Questions Tabled

Published – Friday 4 September 2026

Questions for Answer on Friday 4 September

Questions for Written Answer

1Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are assigned to work permanently in Number 10 North; and how many staff are assigned to the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.[Transferred] (26569)

2Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026, to Question 16155, on Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme, whether the UK Intelligence Community is utilising (a) Section 158, (b) Section 159 or (c) Section 192 of the Equality Act 2010 as the statutory basis of the internship scheme not being open to people from white British backgrounds.[Transferred] (26575)

3Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109179, and of 21 January 2026, to Question 105241, on Public Sector: Reform, for what reason publishing the key performance indicators for the Test, Learn & Grow programme, further to the Statements of Work agreed under the contract, are commercially confidential.[Transferred] (26576)

4Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109179, and of 21 January 2026, to Question 105241, on Public Sector: Reform, if she will publish the job titles and organisations of the people on the evaluation panel.[Transferred] (26577)

5Hannah Spencer (Gorton and Denton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department supports legal recognition and workplace rights for public sector union representatives carrying out the role of ‘Environmental Representatives’.[Transferred] (26875)

6 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Online Safety Act 2023's compliance duties on (a) small, (b) community-run and (c) not-for-profit online services; and whether she plans to introduce a (i) proportionate exemption and (ii) simplified compliance route for such services.[Transferred] (26104)

7Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen mobile coverage in developing rural areas.[Transferred] (26852)

8Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of Ofcom’s data on mobile coverage compared with fixed broadband coverage.[Transferred] (26853)

9Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the detail of data on mobile coverage is improved to the same level as that available for fixed broadband coverage.[Transferred] (26854)

10Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to protect online privacy.[Transferred] (26590)

11Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to safeguard the right to privacy in relation to emerging technologies such as smart glasses.[Transferred] (26591)

12Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support small businesses with insurance costs associated with training apprentices.[Transferred] (26529)

13 NGraham Leadbitter (Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to develop a national policy framework for hospital helipads to support safe and reliable access for air ambulance operations.[Transferred] (26354)

14Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK in each month since July 2024.[Transferred] (26718)

15Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding and support is available for joint faith infrastructure.[Transferred] (26532)

16Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration his Department has given to the potential merits of establishing a single statutory supervisory body for voluntary ombudsman and ADR schemes.[Transferred] (26818)

17Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken research on the potential impact of a 20p discount on business rates for hospitality businesses on the entire high street.[Transferred] (26559)

Questions for Answer on Monday 7 September

Questions for Written Answer

1Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to FOI2026/14032, what assessment she has made of the value for money of spending £978.87 on moving a replica No.10 door from London to Manchester.(27070)

2Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister uses (a) Whatsapp and (b) Signal for government business.(26922)

3Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the publication, Cabinet Office - The Prime Minister's Gifts - July 2026, updated 27 August 2026, what use is being made of the firearm and ammunition from President Erdoğan; and whether it has been brought into the United Kingdom under licence.(26926)

4Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has given guidance to his private office on the length of written submissions to him by civil servants and special advisers.(26927)

5Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Whips Office has undertaken spending from the public purse on away days in the last 12 months.(26929)

6Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what the transaction, EFT Programme, G4S GAOS CCC EQUALITY ADVISORY AND SUPPORT SERVICES, Ref: 1037287708, was for; and whether it received an exemption from the external EDI spending control regime.(26930)

7Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she plans to appoint a new Permanent Secretary for Government Communications.(26932)

8Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement of 1 September 2026, Official Report, Column 36, on Direction of Government, what the terms of reference are for the Democracy Taskforce in her Department; who its members are; how many civil servants are assigned to work on that taskforce; and how it differs from the Defending Democracy taskforce.(26933)

9Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it remains her Department's policy to meet the milestones set in the December 2024 Plan for Change.(26936)

10Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 3 February 2026, to Question 104155, how many separate social media influencers were paid for each of those specific campaigns.(26937)

11Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether No10 North has its own press office.(26938)

12Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is the Prime Minister’s policy position that the electoral system for the UK Parliament can be changed without a referendum.(26939)

13Gill Furniss (Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that older demographics in particular are safeguarded from the impacts of digital exclusion.(26963)

14Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the use of Diia.AI & Chatbot Nadiia by the Ukrainian Government; and what lessons their use of those systems has for the UK.(26989)

15Connor Naismith (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will consider introducing (a) guidance, (b) consumer protection measures, and (c) legislative proposals to ensure that charges applied by (i) holiday resorts, (ii) hotels and (iii) other hospitality businesses to 16 and 17-year-olds who are unable to access adult-only products and services are proportionate to the services 16 and 17-year-olds are legally permitted to receive.(27122)

16Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what investment has he made in UK companies developing radiation-hard devices for satellites and spacecraft.(27063)

17Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department holds information on the impact of barriers to accessing EU markets on UK creative industries’ export revenue since 2020.(27141)

18Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate the Department has made of the annual total cost to UK businesses of complying with customs requirements when exporting goods to the EU.(27142)

19Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many relocations of public limited companies’ operational headquarters from the UK to EU member states his Department has recorded in each calendar year since 2015.(27143)

20Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate the Department has made of the number of UK jobs transferred to EU member states through the relocation of public limited companies’ operational headquarters since 2015.(27144)

21Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many public limited companies the Department has recorded as citing EU market access as a reason for relocating their operational headquarters from the UK to the EU since 2015.(27147)

22 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing statutory rights for Trade Union Green Representatives.[Transferred] (26621)

23Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has identified any employers based in the Fylde constituency among those named in the latest National Minimum Wage naming round.(27049)

24Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect jobs from emerging technologies, including driverless cars.(26959)

25Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.(26892)

26Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of arrangements for monitoring compliance with Ofcom's One Touch Switch process in the context of the closure of Ofcom's enforcement programme.(27092)

27Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of protections under Ofcom's General Conditions for vulnerable customers who lose (a) broadband and (b) telephone service as a result of switching errors by providers.(27093)

28Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of classifying internet as an essential public utility.(27094)

29Saqib Bhatti (Meriden and Solihull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to academy trusts on how to demonstrate comparable pricing for alternative energy contracts.(27007)

30Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure universities provide students with marks and degree classifications in a timely manner.(27112)

31Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities' existing SEND services during the transition to the proposed reformed SEND system.(27153)

32Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential cumulative impact on local authority capacity of implementing reforms to SEND, local government restructuring, curriculum reform and post-16 education and skills concurrently.(27154)

33Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school funding allocations for 2026-2027 to meet the costs of the teacher pay award from September 2026.(27155)

34Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of the proposed expansion of the educational psychologist workforce set out in The Schools White Paper 2026, what consideration has she given to the potential merits of measures to improve the recruitment and retention of educational psychologists in local authority services.(27156)

35Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made for the potential merits of legally recognising and providing green representatives in workplace unions.(27114)

36Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to help make the gas pipe network hydrogen-ready.(27073)

37Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with hydrogen suppliers on making the gas network hydrogen-ready.(27074)

38Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support British businesses that manufacture hydrogen fuel cells.(27075)

39Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will set out a timeline for decarbonising industry in order to support long term investment by hydrogen companies.(27076)

40Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are used to determine eligibility for the Illegal Waste Site Clearance Scheme; and whether any sites in County Durham have been assessed for inclusion.(27077)

41Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department (1) uses and (2) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.(26888)

42Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the new Water Regulator replacing Ofwat will be structured; and if she will ensure that water companies cannot play the two proposed bodies against each other.(27180)

43Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the goals are of the new Water Regulator replacing Ofwat.(27181)

44Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to help ensure that imported eggs and egg products are safe for consumption in the context of the recent salmonella outbreak.(27021)

45Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the recent salmonella outbreak, whether steps are being taken to support British egg farmers to reduce levels of reliance on imported eggs.(27022)

46Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the proposal to require synthetic folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour on the health of (a) pregnant women and (b) the wider population.(27169)

47Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the existing evidence base on gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England.(27043)

48Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of releasing reared gamebirds on native biodiversity.(27044)

49Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to safeguard UK food supply from salmonella outbreaks.(26962)

50Al Carns (Birmingham Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department is making with West Midlands Railway to restore the number of passenger train services to six trains per hour on the Cross-City line between Kings Norton, Bournville and Selly Oak.(27111)

51Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for upgrading rail infrastructure on the Uckfield line.[R] (26945)

52Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to ensure adequate staffing levels on GTR services during peak commuting hours.[R] (26946)

53Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of electrifying the Uckfield rail line on train reliability.[R] (26947)

54Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of electrifying the Uckfield rail line on train reliability.[R] (26948)

55Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will make an assessment of the potential impact of electrifying the Uckfield Line on the level of economic growth in Sussex.[R] (26949)

56Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will make an assessment of the potential impact of electrifying the Uckfield Line on the reliability and frequency of passenger services.[R] (26950)

57Mims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential environmental impact of operating the Class 171 diesel fleet on the Uckfield Line.[R] (26951)

58Rachel Gilmour (Tiverton and Minehead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of persistent overcrowding on CrossCountry rail services on passenger safety, accessibility and journey quality; and what steps she is taking to increase capacity on heavily used CrossCountry routes serving the South West, Midlands and North of England.(27115)

59Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13949 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, how many public electric vehicle charging points were classified as (a) standard, (b) standard plus, (c) rapid and (d) ultra-rapid in each of the last 10 years.(26990)

60Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13947 on Road Traffic Accidents: Minibuses, how many reported road traffic collisions involving a minibus had a contributory factor attributed to the minibus driver in each of the last ten years.(26992)

61Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14998 on British Overseas Territories, what was the total cost to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of each of the 10 monitoring visits to British Overseas Territories since 4 July 2024, broken down by (a) travel, (b) accommodation and (c) other expenses.(26993)

62Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15009 on Roads: Construction, whether the cancellation of the National Highways contract with Skanska for the A46 Newark Bypass was taken into account when preparing that Answer.(26994)

63Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15008 on Train Operating Companies: Finance, what assessment she has made of the reasons for passenger revenue being lower than forecast in 2025-2026 financial year.(26997)

64Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15001 on Heavy Goods Vehicles, if she will publish the analysis referred to in that Answer before the next consultation on Heavy Goods Vehicle regulations.(26996)

65Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15461 on Air Routes, when the UK Airspace Design Service is expected to become fully operational; and for how long it is expected to take to get to around 40 staff.(27000)

66Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the police in identifying, seizing and prosecuting the use of non-compliant e-bikes on public roads.(27175)

67Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with delivery platforms on ensuring riders use only safe and road-legal e-bikes.(27176)

68Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of supporting the E-Bike Positive campaign.(27177)

69James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of additional heavy goods vehicle movements associated with the Lower Thames Crossing on the condition of local roads in East Tilbury.(27204)

70James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Lower Thames Crossing project will be required to meet the cost of repairing damage to local roads caused by construction-related heavy goods vehicle movements.(27205)

71James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to monitor the condition of local roads used by construction traffic associated with the Lower Thames Crossing a) before, b) during and c) after construction.(27206)

72James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planning Lower Thames Crossing traffic management works on the A13 on journey times for residents and businesses in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.(27207)

73James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of construction traffic from (a) the Lower Thames Crossing and (b) other major infrastructure projects in Thurrock on local roads.(27208)

74Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to strengthen enforcement and prosecution powers available to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency against suppliers who fail to comply with vehicle registration plate regulations.(26919)

75Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has undertaken research on the safety of airline passengers taking electric, battery powered, ride-on children's suitcases on to civilian aircraft.(26913)

76Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to work with Transport for London to improve the timeliness of public transport provision.(26898)

77Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to work with Transport for London to reduce casualties at (a) underground and (b) overground train stations in Greater London.(26899)

78Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If she will take steps to reduce the delivery times of transport infrastructure projects.(26900)

79Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to date, a) how many of the 1,000+ planned inspections into engineered stone silica dust exposure has the Health and Safety Executive carried out since April 2026, and b) what have these inspections found.(27026)

80Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a national take up strategy for later life entitlements, including Pension Credit, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction.(27178)

81Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many armed forces pensions remain unclaimed.(27179)

82Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of updating the Nutrient Profiling Model on incentives for food and drink manufacturers to continue reformulating products to reduce levels of sugar, salt and saturated fat.(27100)

83Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources available to local authority Trading Standards services to enforce high fat, salt and sugar regulations.(27101)

84Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the practical challenges associated with calculating and independently validating free sugars content for the purposes of an updated Nutrient Profiling Model.(27102)

85Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an Equality Impact Assessment was carried out on the implementation of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s 2021 guidance on Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated or Induced Illness.(27099)

