hold contracts with (i) public affairs, (ii) lobbying and (iii) government relations consultancies; and what the value and purpose of each such contract is.(15471)

21 NJerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Department's press release of 2 March 2026, how much her Department and its arm's-length bodies have spent on (a) advertising, (b) public relations, (c) advertising on their announcement regarding changes to rail fares in England for the 2026-27 year.(15427)

22 NJerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of airport-based training colleges and academies in the UK, together with the tuition fees or course costs for each programme where this information is held.(15428)

23 NJerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the proportion of students completing training at airport-based training colleges and academies who enter employment in the aviation sector within 12 months of completing their course.(15429)

24 NJerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 11486 on Driving Tests, which existing criminal offence may be committed by a person who falsely asserts that they are another person when booking, amending, cancelling or swapping a practical driving test; under which statutory provision that offence arises; and what the maximum penalty is upon conviction.(15430)

25 NJerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12905 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, which duty cycles and use cases will have a lower cost of ownership for battery-electric heavy goods vehicles than equivalent diesel vehicles without support from the Zero Emission Truck Grant and Depot Charging Scheme.(15435)

26 NGrahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.(15285)

27 NGraham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on releasing funding for East Riding of Yorkshire Council from the Local Transport Fund.(15282)

28 NCharlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish Baroness Casey's status as a Direct Ministerial Appointment, including her remuneration, on the Direct Ministerial Appointments portal on gov.uk.(15562)

29 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 10227 on Migraines: Drugs, which specific NICE guidance addresses the prescribing interface between preventive migraine treatment and psychiatric comorbidity, including the identification and recording of psychiatric history, psychotropic medication use and previous psychiatric adverse drug reactions, for patients with both conditions.(15439)

30 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to revise her plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham close to Barnham Church of England VC Primary School.(15493)

31Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 2110, on All-Party Parliamentary Groups: Finance, whether there is any guidance on how the residual assets of a dissolved APPG may be used.(15384)

32 NJames Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £1bn to be spent on the Royal Navy's hybrid over the next four years will be spent on the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.(15389)

33 NJames Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement a full life extension to the Type 45 fleet.(15391)

34 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, is he will define the meaning of "sub threshold" in relation to Russian threats and offensive action against UK people and interests.(15616)

35 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what activities would not be considered "sub threshold" in relation to Russian threats and offensive action against UK people, businesses and interests.(15618)

36 NCatherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to address delays to the Aircrew Helmet programme, and how he will make sure his department's approach to the procurement aligns with the objectives of the Defence Investment Plan to promote to British manufacturing, sovereign capability and SME participation.(15328)

37 NCatherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of a) new build and b) repaired old military homes, have been constructed using timber since the publication of the Defence Housing Strategy in December 2025, and whether his Department is considering strengthening the duty to 'have consideration' to the use of timber for construction as part of the overall strategy.(15329)

38 NCatherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Defence Investment Plan will support the reduction of supply chain delays in the defence sector, including by addressing supply chain delays to the Challenger programme.(15330)

39 NGrahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.(15288)

40 NDaisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if they will announce their decision on the number of unitary authorities to be created in Hertfordshire.(15440)

41 NDaisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will announce the decision on the number of unitary authorities to be created in Hertfordshire as a result of Local Government Re-organisation before the Summer Recess.(15441)

42 NGrahame Morris (Easington): 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.(15286)

43 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of legislating for the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office to have the power to investigate sentencing patterns of Judges.(15593)

44 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Lord Justice Green has ordered that official visits to courts by hon. Members be postponed and that judges be banned from speaking to hon. Members.(15489)

45 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministers in the Ministry of Justice have met with the Honourable Member for Makerfield since 22 June 2026.(15490)

46 NMark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she will take to ensure the long-term viability of the Lifetime ISA following the implementation of the First-Time Buyer ISA product.(15311)

47 NMark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase the property price cap for (a) the Lifetime ISA, (b) the Help to Buy ISA and (c) the First-Time Buyer ISA.(15312)

48 NMark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to implement a property price cap on the First-Time Buyer ISA based on whether the property is (a) in London and (b) outside London.(15313)

49 NMark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of reviewing the property price cap of (a) the Lifetime ISA, (b) the Help to Buy ISA and (c) the First-Time Buyer ISA on an annual basis.(15314)

50 NMark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of delaying the anti-circumvention rules for ISAs to April 2028.(15315)

51 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 10062, if she will provide the relevant extracts from the website regarding the people who will be affected by the increased taxes on pension contributions via capping salary sacrifice, and what the mean average impact on those people be in terms of net increase in tax will be.(15477)

