Questions Tabled

Published – Thursday 9 July 2026

Questions for Answer on Thursday 9 July

Questions for Written Answer

1Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in employment levels in the retail sector in East Grinstead and Uckfield.[R] [Transferred] (16465)

2Dr Allison Gardner (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Hardship Fund to all members eligible to receive civil service pensions.[Transferred] (16780)

3Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support farmers with increased electricity standing charges.[Transferred] (16408)

4Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the role of maintaining multiple, independent communications platforms in strengthening the UK’s national resilience – particularly those not dependent on fixed broadband.[R] [Transferred] (16466)

5Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a legal requirement that vape shops cannot operate near schools.[Transferred] (16622)

6Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of polygraph testing as a tool for assessing and managing the risk posed by terrorist-connected offenders.[Transferred] (16713)

7Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure the timely administration of estates when someone has died intestate.[Transferred] (16409)

8Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing time limits for making a claim on the estate of someone who has died intestate.[Transferred] (16410)

Questions for Answer on Monday 13 July

Questions for Written Answer

1Antonia Bance (Tipton and Wednesbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on extending the Procurement Act and Procurement Policy Note for Steel to Contracts for Difference.(17061)

2Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.(16838)

3Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 4282, on Government Departments: Aviation, on how many occasions have aircraft been commissioned for (a) domestic and (b) foreign travel, since July 2024.(17031)

4Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Cabinet Office Publication of Special Adviser Interests 2024-2025, of 17 July 2025, if he will name the organisations on which Varun Chandra has recused himself.(16935)

5Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office's definition of a ban on engagement includes (a) social contact, (b) party political contact or (d) electronic contact via non-corporate communication devices.(16936)

6Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 86773, on Ministers: Council Tax, whether a numeric occupation limit was previously imposed under previous Administrations.(16937)

7Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps are being taken to ensure the Cabinet Office pays the second homes council tax premium in time.(16938)

8Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 86059, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, and further to the corrected answer of 21 October 2025, to Question 73315, if he will provide the data on the costs on (a) refurbishment and (b) fixtures and fittings for the other two flats since 4 July 2024.(16939)

9Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 27 May 2026, to Question 2108, on Undocumented Migrants: Statistics, whether ONS or UKSA undertakes any validation of the data provided by the French Government.(16940)

10Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussion with (a) Heathrow West Limited and (b) Heathrow Airport Limited on Heathrow expansion.(17009)

11Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 7429 on Cabinet Office: Audit, if he will set out the nature of the serious breach relating to the Prime Minister’s Office, and what was the job title of the position.(16913)

12 NSteff Aquarone (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies registered in England and Wales have declared a trustee of a (a) trust and (b) legal arrangement as a person with significant control.(17143)

13Antonia Bance (Tipton and Wednesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing public procurement policy to (a) incentivise and (b) require greater use of UK-made steel in publicly funding projects in the context of the decision of the Net Zero Teesside Power contract.(17057)

14Antonia Bance (Tipton and Wednesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors, including scrap.(17059)

15Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is his planned timetable for (a) consulting on and (b) implementing the right to switch off and the associated Statutory Code of Practice.(17156)

16Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to prevent the sale of electrical products online that do not meet British safety standards.(16976)

17Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation on his Departmental priorities.(17145)

18Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Universal Postal Union on the work of his Department.(17148)

19Afzal Khan (Manchester Rusholme): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterparts on UK–Türkiye cooperation in third-country markets.(16999)

20Afzal Khan (Manchester Rusholme): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of engaging with Türkiye's as a trade corridor between the UK and Central Asia and Middle East markets; and what estimate his Department has made of the potential economic value this transit function represents to UK exporters.(17000)

21James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of Royal Mail against its Universal Service Obligation targets during the last five years.(17287)

22James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of trends in the number of items of mail reported as lost by Royal Mail in each year since privatisation.(17288)

23James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of Royal Mail's compensation arrangements for customers whose mail is lost.(17289)

24James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Royal Mail's compliance with obligations relating to the secure handling of mail.(17290)

25Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the budget for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme is over the Spending Review period.(17079)

26 NMichael Wheeler (Worsley and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 October 2024, for what policy reason the hours threshold for the right to guaranteed hours is chosen to be between 8 and 20 hours per week.[R] (17180)

27 NMichael Wheeler (Worsley and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to his Department's publication entitled Employment Rights Act 2025: economic analysis and enactment summary impact assessment, published 7 January 2026, for what policy reason the hours threshold for the right to guaranteed hours is chosen to be between 8 and 20 hours per week.[R] (17181)

28 NMichael Wheeler (Worsley and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to page 19, paragraph 62 of his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 October 2024, what the key assumptions in the sensitivity analysis were.[R] (17182)

29 NMichael Wheeler (Worsley and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197 and with reference to page 19, paragraph 62 of his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 October 2024, if he will publish the sensitivity analysis undertaken when modelling the impacts of the guaranteed hours threshold.[R] (17183)

30Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessments he has made of the potential risk that arms exports licensed by the UK Government to the United Arab Emirates might be diverted and used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law in Sudan.(17175)

31Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that advertisements by oil and gas companies are not political advertising under Section 321 of the Communications Act 2003.(16909)

32Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to prevent oil and gas companies promoting the use of fossil fuels through advertising.(16910)

33Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department has issued to the Advertising Standards Authority on a fossil fuel advertising ban.(16911)

34Uma Kumaran (Stratford and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to Question 11894, whether (a) her Department has a strategy for the maintenance of legacy assets, and (b) whether she would make an assessment of the need for a long-term strategy for a fair funding model to ensure the maintenance of the legacy assets of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.(17191)

35Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that older people can engage in community sports in Royal Sutton Coldfield.(16853)

36Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools with the costs of providing high quality PE.(17005)

37Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support private external companies that provide general curriculum PE lessons to schools.(17006)

38Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged over 2.1 million children so far.(17157)

39Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the under-achievement of persistently disadvantaged pupils.(17178)

40Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of efforts to engage with secondary school children on the issue of sexism.(17159)

41Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase education on the dangers and impact of sexism and misogyny.(17160)

42Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps have been taken to ensure that schoolchildren can participate in a wide range of sports in (a) school and (b) extra-curricular settings.(16974)

43Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve the heat resilience of the school estate.(17197)

44Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of non-air-conditioning measures such as a) external blinds, b) reflective window film and c) shade cloth in improving heat resilience in school buildings.(17198)

45Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.(16837)

46Pippa Heylings (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the consultation on the future reform of adoption and kinship support, including the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund; and when she plans to publish the Government's response to that consultation.(17088)

47Pippa Heylings (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund have been (a) approved, (b) partially approved and (c) refused in each of the last three financial years.(17089)

48Pippa Heylings (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has undertaken a review of the regulations and guidance in relation to families privately funding continuation of therapeutic services previously accessed through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.(17090)

49Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to widen access to technical education for young people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.(17149)

50Naushabah Khan (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her department has allocated to further education and skills provision for Gillingham and Rainham in the current financial year; and what steps the Department are taking to improve qualification levels and employment outcomes for young people in that area.(17171)

51Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged 6,800 schools and early years settings, and 11,000 teachers and early years practitioners, so far.(16932)

52Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged over 2.1 million children so far.(16933)

53 NJames McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the delayed publication of 2026 Key Stage 2 SAT results on schools’ ability to submit requests for a) marking reviews and b) clerical checks before the deadline.(17277)

54 NJames McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the deadline for schools to request reviews of marking and clerical checks for the Key Stage 2 2026 SATs following the delay in publication of results.(17278)