86Tom Collins (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the preferred-name field in the Single Patient Record is a mandatory, prompted field that is captured at patient registration and measured for completeness.(27051)

87Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of survey findings from Pulse that general practitioners estimate around a quarter of referrals to secondary care are returned as unsolicited Advice and Guidance requests.(26972)

88Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of survey findings from Pulse that general practitioners estimate that 36% of unsolicited Advice and Guidance responses include requests for work outside the remit of general practice.(26973)

89Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England has issued to providers on the circumstances in which a referral may be returned to a general practitioner as unsolicited Advice and Guidance.(26974)

90Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Royal College of Physicians survey finding that 47% of physicians providing Advice and Guidance have no dedicated time for that work within their job plans.(26975)

91Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the additional consultant time required to support Advice and Guidance requests.(26976)

92Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Royal College of Physicians survey finding that 89% of physicians delivering Advice and Guidance have received no formal training.(26977)

93Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the physical estate capacity required to deliver the proposed 59 mental health emergency departments announced on 5 August 2026.(26978)

94Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the proposed mental health emergency departments will require new-build facilities and how many will be accommodated within existing NHS estate.(26979)

95Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria have been used to determine the location of the 59 proposed mental health emergency departments.(26980)

96Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the £343 million announced for community mental health centres and mental health emergency departments is intended for capital expenditure on buildings and estate development.(26981)

97Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of additional staff required to operate proposed community mental health centres and mental health emergency departments.(26982)

98Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which professional groups will staff new community mental health centres.(26983)

99Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the staffing of new mental health centres will be achieved through (a) new recruitment and (b) redeployment of NHS mental health staff.(26984)

100Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the additional workforce required to operate the proposed 159 new mental health facilities; and whether that estimate has been incorporated into the NHS workforce plan.(26985)

101Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people will be able to self-refer to new community mental health centres.(26986)

102Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of additional mental health access points on existing patient pathways.(26987)

103Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures will be put in place to ensure patients are not subject to multiple assessments across different mental health services before receiving treatment.(26988)

104James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has discussions with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust leadership on concerns raised by CQC inspectors.(27209)

105James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of engagement of senior leaders at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; and what steps she is taking to improve (a) leadership visibility and (b) staff engagement.(27210)

106Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to establish a national policy to protect 24/7 access to on-site hospital helipads.(27023)

107Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the extent of the contribution of air ambulance charities to the delivery of specialist pre-hospital emergency care across the UK.(27024)

108James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise access to special treatment for patients with rare cancers such as lymphoma and expand access to specialist expertise.(27027)

109Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government’s 2035 RAAC eradication target requires clinical use of RAAC-affected buildings at Frimley Park Hospital to cease by that date.(27133)

110Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential for continued safe operation of Frimley Park Hospital’s RAAC-affected buildings beyond 2035 with appropriate mitigation measures.(27134)

111Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency arrangements the Department requires to maintain continuity of clinical services if the replacement Frimley Park Hospital is not operational by 2035.(27135)

112Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department will publish any direction or funding condition requiring Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to open a replacement Frimley Park Hospital by 2035.(27136)

113Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the residual structural risks at Frimley Park Hospital following completion of its planned RAAC remediation programme.(27137)

114Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department will publish its latest forecast of annual expenditure required to manage RAAC safely at Frimley Park Hospital until the replacement hospital opens.(27138)

115Ian Roome (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to people who have been advised to avoid folic acid, including people with coronary stents, on how to identify and avoid foods containing folic-acid-fortified flour when eating food prepared by restaurants, cafés, bakeries and other food businesses.(27086)

116Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individual member records have been identified as containing errors in the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme since 2008.(27041)

117Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the total amount of interest that may become payable to NHS Pension Scheme members as a result of identified underpayments.(27042)

118Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress she has made on the review of statutory regulation for sonographers; and when she expects to publish the findings of that review.(26965)

119Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the absence of statutory regulation for sonographers on patient safety.(26966)

120Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her Department has had with the Health and Care Professions Council on the creation of a dedicated statutory register for sonographers.(26967)

121Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with the Ataxia campaign.(27072)

122Lara Bird (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on returning to Pakistan any person convicted in absentia by (a) an anti-terrorism court and (b) court martial.(27221)

123Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a list of all posts and locations currently classified as qualifying hardship posts for the purpose of additional journeys for staff posted overseas.(27002)

124James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestock farming in Honduras, published on 2 September 2026, what the cost to the UK Government is of supporting the Mitigation Action Facility programme in Honduras.(27211)

125James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestock farming in Honduras, published on 2 September 2026, what proportion of the Mitigation Action Facility funding for the programme in Honduras is provided by the UK Government.(27212)

126James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestock farming in Honduras, published on 2 September 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the direct impact of funding the programme on UK-Honduras bilateral trade.(27213)

127James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestock farming in Honduras, published on 2 September 2026, what metrics will be used to assess whether the programme provides value for money for UK taxpayers.(27214)

128James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestock farming in Honduras, published on 2 September 2026, how many livestock producers are expected to benefit from the programme over its lifetime.(27215)

129James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestock farming in Honduras, published on 2 September 2026, what estimate his Department has made of the expected reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the programme.(27216)

130James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestock farming in Honduras, published on 2 September 2026, what estimate his Department has made of the expected cost per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions avoided as a result of the programme.(27217)

131James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestock farming in Honduras, published on 2 September 2026, what proportion of the finance provided through the programme is expected to be repaid by beneficiaries.(27218)

132James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestock farming in Honduras, published on 2 September 2026, whether there are arrangements in place to recover or reallocate funding if the programme fails to achieve its intended environmental and agricultural outcomes.(27219)

133Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many consular assistance cases involving British citizens affected by enforcement of the Schengen 90/180-day rule were recorded in each calendar year since 2020.(27140)

134Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information the Department holds on the number of British citizens refused entry to Schengen countries for having exhausted their 90-day allowance in each calendar year since 2020.(27145)

135Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the UK impacted by scam call centres based in Georgia, and what action he is taking to work with the Government of Georgia to shut down those centres.(26912)

136Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with international partners on tackling the surge in settler violence in the West Bank, including promoting compliance with international law.(26958)

137Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the adequacy of the level of protection provided to farmers and landowners who report organised waste crime.(27078)

138Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of recent trends in (a) agricultural machinery theft and (b) fuel theft affecting rural communities.(27079)

139Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve cross-border intelligence sharing between police forces to help tackle rural crime.(27080)

140Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on average police response times to incidents in rural areas by police force area in each of the last five years.(27081)

141Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of dedicated rural crime officers and rural crime coordinators on preventing and detecting crime in rural communities.(27082)

142Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, within the context of irregular immigration, how she defines what a small boat is.(27103)

143Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licenses and service licenses currently in force authorise the use of dogs in scientific procedures; and how many dogs are authorised under each license.(27158)

144Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of testing involving dogs are authorised under service licenses, including regulatory toxicology and batch quality control testing.(27159)

145Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to improve communication and cooperation with regional support groups for displaced overseas healthcare workers, such as the South East ASC IR partnership.(27165)

146Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the establishment of a national disinformation agency.(27185)

147Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the safeguards recommended by the Covid Inquiry will be put in place to prevent political connections from being used to secure privileged access to public contracts.(27186)

148Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the planned timeline is for the National Crime Agency’s investigation into Covid fraud.(27187)

149Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to recover Government funding lost during the VIP contract lane during the Covid Pandemic.(27188)

150Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025 to question 100143 on Sexual Offences, what progress has she made in establishing specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams within every police force in England and Wales.(27064)

151Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of British citizens returned to the UK for exceeding the Schengen limit of 90 days in any 180-day period in each calendar year since 2020.(27139)

152Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Skilled Worker visa holders have been identified as victims of modern slavery in each of the last five years.(27045)

153Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa sponsor licences have been revoked from sponsors in Fylde constituency in each year since 2019.(27046)

154Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Erasmus+ participants she expects to enter the UK under the new immigration arrangements in each of the next five years.(27047)

155Max Wilkinson (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people currently accommodated under sections 95, 98 or 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (a) entered the UK on a work, study or visitor visa and subsequently claimed asylum, (b) arrived by small boat, and (c) arrived by other unauthorised means in each of the last 12 months; and if she will publish this data by accommodation type, including hotels, dispersal accommodation, initial accommodation and large sites.(27031)

156Sam Carling (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the potential impact of Parliamentary Digital Service permissions for third-party casework management systems on competition between suppliers; and what steps it is taking to ensure that such permissions do not unnecessarily restrict competition or increase costs to the public purse.(27148)

157Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 16607, what steps the Commission is taking to prevent the continued use of the word Parliamentary by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety.(27039)

158Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the future of the Army Careers Centre in Taunton, including any plans to close that office or transfer its recruitment functions to another contractor.(27113)

159Paul Davies (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays to the War Pension Scheme.(27160)

160Paul Davies (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to process compensation claims for veterans with (a) tinnitus and (b) hearing loss.(27161)

161Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of broadening the scope of the proposed Defence Readiness Bill to include national resilience and other risks identified in the national risk register.(27182)

162Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to share technical expertise and threat intelligence with humanitarian mine action organisations in Ukraine to protect personnel from targeted missile and artillery strikes.(27183)

163Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with international counterparts on accelerating the deployment of remote-controlled and autonomous mine-clearance technology to Ukraine to minimize the physical risk to civilian humanitarian deminers.(27184)

164Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in securing sovereign UK capability to develop graphene photonics, including qubit cells and cryogenic control.(27052)

165Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Press Release “HMS Bulwark to transfer to Brazilian Navy as UK turns to future of amphibious ships”, what are the disposal plans for HMS Albion.(27053)

166Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to question 19556 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, whether he has commenced negotiations with the multinational Joint Program Office regarding the second tranche.(27054)

167Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to question 19559 on Warrior Vehicles: Procurement, when he expects the Trial Phase of Project ATILLA to be completed.(27055)

168Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to question 19561 on Military Aircraft: In-Flight Refuelling, by when does the Royal Air Force intend to commence development of a solid boom refuelling capability.(27056)

169Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to question 19175 on Defence: Space Technology, by when he plans to have established the first operational Space Squadron.(27057)

170Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to question 19164 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Ballistic Missile Defence, whether he has previously approved a demonstrator Common Armoured Vehicle System equipped with SHORAD capability.(27058)

171Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2026 to Question 19168 on Military Aircraft: Training, what plans his Department has to (a) purchase outright or (b) lease the replacement jets for the Hawk for the fast-jet Training System.(27065)

172Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2026 to Question 19165 on Defence: Space Technology, what progress his Department has made on gaining approval for the town planning application that was submitted to the local planning authority in March 2026.(27066)

173Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2026 to Question 19165 on F-35 Aircraft: Guided Weapons, by when his Department plans to place an order for the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB-II).(27067)

174Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in securing sovereign capability to develop terahertz point-to-point narrow-beam links.(27068)

175Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has been given access to the 2026 edition of the US Government Accountability Office's document entitled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Update on Production and Modernization Efforts annual report.(27069)

176 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with operators of UK drone and missile production facilities regarding (a) protective security and (b) business continuity planning in the context of the Kremlin's statement of 25 August 2026.[Transferred] (25234)

177Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, If he will take steps to increase the speed of upgrades to the Devonport nuclear submarine dock.(26893)

178Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to defend freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.(26894)

179Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to increase the speed of the a) development and b) deployment of new autonomous vessels for the Royal Navy.(26895)

180Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to speed up the a) development and b) deployment of new mine hunting capabilities for the Royal Navy.(26896)

181Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to adapt laser directed-energy weapons for use on autonomous vehicles.(26897)

182Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to legislate to prohibit the sale of new leasehold flats except in limited circumstances; and what steps she is taking to prevent developers continuing to sell new flats on leasehold terms before that legislation is in force.(27014)

183Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protections for leaseholders in high-rise and mixed-use residential developments from service charges, management fees and freeholder control.(27015)

184Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to bring forward proposals to regulate property managing agents; and whether those proposals will include mandatory professional qualifications, transparency requirements and sanctions for poor practice.(27016)

185Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of residential freeholds held through offshore ownership structures; and what steps she is taking to improve transparency of beneficial ownership of freeholds affecting residential leaseholders.(27017)

186Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of leasehold tenure in new residential developments in Liverpool; and what steps she is taking to protect leaseholders in those developments from ground rents, service charges and management practices.(27018)

187Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for full implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 on the human rights of leaseholders.(27019)

188Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to end the leasehold system during this Parliament; and what steps it plans to take to deliver that policy following pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.(27020)

