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Published – Monday 7 September 2026
Questions for Answer on Monday 7 September
Questions for Written Answer
1Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made for the potential merits of legally recognising and providing green representatives in workplace unions.[Transferred] (27114)
2Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her 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.[Transferred] (26989)
3Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to recover Government funding lost during the VIP contract lane during the Covid Pandemic.[Transferred] (27188)
4Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, 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.[Transferred] (27021)
5Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.[Transferred] (27142)
6 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 8060, on Cabinet Office: Expenditure, when will the Social Mobility Commission write to the Hon Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire with its response.[Transferred] (26580)
Questions for Answer on Tuesday 8 September
Questions for Written Answer
1Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contact did the former Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Member for Holborn and St Pancras, have with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles between April 2025 and July 2026.(27310)
2Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has recused himself from any aspects of his office in relation to advice to the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.(27246)
3Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister pays council tax on his Downing Street residence at 100% of the Band H rate.(27247)
4Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to rename 10 Downing Street as No10 South.(27248)
5Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled PPN 026: The Social Value Model, updated 5 August 2026, whether (a) climate change and (b) equality, diversity and inclusion metrics will no longer be applied to social value requirements in (i) public body and (ii) central government procurement; and whether the changes will be applied uniformly to the NHS.(27250)
6Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will list each business unit within (a) the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and (b) her Department.(27251)
7Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 14356 on Cabinet Office: Staff, what the name is of the integrated team.(27252)
8Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18040 on Cabinet Office: Secondment, whether there have been secondments between the Propriety and Constitution Group and the Civil Service since July 2024.(27253)
9Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18648 on Government departments: artificial intelligence, how much statutory consultation duties have been identified by the AI tool for which the latest data is available.(27254)
10Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 14862 on Elections: Scotland, if she will place the internal reminder guidance given to departments on Parliamentary by-elections in Scotland in the Library.(27255)
11Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 17353 on Digital ID Advisory Group, whether this group has been disbanded.(27257)
12Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 16502 on Defence: Finance, whether improving broadband infrastructure is included in the classification of critical infrastructure for the purposes of reporting against the 1.5 per cent NATO spending commitment.(27258)
13Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18042 on Freedom of Information, if she will place in the Library a copy of the most recent FOI round robin guidance issued by the Cabinet Office to departments on the handling of specific live round robin FOI requests.(27259)
14Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17754 on Government Departments: Industrial Disputes, what industrial disputes are currently live, and over what grievances, in relation to the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Office for National Statistics.(27260)
15Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 18036 on Government Departments: Public Appointments, whether the Cabinet Office has given guidance to departments on whether they may disclose the political activity of Direct Ministerial Appointments.(27261)
16Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.(27232)
17Patrick Hurley (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of financial mutuals on (a) regional economic growth and (b) the proportion of businesses and financial institutions that are (i) locally and (ii) member owned.(27292)
18James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to promote good practice among employers in communicating recruitment decisions to job applicants.(27379)
19Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what funding he has provided to UK companies developing graphene photonics and terahertz devices supporting high-bandwidth, narrow-beam links.(27311)
20Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 23103 on Industry: Huntingdon, what is the complete list of potential opportunities across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough which are potentially in scope for consideration.(27312)
21Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 23103 on Industry: Huntingdon, by when does he expect the Treasury to decide on programme approvals that will include the Strategic Sites Accelerator.(27313)
22Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to help rights holders identify when their works have been used to train artificial intelligence models since March 2026.(27359)
23Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of accessibility of live coverage of major national and international sporting events for viewers who do not subscribe to paid streaming services; and if she will bring forward proposals to expand the list of sporting fixtures required to have live free-to-air television coverage.(27335)
24Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps has she taken to help ensure that older people can engage in community sports in Lincolnshire.(27226)
25Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the museum sector in Lincolnshire.(27237)
26Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the adoption of generative artificial intelligence on the number of entry-level roles in the creative industries.(27357)
27Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure rights holders are remunerated when their copyright works are used to train artificial intelligence models.(27358)
28Mr Luke Charters (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the safeguarding risks arising from the use of AI-enabled and camera-equipped smart glasses in education, youth and care settings.(27336)
29Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the affordability of compulsory school uniform items for families; and if she will consider introducing a (a) recommended maximum price (b) price cap for such items.(27280)
30Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is for concluding that Fixed Penalty Notices for school attendance offences improve long-term pupil attendance.(27344)
31Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of school attendance Fixed Penalty Notices issued in the most recent year for which data is available were preceded by documented support interventions under the Department's support first approach.(27345)
32Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the reasons cited by parents for absences that subsequently resulted in Fixed Penalty Notices.(27346)
33David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what work she is doing on exam conditions for students with dyslexia and neurodivergence.(27340)
34David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is being given to schools to enable them to enforce phone bans.(27341)
35Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people have remained in a children's home beyond the age of 18 under Ofsted's special circumstances provision in each of the last five years.(27360)
36Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Review of Early Deaths of Care Leavers, published on 25 August 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of enabling greater continuity of care placements for young people with assessed care needs transitioning to adulthood.(27361)
37Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of care leavers who had an assessed need for personal care at the point of their 18th birthday in the most recent year for which figures are available.(27362)
38Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much her Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.(27231)
39David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households in the UK are living off the electric grid; and what actions his department are taking to ensure access to energy for communities in all parts of the UK, including rural and remote locations.(27338)
40Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to implement proposed circular economy reforms; and when she plans to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan.(27356)
41Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide guidance to parish councils when (a) national warnings and (b) restrictions are issued.(27355)
42Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.(27230)
43Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the risk of wildfires in the North West.(27302)
44Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Ukrainian-qualified HGV drivers resident in the UK who could enter the UK workforce if their driving licence categories, including C, C1 and CE, were recognised for exchange.(27351)
45Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department (a) uses and (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.(27236)
46James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on the economy; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the runway on environmental, social and climate-related costs.(27285)
47Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of legislative and statutory requirements that apply to the planning and construction of ports.(27297)
48Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of applying the same 1.5p-per-mile Electric Vehicle Excise Duty rate to all plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on drivers of those vehicles.(27366)
49Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on the resale values of older plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.(27367)
50Rachel Gilmour (Tiverton and Minehead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the barriers for unemployed people aged 50 to State Pension age with extensive work histories but limited formal qualifications, who have developed health conditions which restrict their employment options and face challenges navigating digital recruitment processes; and what targeted support his Department provides to help such people return to work.(27343)
51Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department (a) uses and (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.(27235)
52James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of employers failing to inform unsuccessful applicants of the outcome of their job applications on the ability of those applicants to seek alternative employment.(27376)
53James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to encourage employers to inform all job applicants on the outcome of their applications.(27377)
54James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the proportion of job applicants who are not informed of the outcome of their applications.(27378)
55Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.(27228)
56Patrick Hurley (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) employer-provided health cash plans and (b) other preventative health benefits on (i) sickness absence, (ii) economic inactivity and (iii) demand for NHS services.(27291)
57Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan for England, published on 4 February 2026, in which areas is the proactive approach to identifying people at greatest risk of pancreatic cancer currently operating; and whether she plans to expand its geographical coverage.(27282)
58James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that blood cancers, including lymphoma, are prioritised along with other rare and less common cancers.(27283)
59James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department is making on measuring and reporting progress against commitments with regard to people with rare and less common cancers.(27284)
60Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients with multiple sclerosis were prescribed nabiximols on the NHS in England in each of the last three years by integrated care board.(27239)
61Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of regional variation in access to nabiximols for MS-related spasticity since NICE guideline NG144 was published.(27240)
62Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure integrated care boards commission nabiximols in line with NICE guideline NG144.(27241)
63Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has asked NICE to review the position of nabiximols in the treatment pathway for MS-related spasticity, including its use earlier in the pathway.(27242)
64Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a person aged 17 with an assessed need for personal care may be accommodated by a provider registered with the Care Quality Commission where the placing local authority agrees; and what guidance is available to local authorities and providers on that matter.(27363)
65Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Care Quality Commission has any provision equivalent to Ofsted's special circumstances provision to enable continuity of placement for a young person transitioning to adulthood.(27364)
66Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking with the Department for Education on the regulatory arrangements for young people with assessed personal care needs who transition to adult services at the age of 18.(27365)
67Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East sent to his department on 28th May 2026 with the reference number SL06513/dw in relation to UN Resolution 2286.(27347)
68Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East sent to his department on 28th May 2026 with the reference number SL06519/dw in relation to Global Summed Flotilla and allegations of serious abuse.(27348)
69Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East sent to his department on 28th May 2026 with the reference number SL06525/dw in relation to the campaign to ban the IRGC.(27349)
70Catherine West (Hornsey and Friern Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to resolve industrial disputes in his Department and ensure adequate consultation with unions.(27264)
71Claire Hanna (Belfast South and Mid Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether criminal convictions are considered in the provision of Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) to applicants, and whether a conviction of seditious conspiracy would provide grounds for a declined ETA.(27277)
72Claire Hanna (Belfast South and Mid Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in granting Electronic Travel Authorisations whether pardoned crimes are considered equal to spent convictions.(27278)
73Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage and support digital literacy amongst older people to protect themselves against online fraud.(27276)
74Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will consider introducing a standalone physical or digital document to demonstrate proof of Section 3C status.(27269)
75Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of a) the levels of incorrect Negative Verification Notices being issued in cases where the Employer Checking Service database has not updated in time to reflect an applicant's Section 3C status and b) the potential impact of this on employees.(27270)
76Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to question 19179 on Military Aircraft, what is the out of service date of Shadow Mk1.(27304)
77Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to question 19173 on Tranexamic Acid: Finance, by when will the competitive process commence and when is it schedule to be completed by.(27305)
78Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in securing sovereign UK capability to develop high-bandwidth, platform-to-platform and ground-to-space links.(27307)
79Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Press Release New paraglider could give British troops an innovative way to strike from the sky, published on 28 August 2026, what are the contracts held with Blakcro.(27314)
80Ben 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, when does he expect to have established the delivery profile for the second tranche.(27315)
81Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles have be allocated to Project ATILLA.(27316)
82Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in developing a graphene sensing surface configurable to target a) specific molecules, b) chemical agents or c) biological markers.(27317)
83Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his proposed timeline is for selecting an option for a future SHORAD capability.(27318)
84Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is full scope of the Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Programme's Capability Uplift Package 1.(27319)
85Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to question 5016 on Military Aid: Fire and Rescue Services, what overseas capacity does the department have for aerial firefighting capabilities for wildfires.(27324)
86Carla Denyer (Bristol Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account debt on local authorities' ability to (a) maintain existing council housing stock and (b) deliver new council housing supply.(27321)
87Carla Denyer (Bristol Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to give local authorities access to low-interest loans for building new council homes; and what assessment she has made of trends in the difference between local authority borrowing costs and the loan rates offered to registered providers.(27322)
88Carla Denyer (Bristol Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) bringing forward a greater proportion of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme to the earlier years of the programme and (b) increasing the overall scale of the programme to support delivery of more new social homes by the end of this Parliament.(27323)
89Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department (a) uses and (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.(27234)
90James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Council Tax Reduction schemes on households where a young adult enters employment.(27370)
91James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of the number of local authorities whose Council Tax Reduction schemes take the earnings of non-dependent young adults into account when determining entitlement.(27371)
92James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the amount spent by local authorities on diversity, equity and inclusion training programmes in each of the last five years.(27372)
93James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of whether diversity, equity and inclusion training commissioned by local authorities is based on evidence.(27373)
94James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on ensuring that staff training does not promote (a) inaccurate or (b) misleading information.(27374)
95James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the level of expenditure by Basildon Council on diversity, equity and inclusion training in each of the last three years.(27375)
96David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made in preparing the secondary legislation, regulations and statutory guidance required to implement the community right to buy provisions contained in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026; what the anticipated timetable is for laying those regulations before Parliament; and when local authorities will be able to commence independent valuation processes and other preparatory actions.(27342)
97Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of administrative errors on litigants in person seeking to access justice.(27353)
98Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of leasehold and social housing tenancy agreements mandating access to legal advice that is funded by landlords.(27245)
99Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that nobody in prison for child sex offences will be released as part of the early release scheme.(27320)
100Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.(27227)
101Nigel Huddleston (Droitwich and Evesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his department plans to respond to my office’s correspondence of the 13 March 2026, with follow-ups of the 12 June 2026 and 22 July 2026, under the subject heading Constituent concerns about CMS and Pay, Not See.(27263)
102Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he intends to re-open HMP Dartmoor.(27293)
103Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which operational prisons he has visited since he took office.(27294)
104Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the first two tranches of the early release scheme are scheduled to take place in October.(27295)
105Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.(27229)
106Patrick Hurley (Southport): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to increase the contribution of financial mutuals.(27289)
107Patrick Hurley (Southport): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential challenges faced by financial mutuals seeking to raise external capital while retaining their mutual status.(27290)
108Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis he has undertaken on the reasons for variations in regional productivity; and what steps he is taking to reduce those variations.(27243)
109 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposed reduction in VAT for domestic electricity bills will apply to the park homes residents.[Transferred] (27168)
110David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department is applying VAT on new connections to off-electrical grid homes; and what consideration he has given to lifting this on off-grid homes.(27339)
111Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has made an assessment of the potential merits of a voluntary telematics-based system to determine the proportion of mileage undertaken using electric power by plug-in hybrid electric vehicles for the purposes of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty.(27368)
112Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on the level of demand for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, including for those motorists for whom the upfront cost of switching to an electric vehicle remains a significant barrier.(27369)
113Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he pays council tax on his Downing Street residence at 100% of the Band H rate.(27262)
114Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made or commissioned a quantitative analysis of the potential behavioural and economic impact of the level of the personal allowance taper and access to Tax Free Childcare and free childcare for people earning above £100,000.(27267)
115Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.(27233)
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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2026 to Question 19032 on Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information, whether proposed revisions to the Ministerial Code will make the Code (a) more strict and (b) more permissive in relation to media briefings.(27249)
2 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office document entitled List of Ministerial Responsibilities, withdrawn on 4 August 2026, what responsibilities the First Secretary of State has for propriety and ethics.(27256)
3 NSir Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to maintain the availability of free terrestrial television channels beyond (a) 2029 and (b) 2034; and what assessment she has made of the (i) financial impact on viewers and (b) national security implications in the event of hostile interference with streaming services, following the closure of such channels.(27225)
4 NDr Simon Opher (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding a representative from the comedy industry to the Creative Industries Council.[R] (27281)
5 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will introduce free bus travel for young people aged 16-19 in England.(27328)
6Claire Hanna (Belfast South and Mid Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans do they have to review the eligibility conditions of the Bereavement Support Payment.(27279)
7 NAnn Davies (Caerfyrddin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her predecessor's reported comments to ITV on 12 February 2026, what progress her Department has made on establishing a compensation scheme for victims of sodium valproate.(27333)
8 NAnn Davies (Caerfyrddin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a redress scheme for mothers who lost babies as a result of exposure to sodium valproate.(27334)
9Dr Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many remediable service statements have been a) issued, b) connected, c) connected and reissued, d) calculated and not issued, and e) not yet calculated to members of NHS pension scheme.[R] (27266)
10 NSir Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria the Infected Blood Compensation Authority applies in deciding which categories of (i) infected people and (ii) bereaved family members will have cases prioritised; and where in that priority list are ranked haemophiliacs co-infected by the NHS with HIV and Hepatitis C who are still alive.(27224)
11 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of communication on recommended cholesterol levels between primary care services, NHS hospital cardiology departments and publicly available NHS patient information materials.(27329)
12 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve public understanding of cardiovascular risk factors including cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking.(27330)
13 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will provide i) details of psychosexual clinics supported by the NHS and providing NHS care and ii) comparative figures for the last 10 years.(27327)
14 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026, to question 23022 on Local Government: Cambridgeshire, if she will publish the proposals submitted to date to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.(27308)
15 NBaggy Shanker (Derby South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with the Minister for Women and Equalities, to tackle health inequalities.[Transferred] (901262)
16Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his department has had with Hong Kong authorities on the barriers faced by UK resident BN(O) status holders in accessing their Mandatory Provident Fund savings after departing Hong Kong.(27350)