55 NJames McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the risk that pupils may be disadvantaged in accessing reviews of Key Stage 2 SATs marking as a result of schools closing for the summer holidays before the review deadline.(17279)

56Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to support the work of (a) emergency and (b) short term foster carers in Royal Sutton Coldfield.(16854)

57Antonia Bance (Tipton and Wednesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will consider bringing the Contracts for Difference Scheme under the remit of the Procurement Policy Note for Steel and the national security clauses of the Procurement Act.(17058)

58Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support to de-carbonise heavy industry.(17163)

59Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps he has taken to make heat pump installation more (a) accessible and (b) affordable for home owners.(16980)

60Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofgem's compensation guidelines for consumers experiencing disruption or incurring fees as a result of service errors by energy suppliers.(17195)

61Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that viable investment for projects is being considered in the development of the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.(17189)

62Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.(16839)

63Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy to support the building of the Peak Cluster project.(16872)

64Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty in the Birmingham City Council area.(16855)

65Lee Pitcher (Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuous support for landfill gas generation and methane abatement assets immediately following the end of the Renewables Obligation in April 2027 and while his Department is exploring implementation of a long-term methane capture scheme.(17179)

66Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure that demand-side assets are given equal prominence to generation in the Regional Energy Strategic Plans (RESPs).(17224)

67Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing a portion of avoided network or generation capex to be reallocated to support industrial sites and local authorities in investing in onsite low carbon technologies.(17225)

68Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that Regional Energy Strategic Plans are integrated with the Review of Electricity Market Arrangement reforms.(17226)

69 NGraham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Invite to Offer stage of negotiations will open before the end of 2026 for businesses shortlisted under the second Hydrogen Allocation Round.(16856)

70Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support the development of Hydrogen Storage.(17115)

71Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support businesses reliant on gas that are unable to transition to electric, to support them moving to hydrogen.(17116)

72Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the delay in publishing the UK hydrogen strategy on a) investment into the UK Hydrogen market and b) companies transitioning from gas to hydrogen.(17117)

73Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help ensure consistency between water companies in the inclusion of Universal Credit housing costs when calculating household income.(17221)

74Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps, alongside local stakeholders, she has taken to improve air quality in Slough constituency.(16979)

75Chris Evans (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the import of unethical fur products to Wales.(16868)

76Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor water usage nationally from the growth of data centres.(16842)

77Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the International Fund for Agricultural Development.(17146)

78James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of compliance with animal welfare standards in commercial poultry production.(17282)

79Ian Roome (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to implement the findings of the December 2024 Court of Appeal ruling on animal welfare practices that breach the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007.(17121)

80Hannah Spencer (Gorton and Denton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of an El Niño weather event on (a) food security and (b) critical infrastructure in the UK.(17285)

81Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to give local authorities more power to deal with flooding.(17256)

82Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the Environment Agency has adequate powers to pre-emptively tackle flooding in areas of high risk.(17257)

83Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Environment Agency deals with issues causing flooding in a timely manner.(17258)

84James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the comparative costs of transitioning from farrowing crates to (a) temporary crating systems and (b) free farrowing systems, and if she will ask the Animal Welfare Committee to consider the relative animal welfare outcomes of each system.(17024)

85James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support will be available for pig producers to transition to free farrowing systems.(17025)

86James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her department has made on the effectiveness of farrowing crates for sows in rearing piglets.(17026)

87James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of farrowing crates on piglet mortality rates.(17027)

88James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to consult on phasing out the use of farrowing crates for sows.(17028)

89Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.(16840)

90Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to introduce a single framework to regulate data centres.(16841)

91Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with the International Telecommunication Union on the work of her Department.(17144)

92David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department last conducted a risk assessment of the ability of data centres designated as Critical National Infrastructure to continue operating during a sustained cyberattack.[R] (17247)

93Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to question 5167 on Patents: Disclosure of Information, what recent discussions the minister has had with major companies on the effectiveness of the IPO online search tool.(17114)

94Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will introduce regulations on autonomous robots on pavements.(17118)

95 NSteff Aquarone (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many medical driving licence applications have been awaiting a decision for more than six months.(17142)

96Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on projected UK greenhouse gas emissions of the reduction in the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate registration targets.(17216)

97Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what review her Department has undertaken of representations from automotive manufacturers on the costs associated with discounting electric vehicles to meet Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate targets; and what estimate her Department has made of the net cost to manufacturers of compliance with the mandate in each year since its introduction.(17217)

98Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the value of investment in (a) vehicle manufacturing, (b) battery production, (c) supply chains, and (d) charging infrastructure that is contingent upon the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate framework.(17218)

99Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings, roundtables or other formal engagements she, Ministers in her Department and officials in her Department have had with representatives of vehicle manufacturers and automotive industry bodies in the last three months on electric vehicles or the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.(17219)

100Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings, roundtables or other formal engagements she, Ministers in her Department and officials in her Department have had with representatives of environmental organisations, consumer groups and non-governmental organisations in the last three months regarding electric vehicles or the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.(17220)

101Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in Harrow constituency who will be exposed to aircraft noise above 43dB LAeq in the next five years.(16864)

102 NCharlotte Cane (Ely and East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether funding for the A10 improvements in Ely & East Cambridgeshire remains secure following the Government's Defence Investment Plan; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of planned Department for Transport savings on the delivery timetable of A10 upgrades.[R] (17158)

103Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, other than special advisers, whether her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.(16836)

104Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to require motorists to pay (a) tolls and (b) road user charges on new roads constructed as part of the Roads Investment Strategy 3 programme.(17032)

105 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for each of the following operators: (a) LNER, (b) Southeastern, (c) TransPennine Express, (d) South Western Railway, (e) c2c, (f) Greater Anglia, (g) West Midlands Trains and (h) Greater Thameslink Railway, how many scheduled passenger services were short-formed in the 18-month period ending on 4 June 2026; and what proportion of all scheduled passenger services operated by each operator this represented.(17033)

106Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration her Department has given to incorporating the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence qualification into the (a) driving licence and (b) driver tachograph card for bus, coach and lorry drivers.(17034)

107Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the Euston Masterplan since 17 April 2026; and when she plans to publish details of the number of (a) homes and (b) social and affordable homes to be delivered as part of the redevelopment of land at and around Euston associated with the HS2 programme.(17035)

108 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for medical driving licence renewal applications for G1 and G2 licences in June 2026.(17039)

109Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12226 on the Euston Delivery Company, what the target date is for the Euston Delivery Company to be established as a public body.(17040)

110Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 April to Question 127689, what her Department's planned timetable is for concluding its review into the findings of the trial; and whether it intends to publish that review.(17041)

111Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department and its arm's-length bodies have spent on (a) advertising, (b) public relations, (c) advertising on their announcement regarding changes to rail fares in England for the 2025-26 year.(17042)

112Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's capacity to respond to public correspondence and enquiries; and what steps she is taking to reduce response times.(17043)

113Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of the (a) Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s decision to cease paying volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers for their time and (b) financial costs associated with providing this voluntary service, what steps her Department is taking to help mitigate the financial impacts on volunteers of providing this service.(17056)

114Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to make bus travel more affordable for children and young people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.(17150)

115Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of which local transport authorities have the greatest opportunities to increase the modal share of a) walking, b) wheeling and c) cycling.(17122)

116Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set targets for the proportion of short journeys walked, wheeled and cycled in every a) strategic and b) local highways authority.(17123)

117Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the EU Entry/Exit System on freight movements through the Short Straits.(17081)

118Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the European Commission on the operational impact of the EU Entry/Exit System on UK travellers.(17082)

119Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consumer protections available to passengers whose journeys are disrupted by failures of the EU Entry/Exit System.(17083)