189Al Carns (Birmingham Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many contracts Homes England currently holds with Green Square Accord.(27104)

190Al Carns (Birmingham Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ongoing negotiations between Greensquare Accord and Stirchley Co-operative Development on the future relationship between Homes England and Greensquare Accord.(27105)

191Al Carns (Birmingham Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help resolve the ongoing dispute between Greensquare Accord and the Stirchley Co-operative Development; and if she will set out what measures are available to her Department to help encourage a resolution in the interests of prospective tenants and the local community.(27106)

192Al Carns (Birmingham Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that HMOs and exempt accommodation are distributed evenly at both the local and national level to help support community cohesion.(27107)

193Al Carns (Birmingham Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that residents of exempt accommodation and HMOs receive sufficient support and local infrastructure to enable them to integrate into their communities.(27108)

194Al Carns (Birmingham Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that HMOs and exempt accommodation are appropriately licensed and comply with local planning regulations in Birmingham.(27109)

195Al Carns (Birmingham Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Birmingham City Council on the ongoing bin workers' dispute; and what steps she is taking to help support the resumption of regular waste collection services for residents.(27110)

196Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken to complete home purchases.(27149)

197Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing delays in the home buying and selling process on the level of economic growth.(27150)

198Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will set out how her Department will measure the impact of the Home buying and selling reform roadmap, updated on 19 June 2026.(27151)

199Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made in increasing the use of upfront property information as part of the Homebuying and selling reform roadmap, updated on 19 June 2026.(27152)

200Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of requiring tenancy agreements to include a plain-English summary section to improve comprehensibility for landlords and tenants.(27157)

201Rachel Gilmour (Tiverton and Minehead): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a comprehensive fire risk management and reporting system; and whether she plans to require relevant landowners to consider all properties that could be affected by fire outbreaks, establish and maintain appropriate firebreaks, and ensure adequate access for firefighting crews.(27116)

202Claire Hanna (Belfast South and Mid Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government funding announcement to establish a new National Housing Bank (£16 billion) will be allocated to the Devolved Administrations via the Barnett formula.(27008)

203Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that the South of England maintains required water levels for additional housing in the context of predicted heatwaves.(27189)

204Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8465, if she will provide a timeline for analysis and publication of that consultation.(27190)

205Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of replacing Council Tax with a Proportional Property Tax.(27121)

206Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has taken steps to ensure restrictive planning policies do not impact 24/7 access to hospital helipads.(27025)

207Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of whether the definition of a well-connected station in Annex B of the August 2026 National Planning Policy Framework adequately accounts for (a) journey times to employment centres, (b) interchange requirements, (c) service reliability and (d) passenger capacity.(27130)

208Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has assessed whether (a) Camberley, (b) Bagshot, (c) Frimley and (d) Wanborough stations meet the definition of a well-connected station under Annex B of the August 2026 National Planning Policy Framework.(27131)

209Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed revisions to Approved Document B on the installation of living walls and green roofs on non-residential buildings with a storey at least 18 metres above ground level.(27162)

210Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the revised Approved Document B includes an evidence-based route for demonstrating compliance for building-integrated green infrastructure, including living walls and green roofs, through whole-system fire performance assessment where appropriate.(27163)

211Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will update the impact assessment for the proposed revisions to Approved Document B to include the potential effects on (a) urban greening in England, (b) biodiversity delivery, (c) project viability and (d) the green infrastructure supply chain.(27164)

212Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to reduce the delivery times of transport infrastructure projects.(26901)

213Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to work with local authorities to support the nightlife sector.(26902)

214Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to work with local authorities to support pubs.(26903)

215Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the local government funding formula for the London Borough of Havering.(26904)

216Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable local authorities to give greater priority in the allocation of social housing to British citizens with a longstanding connection to the local area.(26905)

217Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to assist local authorities in providing temporary accommodation.(26906)

218Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help bring empty homes in London into use.(26961)

219Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the level of the barriers to accessing support services for victims of crime who live in rural communities.(27083)

220Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on the Victims' Pathfinder Programme and the development of Track a Case; and what plans he has to take forward the learning from that work.(27172)

221Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to to improve transparency and communication with victims across the criminal justice system.(27173)

222Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made towards development of a cross-justice system victims survey.(27174)

223Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department (a) uses or (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.(26890)

224Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 14995 on Judicial Appointments, which relevant underrepresented protected characteristic or characteristics were taken into account in each of the recommendations for judicial appointment made following application of the Equal Merit Provision.(26998)

225James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken between a defendant being charged and their trial taking place on victims of sexual offences.(27201)

226James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each of the last five years related to alleged offences committed on foreign-registered aircrafts; and how many of those applications were a) accepted, b) rejected and c) withdrawn.(27202)

227James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme for victims of violent offences committed on a) British-registered and b) foreign-registered aircraft travelling to the UK.(27203)

228Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance HM Courts and Tribunals Service provides to victims seeking updates on the enforcement of compensation orders; and what service standards apply to responding to such enquiries.(27192)

229Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HM Courts and Tribunals Service has a procedure for escalating cases where a compensation order has remained wholly unpaid for more than two years despite repeated enquiries from the victim.(27193)

230Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of criminal court compensation orders; and whether he plans to introduce measures to improve the recovery of compensation awarded to victims of fraud.(27194)

231Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are available to victims to challenge or seek review of enforcement activity where a court-ordered compensation award has remained unpaid for an extended period.(27195)

232Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 2nd September 2026, to question number 19530, on Marriages: Reform, whether the proposed system of checks will apply equally to all marriages regardless of the venue or type of ceremony.(27048)

233Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the Criminal Justice Board has not met since December 2025.(27033)

234Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have changed their names while serving a prison sentence in the past three years.(27037)

235Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help improve recruitment and retention of staff in London's Probation Service.(26960)

236Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs last updated the non-eligible postcode list published under the Notice to Importers: imports from Israel into the United Kingdom; and whether that data is shared with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to support labelling enforcement.(26920)

237Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help ensure community banking hubs have staff trained to (a) identify and (b) support victims of fraud.(27095)

238Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve access to cash for rural communities in Yeovil constituency.(27096)

239Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of reductions in levels of banking services on (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset.(27097)

240Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding Link’s remit to include banking services as a whole.(27098)

241Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department (1) uses and (2) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.(26889)

242Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.(26891)

243Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing Public Country by Country Reporting.(27117)

244Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what taxation powers his Department is considering devolving to local authorities.(27118)

245Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of replacing Business Rates with a Land Value Tax.(27119)

246Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of replacing Council Tax with a Proportional Property Tax.(27120)

247Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK businesses recorded by HMRC as exporting goods to the EU in 2019 remained trading in 2024 but recorded no goods exports to the EU that year.(27146)

248Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department's special advisers have had meetings with representatives of Arden Strategies since July 2024.(26923)

249Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 424, July 2026, page 15, what information his Department holds on the reasons for the 0.3% fall in Real Household Disposable Income per capita in 2025-26; and whether this remains a Plan for Change target.(26924)

250Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the council tax for the Chancellor’s official residence in Downing Street is being paid for by (a) the Cabinet Office, (b) HM Treasury and (c) the Government Property Agency.(26925)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 8 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17031 on Government Departments: Aviation, what was the (a) destination, (b) date, (c) total cost and (d) Government department of the Minister or Ministers travelling on each of the 32 occasions on which an aircraft was commissioned since July 2024.(26999)

2 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what formal contact did the former Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Member for Tottenham, have with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles between April 2025 and July 2026.(27062)

3 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of a Department for Hospitality.(27171)

4 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the salary is of the Director General of No10 North.(26928)

5 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the council tax for the Prime Ministerial official residence in Downing Street is being paid for by the (a) Government Property Agency, (b) Cabinet Office and (c) Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.(26931)

6 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Prime Minister puts public control, community regeneration and cost-of-living at the heart of plans to ‘rewire Britain’, published on 2 September 2026, what are the full terms of reference of each of the new taskforces established by the Prime Minister; who are the members of each; and whether they have the status of Cabinet Committees.(26934)

7 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, whether his Department plans to include office attendance figures for No10 North.(26935)

8 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 16609 on Aviation: UK Emissions Trading Scheme, if she will publish the (a) low, (b) central and (c) high scenarios modelled for the impact of UK ETS allowance prices on the cost of domestic flights between 2026 and 2050.(27001)

9 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) press releases on high air pollution episodes and (b) high air pollution alerts her Department sent to news media and weather desks in each of the last five years.(26883)

10 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the latest indicative estimate is for the calendar year in which the UK will comply fully with the National Emissions Ceilings Regulations 2019 obligation for each regulated pollutant.(26884)

11 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non-disclosure agreements does her department have with individual members or advisory groups, agencies and public bodies that restrict their ability to speak on issues related to air pollution.(26885)

12 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish her response to the consultation on wood burning.(26886)

13 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13566 on Transport: Planning Permission, if she will publish a list of legislative and statutory requirements that apply to the planning and construction of roads.(26991)

14 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15004 on Airports: Fees and Charges, what modelling or projections her Department has undertaken of the potential impact of Government requirements relating to airport surface access on (a) airport drop-off charges and (b) airport parking charges.(26995)

15 NGrahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered increasing penalties available for the manufacture, supply and use of illegal vehicle registration plates.(26914)

16 NGrahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce enhanced screening and background checks for vehicle registration plate suppliers, including criminal record checks where appropriate.(26915)

17 NGrahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of the risks associated with purchasing vehicle registration plates from unauthorised and non-compliant suppliers.(26916)

18 NGrahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce mandatory vehicle registration plate compliance checks as part of the MOT testing regime.(26917)

19 NGrahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to fund police technology, capability and training to assist police forces in detecting and enforcing offences relating to illegal vehicle registration plates.(26918)

20 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to make it compulsory for cyclists using public roads to wear high-visibility or brightly coloured clothing and a protective helmet.(27091)

21 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to restrict the sale of e-scooters.(27166)

22 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ban the (a) importation and (b) sale of conversion kits for e-bikes that do not require the rider to pedal, including Sur-Ron e-bikes.(27167)

23 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the uptake of smear tests during mandatory mask wearing compared to when mask wearing is not mandatory.(27090)

24 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the role of occupational therapists in supporting people’s sexual wellbeing, relationships and participation following illness, injury, disability or long-term health conditions.(27089)

25 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure occupational therapists are represented in sexual health workforce planning.(27088)

26 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to integrated care boards and local authorities on including occupational therapy in sexual health services.(27087)

27 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 are held in (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high secure hospitals as of the latest date for which figures are available.(26968)

28 NDr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government’s 2035 RAAC eradication target imposes a binding requirement on Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to open a replacement Frimley Park Hospital by that date.(27132)

29 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what data his Department has received from the National Cyber Security Centre on (i) the number of cyber attacks on UK businesses and organisations suspected to have originated in a foreign country and (ii) the cost of those attacks to the UK economy in each of the last five years.(27123)

30 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what data his Department has received from the National Cyber Security Centre on (i) the number of cyber attacks on UK businesses and organisations suspected to have been inspired by a foreign power and (ii) the cost of those attacks to the UK economy in each of the last five years.(27124)

31 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what data his Department has received from the National Cyber Security Centre on (i) the number of cyber attacks on UK businesses and organisations suspected to have originated in Russia and (ii) the cost of those attacks to the UK economy in each of the last five years.(27125)

32 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what data his Department has received from the National Cyber Security Centre on (i) the number of cyber attacks on UK businesses and organisations suspected to have originated in China and (ii) the cost of those attacks to the UK economy in each of the last five years.(27126)

33 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what data his Department has received from the National Cyber Security Centre on (i) the number of cyber attacks on UK businesses and organisations suspected to have originated in Iran and (ii) the cost of those attacks to the UK economy in each of the last five years.(27127)

34 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 July 2026 to Question 8165 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and with reference to comments made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during Departmental Questions on 1 September 2026, what recent representations he has made to the Treasury about the proportion of the budget that needs to be allocated to the Chagos treaty in the context of future UK expenditure on foreign affairs.(26971)

35 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department uses to determine which hotels accommodating asylum seekers will be closed and (ii) the order in which those hotels will be closed.[R] (26952)

36 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Copthorne Hotel in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency will be included in the next round of asylum hotel closures.[R] (26953)

37 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to cease using the Copthorne Hotel in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency to accommodate asylum seekers by the end of 2026.[R] (26954)

38 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average monthly cost was of accommodating asylum seekers at the Copthorne Hotel in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency in the last 12 months.[R] (26955)

