Questions Tabled

Published – Tuesday 7 July 2026

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 7 July

Questions for Written Answer

1James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many criminal investigations there have been into alleged conversion practices under existing legislation in each of the last five years.[Transferred] (15904)

2Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers local authorities have to restrict or prohibit the use of pavement delivery robots within their areas.[Transferred] (15872)

3Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve mental health support for prisoners.[Transferred] (15707)

4Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to support the reintegration of ex-offenders into society.[Transferred] (15701)

5Paul Holmes (Hamble Valley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, further to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question HL475, on Candidates: Equality, whether data is collected from political parties on the regulatory cost of such a provision; what elections will it apply to; and what protected characteristics will be mandatory to collect and report.[Transferred] (15746)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 8 July

Questions for Written Answer

1Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to support the Crown Prosecution Service in tackling serious financial crime in the waste sector.(16212)

2Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13195 on Civil Service: Facilities Agreements, which departments (a) operate check off for trade union subscriptions and (b) charge trade unions for that service; and whether he plans to make changes to charging practices.(16027)

3Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers in his Department have undertaken equality, diversity and inclusion training since July 2024.(16028)

4Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13158 on Darlington Economic Campus: Remote Working, which departments are based in the Darlington Economic Campus; and what the headcount of each department is.(16029)

5Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4139 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if he will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report for the UK Statistics Authority.(16030)

6Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether he will consult His Majesty’s Official Opposition on the proposals once that review has reported.(16031)

7Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the news story entitled Independent Review of the Use of Non-corporate Communications Channels in Government, of 2 July 2026, whether Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein is a direct Ministerial appointment.(16032)

8Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any complaints have been made about the conduct of (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department since July 2024.(16033)

9Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12159 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether (a) ONS and (b) UKSA has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter.(16034)

10Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 10647 on Gordon Brown, whether his office is in (a) 70 Whitehall, (b) Dover House and (c) 26 Whitehall.(16035)

11Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the status of the Cabinet Office guidance from 2010 entitled Rules on Lobbying for Non-Departmental Public Bodies.(16036)

12Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 94015 on Lord Mandelson and Deposited Paper 2025-0825, committed on 2 December 2025, if he will publish the information provided in answer to Questions 15 and 16 for Lord Mandelson's form.(16037)

13Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12154 on WPP: Contracts, what Social Value Standards have been agreed with the Crown Commercial Service for these contracts.(16038)

14Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12154 on WPP: Contracts, and with reference to RM6364 Framework schedule 1 specification: lot 4 creative strategy and development, paragraph 13.1.13, how much has been spent on Celebrity recruitment and management by (a) the Cabinet Office, (b) the New Media Unit, (c) the Government Communications Service and (d) via outsourced creative agencies, since July 2024.(16039)

15Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 10647 on Gordon Brown, how many full-time equivalent staff from existing teams supported Gordon Brown in the last week for which figures are held.(16040)

16Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 8628 on Treasury: Furniture, what was the total cost of the Government Property Agency spending on outdoor furniture at GOGGS; from what suppliers was furniture purchased; and if he will provide a breakdown of the items which were purchased.(16041)

17Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to offer EU students home tuition fee rates in order to facilitate a new EU/UK agreement.(16042)

18Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 428 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the Civil Service Complaints Procedures, for what reason consideration of a Stage 2 complaint cannot be taken forward by a department if the Stage 1 complaint was considered by a Permanent Secretary; whether there are any provisions to transfer a Stage 2 complaint to a different individual in such circumstances; and who considers complaints about a Permanent Secretary.(16043)

19Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy, published in June 2026, how many desks are currently assigned for the 700 staff in the Glasgow office.(16044)

20Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the UKSA letter entitled Letter to leaders of political parties in advance of the May 2026 elections, what is the statutory basis for OSR and UKSA monitoring and commenting on statements made by opposition political parties in an election period.(16045)

21Feryal Clark (Enfield North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether each Government department has appointed a Procurement Innovation Champion, as announced in the Autumn Budget; and if he will publish (a) the name of appointees, (b) each department's innovation priorities for public procurement, and (c) the metrics being used to assess the success of those appointments.(16090)

22Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration he has given to awarding compensation to individuals impacted by forced adoptions.(16342)

23Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the breakdown of the Government Car Service operational fleet is by vehicle (a) make and (b) model; and what proportion are manufactured by British manufacturers.(15939)

24Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 862 on Department for Transport: Aviation, if he will set out the policy on (a) civil servants and (b) Ministers going on holiday to a foreign destination adjacent to an official visit overseas.(16288)

25Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has of the impact of the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training.(15942)

26Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the eight sectors identified in the Industrial Strategy.(16227)

27Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the full text of each of the UK’s critical minerals memoranda of understanding, dialogues, and other bilateral agreements, including wider initiatives such as supply chain resilience partnerships that cover critical minerals.(15925)

28Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a trader licensing scheme similar to the schemes in the Australian states and territories.(16173)

29Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a trader licensing scheme on rogue and fraudulent traders.(16174)

30Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mechanisms available to support UK small and medium-sized enterprises in recovering outstanding commercial debts from overseas entities that are subject to UK sanctions.(16274)

31Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to introduce mandatory registration of e-bike and e-scooter batteries at the point of sale, to improve traceability in the event of a recall, fire or safety incident.(16020)

32Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that products subject to an OPSS withdrawal notice, such as the UPP U004 e-bike battery, cannot remain listed for sale on online marketplaces months after the notice is issued.(16021)

33Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to use secondary legislation under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to mandate independent third-party certification of e-bike and e-scooter batteries before they can be sold in the UK.(16023)

34Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help improve access to arts and culture for young people in Lincolnshire.(15915)

35Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.(15923)

36Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support community choirs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.(16201)

37Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support community orchestras in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.(16202)

38Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the World Tourism Organisation on the work of her Department.(16220)

39Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when a response will be issued to correspondence sent to her on 5th March, 1st April, 30th April and 9th June 2026 from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East with the reference SL05816 in relation to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.(16269)

40Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what basis Automated Decision-Making in her Department are being made.(15964)

41Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what guidance has the Department issued internally to ensure compliance with the provisions of the 2025 Act in relation to automated decision-making.(15965)

42Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what safeguards have been implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review, and challenge.(15966)

43Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how individuals are informed by his Department that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.(15967)

44Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what processes are in place within his Department to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems.(15968)

45Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.(15969)

46Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that human oversight of automated decisions is (a) substantive and (b) effective.(15970)

47Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to employment by her Department, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.(15971)

48Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff within her Department.(15972)

49Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps has the Department taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.(15973)

50Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 how does the Department ensure compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.(15974)

51Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems.(15975)

52Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the availability of the Adventures Away From Home Fund for 26/27 on schools in Huntingdonshire.(16153)

53Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the National Lottery on the potential merits of uplifting lottery grants that fund improvements to (a) churches and (b) historic buildings.(15960)

54Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role the Department for Education has in delivering the National Youth Strategy.(16144)

55Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support available to children in kinship care.(16072)

56Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Swim England and (b) the Royal Life Saving Society UK on the potential merits of including additional water safety lessons in the PE national curriculum.(15929)

57Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will publish a breakdown of respondents to the SEND reform consultation by relevant characteristic, including families of children with education, health and care plans and disabled respondents, so that the representativeness of the responses can be assessed; and what independent scrutiny her Department will apply to information provided by local authorities during that consultation.(16338)

58Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure that local authorities do not reach the same outcome as original decisions where the SEND Tribunal upholds a family's appeal against a school placement and orders a local authority to retake its decision; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of that remedy for families seeking to secure a suitable placement.(16339)

59Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the total value of the contract awarded to Pearson Education Limited in April 2024 for the delivery of Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Tests.(16139)

60Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date officials first became aware of risks to the publication of Key Stage 2 SATs results.(16140)

61Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ministers had discussions with Pearson Education Limited before 1 July 2026 regarding risks to the publication timetable for SATs results.(16141)

62Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in Fylde constituency will begin offering free breakfast clubs from September 2026.(16151)

63Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools applied to join the free breakfast clubs programme but were unsuccessful.(16152)

64Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the latest assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of access to special educational needs or disabilities provision on a) Armed Forces family satisfaction and b) personnel retention.(16334)

65Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of strengthening statutory guidance to local authorities on accepting existing assessments and plans when Service children with special or additional educations needs move areas.(16335)

66Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing a statutory requirement for all local authorities to appoint a lead officer for children from Armed Forces families, including those with special educational needs or disabilities.(16336)

67Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking, in collaboration with the Scottish Government, to ensure continuity for energy efficiency businesses and workers in Scotland following the end of the Energy Company Obligation in December 2026.(16223)

68Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.(16225)

69Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has conducted an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the Clean Energy Industries Industrial Strategy Sector Plan.(16226)

70Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any departmental special adviser took a leave of absence, or undertook a new party contract, to work on the Makerfield by-election.(16026)

71Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is he taking to help expand and maximise blue and green spaces in urban areas to improve climate resilience.(16010)

72Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Bovine TB Control Strategy for England, published on 10 June 2026, what criteria her Department will use to determine whether wildlife control methods are humane; whether that standard will draw on the findings of the 2014 Independent Expert Panel on the humaneness of controlled shooting of badgers; and what independent body will monitor and publicly report on the humaneness of any future lethal control, including Test, Vaccinate and Remove.(16002)

73Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Bovine TB Control Strategy for England, published on 10 June 2026, what weight her Department attaches to rates of cattle-to-cattle transmission compared to badger-to-cattle transmission of bovine TB when assessing the proportionality of lethal control of badgers; and what proportion of projected bovine TB control expenditure is allocated to (a) cattle-based and (b) wildlife-based measures over the next five years.(16003)

74John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of uncertainty over the future of Flood Re on mortgage availability for properties at high risk of flooding.(16325)

75John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not commencing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 on surface water flood risk from new housing developments.(16326)

76John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve consumer awareness of whether a property is insured through Flood Re.(16327)

77Navendu Mishra (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to encourage the uptake of reuse and repair as drivers of a more circular economy.(16084)

78Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve water safety measures at Sutton Park.(15927)

79Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Birmingham City Council on improving water safety at Sutton Park.(15928)

80Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to publish a consultation on phasing out the use of farrowing crates for sows.(15938)

81Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is collecting data on the number of flexible crates being installed by pig farmers in England; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that voluntary transition on the outcomes of the planned consultation on farrowing crate use.(16291)

82Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the scientific evidence on rewetting peatland and other habitats and resilience to wildfire; and what her Department's strategy is for reducing wildfire risk in areas where rewetting is not a viable option.(16024)

83Dr Ellie Chowns (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to (a) improve rural digital inclusion and (b) to address the specific needs of older people.(16230)

84Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken since 1 January 2026 to support research infrastructure that facilitates the advancement of key technologies.(16203)

85Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with His Majesty’s Treasury about the steps required to ensure the long-term sustainability of research funding in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, B) England and c) the United Kingdom.(16204)

86Mr Paul Kohler (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what support the Intellectual Property Office provides to SMEs seeking to enforce registered copyright and trademark rights against overseas infringers.(16297)

87Mr Paul Kohler (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of greater cross-agency action between the Intellectual Property Office, Trading Standards and Border Force on tackling counterfeiting.(16298)

88Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the implementation of duties relating to online fraud under the Online Safety Act 2023, with particular reference to paid-for advertisements impersonating insurers and insurance ghost broking.(16104)

89Dan Norris (North East Somerset and Hanham): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the UK has a sovereign quantum computing capability.(15907)

90Dan Norris (North East Somerset and Hanham): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on the roll out of Project Gigabit in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.(15908)

91Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the potential implications of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter for (a) the enforcement of the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and (b) the continued adequacy of protections provided under the UK-US Data Bridge.(16277)

92Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the proposed working group on independent and smaller creative organisations will consider measures to improve access to licensing and rights management mechanisms for visual artists, ceramicists, and other creators.(16014)

93Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the proposed working group on independent and smaller creative organisations will consider measures to prevent the unauthorised use of copyright-protected works by AI systems.(16015)

94Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether representatives of the visual arts sector will be included in the membership of the working group on independent and smaller creative organisations.(16016)

95Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on establishing a taskforce on the labelling of AI-generated content.(16017)

96Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the proposed taskforce on the labelling of AI-generated content will consider measures to improve transparency for consumers when AI-generated or AI-assisted content is derived from, or closely resembles, the work of visual artists and creators.(16018)

97Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that proposals for labelling AI-generated content are informed by engagement with visual artists and creators regarding the use of their works.(16019)

98Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of rail service reliability in North East Hampshire.(16239)

99Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to upgrade signalling infrastructure on the South Western Main Line between Basingstoke and London Waterloo; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of such upgrades on services serving North East Hampshire constituency.(16240)

100Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of on-train Wi-Fi on South Western Railway services through Fleet, Farnborough and Hook.(16241)

101Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration she has given to introducing a national rail miles scheme.(16242)

102Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that rail passengers in North East Hampshire constituency are represented in decisions on (a) timetable changes and (b) station improvements.(16243)

103Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a multimodal ticketing system on rural communities in North East Hampshire constituency reliant on rail-bus interchange.(16244)

104Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on rail infrastructure in North East Hampshire constituency in each of the last five years.(16245)

105Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rail ticket prices on commuters travelling from Fleet, Winchfield and Hook to London.(16246)

106Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rail connectivity between North East Hampshire constituency and Heathrow Airport.(16247)

107Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of short-notice rail service cancellations on the economy in North East Hampshire constituency.(16248)

108Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in North East Hampshire constituency; and what steps her Department is taking to support the installation of additional fast chargers.(16249)

109Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many habitat management plans Network Rail has produced in each of the last five financial years.(16177)

110Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Ministers met with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee to discuss its advice on floating bus stops during the preparation of the statutory guidance published on 26 January 2026.(16178)

111Zöe Franklin (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the restrictions applied to the Network Railcard; and if she will take steps to permit its use on weekday morning services before 10am.(16289)

112Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the breakdown of the National Highways operational fleet is by vehicle (a) make and (b) model; and what proportion are manufactured by British manufacturers.(15941)

113Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical driving tests have been completed in Lincolnshire in each of the past three years.(15913)

114Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait for a practical driving test has been at (a) Boston, (b) Grantham and (c) Peterborough test centres in each of the past three years.(15914)

115Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the International Civil Aviation Organisation on the work of her Department.(16218)

116Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the International Maritime Organisation on the work of her Department.(16219)

117Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the written statement of 23 April 2026, to Question HCWS1537, on Automated Passenger Services, whether the APS Accessibility Advisory Panel will be a new Arm’s Length Body.(16054)

118Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her department has had with (a) Oxford City Council and (b) Oxfordshire County Council on the introduction of traffic filters in central Oxford from September 2026.(16055)

119Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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 the 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.(16056)

120Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with rail operators on service reliability caused by climate change affecting West Dorset.(16302)

121Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of rail connectivity for rural constituencies such as West Dorset.(16303)

122Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 14261, how much funding her Department is providing under the Bus Service Operators Grant to West Dorset; and whether her Department plans to provide ring fenced funding in addition to the funding referenced in the answer for community bus services in West Dorset.(16304)

123Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of community transport on rural mobility in West Dorset.(16305)

124Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered including information on insurance ghost broking and identifying legitimate motor insurance providers within Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency communications and educational materials aimed at new and young drivers.(16106)

125Dan Norris (North East Somerset and Hanham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department maintains a list of which local transport authorities are seeking to make use of the franchising powers in the Bus Services Act 2025.(15909)

126Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026 to question 13292 on Shipping: Russia, what is the breakdown of the 173 vessels by flag status at the time of transit.(16154)

127Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on allowing airports in Northern Ireland whose departing travellers fly to the United States to clear immigration in US airports as domestic flights.(16234)

128Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Cycling and walking boom with £4.5 billion for thousands of new routes and safer crossings, of 12 June 2026, how much funding has been allocated in each financial year; how much of the funding is outside the Spending Review period; what the title is of the funding stream; and whether it is ring-fenced.(16235)

129Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 13942, what estimate she has made of the average cost to an individual of maintaining licences and certifications required to drive a (i) bus and (ii) coach commercially, including (a) driving licence renewal fees, (b) medical examination costs, (c) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency fees, (d) Driver Certificate of Professional Competence costs not covered by Answer 13942 and (e) other mandatory associated costs.(16236)

130Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what responsibility (a) Great British Railways and (b) DfT Operator Limited will have on trade union facility time.(16285)

131Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) its agencies provided to the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety in the last 12 months for which data is available.(16286)

132Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 934 on Parking: Fines, how many audits of parking companies have been undertaken by (a) DVLA and (b) the Government Internal Audit Agency since July 2024.(16287)

133Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has the Department issued to local authorities on the mechanisms for scrutinise Housing Benefit claims in the period prior to the implementation of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act.(15943)

134Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 14104 on Department for Work and Pensions: Women Against State Pension Inequality, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of ministerial engagement with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign from (a) Chichester constituency, (b) West Sussex and (c) England since September 2024.(16348)

135Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press notice entitled 50,000 more young people to benefit from apprenticeships as Government unveils new skills reforms to get Britain working, published in December 2025, if he will take steps to ensure comparable investment within non-mayoral strategic authorities for linking young people with employers for apprenticeship opportunities.(16082)

136Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has identified processing errors where housing cost increases under Universal Credit have resulted in a reduction of a claimant's payment.(16299)

137Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the APPG on Ending the Need for Food Banks' call for evidence into how the level of support offered by Universal Credit is decided, what consideration his Department has given to the role of independent (a) advice and (b) processes.(16300)

138Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the APPG on Ending the Need for Food Banks' call for evidence into how the level of support offered by Universal Credit is decided, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of food bank usage by people in receipt of Universal Credit.(16301)

139Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.(15922)

140Dan Norris (North East Somerset and Hanham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people taking part in the Youth Guarantee trailblazer programme have secured (i) a job, (ii) study and (iii) training in (a) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, (b) East Midlands, (c) Liverpool City region (d) London, (e) Tees Valley, (f) West Midlands and (g) West of England.(15910)

141Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to people aged 25 to 30 who are unemployed but do not fall within the NEET category.(16271)

142Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections for private landlords where Universal Credit housing costs have been paid to tenants but the rent has not subsequently been paid to the landlord.(16351)

143Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has plans to introduce a mechanism enabling landlords to recover unpaid rent where Universal Credit housing costs have been paid to claimants but not passed on to the landlord.(16352)

144Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for complaints submitted to the Independent Case Examiner on Universal Credit in the latest period for which data is available.(16354)

145Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for Education to increase funding for music tuition for children from low-income families to match increases in the cost of lesson tuition at school music schools.(15961)

146Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding to Mountstewart Gardens to help enable Mountstewart to take her place as a UNESCO world heritage site.(15962)

147 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his 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.[Transferred] (15611)

148Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprenticeship starts by 16 to 24-year-olds there were in each year for which data is available.(16133)

149Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the proposed 50,000 new apprenticeships for young people have been allocated to (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each sector to date.(16134)

150Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with BAE Systems on apprenticeship rankings.(16135)

151Stuart Andrew (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the General Medical Council has requested data including named services and individual prescribers relating to cannabis-based products for medicinal use from (a) his Department, (b) NHS England and (c) NHS Business Services Authority.(15947)

152Stuart Andrew (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the MHRA on conducting an audit of clinical-needs justifications submitted under Regulation 167 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 for cannabis-based products for medicinal use.(15948)

153Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of psychotherapy and counselling remaining outside statutory regulation on public protection, in the context that other psychological professionals, including psychology, art therapy and music therapy, are subject to statutory regulation; and whether the Department has plans to help tackle this.(15945)

154Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of psychotherapy and counselling not being under statutory regulation on public protection; and whether his Department plans to introduce such regulation.(15946)

155Olivia Blake (Sheffield Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the shortage of consultant cardiologists on NHS waiting lists (i) nationally and (ii) in South Yorkshire.(16095)

156Olivia Blake (Sheffield Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cardiology waiting lists (a) nationally and (b) in South Yorkshire.(16096)

157Olivia Blake (Sheffield Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to recruit NHS cardiologists (a) nationally and (b) in regions suffering from shortages.(16097)

158Olivia Blake (Sheffield Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards on the potential impact of women who are on waiting lists for medical treatment on their decision-making for when they have children.(16098)

159Olivia Blake (Sheffield Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is being provided to GPs to enable them to participate in shared-care arrangements for ADHD.(16099)

160Olivia Blake (Sheffield Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment they have made of the consistency and adequacy of shared-care protocols for adults with ADHD across integrated care boards.(16100)

161Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the NHS Productivity Plan.(16228)

162Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address supply issues of Ramipril.(16333)

163Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support structured recruitment pathways for newly qualified paramedics entering the ambulance workforce.(16343)

164Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure NHS ambulance trusts have sufficient funding to recruit newly qualified paramedics.(16344)

165Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities for newly qualified paramedics a) nationally and b) in Chichester constituency.(16345)

166Ben Coleman (Chelsea and Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Pulse’s report entitled General Practice Workforce White Paper, published in January 2025, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Pulse's conclusion that around a quarter of salaried GPs and locums are looking for a permanent role at the same time as practices are facing a shortfall in GP numbers; and what steps is his Department taking to (a) improve access to GPs and (b) increase the number of (i) FTE GPs in work and (ii) GPs on permanent contracts.(16358)