120 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what has been the average time delay for Avanti West Coast trains in each of the five years up to and including 2025.(16846)

121 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Avanti West Coast trains have been delayed between Liverpool and London each of the five years up to and including 2025.(16847)

122Derek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train delays have there been each year since 2020 caused by trains hitting animals on the track.(16850)

123Derek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times faults have occurred on Evero trains operating on the West Coast Main line since their introduction.(16851)

124Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the need for workers from other countries to deliver a third runway at Heathrow airport.(17010)

125Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place to ensure debt management teams are informed promptly when tribunal decisions change a claimant's benefit liability.(17201)

126Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the cost of awarding Personal Independence Payments (PIP) to people with (a) ADHD as their sole condition and (b) ADHD as one of multiple conditions.(17262)

127Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis has been undertaken as to the reasons why the number of individuals claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIP) has risen between 2020 and 2024.(17263)

128Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis has been undertaken as to the reasons why the number of individuals claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIP) has risen since July 2024.(17264)

129Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals claiming a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for (a) anxiety as a sole condition and (b) anxiety as one of multiple conditions.(17265)

130Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the number of individuals claiming a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for (a) autism as a sole condition and (b) autism as one of multiple conditions.(17266)

131Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what process Child Maintenance Service uses to verify reports by constituents that incorrect or unverified information has been used in maintenance assessments.(16852)

132Naushabah Khan (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his department has made of trends in the level of child poverty in the Gillingham and Rainham constituency; and what steps his department is taking to reduce child poverty in that area.(17169)

133 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4373 on Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment and with reference to the Freedom of Information Act response with reference FOI2026/51669, disclosed on 6 July 2026, if he will publish that response.(17004)

134David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency arrangements are in place to maintain payment of benefits and pensions in the event of a (a) major IT or (b) infrastructure disruption.[R] (17248)

135Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients in England in the last five years who have not received a meals on wheels service after leaving hospital, after they have been assessed as needing this service upon discharge, broken down by patients who were a) nourished, and b) malnourished upon discharge.(17209)

136Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to question UIN 9801, answered in June 2026, what proportion of the £4.6 billion of additional funding available for adult social care in 2028-29 will be allocated to the provision of meals on wheels services.(17210)

137Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of early support hubs in increasing access to timely mental health support for children and young people aged 11 to 25, and whether he plans to support the rollout of this model in Brighton and Hove.(17211)

138Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the resources required to deliver his commitment to open-access mental health support for children and young people in every community.(17212)

139Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of social care service delays, including (a) the availability of supported housing, (b) the availability of home care or community care packages, and (c) access to mental health beds, on delays to discharges from the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, and what steps is his Department taking to address any impacts identified.(17213)

140Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date does he estimate that minimum pay will reach £15 per hour for domiciliary care workers through the work of the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body.(17214)

141Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 13788 on Migraines: Drugs, whether NHS England's processes for reviewing and identifying themes from Prevention of Future Deaths reports have identified (a) propranolol toxicity and (b) psychiatric adverse drug reactions associated with migraine preventive medicines as a theme.(16863)

142Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help support families with the cost of infant formula.(17229)

143Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help improve NHS (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment pathways of patients suffering a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak.(17007)

144Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing a nationally coordinated (a) diagnosis pathway and (b) specialist service for patients with a suspected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak.(17008)

145Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the popularity of Nigeria as an international surrogacy destination for British residents seeking surrogacy abroad.[R] (16945)

146Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the number of parental order applications for surrogate born babies made by single men in the courts of England and Wales since 2019 on safeguarding risks.[R] (16946)

147Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many instances of postpartum haemorrhage occurred in Slough constituency in each of the last five years.(16977)

148Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help improve (a) recognition (b) early intervention and (c) access to treatment for patients who experience Postpartum haemorrhage.(16978)

149Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support smaller hospitals to (a) mitigate the impact of extreme heat and (b) maintain safe conditions for staff and patients.(17199)

150Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out current policies to encourage the reuse of medical equipment such as (a) orthopaedic boots, (b) wheelchairs and (c) crutches within the NHS.(17200)

151Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS patients are not missing (a) appointments and (b) operations due to Royal Mail delivery delays (i) in the Stourbridge constituency and (ii) elsewhere.(17192)

152Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Royal Mail delivery delays on NHS service delivery, including in Stourbridge constituency.(17193)

153Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England continues to collect annual accountability reports from NHS trusts on the expenditure of undergraduate medical tariff funding.(17011)

154Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason NHS England ceased collecting accountability reports on undergraduate medical tariff funding, and what alternative oversight arrangements are in place.(17012)

155Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of undergraduate medical tariff funding is used to support (a) wider NHS service delivery and (b) educational activities.(17013)

156Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that undergraduate medical tariff funding is spent on frontline teaching and training for medical students.(17014)

157Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much undergraduate medical tariff funding has been withheld or unaccounted for, for each of the past five years.(17015)

158Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment on the potential impact of introducing specific diagnostic or reporting time standards for patients with a limited or terminal prognosis.(17016)

159Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance exists for NHS providers on the timely communication of significant diagnostic findings to patients and their families where deterioration or recurrence of cancer is suspected.(17017)

160Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether NHS England’s diagnostic imaging turnaround time guidance is sufficient to meet the needs of patients with a recognised terminal diagnosis.(17018)

161Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients with recognised palliative or end-of-life care needs are subject to specific identification or prioritisation processes within accident and emergency departments.(17019)

162Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Modern Service Framework will include provisions relating to the timeliness of diagnostic results and communication for patients with a limited prognosis.(17020)

163Pippa Heylings (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to consult NHS staff, professional bodies and trade unions on proposed guidance relating to political symbols and expression in NHS workplaces; and whether he will publish an impact assessment before such guidance comes into force.(17087)

164Pippa Heylings (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on community pharmacies of the current reimbursement and price cap arrangements for prescription medicines; and if he will review cases where pharmacies are required to dispense medicines at a loss because the reimbursement price paid by the NHS is lower than the acquisition cost charged by pharmaceutical suppliers.(17091)

165Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the answer to WPQ 14794 received on 8th July, what estimate he has made of the cash amount of his Department's funding contribution to the Department for Education for the Primary PE and Sport Premium, and the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network, in (i) 2023/4, (ii) 2024/5, (iii) 2025/6 and (iv) 2026/7.(16862)

166Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of introducing a bespoke tenure model for Integrated Retirement Communities, including ARCO's proposals for a New Zealand-style Retirement Occupancy Lease.(16934)

167Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of a cross-governmental strategy for musculoskeletal health.(17151)

168Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure people are able to access a timely diagnosis for arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.(17152)

169Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure (a) accessible and (b) sufficient fertility support for women experiencing breast cancer in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (ii)Staffordshire and (iii) England.(17155)

170Naushabah Khan (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the adequacy of GP provision in Gillingham and Rainham; and what steps his department is taking to improve access to primary care services for residents in areas of higher deprivation within that area.(17170)

171James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median waiting time was from GP referral to confirmed diagnosis for patients diagnosed with sarcoma in the latest period for which data is available.(17280)

172James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to long-term support services for people living with rare cancers.(17281)

173Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, hen he plans to respond to Question 4447, 10962 and 15024 tabled by the hon. Member for North Shropshire on 29 May, 17 June and 1 July 2026.(17054)

174Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate access on the NHS to baricitinib for children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); and whether he has considered alternative commissioning or funding routes for that treatment in the absence of a NICE appraisal.(17120)

175David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms exist to mobilise additional medical staff in the event of a national emergency.[R] (17246)

176Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered introducing a nationally recognised accreditation or registration scheme for providers undertaking ADHD assessments.(17230)

177Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether measures are in place to monitor adherence by ADHD assessment providers to NICE guidelines and UK Adult ADHD Network recommendations.(17231)

178Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with the Care Quality Commission regarding the regulation and inspection of independent providers offering ADHD assessment services; and if he will make a statement.(17232)

179Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to undertake a review of ADHD diagnostic pathways, including the role of independent sector providers, to ensure assessments are evidence-based, clinically robust and consistent across England.(17233)

180Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith and Chiswick): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the General Ophthalmic Services contract in England with Scotland and Wales.(16861)

181Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of either a) exempting people providing healthcare as individuals from the Care Quality Commission registration fee, or b) charging a reduced fee, following the enactment of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.(16878)

182Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 on the viability of medical professionals who are not registered with the Care Quality Commission for events being able to continue to provide cover for such events, for example on a voluntary basis.(16879)

183Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support those with very severe ME.(16891)

184Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a specialist NHS service to support those with very severe ME.(16892)

185Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to develop specialist expertise in hospitals for treating very severe ME, further to the Prevention of Future Deaths Report published on 8 October 2024.(16893)

186Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the value of the 10 Year Capital Plan is over its lifetime; and how much funding is (a) new and (b) previously announced.(17070)

187Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of capital investment under the 10-Year Capital Plan he expects to be spend on (a) acute hospitals, (b) primary care, (c) mental health, (d) community services, (e) ambulance services and (f) digital infrastructure.(17071)

188Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding each NHS trust will receive through the Estates Safety Fund over the next nine years.(17072)

189Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding each NHS trust will receive through the Estates Safety Fund over the next nine years.(17073)

190Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS buildings classified as being in poor or very poor condition are expected to be replaced or comprehensively refurbished by 2035.(17074)

191Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Capital Plan on the eradication of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete from the NHS estate.(17075)

192Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many neighbourhood health centres are planned under the 10 Year Capital Plan; and where they will be located.(17076)

193Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £4.4 billion capital investment in digital infrastructure will be allocated by programme.(17077)

194Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients are given adequate warning by GPs before they are deregistered.(17261)

195Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate GP services in areas of high housing development.(17283)

196Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients (a) preparing for and (b) recovering from a major surgery are not deregistered by their GP.(17284)

197 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) CT Scanners and (b) MRI scanners were in NHS hospitals on (i) 1 April 2015, (ii) 1 April 2020 and (iii) April 2026.(16844)

198 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for patients to receive results from a CT scan at each acute hospital Trust in England as at 1 June 2026.(16845)

199Derek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs there were in Widnes each year since 2020.(16848)

200Derek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the current wait time for cancer patients, from GP referral to being seen by a specialist in the Widnes and Halewood constituency.(16849)

201James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research to identify a cure for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.(17030)

202Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that water security, sanitation and hygiene are reflected in the priorities of the UK's forthcoming G20 Presidency, and what preparations she is making for the 2026 UN Water Conference.(17222)

203Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the role of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in supporting global health, economic development and climate resilience, and what discussions has she had with the World Bank on increasing investment in water security, sanitation and hygiene through the Water Forward initiative.(17223)

204Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the UK's role in international efforts towards turtle conservation.(17161)

205Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his department is taking to aid international conservation efforts supporting turtle populations.(17162)

206Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with participating European countries regarding compliance with obligations under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.(16986)

207Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to support the historic status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.(17196)

208 NAnneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has received legal advice on the engagement of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide relating to El Obeid, Sudan.(16987)

209Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the Amnesty International Report entitled City Under Siege, Children Under Fire – Rapid Support Forces Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur and its recommendations.(16998)

210 NBen Lake (Ceredigion Preseli): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to secure the release of Dr Abu Safiya and other medical staff from Israeli prisons, following the findings by UN Special Rapporteurs on 7 July 2026 that their detention is arbitrary.(16973)

211James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what estimate has been made of the cost to the public purse of facilitating the relocation of scholarship recipients from Gaza to study at UK universities.(17267)

212James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, how many students are expected to be supported to travel to the United Kingdom under the arrangements announced.(17268)

213James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what proportion of the costs associated with bringing scholarship recipients to the United Kingdom will be met from Official Development Assistance budgets.(17269)

214James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what estimate has been made of the cost of security screening and immigration processing for scholarship recipients.(17270)

215James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, whether an assessment has been made of the likelihood that scholarship recipients will return to Gaza following completion of their studies.(17271)

216James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what discussions have taken place with UK universities on the long-term immigration status of scholarship recipients following the completion of their courses.(17272)

217James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what criteria were used to determine which scholarship recipients would be eligible for Government assistance to travel to the United Kingdom.(17273)

218James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what measures will be taken alongside medical evacuations to improve the healthcare outcomes for Palestinian children.(17274)

219James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what discussions have taken place with the Department of Health and Social Care on NHS capacity to receive medically evacuated children.(17275)

220 NBrendan O'Hara (Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of levels of UK foreign direct investment into Georgia, in the context of reported targeting of journalists and peaceful protesters in the country, and and the continued detention of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli.(16912)

221David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of her staff are trained for deployment as part of her Department's Rapid Deployment Teams for consular crises.[R] (17249)

222Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle the enablers of illicit finance in the financial and legal services sectors.(17111)

223Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will expand the remit of the Illicit Finance Summit to include tax abuse.(17112)

224Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will use the Illicit Finance Summit to press the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to introduce publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership without delay or dilution.(17113)

225Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment has her Department made of the potential for the diversion of UK arms exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for use in Sudan.(17173)

226Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps does her Department take to protect against the diversion of arms exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for use in Sudan.(17174)

227Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to raise the case of Lindsay and Craig Foreman with her US counterpart.(17176)

228Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson was investigated for misconduct under the Civil Servant Code or Diplomatic Service Code prior to his dismissal.(16914)

229Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13197 on Sanctuary Counsel, if she will provide relevant hyperlinks and reference numbers to each of the payments made to Sanctuary Counsel; and if she will publish the contract.(16915)

230Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to reference “sex” rather than “gender” in future departmental publications.(16916)

231Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8067 on FCDO: Industrial Dispute, what is the request or ask of the PCS trade union that is the subject of the industrial dispute on the restructure process; and whether the PCS trade union has informed the department of future strike dates.(16917)

232Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 3351 on Lord Mandelson, whether Lord Mandelson as Ambassador provided advice in relation to the (a) decision of the Government not to publish the China Audit and (b) the presentation of the conclusions of the China Audit.(16918)

233Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson (a) completed and (b) passed his STRAP clearance process when Ambassador.(16919)

234Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last attended the UK Soft Power Council.(16920)

235Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2025, to Question 2053, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, for what policy reason does the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office not keep a central list of such instruments.(16921)

236Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has held discussions on the Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice prior to their publication.(16922)

237Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of Lord Mandelson's shareholdings in Global Counsel on his suitability to be appointed as UK Ambassador to the United States prior to that appointment being made.(16923)

238Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the cost to the public purse of her Department's summer reception held on 1 July 2026; and how much of the total cost was spent on (a) alcohol and (b) catering.(16924)

239Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of Facial Age Estimation technology procured by the Home Office when applied to children and young people seeking asylum.(16988)

240Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what alternatives were used to test against Facial Age Estimation technology in assessing the age of asylum-seeking children aged 15, 16 and 17.(16989)

241Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has examined the relative margin of error in Facial Age Estimation technology as compared with other methods of age assessment, when it comes to the assessment of age of people seeking asylum.(16990)

242Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Facial Age Estimation technology procured by the Home Office has been tested on people seeking asylum.(16991)

243Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of potential bias and differential error rates in Facial Age Estimation technology procured by the Home Office by ethnicity, skin tone, sex and country of origin.(16992)

244Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how decision-makers will account for uncertainty when the estimated age as per Facial Age Estimation technology falls near the threshold between childhood and adulthood.(16993)

245Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what datasets, images or other personal data have been used to train, validate or test the Facial Age Estimation technology intended for use in asylum age assessments.(16994)

246Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how Facial Age Estimation results will be presented to caseworkers or other decision-makers, and what weight those results will carry in any age assessment, including in relation to: accommodation, safeguarding, detention, removal and asylum-related decisions.(16995)

247Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training and guidance will be provided to officials using or interpreting Facial Age Estimation results, including relating to the treatment of uncertainty and trauma-related facial ageing.(16996)

248Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process will be available for a person seeking asylum to obtain, scrutinise, challenge or appeal a Facial Age Estimation result and any decision based on that result.(16997)

249Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences recorded by police in England and Wales were dealt with by (a) a community resolution and (b) an out of court conditional caution in each of the last five years.(17036)

250Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on what the twenty most common offences dealt with by (a) community resolutions and (b) out of court conditional cautions were in the most recent year for which data is available; and how many cases there were for each offence.(17037)

251Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on how many (a) community resolutions and (b) out of court conditional cautions were issued by each police force in England and Wales in the most recent 5 years for which data is available.(17038)

252Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers required to travel to Northern Ireland to assist the PSNI in its response to the recent violent disorder.(17153)

253Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the total capital cost of preparing and repurposing MoD Barnham for use as asylum accommodation, including costs associated with refurbishment, utilities, security infrastructure, planning applications and site remediation.(17124)

254Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date discussions were commenced regarding the potential use of MoD Barnham as asylum accommodation; how many meetings were held with local authorities, police forces, NHS bodies and elected representatives before publication of the proposal; and on what dates those meetings took place.(17125)

255Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the total cost of returning MoD Barnham to its previous condition following the conclusion of its use as asylum accommodation; and which department will cover that cost.(17126)

256Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether residents at MoD Barnham will be provided with a) English language classes, b) vocational training, c) internet access, d) gym facilities, e) sports facilities, f) entertainment services or organised excursions; and what the cost of each provision will be.(17127)

257Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum seekers accommodated at MoD Barnham will be subject to monitoring of their social media accounts by (a) the Home Office, (b) accommodation providers, (c) security contractors, or (d) any other public authority.(17128)

258Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguarding measures are required in contracts for asylum accommodation providers at MoD Barnham to protect female residents from violence, harassment, intimidation, and sexual exploitation.(17129)

259Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Home Office Oversight and Assurance Team will be stationed at MoD Barnham; how many full-time equivalent staff this represents; what their anticipated roles and responsibilities will be; and what the estimated annual cost of maintaining that on-site presence will be, broken down by salary, travel, accommodation, subsistence, and administrative costs.(17130)

260Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether maximum response times have been specified for the assessment and treatment of (a) urgent, (b) serious and (c) emergency medical conditions among asylum seekers resident at MoD Barnham.(17131)

261Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether contractual requirements have been placed on catering providers at MoD Barnham in relation to minimising food waste; and whether financial penalties or performance targets relating to food waste will apply.(17132)

262Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum seekers based at MoD Barnham will be required to report their movements, either routinely or on request.(17133)

263Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether contracts associated with the operation of MoD Barnham include provision for escorting, chaperoning, or supervising asylum seekers whilst off-site; and what the total value of those contractual arrangements is.(17134)

264Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how freedom of movement for asylum seekers will be ensured in practice at MoD Barnham.(17135)

265James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Palestinians studying at UK universities have subsequently submitted an asylum application.(17276)

266 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of its ability to safely manage and operate asylum accommodation for up to 1,250 residents at Site A at MoD Bicester.(17236)

267 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information relating to criminal convictions, safeguarding concerns or other relevant risk factors will be routinely shared with Thames Valley Police in respect of individuals prior to their accommodation at Site A at MoD Bicester.(17237)

268 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to monitor entry to and exit from Site A at MoD Bicester by residents and visitors under proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.(17238)

269 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any assessment undertaken in relation to the proposed use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation has identified the presence of asbestos or other contaminants.(17239)

270 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation on public rights of way and public access routes in the vicinity of the site.(17240)

271 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK Visas and Immigration's document entitled Register of licensed sponsors: students, updated on 8 July 2026, how many students were sponsored by each Higher Education Institution listed as a student sponsor in the most recent year for which data is available.(17002)

272 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of UKVI sponsor-compliance decisions are made via a) desk-based assessments and b) on-site visits.(17003)

273Mr Connor Rand (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to lay commencement regulations for Sections 45-47 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026.(17141)

274David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency arrangements are in place to maintain police communications in the event of a failure of the Emergency Services Network or wider telecommunications infrastructure.[R] (17250)

275David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of the police mutual aid system to respond to simultaneous civil disorder in multiple police force areas.[R] (17251)

276 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the cost of a Certificate of Entitlement for dual nationals who have difficulties obtaining a British Passport due to complex family histories.(17227)

277Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the merging of police forces as part of the Government's proposed policing reforms on maintaining local community partnerships.(16880)

278Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that local community partnerships are not lost as a result of the merging of police forces as part of the Government's proposed policing reforms.(16881)

279Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that policing resources are not diverted from rural to metropolitan areas as a result of the merging of police forces as part of the Government's proposed policing reforms.(16882)

280Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent rural expertise will be retained as a result of the merging of police forces under proposed policing reforms.(16883)

281Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether urban forces created as a result of the merging of police forces under proposed policing reforms will provide the same level of expertise on rural crime as current rural police forces.(16884)

282Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to develop top-level police leadership.(16885)

283Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure democratic oversight of policing under the Government's proposed reforms to merge police forces.(16886)

284Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Government's policing reforms do not undermine local authorities' relationships with police forces, in the context of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.(16887)

285 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum budget will be for appointing a contractor to manage the RAF Barnham site.(17065)

286Steve Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned breakdown is of the £4.2 billion allocated to Reserves in the Defence Investment Plan by (a) service and (b) financial year, for each year between 2026/27 and 2029/30.(16873)

287Steve Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate has been made of the number of paid reserve service days budgeted for in 2026/27.(16874)

288Steve Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate has been made of the number of additional members of the UK Active Reserve across each service that will be recruited as a result of the Defence Investment Plan.(16875)

289Steve Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional equipment will be available to members of the UK Active Reserve as a result of the Defence Investment Plan.(16876)

290Steve Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if they will provide additional detail on the commitment to ‘protecting time, funding, and equipment for Reserves in training’ in the Defence Investment Plan, including timescales, benchmarks and KPIs.(16877)

291James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, how many Type 94 uncrewed sensor platforms will be delivered for the Royal Navy.(16952)

292James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, how much has been spent on the delivery of (a) Atlantic Bastion, (b) Atlantic Shield and (c) Atlantic Strike as of 29 June 2026.(16953)

293James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, when (a) Atlantic Bastion, (b) Atlantic Shield and (c) Atlantic Strike will reach full operating capability.(16954)

294James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, when the review into Single Living Accommodation will conclude.(16955)

295James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many new bedspaces will be created in the (a) current and (b) next Parliament.(16956)

296James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, whether he has a formal target for the number of additional bedspaces to be created.(16957)

297James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan is Government policy.(16958)

298James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many STRATUS missiles will his department procure in total.(16959)

299James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the range of a STRATUS missile.(16960)