39 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently accommodated at the Copthorne Hotel in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency.[R] (26956)

40 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many “Red” days there have been each month since April 2025.(26940)

41 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many “Red” days there were each month between January 2018 and April 2021.(26941)

42 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a cap on the number of people who can apply under the new community sponsorship scheme announced in June 2026.(26942)

43 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria migrants applying under the new community sponsorship scheme will have to meet.(26943)

44 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the new community sponsorship scheme will commence before the number of immigrants entering the country illegally has been reduced to zero.(26944)

45 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 8165 answered on 29 July 2026 about Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during Departmental Questions on 1 September 2026, what recent representations he has made to the Treasury about the proportion of the budget that needs to be allocated to the Chagos treaty in the context of future UK defence expenditure needs.(26970)

46 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what warnings were issued to military personnel on endurance or other training exercises about air pollution in the UK between May and August 2026 inclusive.(26887)

47 NDaisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the (a) evidence, (b) analysis and (c) financial modelling underpinning the decision to create four unitary authorities in Hertfordshire.(26969)

48 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Government departments has she engaged with regarding the decision on Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire since the announcement of a delay on 16 July 2026.(27060)

49 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the criteria are to be considered as the best option for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.(27071)

50 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed reduction in VAT for domestic electricity bills will apply to the park homes residents.(27168)

51 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will set out the grants available to local authorities to support the funding of existing public and publicly accessible academy trust swimming pools.(27170)

52 NLiz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was between the registration of a death and the certification of that death in (a) Wales, (b) England, and (c) each coroner area in Wales in the latest year for which data is available.(26957)

53 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cells are unfit for habitation as a result of unfit fire security doors and suitable electrics.(27040)

54 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of items of prisoner property that were lost in the course of transfers between prisons, and (b) how many prisoners have been affected by this, broken down by month for the past 12 months.(27034)

55 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has, in the past 12 months, provided a response to within a) 0-19, b) exactly 20, c) 20-39, d) 40, e) 41 or more working days of the request's receipt.(27035)

56 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Freedom of Information requests to which his Department has not yet provided a substantive answer were received a) 0-19, b) 20, c) 20-39, d) 40, e) 41 or more working days ago.(27036)

57 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will launch an investigation into forced conversion to Islam in prisons.(27032)

58 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held on Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences have been convicted of sexual offences.(27038)

59 NTonia Antoniazzi (Gower): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of the Barnett consequential arising for the Northern Ireland Executive from the additional 20% business rates relief for pubs, clubs and live music venues announced on 23 July 2026.[R] (26964)

60 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Defence funding update (HCWS165), published on 30 June 2026, how much of the additional £15 billion for the Defence Investment Plan between 2026-27 and 2029-30 is currently funded.(27061)

61 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Inheritance Tax on the number of pensioners who will increase the rate at which they draw down their pension funds.(27050)

62 NChris Ward (Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support pubs and the hospitality sector.(27128)

63 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2026 to Question 17740 on Permanent Secretaries: pay, if he will place in the Library the senior pay control request.(26921)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 9 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 3 February 2026, to Question 109155, on Cabinet Office: Remote Working, which office attendance data gathering method does Cabinet Office use to monitor and ascertain office attendance in (a) 70 Whitehall and (b) Glasgow.[Transferred] (26578)

2 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what was the nature of the expenditure undertaken and for what goods and services, DOWNING STREET MODERNISATION PROGRAMME, EQUANS SERVICES LTD, Ref: 1037286835, for £33,424.59.[Transferred] (26579)

3 NJack Rankin (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the number of employers holding Skilled Worker sponsor licences that have subsequently been linked to cases in which sponsored workers were recognised as victims of modern slavery.(27191)

4 NDr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to publish a list of well-connected stations for the purposes of Policy S5(1)(h) and Annex B of the August 2026 National Planning Policy Framework; and what weight is given to (a) distance from central London, (b) journey times and (c) service frequency when determining whether a station qualifies.(27129)

Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

1Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the adequacy of employers' shared parental policies.(901251)

2Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of camera-enabled smart glasses on women's privacy.(901252)

3Ashley Dalton (West Lancashire): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve social cohesion.(901253)

4Clive Jones (Wokingham): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to make it easier for people with accessibility needs to contact Government departments.(901254)

5Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What steps she is taking to ban conversion therapy. (901255)

6Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the provision of public toilets for people with disabilities.(901256)

7Chris Vince (Harlow): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help remove children from poverty.(901257)

8Kim Leadbeater (Spen Valley): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the participation of women and girls in sport.(901258)

9Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls. (901259)

10Sureena Brackenridge (Wolverhampton North East): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to halve levels of violence against women and girls.(901260)

11Juliet Campbell (Broxtowe): What steps she is taking to help improve outcomes for neurodivergent women and girls.(901261)

12Baggy Shanker (Derby South): What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to tackle health inequalities.(901262)

13Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls. (901263)

14John Grady (Glasgow East): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of transport for disabled people.(901264)

15Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to halve levels of violence against women and girls.(901265)

Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

T 1Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(901266)

T 2Ashley Dalton (West Lancashire): (901267)

T 3Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): (901268)

T 4Luke Murphy (Basingstoke): (901269)

T 5Andrew George (St Ives): (901270)

T 6Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth): (901271)

T 7Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley): (901272)

T 8Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): (901273)

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

1Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 September.(901274)

2Lillian Jones (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): (901275)

3Sarah Hall (Warrington South): (901276)

4Connor Naismith (Crewe and Nantwich): (901277)

5Wera Hobhouse (Bath): (901278)

6Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): (901279)

7Dr Lauren Sullivan (Gravesham): (901280)

8Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire): (901281)

9Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): (901282)

10Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): (901283)

11Ian Lavery (Blyth and Ashington): (901284)

12Chris Law (Dundee Central): (901285)

13Daisy Cooper (St Albans): (901286)

14Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury): (901287)

15Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): [R] (901288)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 10 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 NLara Bird (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will set out the required steps for an independence referendum in Scotland.(27222)

2 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 July 2026 on Annual Statement on National Resilience, HCWS244, how much funding has been allocated to the national resilience public awareness campaign in each of the next three financial years.(27196)

3 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 July 2026 on Annual Statement on National Resilience, HCWS244, whether printed material will be delivered to households as part of the national resilience public awareness campaign.(27197)