167Paul Davies (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to use the Healthy Food Standard to help ensure that supermarkets provide a range of affordable, healthy products in smaller convenience stores.(16290)

168Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 106603 answered on 26 January 2026 about Marriage Relatives, what recent discussions the National Disease Registration Service has had with hospital trusts on improve the quality and completeness of data arising from health issues due to first cousin marriage.(16081)

169Anna Gelderd (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people who are unable to walk outdoors, but who undertake other forms of physical activity, are able to participate in the NHS fitness rewards scheme.(16337)

170Sarah Hall (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the final statutory guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.(16199)

171Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to ensure residents in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire can access a GP in their local community.(16206)

172Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce ambulance response times in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.(16207)

173Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the health of children and young people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.(16208)

174Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent diagnostic overshadowing in cases where anxiety, trauma, distress or school-related deterioration are dismissed as part of autism, ADHD or SEND.(16004)

175John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure a.) patients with pancreatic cancer can easily access information about relevant clinical trials and b.) they are automatically linked onto clinical trials where eligible.(16331)

176John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his department will work with the NIHR National Speciality Lead for research into rare cancers to develop a national strategy focused on unlocking greater investment in pancreatic cancer research.(16332)

177Navendu Mishra (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to question 12530 titled Diets: Religious Practice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current guidance on protecting patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences.(16085)

178Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support ambulance services in West Dorset.(16312)

179Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of automatic planning permission for extending helipad operation hours at major trauma hospitals.(16313)

180Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative safeguards to protect hospital helipads from closure.(16314)

181Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that hospital helipads are protected from (a) planning and (b) operational restrictions.(16315)

182Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of major trauma hospitals operate 24-hour hospital helipads in England.(16316)

183Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that all major trauma hospitals have access to 24-hour helipad facilities.(16317)

184Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding is available to upgrade hospital helipads to enable night-time operation.(16318)

185Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS Trusts on improving access to helipads for emergency air ambulance services.(16319)

186Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of helipad accessibility on patient outcomes in air ambulance transfers.(16320)

187Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of ambulance response times in rural constituencies such as West Dorset.(16321)

188Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to develop dedicated support for adults caring for or coordinating care for ageing parents, including those supporting parents with frailty and dementia; and whether such support will be incorporated into the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia.(16276)

189Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what revenue funding his Department will provide to adult hospices in England in 2026/27; and when that funding will be confirmed.(16185)

190Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the new framework for the commissioning and funding of hospice services by integrated care boards will be published; and whether it will be in force before 1 April 2027.(16186)

191Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will reimburse hospices in England for the increase in employer National Insurance contributions introduced in April 2025.(16187)

192Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the proportion of the operating costs of (a) The Myton Hospices and (b) The Shakespeare Hospice is met by NHS Coventry and Warwickshire; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variation between integrated care boards in the share of hospice costs they fund.(16188)

193Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the move of care from hospital to community set out in the 10 Year Health Plan will be funded for hospices providing community and hospice-at-home care.(16189)

194Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of GP practice estates to extreme weather events, including flooding, heatwaves and storms.(16292)

195Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to GP practices on adapting estates to extreme weather events.(16293)

196Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether new neighbourhood health centres will be required to incorporate climate resilience measures, including flood protection and cooling systems.(16294)

197Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of risks from extreme weather events to GP practices in (a) general, (b) deprived areas and (c) rural areas.(16295)

198Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role integrated care systems play in ensuring GP estate resilience to climate-related risks.(16296)

199Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered incorporating portion size into future revisions of the Nutrient Profiling Model.(16137)

200Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the evidence base underpinning the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model.(16138)

201Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of corridor care since July 2024.(16148)

202Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS England's definition of corridor care.(16149)

203Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential relationship between A&E waiting times and the prevalence of corridor care.(16150)

204Matt Vickers (Stockton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve the training given to (a) hospital and (b) general practice doctors in (i) understanding and (ii) supporting patients who are in chronic pains.(16094)

205Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children’s hospices reducing services due to funding levels.(16103)

206Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 11747 on International Broadcasting, whether any Minister in her Department has had discussions with stakeholders on Western international broadcasting capacity in (a) Africa, (b) the Middle East and (c) South and South East Asia since 4 July 2024.(16179)

207Monica Harding (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of current levels of food security in Syria.(16278)

208Monica Harding (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policy of the reconstruction in Syria.(16279)

209Monica Harding (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of UK aid cuts on the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.(16280)

210Monica Harding (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of UK aid cuts on health systems in central and southern Africa.(16281)

211Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, the breakdown of (a) make and (b) type of cars used by (i) ambassadors and (ii) embassy officials at British embassies; and what proportion are manufactured by British manufacturers.(15940)

212Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, If she will have discussions with her Cabinet Colleagues on the merits of inviting the Secretary General of the Commonwealth to be an associate member of the G20 when the United Kingdom assumes the Chair in January 2027.(16215)

213Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Pakistani counterpart on human rights in the Jammu and Kashmir region.(16073)

214Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of the Central African Republic and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic regarding the protection of religious leaders and communities in Haut-Mbomou Prefecture, following the killing of Father Crépin Martial Monga on 29 June 2026.(15963)

215Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that access to safe and good quality education for children overseas.(16180)

216Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner's speech on the Met's use of technology, published on 24 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing the police to adopt new AI policing tools without requiring additional legislation.(16117)

217Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.(15917)

218Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement officers have left their roles since July 2024.(15918)

219Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the High Streets Organised Crime Unit on tackling crime in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.(16217)

220Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies on UK -India trade discussions of the continued detention of British national Jagtar Singh Johal.(16127)

221Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide additional funding for West Midlands Police to help address low level crime during the summer months.(15926)

222Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support policing in West Dorset.(16309)

223Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of rural policing in West Dorset.(16310)

224Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review police funding formulas to reflect rurality.(16311)

225Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of of insurance ghost broking conducted through social media and messaging platforms; and what steps her Department is taking to tackle that form of fraud.(16107)

226Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence the Department considered in concluding that existing premises closure order powers are insufficient; what estimate has been made of the number of cases in which current maximum closure periods were considered inadequate; whether police forces have been asked to provide evidence supporting legislative change; whether an impact assessment or post-implementation review of the existing regime has been completed; and whether she will publish the evidence underpinning the consultation.(15978)

227Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026 to question 10063 on Intelligence Services: Recruitment, for what reason are white candidates not eligible to apply for the MI5, MI6 and GCHQ Summer Intelligence Internship.(16155)

228Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026, to question 11993, what proportion of the voluntary departures were a) at the individual’s expense or b) at the expense of the public purse.(16156)

229Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been provided for police leadership development in each financial year since 2020-21.(16147)

230Matt Vickers (Stockton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that foreign national offenders are deported from prison when they eligible for removal.(16093)

231Navendu Mishra (Stockport): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether any Open Source software is used in the House of Commons.(16086)

232Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review provides for the use of autonomous weapons systems capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention.(16182)

233Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure meaningful human control is retained over decisions to use lethal force by weapons systems that incorporate artificial intelligence.(16183)

234Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on international efforts to regulate lethal autonomous weapons systems.(16184)

235Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the expected date of the publication of the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS).(16058)

236Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has the Defence Investors’ Advisory Group (DIAG) made since inception.(16059)

237Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when is the Defence Investment Summit expected to take place.(16060)

238Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the annual cost of the Defence Investment Unit.(16061)

239Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of spending on defence contracts has been awarded to UK companies in each year for the last 10 years.(16062)

240Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown by skillset of the 60,000 projected jobs created by the Defence Investment Plan.(16063)

241Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a breakdown by revenue between the five locations of the Defence Growth Deals.(16064)

242Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase defence spending with SMEs by 50% by 2028.(16065)

243Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Navy is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.(16067)

244Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Air Force is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.(16068)

245Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Army is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.(16069)

246Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa, through permanent deployments.(16070)

247Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with like-minded nations to generate strategic advantage and harness emerging technologies to deter common threats.(16071)

248James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of NATO countries with a UK defence attaché and if they are permanently stationed in country.(16006)

249Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was to the public purse of upgrading Britain's air defence radar network due to interference from offshore wind farms.(15916)

250Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.(15921)

251James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2026 Defence Investment Plan, boxout, Defence as an Engine for Growth, when does he plan to publish a clear definition of a British company.(16250)

252James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to address the workforce capability, capacity and resource constraints identified in the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority annual report.(16251)

253James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of his Department's capability to improve skills and resources in the civilian MOD while delivering a 10% reduction in civil service workforce costs by 2030.(16252)

254James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the out of service date for the Crowsnest Airborne Early Warning system.(16253)

255James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his planned in-service date for a replacement for the Crowsnest Airborne Early Warning system.(16254)

256James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned in-service date for the Heavy Protected Mobility programme.(16255)

257James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the in-service date of the Chinook H-47.(16256)

258James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2026 Defence Investment Plan, paragraph 68, what are his plans for future purchases of newer Chinooks.(16257)

259James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2026 Defence Investment Plan, paragraph 68, what assessment he has made of changes to the vertical lift capability and capacity available to UK Armed Forces.(16258)

260James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what duration will a Type 31 Frigate be unavailable for operations while the Mk41 VLS retrofit is performed.(16259)

261James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when will the first Mk41 VLS retrofit be performed on a Type 31 Frigate.(16260)

262James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his assessment of the potential impact of retro-fitting Mk41 VLS to Type 31 on the effectiveness of the Royal Navy’s active frigate fleet in the late 2020s.(16261)

263James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the breakdown and purpose of the £1.6 billion expenditure on Merlin helicopters from FY26/27 to FY29/30.(16262)

264James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, how many F-35A and F-35B jets does his department intend to buy in the next order.(16263)

265James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, whether the £1.1 billion allotted for the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicles includes additional funding beyond the original £6.3 billion contract.(16264)

266James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicles to date.(16265)

267James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, whether the £1.7 billion allotted for Chinook Helicopters includes funding the planned future purchases of newer Chinooks or for maintaining the current fleet.(16266)

268James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many airframes will be procured under the Jet Training System.(16267)

269Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to question 13286 on Defence: Procurement, on what date the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report will be published.(16158)

270Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026, to question 13293 on Army Reserve, what was the corresponding published Army Reserve strength on 1 April 2025.(16160)

271Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on delivering the UK Combat Air Demonstrator.(16161)

272Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 6 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the current status of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship weapon.(16162)

273Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 27 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when does he plan to commence the Collaborative Combat Aircraft autonomous jets programme.(16163)

274Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 26 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many Type 92 uncrewed underwater sense platforms he intends to build for the Royal Navy.(16164)

275Ben 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 elements of the capability within the Defence Investment Plan provides short-range air defence.(16165)

276Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned target for Initial Operating Capability for the Digital Targeting Web.(16166)

277Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 19, by when will he publish a Defence Investment Roadmap.(16167)

278Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has held with the East Regional Defence and Security Cluster regarding the potential merits of implementing a Defence Growth Deal for the East of England.(16170)

279Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the security risks of building the Sunnica Energy Farm on local communities.(16129)

280Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to support the expansion of cadet forces through (a) funding of infrastructure, (b) adult volunteer recruitment and retention, and (c) new cadet activities and qualifications.(16181)

281Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the total number of supported accommodation places available (a) overall and (b) specifically designed for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness in England.(15944)

282Lewis Cocking (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services.(16118)

283John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to update building regulations to require property flood resilience measures in new homes built in areas at risk of flooding.(16328)

284John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on strengthening planning policy to help ensure that new developments do not increase runoff and surface water flood risk for surrounding communities.(16329)

285Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent fire station closures in West Dorset.(16306)

286Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of fire service coverage in West Dorset constituency.(16307)

287Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.(16308)

288Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act on levels of rough sleeping, anti-social behaviour and street begging; whether police forces, local authorities and homelessness charities provided differing assessments during consultation; whether regional impact modelling has been undertaken; and if he will publish the evidence informing the Government’s approach.(15982)

289Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued to police forces and local authorities following repeal of the Vagrancy Act; whether additional funding has been allocated to support implementation; and whether Ministers received advice on potential operational risks or unintended consequences.(15983)

290Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what modelling he has undertaken of the potential impact of his Department’s AI planning tools on planning determination times, staffing requirements, planning costs and housing delivery; whether pilot evaluations have been completed; whether any local planning authorities have been identified as presenting implementation risks; and if he will publish any underlying evaluation.(15984)

291Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has established baseline performance measures against which the success of AI planning tools will be assessed; what key performance indicators will be monitored; and whether expected productivity improvements have been modelled by planning authority.(15985)

292Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in updating the national Incident Recording System to capture data on lithium-ion battery fires, including whether the battery involved was an e-bike or e-scooter battery and whether it was on charge at the time of the incident; and when this update will be operational.(16022)

293Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to introduce mandatory mediation services in the case of contested wills.(16340)

294Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made as to the potential merits of introducing a mandatory requirement for adults with capacity to take out a will.(16341)

295Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to WPQ 12787 answered on 11 November 2024 on Marriage: Relatives, what recent progress he has made on considering [i] marriage law and [ii] placing restrictions on marriages between first cousins.(16079)

296Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to WPQ 12787 answered on 11 November 2024 about Marriage, Relatives, whether he has commissioned advice on whether placing restrictions on first cousin marriage would require changes to the Sexual Offences Act 2003.(16080)

297Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the (a) total and (b) annual cost to the public purse of the Judicial and Legal Diversity Board.(15919)

298Ben Lake (Ceredigion Preseli): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for a grant of probate were submitted in a) English and b) Welsh in each year since 2021.(16046)

299Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of management firms misrepresenting themselves as insurers when contacting consumers following road traffic accidents on consumers; and whether he has discussed this practice with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.(16105)

300Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what modelling he has undertaken of the Crown Court backlog under (a) current funding levels and (b) alternative funding scenarios; when the backlog will return to pre-pandemic levels; and whether regional projections have been prepared.(15986)

301Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of criminal trials which will be vacated because of judicial, courtroom and prosecutorial capacity constraints during 2026; whether his Department maintains internal data on the principal causes of trial adjournments; and whether regional league tables are produced.(15987)

302Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has prepared updated prison population projections; what modelling he has undertaken on prison occupancy under high, central and low demand scenarios; whether contingency plans exist for exceeding operational capacity; and if he will publish the latest internal modelling.(15988)

303Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received advice on emergency prison capacity measures; what operational thresholds would trigger additional contingency arrangements; and whether programme risk registers identify capacity as a critical risk.(15989)

304Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the financial impact on UK small and medium-sized enterprises of defending civil litigation (a) brought and (b) contested in UK courts by (i) individuals and (ii) entities that are (A) subject to and (B) under investigation for UK financial sanctions.(16273)

305Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes in reducing reoffending rates.(15949)

306Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase staffing levels in the prison service.(15950)

307Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of education and vocational training for prisoners.(15951)

308Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken for civil and family court cases.(15952)

309Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve access to justice for vulnerable individuals.(15953)

310Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of digital case management systems on court efficiency.(15954)

311Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate legal aid funding for low-income defendants.(15955)

312Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog of criminal trials in Crown Courts.(15956)

313Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community sentences in reducing reoffending.(15957)

314Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure proportionate and consistent sentencing.(15958)

315Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early release and parole policies on public safety.(15959)

316Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to improve trade links between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.(16209)

317Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Home Office about the operation of the Common Travel Area.(16210)

318Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made representations to cabinet colleagues about the potential merits of inviting Ireland to be an associate member of the G20 when the UK assumes the Chair in January 2027.(16211)

319Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements for each project in the Government Major Projects Portfolio.(16229)

320Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.(15920)

321Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with her cabinet colleagues about the fiscal steps required to ensure the long-term sustainability of research funding in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, B) England and c) the United Kingdom.(16205)

322Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to improve transport connectivity in North Staffordshire.(16213)

323Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to reduce inequality in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.(16214)

324Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with Cabinet Colleagues on the potential merits of inviting Ireland to be an associate member of the G20 when the United Kingdom assumes the Chair in January 2027.(16216)

325Uma Kumaran (Stratford and Bow): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of excluding payments of service tips and gratuities via a tronc from income tax.(16268)

326Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidential basis informed the conclusion that the Lifetime ISA was not effective; whether external research, behavioural analysis and consumer testing informed that conclusion; whether an evidence review has been completed; and if she will publish the evidence underpinning the proposed First Time Buyer ISA.(15990)

327Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of (a) the number of Lifetime ISA holders expected to be financially better off under the proposed reforms, (b) the number expected to be financially worse off, (c) the regional distribution of those impacted, (d) the impact by age group, and (e) whether a distributional analysis has been completed and will be published.(15991)

328Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the economic impact of the £450,000 property price cap for first-time buyers' Lifetime ISA and (b) the impact of regional affordability, particularly in London and the South East, on the effectiveness of the cap; and what estimate her Department has made of the number of prospective purchasers excluded by the current threshold.(15992)

329Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number of businesses currently unable to pay VAT by Direct Debit, (b) the number of VAT-registered businesses which do not maintain a UK bank account capable of supporting Direct Debit payments, (c) the implementation costs to businesses, (d) the implementation costs to HM Revenue and Customs; and whether an impact assessment has been completed.(15993)

330Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what enforcement mechanisms are being considered for businesses that do not pay PAYE and VAT by Direct Debit; whether penalties have been modelled for non-compliance; whether exemptions have been assessed by sector, including charities; and whether an options appraisal has been undertaken.(15994)

331Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the impact of mandatory Direct Debit payments on (a) businesses without access to mainstream banking services, (b) rural businesses and (c) financially excluded businesses; and whether her Department has consulted (i) the Financial Conduct Authority and (ii) banking providers.(15995)

332Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 43, of the £120m investment in the Multinational Hormuz Mission has come from the contingency reserve.(16168)

333Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department provides to UK businesses seeking to verify whether a non-domestic commercial debtor is subject to UK financial sanctions.(16272)

334Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the safeguards within the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) available to creditors, including private landlords, whose debts are subject to a moratorium.(16350)

335Ian Roome (North Devon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to trace the owners of unclaimed Child Trust Funds.(16190)

336Ian Roome (North Devon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of an automatic release process for unclaimed Child Trust Funds traced by National Insurance number.(16191)

337Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her Department's policy to (a) reduce and (b) reform stamp duty.(15934)

338Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of the off-payroll working rules (IR35) on the (a) information technology, (b) engineering, (c) the construction, (d) financial services, (e) defence and aerospace, (f) energy, (g) telecommunications, (h) life sciences (i) manufacturing, (j) professional services (k) media and creative industries, and (l) transport sectors since the extension of those rules to the private sector in April 2021.(16222)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 9 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of extreme temperatures.[Transferred] (900906)

2 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 5780 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Gordon Brown correspondence on Lord Mandelson was passed to the Metropolitan Police.(15996)

3 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to put stickers or markings on such products to warn users to check for hedgehogs before use.(16322)

4 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the National Youth Strategy on levels of youth participation in out-of-school activities.(16143)

5 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the £500 million allocated to the National Youth Strategy will be profiled over the spending period; and what steps she is taking to ensure the funding is spent equitably across regions.(16145)

6 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if hr Department will commit to ensuring healthy eating education takes into account autistic and other neurodivergent children, including those who may interpret simplified or rule-based messages about food literally.(16196)

7 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on extending free school meals to all children whose families are in receipt of Universal Credit by the September 2026 deadline; and whether eligible families will have to opt-in to receive this.(16323)

8 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the delay in publishing Key Stage 2 SATs results on primary schools in Fylde constituency.(16142)

9 NNadia Whittome (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding and capacity in mainstream schools for children and young people with SEND; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that mainstream schools have the resources required to deliver high-quality SEND provision.(16101)

10 NMax Wilkinson (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of pupil numbers on single-form entry primary schools.(16123)

11 NMax Wilkinson (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support single-form entry primary schools with reduced student numbers with funding levels.(16124)

12 NMax Wilkinson (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of SEND delivery in primary schools with single-form entry.(16126)

13 NSteff Aquarone (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12919, what support her Department is providing to tier two local authorities in Norfolk to help resume small waste electrical and electronic equipment and battery recycling services halted as a result of a recycling centre fire.[R] (16200)

14 NAnn Davies (Caerfyrddin): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Future of Food Regulation programme on Wales.(16221)

15 NTim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the annual farming budget is for (a) 2025–26 and (b) 2026–27; and how the spending is broken down for each year.(15937)

16 NKerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the forthcoming Circular Economy Strategy will include proposals to introduce Extended Producer Responsibility for the textiles sector.(15935)

17 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to expand the Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme in this Parliament.(15930)

18 NGareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress she has made on establishing a working group on independent and smaller creative organisations on the impact of AI on creators, and when she expects the working group to hold its first meeting.(16013)

19 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of Discord when considering the proposed social media restrictions for young people; and whether she has considered including Discord within the scope of those restrictions as a social media platform.(15906)

20 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of progress towards meeting the target of 10% of UK aviation fuel required to be sustainable aviation fuel by 2030.(15933)