300James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total cost of procuring a single STRATUS missile.(16961)

301James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when will the first test be for the STRATUS missile.(16962)

302James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) on 7 July 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of General Sir Richard Barrons' comments that the defence industry has been depleted due to the delay in the DIP.(16963)

303James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Committee session in the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) on 7 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact the delay in the publication of the DIP has had on investment decisions by UK defence companies.(16964)

304James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the impact the delay in the publication of the DIP has had on the UK's relationship with allies.(16965)

305Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to (a) serving military personnel and (b) veterans with Acquired Brain Injury as a result of service.(16984)

306Chris Evans (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the estimated cost for the Ajax 2 package of upgrades.(16869)

307 NSir Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to include within the Financial Recognition Scheme ("FRS") those veterans who resigned from the armed forces as a result of pressure to do so on account of their sexual orientation; if he will ensure that Subject Access Requests by such veterans for their Service Records will be prioritised in time to meet the FRS application deadline of 12 December 2026; and what provisions he will make for the proper consideration of applications by such veterans to the FRS whose relevant contemporary documentation has been destroyed by his Department.(16833)

308 NSir Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether the Independent Impact Panel has sufficient capacity to determine all outstanding claims, before the Financial Recognition Scheme closes, made by veterans pressured into leaving the armed forces on account of their sexuality.(16834)

309 NSir Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met with Fighting with Pride to discuss the operation of the Financial Recognition Scheme.(16835)

310James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to table the Defence Readiness Bill.(17185)

311James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, following the publication of the Defence Investment Plan, when does he plan to table the Defence Readiness Bill.(17186)

312James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Digital Targeting Web is fully interoperable with NATO allies to allow the exchange of sensor and targeting data.(17187)

313James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he has a target date by which his Department intends to achieve interoperability of the Digital Targeting Web with NATO allies.(17188)

314Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project STOKES.(17092)

315Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 35, what is the full scope of the work to develop AI for underwater dominance.(17093)

316Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 22, what is the composition of the Digital Backbone.(17094)

317Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 27, under what project or programme name will he develop a variety of novel payloads and air launched effects.(17096)

318Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 49, by what date does he plan to introduce additional specialist shipping.(17097)

319Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 50, by what year does he plan to introduce the new Hybrid Navy Maritime Air Defence system.(17098)

320Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 54, what plans does he have to introduce a future strategic sea lift capability.(17100)

321Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 57, what are the first seven ships that will come online before 2033.(17101)

322Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 51, which autonomous rotorcraft are planned to be included within the Hybrid Carrier Air Wing.(17102)

323Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 24, what progress has he made in establishing a Digital Warfighter Group.(17103)

324Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 25, by when he will deliver enhanced resilience to the provision of Position, Navigation and Timing data.(17104)

325Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 30, by when he will begin the process to define the requirement for the post-Dreadnought strategic deterrent.(17105)

326Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 10 December 2025 to question 97408 on Warrior Vehicles: Decommissioning, how many warrior vehicles are a) in the active fleet and b) yet to start the disposal process as at 1 June 2026.(17106)

327Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date applications will open for year two of the Defence Universities Alliance.(17107)

328Ben 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, by what date will he measure the success of the commitment in the Strategic Defence Review to increase the proportion of active reserves by 20%.(17108)

329Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to support veterans transitioning into civilian employment.(16894)

330Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the level of threat from hostile state actors to the UK.(16895)

331Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to improve intelligence sharing between the armed forces and other security agencies.(16896)

332Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the UK’s cyber defence capabilities.(16897)

333Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to maintain the security of the UK’s nuclear deterrent.(16898)

334Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the UK’s involvement in international peacekeeping operations.(16899)

335Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of UK service personnel deployed overseas.(16900)

336Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of defence training exercises with allied nations.(16901)

337Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is being provided to defence manufacturers to innovate and maintain global competitiveness.(16902)

338Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the adoption of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and drones in the armed forces.(16903)

339Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has been made of the level of resilience of military infrastructure to climate change and natural disasters.(16904)

340 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many documents an SME has to complete before being considered eligible to bid for contracts with his Department.(16843)

341Sadik Al-Hassan (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review permitted development rights to help local authorities to tackle unauthorised car parking, particularly near airports.(17203)

342 NDr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has plans to strengthen standards relating to sound insulation in residential properties.(16967)

343Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the data included in the climate change mitigation metric in the Local Outcomes Framework; what plans he has to update this metric; and when will the first results from the Local Outcomes Framework be published.(17215)

344Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the department plans to consult on secondary legislation in respect to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act in order to give Transport for London the power to regulate micro mobility.(16931)

345Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds data on the number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries attended by Fire and Rescue Services in Slough each year.(16975)

346Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial assistance available for homeowners to retrofit properties to prevent them from overheating in extreme heat.(16981)

347Naushabah Khan (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his department is taking to support local authorities in introducing Article 4 Directions to manage the number of Houses in Multiple Occupation in areas of high deprivation in the Medway area.(17168)

348Naushabah Khan (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available to support the regeneration of high streets in towns such as Gillingham, and what steps his department is taking to support local authorities in reversing high street decline in their areas.(17172)

349Uma Kumaran (Stratford and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11892, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of further regulation of fixed estate charges and charges levied as covenants on residents’ leases.(17190)

350 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the involvement of young people with politics and their potential disenfranchisement following the social media ban.[Transferred] (16707)

351 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for a breakdown of the programme gross spend and income of RDEL in the Housing and Planning Estimate Line in FY 2024/5, with reference to MHCLG's Annual Report 2024/5, SoPS 1.1.(17001)

352David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of local authorities in England have an up-to-date community risk register and emergency plan.[R] (17252)

353Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of devolution deals in improving local public services.(16905)

354Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to improve access to community facilities and public services in lower socioeconomic areas.(16906)

355Alistair Strathern (Hitchin): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the requirements of listed building status do not delay the uptake of (a) EV charging and (b) household batteries.(17055)

356Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support homeowners with insurance costs in areas deemed to have high flood risk.(17259)

357Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure water companies are consulted on planning applications.(17260)

358Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the equitability of the shared ownership rent formulae.(16966)

359Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he made of the reasons for the increase in probate processing times.(17208)

360 NSteve Darling (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information HM Courts and Tribunals Service holds on failures of the Digital Audio Recording Transcription and Storage system at Exeter Crown Court in each year from 2018 to 2025, including (a) the number of recording failures and (b) the percentage of hearings affected.(17066)

361Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the installation of Automatic Fire Detection across prison accommodation.(16982)

362Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prison accommodation has Automatic Fire Detection installed in England.(16983)

363Chris Evans (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what standards have been set to measure the safe and ethical use of AI legal assistants during its trial period.(16870)

364 NMonica Harding (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in the probate application fee to £526 on bereaved families, in the context of current costs of living, including on those whose estates lack sufficient liquid assets to meet that fee before a grant of probate is issued.(17194)

365Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of Assaulting an Emergency Worker have been dealt with since the commencement of such courts in London in April 2026 and what was the outcome in each case.(16871)

366Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on victims and survivors of permitting the early release of offenders convicted of child rape and other serious sexual offences against children.(17234)

367Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of child rape or other serious sexual offences against children have been released early under Government early-release schemes since their introduction; how many of these offenders were (a) resident in, or (2) released to the Maidenhead constituency; and what risk-assessment procedures were applied before their release.(17235)

368Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which local authority areas will participate in the pilot scheme to identify and support children with a parent in prison.(17084)

369Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether participating local authorities will receive additional funding to deliver support arising from the pilot scheme for children with a parent in prison.(17085)

370Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether parents will be informed when information relating to their imprisonment is shared with local authorities under the pilot scheme for children with a parent in prison.(17086)

371 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims to date have been sent letters advising them their perpetrator may be released from prison early as a result of the Sentencing Act 2026, and how many victims his Department expects to contact as part of this process.(17063)

372 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on establishing a dedicated helpline to provide a new route for victims to request information through the Victims and Courts Act 2026, and when the helpline will open.(17064)

373Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he will commit to publishing a clear timetable for closing the 10 year sentencing starting point gap between most domestic murders and other murders.(17177)

374Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the financial support available to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.(17154)

375David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings his Department has held with the Northern Ireland Executive in the last 12 months on coordinating resilience planning for risks that span reserved and devolved responsibilities.[R] (17254)

376David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings his Department has held with the Scottish Government in the last 12 months on coordinating resilience planning for risks that span reserved and devolved responsibilities.[R] (17253)

377Antonia Bance (Tipton and Wednesbury): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of restricting the UK CBAM to primary materials on imports of finished steel goods.(17060)

378Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the value for money to the taxpayer of the retrospective Loan Charge.[R] (16941)

379Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the flexible workspace sector on (a) changes to the Valuation Office classification of serviced offices and (b) the potential impact of these changes on small businesses.(16985)

380Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the World Bank.(17147)

381Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of HMRC guidance on business rates valuations for pubs in 'attractive locations', including rural and community pubs, on the financial viability of those establishments in North Yorkshire.(16888)

382Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of higher rateable values being applied to pubs that play an active role in their local communities on the sustainability of rural pubs, including those designated as assets of community value.(16889)

383Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the current methodology used to calculate rateable values for pubs; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of improvements such as outdoor facilities, food offerings and community amenities on tax liabilities for rural pubs.(16890)

384Hannah Spencer (Gorton and Denton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the El Niño weather event on the cost of food for British consumers.(17286)

385James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of HM Revenue and Custom’s readiness to implement the vaping products duty stamp scheme on schedule.(17021)

386James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency measures HM Revenue and Customs has developed in the event that the digital duty stamp system for vaping products is not fully operational by 1 October 2026.(17022)

387James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plan to issue retailer-facing guidance on their requirements under the vaping products duty stamp scheme.(17023)

388James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds data or evidence indicating that Section 43 (5) of the Finance Act 1996 causes compliance issues or unintended outcomes.(17029)

389Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with stakeholders on Welsh livestock numbers.[R] (16942)

390Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tertiary education finances in Wales.[R] (16943)

391Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of extreme temperatures in Wales.[R] (16944)

392David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings her Department has held with the Welsh Government in the last 12 months on coordinating resilience planning for risks that span reserved and devolved responsibilities.[R] (17255)

393Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill published on 25 June 2026, how “standards reasonably expected of a person in their position” will be defined with regards to the exemption for health care providers set out in clause 1(3) of the draft bill.(17204)

394Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill published on 25 June 2026, whether specialists in the impacts of conversion practices will be involved in assessing whether conversion practices meet the criteria to be considered abusive.(17205)

395Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill published on 25 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impacts of clause 1(9)(b) which includes “procedures similar to forms of medical or surgical care” within the definition of “health care services” on individuals subject to relevant conduct.(17206)

396Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill published on 25 June 2026, what is meant by “procedures similar to forms of medical or surgical care” in clause 1(9)(b).(17207)

397Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14405 on Bank Notes: Design, if she will place in the Library a copy of the substantive reply from the Office for Equality and Opportunity to the Bank of England on the bank note imagery and design, redacting the personal names of staff members.(16971)

398Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of Nigeria becoming the second most popular international surrogacy destination for British residents seeking surrogacy abroad; and whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on this.[R] (16947)

399Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9890, on Equality, whether she plans to undertake a public consultation on the statutory guidance on the socio-economic duty.(16925)

400Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter.(16926)

401Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, further to her Department's press release entitled UK to host European IDAHOT+ Forum 2027, published on 19 May 2026, if she will provide a breakdown of the grants to be given out from the £21 million funding package, who will receive grants, how much to each organisation, and for what purpose and terms of reference.(16927)

402Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9614, on Equality: Impact Assessments, whether her Department plans to publish new guidance on the issue.(16928)

403Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9612, on EHRC: Code of Practice, if she will itemise the changes made between the draft of September 2025 and the updated version of April 2026; and whether there were additional changes made to the April 2026 version.(16929)

404Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9611, on Council of Europe: LGBT+ People, and with reference to the Council of Europe website referenced in the answer, what is the nature of the activity in relation to the key objectives of providing alternatives to gender-critical narratives; and what her Department's policy is on combatting gender-criticism.(16930)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 14 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NHarriet Cross (Gordon and Buchan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister has responsibility for supporting Mountain Rescue.(17202)

2 NPerran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has considered extending electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes to Crown and Civil Servants; and whether the Department has assessed the impact of an extension on public sector recruitment and retention.(17165)

3 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of extreme summer temperatures on the safety and resilience of Battery Energy Storage Systems; and what discussions has he had with industry stakeholders and local communities on associated risks and mitigation measures.(16908)

4 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many government residences are occupied by serving or ex ministers, broken down by property allocated to each minister or former minister.(17068)

5 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses in Fylde constituency will be impacted by the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme in each year of its operation.(17080)

6 NDr Neil Hudson (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps they are taking to support local councils to be able to provide young people with Special Educational Needs with school transport.(17049)

7 NJonathan Davies (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what relationship the National Security Assessment on biodiversity will have with the work of the recently announced Climate Security Taskforce.(17184)

8 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of extreme summer temperatures on the safety and resilience of Battery Energy Storage Systems; and what discussions has he had with industry stakeholders and local communities on any associated risks and mitigation measures.(16907)

9 NDr Neil Hudson (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Civil Contingencies Act to enable livestock owners and farmers to support their livestock during emergencies such as water outages.(17050)

10 NDr Neil Hudson (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they are taking to tackle plastic pollution.(17051)

11 NPerran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on implementing byelaws to ban bottom trawling in the 41 marine protected areas consulted on in June 2025.(17164)

12 NSarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of an indirect potable reuse scheme which would take treated sewage from Mogden Sewage Treatment Works, process it using an advanced water recycling plant using reverse osmosis to remove PFAS, and discharge the treated water into the Queen Mary Reservoir for subsequent treatment to potable water by a water treatment works.(16968)

13 NSarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of an indirect potable reuse schemes for direct discharge to reservoirs as an environment buffer.(16969)

14 NRupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the membership of the Digital ID Advisory Group is; and on what date each member was appointed.(17136)

15 NRupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether minutes of meetings of the Digital ID Advisory Group are published.(17137)

16 NRupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the budget of the Digital ID Advisory Group is for the 2026–27 financial year; and how that budget is allocated.(17138)

17 NRupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the terms of reference are for the Digital ID Advisory Group; and what reports, recommendations, or other formal outputs the Group has produced to date.(17139)

18 NRupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of introducing a digital identity system.(17140)

19 NPerran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS workforce planning in Cornwall reflects the additional pressures placed on health services during periods of peak tourist activity.(17166)

20 NSarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many emergency workers have died by suicide each year since 2015.(16970)

21 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the (a) number of children between 5 and 10 admitted to hospital for dental procedures in each of the last five years and (b) average cost of such instances from admission to discharge.(17228)

22 NAndy Slaughter (Hammersmith and Chiswick): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure Integrated Care Boards are (a) adopting the recent Get It Right First-Time guidance on glaucoma and (b) commissioning enhanced referral and filtering schemes.(16857)