52 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the a) adequacy of the ease with which people can contact HMRC for support completing self-assessments and b) effectiveness of that support.(15594)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 8 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Review will examine the respective roles of Ministers, special advisers and civil servants.(15509)

2 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Civil Service Review on the number of places available on the Civil Service Faststream programme.(15510)

3 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026, to Question 8158, on Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney, on what date Morgan McSweeney provided his electronic messages to the Cabinet Office.(15350)

4 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026, to Question 8158, on Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney, on what date Morgan McSweeney provided his electronic messages to the Cabinet Office.(15352)

5 NChris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide the latest figures of the number of children in East Surrey who have a) a SEND requirement and b) an EHCP, broken down per borough including Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead and Tandridge.(15585)

6 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that students who have studied BTEC Level 3 in Aerospace Engineering and similar qualifications are not prevented from accessing employer-led levy funded engineering apprenticeships.(15611)

7 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to written statement HCWS171 published on 1 July 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of requiring schools to absorb approximately 1% of pay costs on school budgets.(15512)

8 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral statement 'Flood Insurance: Reform of Flood Re' of 1 July 2026, what assessment she has made of the impact of the reforms on the affordability of household flood insurance.(15504)

9 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been provided by her Department towards Hammersmith Bridge since its closure in April 2019; and how much further funding has been requested by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.(15612)

10 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authority-owned highway bridges are subject to weight restrictions or closures because the estimated repair costs exceed the funding currently available.(15613)

11 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Skills England has undertaken an assessment of current and projected workforce shortages in aviation engineering, including the implications of new apprentice registrations remaining below pre-pandemic levels.(15609)

12 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment Skills England has made of the aviation sector’s reliance on overseas-based licensed engineers.(15610)

13 NSir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of how the UK can support the prevention of further violence against Christians in Syria.(15540)

14 NSir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the level of violence faced by converted Christians in Syria.(15541)

15 NSir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the £250 million in humanitarian assistance being given to Syria will directly or indirectly go towards supporting the inclusion of Syrian minority communities, and specifically religious minorities.(15542)

16 NFabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support inclusive and representative governance in Syria, and how Freedom of Religion or Belief is being embedded within the UK’s human rights and conflict policy towards Syria.(15266)

17 NMr Adnan Hussain (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make UK police resources available to liaise with the Moroccan authorities in relation to the disappearance of Inaayah Makda in Casablanca on 28 January 2026; and what discussions she has had with her Moroccan counterpart on action taken by police in that country following reports that witnesses have provided statements concerning alleged subsequent sightings.(15599)

18 NAlicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Home Secretary, when her Department plans to publish the annual report on the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.(15458)

19 NSir Alec Shelbrooke (Wetherby and Easingwold): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, can she confirm that she will submit a formal planning application to North Yorkshire Council should the she decide to use former RAF Linton-on-Ouse for asylum accommodation.(15306)

20 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 78, what is within the scope of hard but necessary
decisions.(15517)

21 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 73, under the recapitalisation of the Jet Training System, what estimate he has made of the number of training jets that will enter service by 2030.(15518)

22 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan provides short-range air defence.(15521)

23 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 30, how many SSN-A nuclear powered, conventionally
armed attack submarines does he currently plan to order and build.(15522)

24 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11878 on Ministry of Defence Police: Seized Articles, if he will provide a breakdown by a) weapon type and b) current status of all small arms referred to in the table.(15534)

25 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to order the removal of asbestos from public (a) buildings and (b) workplaces.(15548)

26 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure court proceedings are not delayed by the late arrival of prisoners.(15261)

27 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, What recent progress he has made on the implementation of £34 million for criminal advocates.(15262)

28 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reclassification of certain offences to summary only on reducing the backlog in the Crown Courts.(15263)

29 NJames Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Defence funding update, published on 30 June, HCWS165, how much of the £298 billion to be spent on defence over the next four years will be spent in financial year (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-28 and (d) 2028-29.(15390)

30 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department have had on the scope, conduct or progress of its review of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act with the Law Commission.(15260)

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

1Paul Holmes (Hamble Valley): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 July.(900916)

2Jeff Smith (Manchester Withington): (900917)

3James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): (900918)

4John Grady (Glasgow East): (900919)

5Emily Darlington (Milton Keynes Central): (900920)

6Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): (900921)

7Noah Law (St Austell and Newquay): (900922)