4 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Audit Office's report entitled Government cyber resilience, published on 29 January 2025, how many of the critical IT systems with significant gaps in government cyber resilience have since been reassessed.(27198)

5 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings her Department held with other departments on the cross-departmental consequences of an energy supply shortage in the last 12 months; and whether there is a fixed schedule for future such meetings.(27199)

6 NDavid Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that strategic suppliers build resilience into their delivery chains.(27200)

7 NHenry Tufnell (Mid and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing wrongly convicted applicants to the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme with the £600,000 fixed-sum award as an upfront payment.(27084)

8 NSaqib Bhatti (Meriden and Solihull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to define what constitutes comparable pricing for academy trusts seeking to benchmark their energy costs with the Energy for Schools route.(27003)

9 NSaqib Bhatti (Meriden and Solihull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the comparable pricing requirement for alternative energy contracts in the Academy Trusts Handbook on competition between procurement routes.(27004)

10 NSaqib Bhatti (Meriden and Solihull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of the Energy for Schools route compared with alternative compliant procurement approaches.(27005)

11 NSaqib Bhatti (Meriden and Solihull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of energy procurement guidance on the ability of academy trusts to leverage price competition.(27006)

12 NKevin Bonavia (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the cost of insurance for young drivers on the number of uninsured driving convictions.(27028)

13 NKevin Bonavia (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the level of costs of insurance for newly qualified and young drivers whose cars are equipped with black boxes.(27029)

14 NLara Bird (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the prohibition of illegal settlement trade with Israel.(27220)

15 NLara Bird (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to release the Government's review and response to the ICJ's Provisional Measures of January, March and May 2024 regarding Gaza.(27223)

16 NMax Wilkinson (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential financial impact of applying the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts service credit regime to (a) hotels, (b) MDP Wethersfield and (c) Napier Barracks.(27030)

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

1Jeff Smith (Manchester Withington): What cross-government work is taking place to help reduce harms associated with controlled drugs.(901289)

2Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater): What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Ethics and Integrity Commission's report into lobbying, published on 9 July 2026.(901290)

3Martin Rhodes (Glasgow North): What steps her Department is taking to improve national resilience.(901291)

4Caroline Voaden (South Devon): What recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on the future EU-UK relationship.(901292)

5Sarah Hall (Warrington South): What steps her Department is taking to coordinate cross-government work to strengthen the UK's long-term economic capabilities.(901293)

6Chris Vince (Harlow): What steps her Department is taking to improve national resilience.(901294)

7Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): What progress she has made on the review of arm's length bodies.(901295)

8Darren Paffey (Southampton Itchen): What recent steps her Department has taken to tackle issues impacting the Civil Service Pension Scheme.(901296)

9Rosie Wrighting (Kettering): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the creation of new jobs in the AI industry.(901297)

10Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): What steps her Department is taking to revoke the honours of disgraced individuals.(901298)

11Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): What steps her Department is taking to improve national resilience.(901299)

12Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): How many people potentially eligible for compensation have applied to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.(901300)

13John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): What estimate she has made of the cost of setting up Number 10 North.(901301)

14Andrew George (St Ives): What plans she has to help ensure community resilience to severe weather incidents.(901302)

15David Davis (Goole and Pocklington): What assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing Civil Service headcount.(901303)

16Alex McIntyre (Gloucester): What recent steps she has taken to use public procurement to support jobs.(901304)

17Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What estimate she has made of the cost of setting up Number 10 North.(901305)

18Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): What recent steps her Department has taken to tackle issues impacting the Civil Service Pension Scheme.(901306)

19Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): What steps she is taking to use technology to support innovation across Government.(901307)

20Greg Smith (Mid Buckinghamshire): What estimate she has made of the cost of setting up Number 10 North.(901308)

21Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham Erdington): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the creation of new jobs in the AI industry.(901309)

22Matt Turmaine (Watford): What steps her Department is taking to support devolution.(901310)

23Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the emergency alert system.(901311)

24Emily Darlington (Milton Keynes Central): What steps she is taking to use technology to support innovation across Government.(901312)

25Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley): What steps she is taking to help ensure small businesses have improved access to Government contracts.(901313)

Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

T 1Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(901314)

T 2Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): (901315)

T 3Tom Hayes (Bournemouth East): (901316)

T 4Josh Dean (Hertford and Stortford): (901317)

T 5Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West): (901318)

T 6Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): (901319)

T 7Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): (901320)

T 8Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): (901321)

T 9Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): (901322)

T 10Joe Morris (Hexham): (901323)

Questions for Answer on Friday 11 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 NMrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Gateshead South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mesh removal surgeons are performing mesh removals since the setting up of the nine specialist removal centres in 2021.(26907)

2 NMrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Gateshead South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether mesh removal surgeons receive an approved and accredited training course for removals.(26908)

3 NMrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Gateshead South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have received full mesh removals since the setting up of the nine specialist removal centres in 2021, in comparison to partial removals.(26909)

4 NMrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Gateshead South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what work has been done in collaboration with international experts to reach a consensus on whether full or partial removals are best for mesh-harmed women; and whether NICE is actively monitoring this situation and will update its guidance when consensus is reached.(26910)

5 NMrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Gateshead South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on commissioning a retrospective sample audit of the POP/SUI database to work out the risk percentage of mesh complication experienced by women.(26911)

6 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date his Department met with the Government of Mauritius to discuss the Chagos Islands deal in a) July, b) August and c) September 2026.(27059)

7 NPhil Brickell (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made on working with HM Land Registry to provide access to free, spatial land ownership data for larger properties covering the majority of England and Wales; whether there will be a public consultation on this soon; and whether HM Land Registry has given an undertaking to release that data this year.[R] (27085)

Questions for Answer on Monday 14 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish a full implementation timetable for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, including provisions on lease extensions, freehold purchase, valuation, service charge transparency, administration charges and redress.(27009)

2 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what legislative changes she plans to bring forward to address technical defects in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 before commencing provisions on lease extensions and freehold purchase.(27010)

3 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to introduce the final Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill following pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Bill.(27011)

4 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to expedite reforms to make lease extensions and freehold purchase quicker, easier and cheaper.(27012)

5 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to bring forward legislation to cap ground rents in existing residential leases; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of continued uncapped ground rents on leaseholders.(27013)