23 NAndy Slaughter (Hammersmith and Chiswick): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variations in waiting times for glaucoma diagnosis and treatment across England.(16858)

24 NAndy Slaughter (Hammersmith and Chiswick): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure commissioners are making use of capacity and expertise in primary care optometry to improve access to care for those (a) at risk of and (b) with glaucoma.(16859)

25 NAndy Slaughter (Hammersmith and Chiswick): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ICBs commission community minor and urgent eye care services.(16860)

26 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the cyber security risks associated with the expansion of NHS digital infrastructure.(17078)

27 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many government residences are allocated to the Foreign Office; and how many of those are occupied by serving or ex ministers of the Department, broken down by property allocated to each minister or former minister.(17069)

28 NDame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the disposal of Fort Blockhouse in Gosport.(16866)

29 NDame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation on setting a disposal date for Fort Blockhouse.(16867)

30 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 25, what is the scope of the (a) £1.8 billion allocated to the Digital Targeting Web and (b) £370 million allocated to Project Asgard to develop and expand the Army’s new ‘Recce-Strike’ approach.(17095)

31 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 54, what is the out-of-service-date for the Wildcat maritime helicopter.(17099)

32 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 3 December 2024 to question 15863 on Defence Equipment: Procurement, what his Department’s direct spend is for goods manufactured in China for a) 2024-25 and b) 2025-26.(17109)

33 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prisons have been (a) planned and (b) approved since 5 July 2024.(17067)

34 NDame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to 8028, whether she has made an assessment of the EU's recent guidance on the removal of the De Minimis; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of this policy on the zero-rating for printed products agreed in the UK-EU Trade Agreement.(16865)

35 NPerran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of credit hire vehicle costs on motor insurance premiums for consumers.(17167)

36 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when she last met with representatives of the glass sector to discuss the Deposit Return Scheme.[R] (16948)

37 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs is informed when Welsh Government ministers meet foreign diplomats; whether permission is sought for such meetings; and whether (i) her Department and (ii) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs are informed of the content of those meetings.[R] (16949)

38 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on their meetings with foreign ambassadors.[R] (16950)

39 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in her Department had with MPs since July 2024.[R] (16951)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

1Linsey Farnsworth (Amber Valley): What steps he is taking to help improve the health of children and young people.(900993)

2Mrs Elsie Blundell (Heywood and Middleton North): What steps he is taking to improve maternity services in the North West.(900994)

3Caroline Voaden (South Devon): What steps his Department is taking to support social prescribing.(900995)

4Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): What steps he is taking to reduce sickness absence in the NHS workforce.(900996)

5Andrew Pakes (Peterborough): What steps he is taking to improve access to digital infrastructure for NHS trusts.(900997)

6Greg Smith (Mid Buckinghamshire): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the partnership model in general practice.(900998)

7Steve Darling (Torbay): What plans his Department has to increase the level of resilience of NHS buildings to extreme heat.(900999)

8Paula Barker (Liverpool Wavertree): What assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing funding to organisations that support bereaved parents.(901000)

9Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): What steps his Department has taken to improve access to GPs.(901001)

10Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): What steps he is taking to improve accountability in the NHS.(901002)

11Sam Rushworth (Bishop Auckland): What steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dental services.(901003)

12Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): What steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities in Staffordshire.(901004)

13Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What progress his Department has made on ensuring that incidental findings from the Lung Cancer Screening Programme are followed up.(901005)

14Steve Yemm (Mansfield): What steps he is taking to increase the detection and diagnosis of cancer in children and young people.(901006)

15David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): What steps his Department is taking to help support air ambulance services.(901007)

16Ashley Dalton (West Lancashire): What steps he is taking to deliver the National Cancer Plan.(901008)

17Ben Goldsborough (South Norfolk): What steps he is taking to improve GP services in rural areas.(901009)

18Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): What steps his Department is taking to monitor the effectiveness of the New Hospital Programme.(901010)

19Clive Jones (Wokingham): What steps his Department is taking to increase the detection and diagnosis of cancer in children and young people.(901011)

20Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley): What discussions he has had with healthcare regulators on the application of adequate sanctions in cases of serious misconduct.(901012)

21Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent heatwaves on hospitals.(901013)

22Mr Paul Foster (South Ribble): What steps his Department is taking to help support the 24-hour opening of the accident and emergency department at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.(901014)

23Paul Davies (Colne Valley): What steps his Department is taking to support the hospice sector.(901015)

24Rachael Maskell (York Central): What progress he has made on ensuring the adequate provision of palliative care.(901016)

25Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): What steps he is taking to improve social care.(901017)

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

T 1Tony Vaughan (Folkestone and Hythe): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(901018)

T 2Joe Morris (Hexham): (901019)

T 3Sarah Pochin (Runcorn and Helsby): (901020)

T 4Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): (901021)

T 5Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): (901022)

T 6Graham Stringer (Blackley and Middleton South): (901023)

T 7Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): (901024)

T 8Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington): (901025)

T 9Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire): (901026)

T 10Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): (901027)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 15 July

Questions for Written Answer

1 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 July 2026 on the Civil Service Pension Scheme, whether Capita met its commitment to restore administration of the scheme to contractual levels by the end of June 2026; and what the current backlog is for (a) pension quotations, (b) pension payments, (c) bereavement cases, (d) ill-health retirement cases and (e) cases involving financial hardship.(17046)

2 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 July 2026 on the Civil Service Pension Scheme, what commercial levers his Department is considering in response to Capita’s performance; and whether those levers include financial penalties, withholding payments, contract variation, termination or bringing administration of the scheme back in-house.(17047)

3 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will establish a compensation scheme for Civil Service Pension Scheme members and beneficiaries affected by delayed pension payments, bereavement delays, ill-health retirement delays or financial hardship; and whether his Department is reviewing the case for bringing administration of the scheme back into the Civil Service.(17048)

4 NKim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the British Museum on public-facing signage changes referencing Palestine, Palestinian and Israelite occupation.(17044)

5 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency measures her Department has in place to ensure food reserves in the event of a major disruption to food supply chains.[R] (17241)

6 NBlake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason Written Parliamentary Question 15089 on Project Gigabit: Mid Bedfordshire was not answered by close of business on 7 July 2026.(17110)

7 NMartin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of autonomous robots on pavements on a) disabled people b) blind people c) those with a mobility aid d) those with a guide dog and e) wheelchair users.(17119)

8 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyber security incident reports relating to transport networks her Department received in the last 12 months.[R] (17243)

9 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds any government-owned strategic reserve of (a) petrol and (b) diesel for emergency use, separate from industry stockholding obligations.[R] (17244)

10 NKevin Bonavia (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to assist local businesses in providing professional work experience and internships to unemployed graduates.(17062)

11 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what stockpiles of medicines on the Critical Medicines List are currently held by her Department.[R] (17242)

12 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of its consular surge capacity to support British nationals in the event of a large-scale overseas crisis.[R] (17245)

13 NSarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been allocated through the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant to institutions in Buckinghamshire in each of the last three financial years.(17052)

14 NSarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Jewish schools, synagogues and community centres in Buckinghamshire are eligible for security funding under the Places of Worship Security Fund; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure uptake of that funding in the county.(17053)

15 NPaula Barker (Liverpool Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made a decision on the steps it plans to take to develop the pilots with Centrepoint of the Upstream youth homelessness prevention programme.(17045)

16 NAlex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026, to Question 14405, on Bank Notes: Design, in what regard is responding to the Bank of England bank notes consultation within the departmental remit of the Office for Equality and Opportunity.(16972)