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Published – Friday 17 July 2026
Questions for Answer on Tuesday 1 September
Questions for Written Answer
1Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Solicitor General, what steps his Department is taking to prioritise the bringing about of increases to the charging rate for the offence of coercive and controlling behaviour.[Transferred] (19115)
2Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to support access to finance for SMEs in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.[Transferred] (18963)
3Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the online gaming industry on its impact on the economy.[Transferred] (19070)
4Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle the rate of drowning for black children, in the context of an increase of 35% since 2020, given black children are three times more likely to drown than white children.[Transferred] (19252)
5Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle drowning among children from lower socioeconomic areas.[Transferred] (19253)
6Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to evaluate the implementation of age-appropriate suicide prevention and mental health education within Relationships, Sex and Health Education in schools; and what support is available to schools to ensure staff deliver that content safely.[Transferred] (19152)
7Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made (a) an estimate of the projected water demand of data centres over the next ten years, and (b) an assessment of the sufficiency of UK water supplies to meet this.[Transferred] (19110)
8Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps are being taken to improve broadband and digital infrastructure in rural areas.[Transferred] (19004)
9Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what a) amount and b) percentage of Vape Products Duty has been spent to date on educational interventions to prevent children and young people from taking up smoking and vaping.[Transferred] (19052)
10Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what a) amount and b) percentage of Vape Products Duty has been spent to date on research into the long-term impacts of vaping.[Transferred] (19053)
11Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what a) amount and b) percentage of Vape Products Duty has been spent to date on 'swap to stop' schemes.[Transferred] (19054)
12Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of local initiatives to tackle anti-social behaviour.[Transferred] (18989)
13Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many cases have prosecuting powers been ceded from his Department to US military courts, in relation to prosecuting offences against serving US military personnel, for each year of the last decade.[Transferred] (19114)
14 NAlison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data the Department holds on investigations involving illicit tobacco or nicotine products in which there were also suspected links to (a) drug trafficking, (b) modern slavery or human trafficking, (c) fraud, and (d) money laundering in each of the last three years, broken down by (i) England and Wales and (ii) West Sussex.[Transferred] (18326)
Questions for Answer on Wednesday 2 September
Questions for Written Answer
1Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Solicitor General, what guidance she has issued to Government departments on the impact of advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice on policy decisions.(19354)
2Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cross-government coordination on national security priorities.(19635)
3Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many exercises testing national resilience arrangements have been conducted in each of the last five years.(19636)
4Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ask the Office for National Statistics to publish a daily dashboard of deaths by date.(19336)
5Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many claimants have been found ineligible for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process because they received a contribution from Post Office Ltd towards legal costs.(19688)
6Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been issued to officials assessing eligibility for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process on cases involving contributions by Post Office Ltd towards claimants' legal costs.(19689)
7Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason claimants are excluded from the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process where Post Office Ltd contributed towards part of their legal costs.(19690)
8Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process to ensure that claimants are not excluded from an independent assessment of their compensation because of legal costs arrangements.(19691)
9James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to increase information and awareness for members of the public on the accessibility of public spaces.(19520)
10James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in wider adoption of accessibility rating systems.(19521)
11James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of local pilot schemes on increasing accessibility in public spaces.(19522)
12Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the location of the personalised Look 795 bicycle presented to the Prime Minister as a gift by France.(19547)
13Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 3353 on Inter Mediate: Contracts, if he will provide relevant hyperlinks and reference numbers to each payment to Inter Mediate since July 2024, across transparency, grant and ODA datasets; and whether there are any payments that have not been published in gov.uk data.(19360)
14Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14355 on Public Appointments: Equality, whether socio-economic background of an applicant is a material consideration in the appointment process for (a) regulated public appointments and (b) civil servants.(19361)
15Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 13159 on Public Appointments, and with reference to the entry on the Direct Ministerial Appointments portal for the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Energy and Net Zero of 2 February, whether the Expert Adviser has been seconded to the role from SSE Thermal.(19362)
16Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister is responsible for the efficiency of the UK Statistics Authority.(19363)
17Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 13824 on Summer Internship Programme, whether trade union officials have been deemed to be working class for the purposes of the parental occupational assessment if their children have applied for the 2026 Civil Service summer internship scheme.(19364)
18Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to a) understand and b) reduce the impacts to workers of employers engaging in fire and rehire practices ahead of the Employment Rights Act restrictions taking effect in 2027.(19479)
19Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support (a) semi-rural and (b) rural small businesses in Yeovil constituency with increases in annual energy standing charges.(19647)
20Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to (i) Royal Mail and (ii) UK business of the LockBit ransomware attack on Royal Mail in 2023.(19662)
21Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 15879 on Trade Agreements: Faroe Islands, when the next meeting is scheduled to take place.(19764)
22Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 15879 on Trade Agreements: Faroe Islands, who the current United Kingdom members of the Joint Committee are.(19765)
23Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to review the inclusion of (a) animal welfare and (b) environmental conservation provisions within the UK-Faroe Islands Free Trade Agreement.(19766)
24John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what actions, programmes and investment vehicles will be used to support agri-tech as a frontier industry under the Industrial Strategy.(19742)
25Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether claimants whose compensation has not been independently reassessed because they received a contribution from Post Office Ltd towards legal costs meet the eligibility criteria for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process.(19684)
26Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process contains any discretion to admit exceptional cases where the application of the eligibility criteria would prevent a claimant's compensation from being independently reassessed.(19685)
27Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the equity of applying eligibility criteria for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process based on legal costs arrangements entered into before that appeals process existed.(19686)
28Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has identified any category of Horizon claimants who are unable to access an independent reassessment of compensation because they do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process.(19687)
29James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) collect and (b) commission evidence on the (i) wages, (ii) employment rates and (iii) career progression of transgender people to improve its understanding of their experiences in the labour market.(19507)
30Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his department has had with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government om Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.(19560)
31David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2026 to question 16799, when the criticality assessment will next be updated.(19754)
32David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has a specific budget to support a) small and b) medium-sized businesses in developing business continuity plans for major disruption.(19755)
33David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026 to question 16800, what specific funding has been allocated within the Business Growth Service budget for fiscal year 2026-27 explicitly to help SMEs develop business continuity plans.(19756)
34David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026 to question 16800, how much of the funding provided to regional Growth Hubs is ring-fenced for emergency resilience and continuity planning.[R] (19761)
35John Slinger (Rugby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Royal Mail meets its obligations under the universal postal service in relation to the free delivery of Articles for the Blind; what assessment he has made of the timeliness of those deliveries; and what steps he is taking to improve delivery performance for constituents in Rugby.(19606)
36Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the section on proposal 3: reducing fireworks noise of his Department's consultation entitled Fireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK, published on 16 July 2026, what decibel threshold his Department is considering when defining the noisiest fireworks.(19543)
37Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential for increased illegal imports or black market sales arising from restrictions on louder fireworks.(19544)
38Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he made of alternative options to nationalisation before concluding that it was necessary in the public interest.(19545)
39Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Post Office remuneration for Royal Mail parcel transactions on the income of sub-postmasters.(19405)
40Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in remuneration for Royal Mail parcel transactions on the viability of rural Post Office branches.(19406)
41Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Post Office Ltd has provided his Department with estimates of the average annual financial impact of the June 2026 remuneration changes on individual postmaster incomes.(19407)
42Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Ministerial meeting between the Rt hon. Member for Lothian East and Flint Global of 4 March 2025, whether James Purnell was in attendance; and which of the declared firms listed in the gov.uk return were Flint Global clients.(19349)