21 NSir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11742 on British Overseas Territories, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of each monitoring visit undertaken by officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to British Overseas Territories since 4 July 2024, broken down by (a) destination and (b) visit.(16175)

22 NSir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 10713 on Railways: CCTV, whether the Network Rail programme will connect all Network Rail-managed station CCTV into the single cloud-based system; and what categories of railway CCTV will remain outside the system once the programme has been completed.(16176)

23 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional journeys from the Department's overseas posting in New Delhi have been approved under the qualifying hardship post policy since 4 July 2024.(16088)

24 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which projects within her Department’s capital budget are planned to be (a) cancelled, (b) deferred, (c) rephased and (d) reduced in scope to contribute to the funding allocated by her Department towards the Defence Investment Plan.(16089)

25 NJerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement, of June 2026, what steps are being taken by her department and its agencies to support the Heathrow Southern Railway proposal to link South West Rail to Heathrow.(16051)

26 NJerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 10352, on EGNOS, whether the review is being undertaken in-house or by an external organisation; and whether HM Government would be required to pay the EU for rejoining.(16052)

27 NJerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026, to Question 3821, on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, if she will place in the Library a copy of the request from the Council to levy higher parking fines.(16053)

28 NJerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 6815, on Chris Gibb, for what reason was the appointment of Mr Gibb terminated by Sir Andrew Haines.(16057)

29 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what route-by-route performance data the Department holds on short-formed passenger rail services across all operators; what assessment has been made of the impact of short formation on passenger overcrowding, cancellations and fare-paying passengers; and whether Ministers have received advice identifying routes presenting the greatest operational risk.(15980)

30 NJoe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many scheduled passenger train services South Western Railway operated in the 12 months ending (a) 25 May 2025 and (b) the latest 12-month period for which data is available.(16231)

31 NJoe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12027 on HM Coastguard, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending legislation to facilitate continued allowances for the Coastguard Rescue Service, including using a Legislative Reform Order.(16232)

32 NJoe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) regulation and (b) insurance on the development of the peer-to-peer car sharing sector.(16237)

33 NJoe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of recent developments in the peer-to-peer car sharing market, including the withdrawal of Zipcar from the UK, for the future of the sector; and whether she plans to review the policy framework governing peer-to-peer car sharing.(16238)

34 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13039 on Aviation: Antisocial Behaviour, how many flights to or from UK airports have been diverted as a result of disruptive or unruly passenger behaviour in each of the last five years.(16282)

35 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13259, on National Highways: Expenditure, who are the stakeholders in relation to the external public affairs contract, and whether they included (a) Government representatives and (b) Parliamentarians.(16283)

36 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4343, on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, whether the higher parking charges from the trial remain in force in that locality.(16284)

37 NSir Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is between a Universal Credit enquiry being referred to the Agents Contact Team and resolution of that enquiry.(15912)

38 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Workplace Transformation programme on Departmental office capacity, staffing levels, customer access and service delivery; whether regional occupancy modelling has been undertaken; whether any offices have been identified for closure, disposal or consolidation as part of the programme; and if he will publish the programme’s business case and implementation timetable.(15981)

39 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2026 to question 13207, if he will publish a breakdown of the i) spending in Purchase of goods/services - Hosting and ii) spending in Purchase of goods/services - Social Care for a) 2023-24 and b) 2024-25.(16047)

40 NAlison Bennett (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the provision of British Sign Language interpreters within emergency services.(16270)

41 NRachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were waiting more than (a) 18, (b) 26 and (c) 52 weeks for treatment by the Community Dental Service in England at the latest available date.(15998)

42 NRachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of Community Dental Services in England to meet demand.(15999)

43 NRachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Community Dental Service waiting times on attendance at hospital accident and emergency departments.(16000)

44 NHelen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the NHS Business Services Authority's planned timetable is for publishing the Community Dental Services waiting times data.(16108)

45 NHelen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the budget for Community Dental Services in England was, net of patient charges, in each year since 2010/11.(16109)

46 NHelen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what percentage the Community Dental Service Whole Time Equivalent workforce in England has changed in the last 10 years.(16110)

47 NHelen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current a) average and b) maximum wait is for those with domiciliary care needs to access the Community Dental Service in England.(16111)

48 NHelen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many domiciliary dental visits were undertaken by the Community Dental Service in England in each year since 2010/11.(16112)

49 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the GP contract changes on (a) patient safety, (b) primary-care capacity and (c) workload transferred to general practice prior to its implementation on 1 April 2026.(16192)

50 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the provision of contraceptive services.(16193)

51 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to invest in evidence-based training, guidance and resources to improve health and education professionals' understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and support neurodivergent children and adults.(16194)

52 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people who receive a neurodevelopmental diagnosis in adulthood, particularly women, and ensure that health professionals effectively guide people to appropriate local services and support.(16195)

53 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were being cared for in forensic support services in each year since 2013-14, broken down by a) high, b) medium and c) low secure services.(16048)

54 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to extend free parking provision for all NHS staff on NHS sites.(16324)

55 NMr 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 the proposed 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model on manufacturers of confectionery and sweet-packaged foods.(16136)

56 NNadia Whittome (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of geographic inequalities in access to high-quality children’s palliative care.(16102)

57 NAlex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 6444 on Lord Mandelson, if she will set out in which ways the policy of commenting on individual personnel matters has applied in relation to the response to the House's Humble Address on Lord Mandelson’s appointment.(16025)

58 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the National Cyber Security Centre is taking to reduce the (a) number and (b) severity of cyber attacks on UK businesses.(15932)

59 NWendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to written statement UIN HCWS144, what steps she taking to ensure that students from Gaza due to study in Scotland, are able to enter the UK prior to the earlier academic year start dates in Scotland.(16075)

60 NWendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to written statement UIN HCWS144, if she will make a statement on the available support for students from Gaza, including whether support will operate in the same form as 2025, with the same format and time scales for evacuations.(16076)

61 NWendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to written statement HCWS144, what ongoing communications plans are in place within her Department for liaising with universities and other local services to prepare for the arrival of students from Gaza.(16077)

62 NWendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to written statement HCWS144, whether evacuation costs will be charged to universities.(16078)

63 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12683, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing (a) for a debate, (b) for scrutiny under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, and (c) for any other parliamentary procedure before the provisional application of the UK-EU Gibraltar Treaty.(15976)

64 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date did Jonathan Powell commence his role as Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for negotiations between the UK and Mauritius on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) / Chagos Archipelago.(16169)

65 NSarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses Artificial Intelligence in its decision-making process to assess applicants' rights to obtain a visa.(16011)

66 NSarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if artificial intelligence is used to assess ECAA applicants' extensions of their permissions to stay.(16012)

67 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the findings of the College of Policing report on police leadership published on 6 July 2026.(16146)

68 NMax Wilkinson (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial insecurity on birthrates.(16125)

69 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department was first informed of proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.(16355)

70 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any service personnel, MoD staff or MoD contractors have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements with respect to proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.(16356)

71 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether contracts have been awarded to companies to undertake assessments of Site A at MoD Bicester in preparation for using it as an asylum centre.(16357)