17 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid to the French government for help in dealing with small boat crossings in each of the last five years.(27238)
18 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she considers the current number of asylum seekers supported in the North West to constitute a proportionate share of the national asylum accommodation burden.(27298)
19 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to question 22623 of 4 September 2026 on Asylum: North West, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of accommodation providers having concentrated procurement activity in the North West on the availability of asylum accommodation in that region.(27299)
20 NClive Jones (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the security of the Falkland Islands.(27337)
21 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope is of the directive to stop collective training.(27303)
22 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Royal Tank Regiment’s live-firing exercise during week commencing 7th September has been cancelled.(27306)
23 NAnn Davies (Caerfyrddin): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) sentencing and (b) guidelines in relation to stalking offences tried in the magistrates’ court.(27331)
24 NAnn Davies (Caerfyrddin): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the (a) sufficiency and (b) consistency of application of support and protection available to victims of stalking offences throughout the criminal justice process.(27332)
25 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Justice Secretary in the debate on the Independent Sentencing Review on 22 May 2025, whether he plans to continue to explore mandating medication to manage problematic sexual arousal.(27271)
26 NNeil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in the custody of HM Prison and Probation Service are currently receiving medication to manage problematic sexual arousal (MMPSA).(27272)
27 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimation his Department has made of the total floor area available across those prisons and young offenders' institutions that have been closed since 2010, broken down by individual establishment and divided into a) total area b) indoor area c) cell area.(27296)
28 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Defence funding update (HCWS165), published on 30 June 2026, what is the breakdown of the £10.3 billion identified broken down by each department.(27309)
Questions for Answer on Thursday 10 September
Questions for Written Answer
1 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations her Department has made to FIFA about the Argentine banner display following the 2026 World Cup semi-final match with England.(27301)
2 NGreg Smith (Mid Buckinghamshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of schools and places available in specialist provision for pupils with SEMH, broken down by local authority.(27275)
3 NDr Danny Chambers (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Mental Health Strategy for England will aim to improve outcomes specific to family carers of those with severe mental illness.(27381)
4 NDr Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many remedial pension savings statements have been a) issued, b) connected, c) connected and reissued; d) calculated and not issued, and e) not yet calculated to members of NHS pension scheme.[R] (27265)
5 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it remains the policy of His Majesty's Government that there can be no negotiations on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands without the consent of the Falkland Islanders.(27300)
6 NMr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to work towards the phasing out of animal testing.(27354)
7 NJeff Smith (Manchester Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what cross-government work is taking place to help reduce harms associated with controlled drugs.[Transferred] (901289)
8 NMr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of lost applications and documents within HM Courts and Tribunals Service.(27352)
Questions for Answer on Friday 11 September
Questions for Written Answer
1 NChristine Jardine (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to ask what consideration has made of improving paternity leave entitlement for self employed fathers.(27380)
2 NHenry Tufnell (Mid and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the different rates of Universal Credit standard allowance payable to single claimants and to couples on a) incentives for fraudulent claims and b) any resulting effects on the housing sector.(27325)
3 NHenry Tufnell (Mid and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on Debt Management and debt recovery of making advance payments to Universal Credit claimants before the conclusion of their assessment period.(27326)
4 NJames Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will issue guidance or instructions relating to the reduction or removal of sugar from prescription medicines; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of such changes on patients who are unable to tolerate artificial sweeteners.(27286)
5 NJames Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to ensure the continued availability of prescription medicines which do not contain artificial sweeteners for patients with adverse reactions to those substances.(27287)
6 NJames Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the reported withdrawal of the original formulation of Questran from the UK market on patients with bile acid malabsorption.(27288)
7 NTonia Antoniazzi (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for publishing the eligibility requirements for the new named sponsorship routes.(27268)
8 NRuth Jones (Newport West and Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Project 4 entitled Image Guided Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease in the Non-technical summaries for project licences granted April – June 2026 that require a retrospective assessment, published in June 2026, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the information provided by the applicant on the expected severity of procedures in informing the licensing decision; and what is meant by the classification of mice and rats as under severe in that project.(27273)
9 NRuth Jones (Newport West and Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that future Non-technical Summaries for project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 provide consistent information on expected severity; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of detail published on expected severity to explain the harms considered during the harm-benefit analysis.(27274)
10 NEmma Lewell (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made towards publishing records about Nuclear Test Veterans from The Technical Cooperation Programme.(27244)