43Dr Ellie Chowns (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the findings in the report by War on Want and the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians entitled Red Card: English Premier League Sportswashing of Israel’s Atrocities against the Palestinians, published on 18 May 2026 on sponsors of English Premier League football clubs.(19657)
44Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support her Department provides to museums and galleries in Lincolnshire.(19331)
45Peter Lamb (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support local journalism.(19746)
46Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the potential impact of consolidation in the UK broadcasting sector on competition.(19639)
47Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the National Lottery Community Fund has spent on public affairs services provided by Lexington since July 2024; and for what purposes.(19348)
48Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department will be publishing new guidance for commissioning decisions regarding academy trusts.(19481)
49Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many multi-academy trusts currently offer executive salaries above £174,000.(19482)
50Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to holiday clubs for disabled children in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.(19645)
51Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate support is available for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who are not able to attend school settings in Yeovil constituency.(19646)
52Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of late concessions by local authorities in Special Education Needs and Disabilities Tribunal cases, and whether she will commission an independent audit of the length of the time children were left without provision in cases where late concessions were made.(19701)
53Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is the Department taking to learn about the impacts of the 2026 heatwaves to inform the future needs of schools during extreme temperatures.(19464)
54Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Department will consider the flow of the academic year and how exams are scheduled in light of extreme weather events.(19465)
55Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to help improve local authorities’ children’s services a) across the country and b) where children’s services teams are being transferred to new local authorities as a result of local government reorganisation.(19716)
56James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support neurodivergent children that are not eligible for an EHCP.(19781)
57James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support neurodivergent children transitioning from primary to secondary school.(19782)
58James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to support children through the transition from EHCPs to ISPs.(19783)
59James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Office for Students on the adequacy of governance and consultation processes at universities undertaking large-scale restructuring programmes.(19512)
60James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to protect the sustainability of specialist STEM subjects at universities facing financial pressure.(19513)
61Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has held with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the feasibility of each of the options for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.(19550)
62Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to mental health services for adopted children and their families.(19397)
63Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the percentage of chemistry degree courses which are due to (a) close and (b) reduce in the 2026-27 academic year.(19493)
64Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students has spent on public affairs services provided by Public First since July 2024; and for what purposes.(19346)
65Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15242 on Universities: Admissions, if she will publish the Office for Students guidance on the use of TUNDRA.(19355)
66Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to support electricity generation from landfill gas at large landfills where the RO accreditation is due to expire in March 2027.(19398)
67Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has his department made of the potential merits of injecting landfill gas biomethane directly into the grid rather than burning it for electricity on site, in the context of the situation in the Gulf.(19399)
68Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out the type of permission, contract or leave of absence that allowed Grace Pritchard to work on the Labour Party campaign for the Makerfield by-election.(19413)
69Dr Ellie Chowns (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to protect heating oil customers from market volatility and price rises through the creation of a regulatory regime for heating oil suppliers.(19658)
70Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve public awareness of the risks associated with spray foam insulation, including the circumstances in which it may affect mortgage lending or insurance.(19694)
71Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to homeowners with incorrectly installed spray foam insulation through TrustMark-approved schemes outside the ECO4 and Great British Insulation Scheme.(19695)
72Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help protect homeowners from exploitative firms offering spray foam insulation removal services.(19696)
73Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what redress is available to homeowners whose spray foam insulation was incorrectly installed by TrustMark-approved companies that have since ceased trading.(19697)
74Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the terms and conditions attached to smart meter tariff benefits, including off-peak and free supply offers, are communicated transparently to consumers at the point of sign-up.(19495)
75Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the extent to which energy providers are requiring smart meter customers to vary their usage patterns as a condition of accessing advertised tariff benefits; and what consumer protections are in place in those circumstances.(19496)
76Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of smart meter rollout on higher usage customers, including retired and elderly consumers; and what steps his Department has taken to help support customers with higher domestic energy costs.(19497)
77Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with businesses shortlisted under the second Hydrogen Allocation Round on progression to the Invite to Offer stage of negotiations before the end of 2026.(19722)
78Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing the level of UK content in projects shortlisted under the second Hydrogen Allocation Round on the economy and job creation.(19723)
79Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the time taken for hydrogen policy and funding announcements does not reduce private sector investment into the domestic hydrogen sector.(19724)
80Tristan Osborne (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment he has made of the maximum level of financial penalties that can be issued for offshore oil spills between the UK and other countries, including Norway and the United States.[R] (19652)
81Tristan Osborne (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing the existing cap on variable monetary penalties for offshore oil spills, including to align with the equivalent regulations for onshore oil spills.[R] (19653)
82Tristan Osborne (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the proposed Energy Independence Bill will amend the deterrence regime to help prevent environmental damage from oil and gas operations.[R] (19654)
83David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026 to question 16796, what are the mandatory reporting thresholds.(19749)
84David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026 to question 16796, how many reports were received in the last 12 months that did not meet the mandatory thresholds.(19750)
85Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Accounting Officer and Permanent Secretary has taken since July 2024 to prevent conflicts of interest regarding Quadrature.(19357)
86Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the International Court of Justice's Climate Change advisory opinion of July 2025, whether he plans to pay reparations on climate change.(19358)
87Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the written statement of 30 June 2026, HCWS165, on Defence funding update, what reductions in programme spending will be made to (a) deliver further savings and (b) reduce departmental capital budgets by one per cent.(19359)
88Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Marine Protected Areas that protect harbour porpoises are safeguarded from destructive fishing methods.(19471)
89James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to enable small rural communities to access funding for flood prevention from the proceeds of the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Levy.(19379)
90Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the restoration of (a) habitats, (b) species, (c) woodlands and (d) peatlands in Yeovil constituency.(19641)
91Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to improve the (a) health and (b) welfare of farmed animals.(19418)
92Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure compliance with animal welfare regulations within the (a) meat and (b) dairy industry.(19419)
93Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of data centres on (a) local water availability, (b) chalk streams and (c) other sensitive waterways.(19692)
94Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements her Department places on companies operating data centres to assess and mitigate the impact of their water use on local water resources and environmentally sensitive waterways.(19693)
95Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her department provides to local authorities on making appropriate allowance for licensed dog home boarding businesses that are in the process of changing premises when scheduling inspections and applying licensing conditions.(19700)
96Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans has she got to reduce the quotas next year that are set for (a) mackerel (b) whitebait and (c) sand eels.(19767)
97Sir 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 support wildlife conservation sites in Lincolnshire.(19332)
98Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report Sustainable Alternatives to Culled Chicks as Captive Raptor and Reptile Feed published by the Vegetarian Society UK on 4 June 2026.(19607)
99John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farmers to improve water resilience through on-farm reservoirs.(19739)
100John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 09 July 2026 to Question HL16697 on Agriculture: Reservoirs, what assessment she has made of whether the current rate of large raised reservoir construction is sufficient to meet future agricultural water demand.(19740)
101Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of livestock slaughtered without prior stunning in abattoirs in the South West.(19735)
102Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with abattoirs and livestock producers in the South West on the use of non-stun slaughter and its implications for animal welfare.(19736)
103James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure that Cider and Perry products have an appropriate amount of fruit juice to protect the quality of these drinks in the UK.(19509)
104James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to launch a public consultation on prohibiting the sale of disposable barbecues.(19517)
105Lee Pitcher (Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish a response to the public consultation on Water Efficiency Standards in the Building Regulations (2010), which closed on 16 December 2025.(19655)
106Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to publish a Digital Sovereignty Strategy to reduce reliance on foreign-owned technology providers in critical public services and infrastructure, and to strengthen the UK's digital resilience, supply chain security and domestic technological capability.(19472)
107Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing greater flexibility in the duration of patent protection according to the rate of technological change within different industries.(19698)
108Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the case for introducing a grace period for patent applications to protect inventors who disclose their inventions before filing.(19699)
109Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the UK’s position compared with other advanced economies in urban 5G deployment.(19640)
110Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions Lord Vallance has had with Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ministers or officials, in his role as Ministerial Champion for the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, regarding the implications of local government reorganisation proposals for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for delivery of the Growth Corridor.(19588)
111Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing availability of wearable recording devices capable of discreet audio and video recording on regulation of privacy and safeguarding legislation.(19402)
112Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered the potential merits of introducing requirements for wearable recording devices, including smart glasses, to display a visual indicator when video or audio recording is taking place.(19403)
113Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of wearable recording technology on the adequacy of levels of privacy and safeguarding for children, young people and vulnerable adults.(19404)
114Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has taken steps to assess and act upon the recommendations in the June 2026 report from the APPG for Cycling and Walking, on illegal e-bikes, in particular around police and local authority enforcement.(19704)
115Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What assessment her Department has made of the integrity, accuracy and security of the dataset used by the DVSA during the consultation on the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.(19367)
116Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVSA will publish the evidence it that Approved Driving Instructors were significantly misusing the driving test booking system prior to the introduction of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.(19368)
117Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the DVSA has taken to address cybersecurity in the Online Booking System.(19369)
118Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the de minimis impact assessment accompanying the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.(19370)
119Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the proportionality of prohibiting Approved Driving Instructors from booking driving tests on behalf of pupils, and whether alternative regulatory options were considered.(19371)
120Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Whether the consultation on the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 met all four Gunning Principles, and what steps were taken to ensure respondents were provided with sufficient information to give informed responses.(19372)
121Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of driving test waiting times in Portsmouth, Lee-on-the-Solent.(19373)
122Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 on SEND learners and anxious or vulnerable pupils who rely on ADIs to manage test bookings on their behalf.(19374)
123Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the cost of drone incursions near airports in the last five years for (i) airports and (ii) the economy.(19665)
124Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with AirportsUK regarding the cost of drone incursions near UK civilian airports.(19666)
125Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her department has made of the cost to (i) airports, (ii) airlines and (iii) the economy of drone incursions at civilian airports in each of the past five years.(19667)
126Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Gatwick Airport on the cost resulting from drones near the airport in 2018.(19668)
127Sorcha Eastwood (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has made of the potential impact of moving to a volunteer-with-expenses model for Coastguard Rescue Officers from September 2026 on recruitment, retention and operational readiness in Northern Ireland.(19605)
128Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times trains have been delayed or cancelled on the West Coast Main Line due to livestock being on the line in 2021-2022, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.(19334)
129Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has assessed how local authorities' interpretations of blue badge regulations.(19719)
130Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the surface access requirements in the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement (HENPS) will require the promoter to deliver or fund a direct rail route between Woking and Heathrow Airport.(19720)
131Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to eliminate backlogs in processing medical licence renewals for drivers.(19494)
132Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency uses to determine the allocation of practical driving test appointments across test centres; and whether he has plans to review that allocation to improve access for candidates in areas with limited local availability.(19500)
133Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of train delays affecting Spalding railway station in the last 12 months.(19333)
134Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to WPQ 18160, how many of the driving tests for D1 licenses that were conducted in each year were for people a.) 24 and under b.) 25 and over, when taking the test.(19485)
135Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the risk of widespread flight disruption caused by air traffic control failures.(19633)
136Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on simplifying the rail fares and ticketing system.(19634)
137Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing QR codes on parking penalty charge notices.(19730)
138Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with local authorities on increasing the use of QR codes for the payment of parking fines.(19731)
139Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential for QR code payment systems to reduce administrative costs associated with parking enforcement.(19732)
140Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance on the use of digital payment methods, including QR codes, for parking penalty charge notices.(19733)
141Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage local authorities to adopt digital payment technologies that reduce administrative burdens for motorists and enforcement authorities.(19734)
142James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using inflation linked increase model to the Luxury Car Tax.(19506)
143Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 17502 on Shipping: Russia, how many of the (a) 343 unique vessels and (b) 849 occasions have been since 24 March 2026.(19555)
144Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the reliability of East Midlands Railway services serving Leicester; and what steps she is taking to improve punctuality and reduce cancellations on the Midland Main Line.(19523)
145Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with East Midlands Railway on improving the performance of services between Leicester and London St Pancras.(19524)
146Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average cancellation rate for East Midlands Railway services calling at Leicester station was in each of the last five years.(19525)
147Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of passenger satisfaction with East Midlands Railway services operating through Leicester.(19526)
148David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2026 to question 17243, how many reported cyber security incidents led to the cancellation or amendment to the affected transport services.(19751)
149David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2026 to question 17243, what the threshold is for transport operators to report cyber security incidents involving them.(19752)
150Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of his Department current response times to Members' enquiries.(19475)
151Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Timms Review Steering Group includes representation from people with lived experience of mental health conditions and PIP.(19480)
152Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of responses are made from the DWP to HMCTS within the 28-day window following an appeal against a benefit decision.(19425)
153Sorcha Eastwood (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial impact of not uprating the State Pension for recipients living in countries without a reciprocal social security agreement on pensioners in those countries; and whether he plans to review this policy.(19601)
154Sorcha Eastwood (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the equity of applying different State Pension uprating rules to pensioners based on country of residence for identical levels of National Insurance contributions.(19602)
155James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of fraud associated with the Youth Guarantee.(19784)
156Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of the wellbeing of parents engaged with the Child Maintenance Service, including those experiencing financial hardship and arrears.(19574)
157Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mental health support and signposting is available to parents identified by the Child Maintenance Service as experiencing financial distress.(19575)
158Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions has his Department held with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the feasibility of each of the options for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.(19549)
159David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of Local Housing Allowance on the ability of Universal Credit claimants to secure housing in North Northumberland.(19651)
160Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Pension Protection Fund has spent on public affairs services provided by FleishmanHillard UK since July 2024; and for what purposes.(19347)
161Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to eradicate corridor care by the end of this Parliament, and whether he plans to publish a costed plan and timetable.(19591)
162Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients aged 60 and over waited 12 hours or more in accident and emergency departments in each of the last three years; and what assessment he has made of the effect of 12-hour waits on the level of patient mortality.(19592)
163Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.(19593)
164Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve national consistency in shared care arrangements for patients prescribed medication for ADHD; and whether he plans to introduce national (a) standards and (b) guidance to reduce regional variation in access to ongoing treatment.(19598)
165Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England and other relevant bodies on improving ADHD services, including shared care arrangements, waiting times for assessment and access to post-diagnostic support.(19599)
166Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that records from the UK National Breast Implant Registry for 1993 to 2006 are retained and preserved.(19466)
167Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide acknowledgement and redress to people who had faces damaged and developed serious side effects after retraction-extraction orthodontics during childhood.(19469)
168Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason extraction-based orthodontic treatment is the predominant model of care within NHS orthodontic services, in the context of airway-focused and growth-guidance approaches.(19470)
169Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adoption of innovations aimed at treating postpartum haemorrhage more effectively.(19473)
170Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether improving postpartum haemorrhage outcomes will be included in the forthcoming maternity and neonatal action plan.(19474)
171Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of publishing an impact assessment for the US-UK Arrangement on Pharmaceuticals Pricing and Tariffs in which commercially sensitive material is redacted.(19476)
172Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to provide details of the distribution so far of funding from the December 2025 announcement from the National Institute for Health and Care Research of £13.7 million for brain tumour research, including (a) the funding allocated to research to date, and (b) the funding actually paid out for research to date.(19703)
173Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to assess and improve the standards under which laboratory animals, including dogs, are bred and kept in extreme heat episodes.(19705)
174Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce barriers to good care for (a) autistic people and (b) people with a learning disability in long-term segregation.(19642)
175Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the improvement of the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of glaucoma in Yeovil constituency.(19643)
176Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the volume of preventable deaths in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset due to respiratory diseases.(19648)
177Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of the 2022 LockBit attack on NHS 111 and other patient services.(19663)
178Sorcha Eastwood (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether families in Northern Ireland are eligible for the £10 million cancer travel fund for children.(19603)
179Sorcha Eastwood (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £10 million England fund to cover the travel costs of children with cancer was calculated; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the fund across the UK.(19604)
180Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a patient referred for specialist assessment of a vestibular or balance disorder in each of the last five years.(19457)
181Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of regional variation in access to specialist diagnosis and treatment services for patients with vestibular and balance disorders.(19458)
182Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered establishing regional centres for the diagnosis and treatment of complex balance disorders.(19459)
183Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve GP awareness and recognition of serious balance disorders.(19460)
184Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of chronic balance disorders on employment outcomes and economic productivity.(19461)
185Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England provides to balance disorder services on signposting patients to voluntary sector and peer-support organisations.(19462)
186Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the potential impact of proposed flavour and packaging restrictions on public perception of the relative harms of vaping compared to smoking and (b) the potential economic and public health cost of adult smokers reverting to cigarettes as a result of over-regulation of vaping products.(19377)
187Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason smoking cessation products, such as vapes are subject to flavour, packaging and display restrictions under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 that are not applied to other aged related products, such as alcopops, and whether his Department has assessed the comparative harm profiles of the two product categories.(19378)
188Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026; and what timeline he has set for that implementation.(19498)
189Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS trusts and training bodies on their obligations under the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026.(19499)
190Clive Jones (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials and Ministers in his Department have had with the Care Quality Commission on reviewing academic literature about a) best practice in services and accommodation for autistic people and people with learning disabilities, b) evidence relating to village and intentional communities and c) wider developments since publication of Right Support, Right Care, Right Culture in 2022.(19650)
191Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of replacement batteries for defibrillators.(19610)
192Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide adequate funding to help ensure the the timely detection and treatment of ADHD and autism.(19725)
193Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what formal mechanisms are in place to ensure that the views of patients, families and brain cancer patient advocacy organisations are reflected in the work of the National Clinical Lead for Rare Cancers, the Rare Cancer Speciality Lead and the National Cancer Board; and how those bodies will be expected to respond to, and report on, the concerns raised through those mechanisms.(19621)
194Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date liquid biopsy technologies will be routinely available for brain tumour patients across the NHS; how many additional patients are expected to gain access to targeted or repurposed treatments as a result; what barriers currently prevent access to such treatments where the same mutation is already treated in another cancer type; and who will be responsible for working to remove those barriers.(19622)
195Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which recommendations relating to the cancer workforce from previous workforce reviews, task and finish groups, and National Cancer Board workstreams remain outstanding; what assessment has been made of the impact of those outstanding recommendations on brain cancer patients; and how the National Clinical Lead for Rare Cancers, the Rare Cancer Speciality Lead and the National Cancer Board will support their implementation.(19623)
196Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) National Clinical Lead for Rare Cancers and (b) Rare Cancer Specialty Lead have been appointed; if so, on what date, and against which National Cancer Plan commitments they will be assessed; and if not, when appointments are expected to be made and who is currently undertaking those functions.(19624)
197Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department will consider the appointment of a specific National Clinical Lead for Brain Cancers.(19625)
198Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what key performance indicators and outcome measures will be used to assess the effectiveness of the National Cancer Board; who will be responsible for overseeing delivery of those outcomes; where information on the Board's performance will be published; and how the interests of brain cancer patients will be represented in the Board's decision-making.(19626)
199Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measurable improvements in (a) workforce capacity, (b) research activity, (c) clinical trial access, (d) speed of diagnosis and (e) patient outcomes are expected as a result of the work of the National Clinical Lead for Rare Cancers, the Rare Cancer Specialty Lead and the National Cancer Board; how those improvements are expected to build on previous arrangements; by what dates they are expected to be achieved; and what arrangements are in place to monitor progress and ensure accountability.(19627)
200Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Food Safety Act 1990, what is the legal basis for the adding of folic acid to non-wholewheat flour as a public health measure.(19335)
201Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of the mental health support available to parents involved in prolonged family court proceedings.(19572)
202Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential relationship between family separation, family court proceedings and mental health outcomes.(19573)
203James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support small business owners with their mental health.(19504)
204Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by when does Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB intend to reallocate the 16,123 Units of Dental Activity to existing NHS dental providers within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB.(19551)
205Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of complaints made to NHS bodies and healthcare professional regulators concerning alleged attempts by a healthcare professional to (a) change and (b) suppress a person’s (i) sexual orientation and (ii) transgender identity since 2018; and what the outcomes of those complaints were.(19679)
206Dr Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 11285, and with reference to the report entitled UK National Screening Committee, Screening for prostate cancer, whether his Department is taking steps to estimate the cost of identifying new BRCA2 variant carriers.(19612)
207Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of exposure of NHS dental service provision to private equity investors.(19707)
208Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) average and (b) maximum wait is for a special care adult to have dental treatment under general anaesthetic in the Community Dental Service for which the latest data is available.(19708)
209Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) average and (b) maximum wait is for a child to have teeth extracted under general anaesthetic in the Community Dental Service for which the latest data is available.(19709)
210Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the needs of the Community Dental Services will be reflected in the forthcoming NHS Workforce Plan.(19710)
211Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration's document entitled Fifty Fourth Report – 2026, published on 25 March 2026, including its recommendation to reform pay and progression in the Community Dental Service.(19711)
212Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he publish advice recieved by his Department on the use of private funding and financial modelling in relation to the business case for Neighbourhood Health Centres be made public.(19714)
213Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to respond to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s conclusion that more than 1,300 deaths a month in England can be attributed to long waiting times before clinical care is provided in A&E departments.(19715)
214Jack Rankin (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Down Syndrome guidance will be published.(19744)
215Jack Rankin (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department prepared for potential legal challenges to the Down Syndrome Guidance upon the passing of the Down Syndrome Act.(19745)
216Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What steps are taken to encourage women to donate during the follicular stage of their menstrual cycle.(19455)
217Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Of the blood donations completed between 1 June 2025–31 May 2026, how many were repeat donors.(19456)
218Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average increase in hourly pay for adult social care workers arising from the Fair Pay Agreement in each of the first five years following its implementation.(19527)
219Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether local authorities will receive additional funding beyond the £500 million announced to meet any increased commissioning costs resulting from the Fair Pay Agreement.(19528)
220Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Pay Agreement on the number of agency staff in adult social care.(19529)
221Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on improving the sharing of patient medical records between NHS England and NHS Scotland when patients require emergency treatment outside their home nation.(19400)
222Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on establishing a UK-wide framework for the secure sharing of NHS patient data between health services.(19401)
223Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Sudanese Armed Forces on the opening of a humanitarian corridor into El Obeid to allow the delivery of aid and assistance to civilians.(19467)
224Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take during the rainy season to help prevent future atrocities in El Obeid.(19468)
225Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British nationals are detained in Mongolia.(19420)
226Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the welfare of British nationals detained in Mongolia, including access to legal representation.(19421)
227Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how frequently consular officials visit British nationals detained in Mongolia.(19422)
228Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on cases of British nationals in Mongolia a) subject to arbitrary detention and b) prohibited from leaving that country.(19423)
229Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with counterparts in the UN concerning action against the evasion of sanctions against North Korean coal.(19424)
230Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the cumulative impact on women and girls in Afghanistan of the Taliban's recent legislative measures, including the January 2026 Criminal Procedure Regulation and Decree No. 18; and what steps the Government is taking to support international efforts to hold the Taliban accountable for what United Nations experts have described as an institutionalised system of gender discrimination amounting to crimes against humanity.(19501)
231David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2026 to question 17245, to what countries and on what date has the Rapid Deployment Team been sent to provide consular assistance.[R] (19753)
232Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress she has made on securing the release of Craig and Lindsay Foreman from Evin prison; how often welfare checks are done on Craig and Lindsay Foreman; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure the health and wellbeing of Craig and Lindsay Foreman in prison.(19619)
233Melanie Ward (Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consideration she has given to appointing a new British ambassador to Syria.[R] (19656)
234Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson as Ambassador made representations within Government on electric vehicle tariffs on China.(19351)
235Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15714 on Lord Mandelson, for what reason the business case was not sent to Ministers in her Department.(19352)
236Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the British Council has a definition of a woman for initiatives supporting women under Erasmus+.(19353)
237Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to question 10230 answered on 16 June 2026, whether the a) equalities impacts assessments and b) outcomes resulting from the National Physical Laboratory review of Home Office Facial Age Estimation testing will be published upon completion.(19478)
238Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will establish a secure online reporting portal for transnational repression to provide victims and potential victims with a safe means of reporting incidents directly to the UK authorities.(19343)
239Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have received training on identifying and responding to transnational repression; and if she will provide a breakdown of the number of officers trained by each police force.(19344)
240Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle Authorised Push Payment fraud occurring (a) online or (b) on telecoms networks.(19644)
241Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent measures her Department has introduced to (a) detect and (b) prevent sham marriages.(19415)
242Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, are there any plans to review the legal situation around step-parents having a relationship with their adult step-children, in the same way as has been done in Scotland.(19763)
243Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterpart on steps to ensure adequate passport control staff at the Eurotunnel and Calais Port.(19463)
244Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect Surrey’s Steps to Change hub.(19717)
245Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what assessment she has made of the use of 11,213 mice in procedures reported under the LD50 and LC50 test.(19608)
246Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what steps she is taking to replace the use of cats in science with human-specific technologies.(19609)
247Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of progress in reducing the number of outstanding visa and asylum applications since July 2024.(19637)
248Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which visa categories currently have the largest number of outstanding applications.(19638)
249James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted an internal review into the alleged misuse of the Home Office Atlas immigration database.(19503)
250James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fires attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England were attributed to disposable barbecues in each of the last three years.(19516)
251James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered introducing a statutory Code of Practice on Sikh articles of faith to improve understanding among public authorities.(19518)
252James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle anti-Sikh hate crimes and protect the Sikh community from targeted hate crime.(19519)
253Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the breakdown of the 17,346 assisted returns made with assistance from the Home Office by type of assistance provided.(19552)
254Dr Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential for drone technology to improve police response times and public safety in rural and geographically dispersed communities.(19613)
255Dr Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the operational benefits of using drones to provide police officers with real time aerial intelligence when responding to road traffic collisions, searches for criminal suspects and other emergency incidents.(19614)
256Dr Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the value of drone technology in supporting police forces to prevent and investigate rural crime.(19615)
257Dr Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of how Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations could improve police response times, operational efficiency, and public safety.(19616)
258Dr Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to support police forces to develop drone-as-first-responder programmes, including through funding, shared operational standards and the evaluation and expansion of pilot schemes.(19617)
259Dr Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to support police forces to develop drone-as-first-responder programmes, including through funding, shared operational standards and the evaluation and expansion of pilot schemes.(19618)
260Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference her Department's document entitled Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: Great Britain 2025, updated on 9 July 2026, what assessment she has made of the reasons for (a) the increase in procedures for the routine production of monoclonal antibodies compared with 2024 and (b) the use of horses in 14 such procedures in 2025.(19712)
261Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's document entitled Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: Great Britain 2025, updated on 9 July 2026, for what reason harms arising from transportation are excluded from severity assessments, including for cynomolgus monkeys born in Africa or Asia used in procedures; and whether she plans to revise the severity assessment framework to include such harms in future.(19713)
262Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual operating cost of the Undercover Policing Inquiry in each financial year since its establishment.(19535)
263Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff are currently employed by the Undercover Policing Inquiry.(19536)
264Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has undertaken an equality impact assessment in relation to proposals concerning the future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry.(19537)
265Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing recommendations arising from the Undercover Policing Inquiry's interim reports.(19538)
266Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documentary evidence does UK Visas and Immigration normally expect to see from self-employed farmers applying for Standard Visitor Visas, where income is not received on an a regular monthly basis.(19410)
267Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What assessment has been made of whether applicants employed in the agriculture sector face particular difficulties in evidencing their financial circumstances for the purposes of obtaining a Standard Visitor Visa.(19411)
268Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration is given by Entry Clearance Officers to evidence of family responsibilities, including spouses and dependent children remaining overseas, when assessing whether an applicant intends to leave the United Kingdom at the end of a visit.(19412)
269Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are being housed in Bromsgrove constituency for which the latest data is available.(19620)
270Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the planned £20 billion of investment in new weapons and munitions between 2030 and 2035 is in the current MOD budget.(19431)
271Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 54 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, which manufacturers are offering weapons that combine qualities of expensive complex weapons and emerging cheaper alternatives.(19432)
272Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the retirement date of Storm Shadow missiles.(19433)
273Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the review of the STRATUS long range strike programme will be made available to Parliament.(19434)
274Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the completion of medical records integration will be completed by Phoenix Partnership.(19435)
275Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the Forward Blood Products plan to develop and procure dried blood products.(19436)
276Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to establish a whole of society response to the new era of threats.(19437)
277Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned capabilities are of the Defence Medical Services in terms of a) capacity and b) specialised medical care.(19438)
278Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for the national conversation campaign on defence and security.(19439)
279Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated yearly budget is for the Defence Diplomacy network.(19440)
280Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 62 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, whether the plan to invest £130bn on Defence people between 2030 and 2035 is in his Department's budget.(19441)
281Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 24 on page 63 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026 on changes to procurement rules, what progress he has made on increasing the speed of defence procurement.(19442)
282Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 26 on page 63 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, how his Department will measure whether the UK is the best place to export from and the most attractive country in the world to grow a defence business.(19443)
283Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 26 on page 63 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, if he will set out the the steps being taken to continue to reform acquisition and contracting practices to support warfighting readiness, industrial resilience and economic growth.(19444)
284Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 27 on page 64 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, if he will set out the planned reforms to reduce average time-to-contract for major platforms, modular upgrades and rapidly evolving technologies.(19445)
285Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 28 on page 64 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, what steps he is taking to secure sovereign supply chains.(19446)
286Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 28 on page 64 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, what steps his Department is taking to increase rapid scaling and implement robust and resilient supply chains.(19447)
287Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work is being undertaken to reduce levels of regulatory requirements to support the warfighter.(19448)
288Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the target for the size of the cadets by 2030; and what funding has been put forward to achieve this.(19449)
289James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled The Armoured Cavalry Programme, published on 14 July 2026, what the planned completion date is for each recommendation.(19380)
290James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled The Armoured Cavalry Programme, published on 14 July 2026, what specific measures are being introduced to address the recommendations relating to vibration and noise, and what testing will be undertaken to demonstrate their effectiveness.(19381)
291James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled The Armoured Cavalry Programme, published on 14 July 2026, what steps his department will take to determine whether implementation of the recommendations of the Ajax Independent Expert Panel Review has successfully improved the user experience.(19382)
292James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, how much of the announced £26 billion investment under Project Royal Oak represents (a) new funding, (b) previously announced funding.(19383)
293James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what proportion of the £26 billion investment is allocated to (a) new capabilities, (b) accommodation.(19384)
294James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what timetable has been set for the upgrade of 15 Dock at HMNB Devonport.(19385)
295James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what timetable has been set for the modernisation of 10 Dock at HMNB Devonport.(19386)
296James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what timetable has been set for the works on 14 Dock at HMNB Devonport.(19387)
297James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what the expected completion date is for each element of project Bentham.(19388)
298James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, how many apprentices and adult learners the proposed Skills Development Centre expects to support each year.(19389)
299James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what proportion of contracts awarded under Project Royal Oak are expected to be placed with UK based suppliers.(19390)
300James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the contribution of Project Royal Oak to meeting the recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review.(19391)
301James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, whether major contracts under Project Royal Oak will be subject to competitive tender.(19392)
302James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Royal Navy Estate, published on 15 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the total cost of bringing the Finnart Oil Terminal into full operational use.(19393)
303James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Royal Navy Estate, published on 15 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the annual operating costs of the Finnart Oil Terminal.(19394)
304James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Royal Navy Estate, published on 15 July 2026, what timetable has been set for the Finnart Oil Terminal to become fully operational.(19395)
305James Cartlidge (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Royal Navy Estate, published on 15 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the number of additional jobs that will be created at the Finnart Oil Terminal as a result of the acquisition, and over what timeframe.(19396)
306 NMr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 2672, what steps his Department plans to take on conclusion of the study on the impact of anti-malarial chemoprophylaxis on functional effectiveness of military personnel (713/MODREC/15) once that study has been published.(19416)
307Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the disruption of drones flying over (i) RAF Lakenheath, (ii) RAF Mildenhall and (iii) RAF Feltwell in November 2024.(19664)
308Rachel Gilmour (Tiverton and Minehead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the potential merits of collecting data on (i) long-term health, (ii) employment and (iii) housing outcomes of medically discharged veterans.(19659)
309Graham Leadbitter (Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Official Statistics MOD regional expenditure with industry 2024/25, what the basis was for his Department finding a 6% reduction in defence spending on industry in Scotland.(19669)
310James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which helicopter platforms will be available to the armed forces to perform the casualty evacuation role between 2027 and 2030.(19660)
311James MacCleary (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicopters will be operationally available to the UK armed forces to perform the casualty evacuation role between 2027 and 2030.(19661)
312Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of direct procurement expenditure was awarded to UK small and medium-sized enterprises in the last financial year.(19630)
313Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of reservists have been mobilised for operations in each of the last five years.(19631)
314Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the average time taken for a reservist to complete the Armed Forces recruitment process from initial application to enlistment.(19632)
315James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing those using the Armed Forces Help to Buy scheme to let their homes out for a period longer than their deployment.(19505)
316James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to support the recruitment and retention of Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.(19511)
317Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of the StormFighter CCA programme.(19546)
318Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions has he held with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the feasibility of delivering Project FAIRFAX in relation to the options for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.(19548)
319Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether funding has been provided for the next Tranche 2 phase of F-35 procurement.(19556)
320Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Tornado a) F3 and b) GR4 aircraft are still held by his department.(19557)
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 23, what is meant by informed by AI.(19558)
322Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to question 93241 on Warrior Vehicles: Procurement, what stage is Project ATILLA.(19559)
323Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the demand for a solid boom refuelling capability in order to facilitate air-to-air refuelling of a) future F-35A, b) E7 Wedgetail, c) P8 Poseidon and d) RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft.(19561)
324Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026, to question 15070 on Arms Trade: Exports, what is the publication schedule for the a) 2025 and b) 2026 annual defence export statistics.(19562)
325Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the disposal plans for the Hawk T1 aircraft after March 2030.(19563)
326David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to question 16360, how many requests for MACA tasks were a) rejected, b) withdrawn and c) reduced in scope in the last 12 months.[R] (19748)
327Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Renters' Rights Act, EPC Band C requirements and licensing on the supply of privately rented homes in university cities.(19596)
328Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to retain responsible landlords in the private rented sector.(19597)
329Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impacts on first-time buyers of non-qualifying leaseholder status being tied to a property in perpetuity, in cases where a prior leaseholder owned multiple properties.(19477)
330Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of increased funding support needed for local authorities to speed up the completion of non-cladding remediation works in social housing.(19702)
331Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that Fire and Rescue Services (a) nationally and (b) in West Sussex are sufficiently resourced.(19743)
332Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the affordability of rented properties in Yeovil constituency for people who rely on Local Housing Allowance.(19649)
333Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the role of the new local assurance board in Surrey.(19718)
334Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what financial incentives are in place for residents to ensure flooding resilience upgrades in homes.(19706)
335James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities are subject to a Best Value Notice.(19768)
336James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Best Value Notices in improving governance in local authorities.(19769)
337James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have been subject to statutory intervention following the issue of a Best Value Notice in the last ten years.(19770)
338James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the external assurance review.(19771)
339James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, whether additional (a) support and (b) intervention will be required before the creation of the new South West Essex unitary authority in April 2028 as a result of the Best Value Notice.(19772)
340James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, on what date his Department first received information that contributed to the decision to issue the Notice.(19773)
341James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, from which (a) organisations, (b) councillors and (c) other individuals his Department received information that informed the decision to issue the Notice.(19774)
342James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, which Ministers and officials were involved in the decision to issue the Notice.(19775)
343James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, what discussions took place between his Department and (a) the Local Government Association, (b) Basildon Council and (c) other public bodies before the Notice was issued.(19776)
344James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, what opportunities were provided to Basildon Borough Council to respond to his Department's concerns before the Notice was issued.(19777)
345James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, whether concerns relating to the Council's preparedness for local government reorganisation influenced the decision to issue the Notice.(19778)
346James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, whether his Department received representations from elected members of Basildon Borough Council prior to issuing the Notice.(19779)
347James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, whether his Department holds a timeline of the events that led to the issue of the Notice.(19780)
348John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review and reform permitted development rights for on-farm reservoirs.(19741)
349Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure leaseholders are not required to meet the costs of remediation works arising from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations.(19726)
350Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the financial impact of post-Grenfell building safety obligations on leaseholders.(19727)
351Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of post-Grenfell building safety costs on leaseholders in West Dorset.(19728)
352Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to leaseholders in West Dorset facing costs associated with building safety remediation and compliance following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.(19729)
353Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer to written question UIN 13627, if will list the circumstances where the Government believes that it is not appropriate for Council Tax charges to apply and does this include cases where it has proved impossible to sell a property within the period where there has been a statutory Council tax exemption period due to excessive Service charges and fees.(19584)
354James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he plans to provide an update on the 10% commission charge on park home sales in the near future.(19514)
355James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider the merits of a ban on disposable barbecues.(19515)
356Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what specific reasons was the decision made to delay the decision on selecting an option for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire until the Autumn.(19554)
357Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has his Department made of each business case submitted for the options in consideration for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.(19564)
358Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what work his Department plans to undertake during the time period for reaching a decision on local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; and whether this will include (a) inviting revised submissions from councils behind the original four options, (b) developing a modified option of his own and (c) inviting new proposals from any constituent council.(19585)
359Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date he plans to announce a decision on local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; and whether this will affect the planned timetable of shadow elections in May 2027 and vesting day in April 2028.(19586)
360Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he had discussions on Lord Vallance on the implications of the local government reorganisation options for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for delivery of the Growth Corridor, prior to the Government's announcement of 16 July 2026..(19587)
361Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many small and medium-sized housebuilders face building safety remediation liabilities.(19589)
362Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of remediation liabilities on SME housebuilders’ ability to deliver new homes.(19590)
363Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much Homes England has spent on public affairs services provided by Lexington since July 2024; and for what purposes.(19350)
364Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Solicitors Regulation Authority and (b) the Legal Services Board on support available for prospective solicitors impacted by the transition to the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.(19417)
365Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Department has made of the feasibility of linking family court data with other Government datasets to better understand the long-term outcomes for parents involved in family justice proceedings.(19565)
366Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data the Department collects on the average duration of private law child arrangement proceedings; and what steps he is taking to help reduce those times.(19566)
367Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the time taken to progress child arrangements proceedings on the wellbeing of children and parents.(19567)
368Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Department has considered linking family justice datasets with mortality data to support understanding of long-term wellbeing outcomes for separated parents.(19568)
369Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Department has reviewed international evidence on shared parenting arrangements following parental separation and the potential implications for family justice policy in England and Wales.(19569)
370Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Department is taking to support children in maintaining meaningful relationships with both parents following separation, where this is safe and in the child's best interests.(19570)
371Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the availability of early dispute resolution and mediation services for separating parents before child arrangements proceedings commence.(19571)
372Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for probate applications referred to specialist teams within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in each of the last three years.(19576)
373Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for applications referred to the Lost Wills Team.(19577)
374Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probate applications have been awaiting action by a specialist team for (a) over six months, (b) over 12 months and (c) over 18 months.(19578)
375Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff have been assigned to the Lost Wills Team in each year since 2022.(19579)
376Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether staffing levels within specialist probate teams are sufficient to meet demand.(19580)
377Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what target time HM Courts and Tribunals Service has set for determining probate applications referred to specialist teams.(19581)
378Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of probate applications referred to specialist teams are determined within the target timeframe.(19582)
379Tom Morrison (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to reduce waiting times for probate applications referred to specialist teams.(19583)
380Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Justice Impact Test for the draft Conversion Practices Bill will be completed; and what estimate he has made of the annual costs arising from (a) police investigations, (b) Crown Prosecution Service work, (c) legal aid, (d) court proceedings, (e) imprisonment, (f) probation and (g) applications for and breaches of Conversion Practice Protection Orders.(19680)
381Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service in which conduct was alleged to have been intended to (a) change and (b) suppress a person’s (i) sexual orientation and (ii) transgender identity since 2018; and how many resulted in a (A) charge, (B) prosecution and (C) conviction by principal offence.(19681)
382Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of additional marriages that would take place annually if the proposed reforms are implemented.(19530)
383Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms on the financial viability of local authority registration services.(19531)
384Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms on the prevention and detection of sham marriages.(19532)
385Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government intends to publish draft legislation for pre-legislative scrutiny before introducing a Bill to reform weddings law.(19533)
386Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms on demand for approved wedding venues.(19534)
387Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a peer can be removed from the Roll of the Peerage if they do not (a) volunteer and (b) consent for their removal.(19345)
388Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his written statement of 9 March 2026 and the linked Terms of Reference for the Patrick Finucane Inquiry, when he will set out an updated timeframe for the publication of the referenced plan, timeline and budget.(19414)
389Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK Government investment programmes on communities in Scotland.(19628)
390Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with Scottish local authorities on the delivery of UK Government-funded projects.(19629)
391Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 88726, on Local Government: Reorganisation, whether the Electoral Commission was consulted on the decision to cancel the council elections announced by the Government on 18 December 2025.(19365)
392Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance has the Electoral Commission given on whether the political activities of a party member is restricted to the examples given in PPERA 2000, Sections 1(4)(a)to(c), or may include other types of political activity.[R] (19366)
393Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in Income Tax rates on rental income from April 2027 on the supply of privately rented housing.(19594)
394Shockat Adam (Leicester South): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the supplantation of individual landlords by corporate investors on tax revenues.(19595)
395Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government intends to issue guidance under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 requiring enhanced due diligence for Hong Kong-linked transactions.(19342)
396Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ring-fencing revenue from the Vape Duty for smoking cessation support, including the Swap to Stop scheme and resourcing for Trading Standards enforcement.(19375)
397Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will undertake an assessment on Vape Duty revenues due to the introduction of secondary legislation on vape packaging, display and flavour restrictions.(19376)
398Graham Leadbitter (Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax revenue has been generated by Scotland’s geographical share of renewable energy since 1995.(19670)
399Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will confirm that £836 million in cash terms was forecast to be spent on Equitable Life With-Profits Annuitants at the outset of the Equitable Life Payment Scheme; and that a discount rate of 4.4% was applied to reach the allocation of £625m for With-Profits Annuitants.(19721)
400Edward Morello (West Dorset): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Police Pension Scheme commutation factors introduced in 2026 on officers with confirmed retirement dates.(19737)
401James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of VAT on independent providers of swimming lessons with publicly operated leisure centres on the financial sustainability of those venues; and whether it has considered changes to the VAT on swimming lessons from independent providers to improve access to swimming tuition.(19508)
402Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her department has had with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.(19553)
403David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 13 July to question 16362, a) what was the drawdown from the Civil Contingencies Fund in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to date and b) what proportion of that drawdown was recovered from the individual departments.[R] (19757)
404David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 16 July to question 17649, what specific departments have contributed to the 1.5% of GDP spend on security-related spend.(19758)
405David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 16 July to question 17649, what date it was determined that the UK has met NATO's 1.5% defence and security-related spending target.(19759)
406David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 16 July to question 17649, what funding has been allocated to meeting the NATO 1.5% defence and security-related spending target since 26 January 2026.(19760)
407David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to question 16362, whether her Department maintains (a) a central register and (b) an estimate of funding allocated for civil contingencies and emergency planning across departments during the spending review period.[R] (19762)
408Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government's Access to Banking Services Review is making of the role that the Post Office's network could play in providing access to in-person banking services for people requiring face-to-face support.(19408)
409Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the independent Access to Banking Services Review is considering leveraging existing infrastructure like the Post Office network to support the provision of banking services.(19409)
410Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of the proposed under-16 social media ban increasing children's exposure to misogynist and extremist rhetoric through migration to unregulated online spaces; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Government's violence against women and girls strategy accounts for the harms arising from those spaces.(19502)
411James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she will consider the potential merits of an inquiry into the impacts of Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 on the LGBTQ+ community.(19510)
412Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many (a) contacts and (b) unique individuals used the Government-funded conversion practice Victim Support Service in each financial year since 2022-23; and how many of those individuals reported that they had (i) experienced, (ii) been offered and (iii) been at risk of conversion practices.(19674)
413Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many contacts with the Government-funded conversion practice Victim Support Service in each financial year since 2022-23 were made by (a) telephone, (b) email, (c) webchat and (d) other means; and how many were (i) repeat contacts and (ii) contacts made by (A) professionals and (B) third parties.(19675)
414Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many users of the Government-funded conversion practice Victim Support Service have been referred to (a) the police, (b) local authority safeguarding services, (c) social services, (d) healthcare services, (e) housing services and (f) legal services in each year since 2022; and what information her Department holds on the outcomes of those referrals.(19676)
415Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what demographic information has been collected on users of the Government-funded conversion practice Victim Support Service; and if she will publish anonymised annual breakdowns by (a) sex, (b) age, (c) sexual orientation, (d) transgender status, (e) ethnicity, (f) religion or belief, (g) disability, (h) region and (i) nationality or immigration status.(19677)
416Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much has been paid to Galop for the provision of the conversion practice Victim Support Service in each financial year since 2022-23; what demand and service-user assumptions were included in the original contract; and what performance has been recorded against each contractual key performance indicator.(19678)
417Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what forms of conduct that the Government intends to criminalise through the draft Conversion Practices Bill are not already capable of being prosecuted under existing law; and how many cases have been identified since 2018 in which action could not be taken solely because no existing offence applied.(19682)
418Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will provide a breakdown of the information that her Department holds on the number of people experiencing conversion practices annually by (a) sex, (b) age, (c) sexual orientation, (d) transgender status, (e) ethnicity, (f) religion or belief, (g) disability and (h) region.(19683)
419Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission plans has to review the Liberal Democrats in the context of the London County Court decision of April 2026, of David Campanale vs. Stone, Glaze and Liberal Democrats in England.(19356)
Questions for Answer on Thursday 3 September
Questions for Written Answer
1 NAlison Bennett (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to recover public funds lost through fraud, misconduct and the improper award of public contracts; and how much has been recovered in each of the last five years.(19673)
2 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide a full list of licences special administration practitioners in the who would be eligible to be appointed to undertake the special administration of a water company.(19326)
3 NLuke Myer (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of that acquisition on the UK video games sector and the data security of UK players.(19611)
4 NDr Neil Hudson (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, much money has been awarded through the Water Management Grant between its inception and 4 July 2024.(19488)
5 NDr Neil Hudson (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money has been awarded through the Water Management Grant since 5 July 2024.(19489)
6 NDr Neil Hudson (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money is left in the Water Management Grant Fund.(19490)
7 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the 2025/6 Annual Report and Accounts, for a breakdown of i) the £122m gross outturn on CDEL for "Support for the Digital, Broadcasting and Media sectors" described in SOPS 1.2 and ii) the £41m in gross outturn on RDEL for "Support for the Digital, Broadcasting and Media sectors" described in SOPS 1.1.(19426)
8 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the DSIT Main Estimate Memorandum for 2026/7, for a breakdown by programme of the £219.0m in CDEL allocated to Science and Society.(19427)
9 NAlison Bennett (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of (a) cancellation rates and (b) service reliability on Thameslink services since the operator transferred into public ownership.(19671)
10 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15858 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, which sites or projects do the standard licenses for (a) badgers, (b) bats, (c) great crested wewts, (d) hazel dormice and (e) roman snails relate to.(19483)
11 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 14939 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what use cases her Department considered when assessing the purchase price differential between diesel heavy goods vehicles and equivalent zero-emission heavy goods vehicles.(19484)
12 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to WPQ 17032, at what level are the charges expected to be set for the Lower Thames Crossing.(19486)
13 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to WPQ 17035, on what date will the Masterplan for Euston be published.(19487)
14 NAlison Bennett (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what service targets apply to (a) application processing, (b) renewals, (c) payment processing and (d) complaint handling within Access to Work.(19672)
15 NDr Neil Hudson (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to improve the availability of hospital beds in Epping Forest and neighbouring constituencies.(19491)
16 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, How many blood donations were a)completed and b) deffered between a) 1st June 2024 - 31st May 2025 and b) 1 June 2025–31 May 2026, and whether he will provide the gender and ethnic breakdown of donors.(19450)
17 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What was the dender and ethnic breakdown of donations deffered due to low Hb levels for the period between a) 1st June 2024 - 31st May 2025 and b) 1 June 2025–31 May 2026.(19451)
18 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, With reference to the answer recieved on the 30th April 2025 to question 45858 on Blood: Donations, whether he will provide a progress update on work to evaluate potential new tests for infections.(19452)
19 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether he will provide the gender and ethnicity breakdown of donations a) completed and b) deferred at each donation centre in the UK for the periods between a) 1st June 2024 - 31st May 2025 and b) 1 June 2025–31 May 2026.(19453)
20 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether he will provide the monthly breakdown of blood donation appointments attended between a) 1st June 2024 - 31st May 2025 and b) 1 June 2025–31 May 2026.(19454)
21 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maximise the use of available technologies used to establish the available capacity of NHS dental practices to improve access to NHS dentistry.(19738)
22 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the NHS’s annual budget for Wheelchair Services.(19327)
23 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of longer, block contracts for providing Wheelchair Services for NHS patients on waiting times for delivering equipment.(19328)
24 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of appointing a senior lead for wheelchair services in (a) his Department and (b) integrated care boards.(19329)
25 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increased collaboration between health and social care agencies to administer care and support plans, including the provision of walking aids and equipment and the availability of a single service for users.(19330)
26 NGavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ17732, to provide detail on how many occasions UK Border Force have used these powers in Northern Ireland; to include (a) the number of vehicle searches (b) number of bus/coach inspections and (c) the number of maritime boardings.(19337)
27 NGavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Force Officers are permanently deployed in Northern Ireland and how many officers are dedicated to inland immigration enforcement.(19338)
28 NGavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 15 July to Question 17732 on Immigration Controls, how many illegal entrants have been detected using these powers in Northern Ireland; how many have subsequently been detained; and how many have subsequently been deported.(19339)
29 NGavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ17732, to detail on how many occasions these powers have been exercised jointly with PSNI in Northern Ireland.(19340)
30 NGavin Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ17732, how many occasions these powers have been used within 3 miles of the land border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.(19341)
31 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Leader of the House, how many commitments made by Ministers during Westminster Hall debates have subsequently resulted in (a) policy changes, (b) new funding announcements and (c) legislative proposals in each of the last five parliamentary Sessions.(19539)
32 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Leader of the House, what the average attendance by honourable and right honourable Members was at Westminster Hall debates in each of the last five parliamentary Sessions.(19540)
33 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Leader of the House, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to Government Departments of preparing for and responding to Westminster Hall debates.(19541)
34 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Leader of the House, what formal mechanisms exist to monitor whether undertakings given by Ministers during Westminster Hall debates are fulfilled.(19542)
35 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected annual budget for the Defence Housing Strategy is for financial years a) 2026-27, b) 2027-28 and c) 2028-29.(19747)
36 NDr Neil Hudson (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the visitor levy on the fishing industry.(19492)
Questions for Answer on Friday 4 September
Questions for Written Answer
1 NHenry Tufnell (Mid and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) banning imports into the UK of goods and services originating from illegal settlements in the West Bank and (b) prohibiting the export of UK goods and services to illegal settlements in the West Bank.(19600)
2 NDave Doogan (Angus and Perthshire Glens): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available to communities across the UK under the Pitching In programme; which body administers that funding in Scotland; and under what criteria is it allocated.(19428)
3 NDave Doogan (Angus and Perthshire Glens): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Norfolk Vanguard East & West, whether his department has received RWE's supply chain plans.(19429)
4 NDave Doogan (Angus and Perthshire Glens): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will meet with me to discuss sub-sea cement applications with regard to offshore wind within Scottish supply chains.(19430)