72 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 45, how many new training jets will enter service by 2030 within the £360m budget.(16157)

73 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Over £4 billion invested in next-generation fighter jet with new international contract, published on 3 July 2026, what is the (a) start date and (b) end date of the contract.(16159)

74 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 46, what is the a) Planning Assumption for Service Entry of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform and b) the timeline for development of the prototype uncrewed missile platform by 2030.(16171)

75 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 46 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many Type 26 build slots are allocated to the a) Royal Navy and b) Royal Norwegian Navy during the near-term investment period from FY2026/27 and FY2029/30.(16172)

76 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government intends to use a Crown Development Order in relation to proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.(16359)

77 NJohn Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of legal mechanisms available to local authorities to repay Community Infrastructure Levy charges in cases of genuine homeowner error; and whether the consultation on amending the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 will include proposals to give charging authorities a statutory power to (a) waive and (b) refund such charges.(16330)

78 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department maintains an internal list or other assessment of local authorities considered to be at heightened risk of issuing a section 114 notice or requiring Exceptional Financial Support during the 2026–27 financial year; and whether Ministers have received advice identifying councils considered to present the greatest financial risk.(15979)

79 NDr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to park home residents who face discriminatory practices by park home site owners.(16083)

80 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions of (a) murder, (b) attempted murder and (c) rape were (i) increased and (ii) decreased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme in the last five years.(15931)

81 NSir Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will HM Courts & Tribunals Service reference number 175329227331384 (a) be listed and (b) be heard.(15911)

82 NKim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence length was for those convicted aged 16 to 25 at the time of sentencing for cases included in the CPS Joint Enterprise National Monitoring Scheme 2024-25 by ethnicity and sex.(16091)

83 NKim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (1) mean and (2) median tariff length is for people receiving a life sentence aged 16 to 25 at the time of sentencing in each year since 2015 by ethnicity.(16092)

84 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were resident in Approved Premises in England and Wales on the most recent date for which data is available, and in each of the last five years.(16049)

85 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total operating cost to HM Prison and Probation Service of running Approved Premises was in each of the last five financial years.(16050)

86 NLiz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.[R] (16007)

87 NLiz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison and (b) probation workers have made complaints through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.[R] (16008)

88 NLiz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) reasons for and (b) outcomes of complaints made through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS were.[R] (16009)

89 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of the religion of the prison population by ethnicity.(16128)

90 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in the US Government on the case of Sarah Steele and the use of a military trial at RAF Lakenheath for her case.(16130)

91 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a list of books available to prisoners in the library at HMP Highpoint, HMP Belmarsh, HMP Manchester, and HMP Wormwood Scrubs.(16131)

92 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any formal guidance is currently issued to civil servants about sharia courts, sharia councils, or sharia tribunals.(16132)

93 NJess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the measures related to banking hubs in the Financial Services and Markets Bill will also cover post offices which provide the same services.(16349)

94 NWendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure people with limited or no digital access are (a) aware of and (b) able to respond to the Access to Banking Services Review.(16074)

95 NRachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Value for Money Review of homelessness spending will include analysis of the cost-effectiveness of Housing First models.(16001)

96 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of (a) the number of individuals expected to be subject to the proposed lower-value debt recovery powers in each of the next five financial years, (b) the average amount expected to be recovered per taxpayer, (c) the number of taxpayers expected to enter repayment arrangements rather than having deductions applied and (d) the number of households with children expected to be affected; and whether HMRC has modelled the distribution of affected taxpayers by income decile and by region.(15977)

97 NJoe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of calculating benefit-in-kind tax on used electric company vehicles using original P11D list prices on (a) demand in the used electric vehicle market and (b) businesses operating in the vehicle leasing and rental sector.(16233)

Questions for Answer on Monday 13 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NKevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on the proposed geographical indication for English Whisky; and what her Department's planned timetable is for completing its work on this.(16005)

2 NTom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the National Security Online Information Team conducted any work in relation to the recent unrest in Belfast.(16113)

3 NTom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the National Security Online Information Team has taken steps to respond to online information threats related to the recent disorder in Southampton.(16114)

4 NTom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what topics will be in the remit of the National Security Online Information Team in 2026.(16115)

5 NKevin Bonavia (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve coordination across community healthcare services when diagnosing rare cancers in young people.(16119)

6 NKevin Bonavia (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to increase awareness of the reproductive and sexual health implications for young people presenting symptoms that may lead to unplanned or medically complex pregnancies.(16120)

7 NKevin Bonavia (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to accelerate the delivery of compensation to people impacted by pelvic mesh and valproate; and if he will set out a timetable for that financial redress.(16121)

8 NNavendu Mishra (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made on access to Parkinson’s Specialist Nurse services in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester.(16087)

9 NChris Law (Dundee Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the decision by the Israeli Government to recognise the Armenian genocide.(15997)

10 NTom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police will be required to publish the algorithms they will use under the recently announced plans for data integration and exploitation on the Algorithmic Transparency Reporting Standard.(16116)

11 NSarah Hall (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available for retired police dogs and their handlers following retirement from service.(16197)

12 NJim Allister (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14187, were any payments made to the then hon. Member for Lagan Valley (a) in respect of peace process work in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) Columbia and (b) in respect of any other matters.(16346)

13 NJim Allister (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question14187, have payments been made to any other politicians in respect of consultancy work.(16347)

14 NJim Allister (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the response of 6 July to Question 14187, whether the Department made any payments to the Causeway Initiative for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution International (otherwise known as The Causeway Initiative).(16353)

15 NStuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 fighter jets he plans to procure; and by what date.(16066)

16 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Military Aid to the Civil Authorities has been provided in the last 12 months.[R] (16360)

17 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition his Department is using of expenditure that qualifies as resilience and security spending for the purposes of the Government's commitment to spend 1.5% of GDP on this by 2035.[R] (16361)

18 NKevin Bonavia (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support does the Government provide to homeowners who are impacted by late buyer withdrawals.(16122)

19 NMr Adnan Hussain (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number and geographical distribution of legal aid providers undertaking mental health work to meet existing demand and the future demand anticipated as a result of the Mental Health Act 2025; whether he plans to review the remuneration rates for mental health legal aid work; and if he will bring the Legal Aid Agency mileage rate into line with the HMRC approved mileage rate of 55 pence per mile.[R] (16224)

20 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a) how much total funding has been allocated to national resilience and civil contingencies in the current spending review period and b) what the breakdown of that funding is by department.[R] (16362)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 14 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NKerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will bring forward regulations under the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.(15936)

2 NAmanda Martin (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants receiving the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity element have received voluntary support from Pathways to Work Advisers since their introduction in March 2025.(16275)

3 NSarah Hall (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered introducing financial support for the veterinary care of retired police dogs for injuries and health conditions sustained during operational service.(16198)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 15 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NDavid Davis (Goole and Pocklington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of specific licences granted by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation under the category of legal fees that permitted the use of frozen assets to (a) initiate and (b) pursue legal proceedings against UK (i) citizens and (ii) residents; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of its policies on licensed funds on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.(15924)