8Dr Roz Savage (South Cotswolds): (900923)

9Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): (900924)

10Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): (900925)

11Rebecca Paul (Reigate): (900926)

12Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): (900927)

13Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): (900928)

14Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): (900929)

15Alex Easton (North Down): (900930)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 9 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what budget and resources are being allocated to the Supply Chain Centre he announced in June 2026.(15322)

2 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how he decided on the 36 categories of growth-driving inputs where the UK needs a secure supply.(15323)

3 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which of the 36 broad categories of growth-driving inputs identified by the Supply Chain Centre are produced or could be produced in the UK.(15326)

4 NFabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending entitlement to free school milk on a child’s fifth birthday rather than at the end of the reception year on children, and if she will consider extending eligibility to cover all children in reception.(15265)

5 NRobbie Moore (Keighley and Ilkley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact on patient outcomes of there being no single NHS clinical specialty or department responsible for overseeing the care of people living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other Ehlers-Danlos syndromes; and whether he will consider establishing a nationally coordinated multidisciplinary care model for patients with these conditions.(15480)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1Dave Robertson (Lichfield): What steps she is taking to support the long-term financial sustainability of farm businesses.(900890)

2Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire): What steps she is taking to support farmers with increases in costs. (900891)

3Steve Race (Exeter): What steps she is taking to support native Dartmoor ponies.(900892)

4Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What steps she is taking to improve food origin labelling.(900893)

5Rachael Maskell (York Central): What steps she is taking to help tackle river pollution.(900894)

6Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Teddington Direct River Abstraction proposal on the environment.(900895)

7John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): What steps she is taking to support pig farmers.(900896)

8Torcuil Crichton (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the geographical distribution of tuna fishing licenses.(900897)

9Josh Newbury (Cannock Chase): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the agri-tech sector.(900898)

10Catherine Fookes (Monmouthshire): What steps she is taking to help tackle pollution in the River Wye.(900899)

11Lauren Edwards (Rochester and Strood): What progress she has made on implementing the Waste Crime Action Plan.(900900)

12Leigh Ingham (Stafford): What powers her Department has to hold local authorities accountable for their performance in maintaining flood defences.(900901)

13Sally Jameson (Doncaster Central): What steps she is taking to support communities affected by flooding.(900902)

14James Asser (West Ham and Beckton): What steps she is taking to help increase the number of trees planted.(900903)

15Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a national fisheries action plan.(900904)

16Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): What recent discussions she has had with Thames Water on the prevention of sewage overflows into rivers and waterways.(900905)

17Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): What steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of extreme temperatures.(900906)

18Anna Gelderd (South East Cornwall): What steps she is taking to support the long-term financial sustainability of farm businesses.(900907)

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

T 1Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(900908)

T 2Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater): (900909)

T 3Tom Rutland (East Worthing and Shoreham): (900910)

T 4Steve Race (Exeter): (900911)

T 5Noah Law (St Austell and Newquay): (900912)

T 6Mr Will Forster (Woking): (900913)

T 7Bob Blackman (Harrow East): (900914)

T 8Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): (900915)

Oral Questions to the Solicitor General

1Luke Murphy (Basingstoke): What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for crimes involving violence against women and girls.(900931)

2Dr Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What advice she has given the Government on the potential impact of removing jury trials in certain circumstances on the rule of law.(900932)

3Peter Swallow (Bracknell): What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for crimes involving violence against women and girls.(900933)

4Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): What advice she has given the Government on the potential impact of removing jury trials in certain circumstances on the rule of law.(900934)

5Catherine Fookes (Monmouthshire): What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases involving violence against women and girls.(900935)

6Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington): What steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.(900936)

7Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): What steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.(900937)

8Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett): What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for crimes involving violence against women and girls.(900938)

9Adam Thompson (Erewash): What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for crimes involving violence against women and girls.(900939)

10Douglas Lumsden (Aberdeen South): What advice she has given the Government on the potential impact of removing jury trials in certain circumstances on the rule of law.(900940)

11Andrew George (St Ives): What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates in cases of violence against women and children.(900941)

12Caroline Voaden (South Devon): What steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.(900942)

Questions for Answer on Monday 13 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NAlicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): 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 what actions has his Department taken specifically in response to maternal deaths from venous thromboembolism.(15452)

2 NAlicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a delivery plan and timeline for implementation of MBRRACE maternity recommendations.(15455)

3 NGordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and what steps are being taken to improve coordination and data sharing between UK-wide law-enforcement bodies and Police Scotland on online scams.(15580)