Questions Tabled

Published – Friday 11 September 2026

Questions for Answer on Friday 11 September

Questions for Written Answer

1Imogen Walker (Hamilton and Clyde Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of workers who benefited from the increase in the National Living Wage in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency.[Transferred] (28542)

2Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure autism in girls does not go unmissed.[Transferred] (28323)

3Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis he has undertaken of future skills requirements in the waste and resource management sector.[Transferred] (28349)

4Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the reported 70% decline in apprenticeships in the hairdressing sector.[Transferred] (28626)

5Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that small hair salons can continue to train young people as apprentices.[Transferred] (28627)

6Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential cost of providing compensation to victims affected by sodium valproate.[Transferred] (28379)

7Cat Smith (Lancaster and Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has costed compensation for people impacted by sodium valproate.[Transferred] (28343)

8 NLuke Myer (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of restoring Assisted Area status to support investment, jobs and economic growth in less economically developed parts of the UK, such as Teesside.[Transferred] (28274)

9Matt Vickers (Stockton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the youth justice system in reducing reoffending among children and young adults convicted of (a) vehicle theft, (b) aggravated vehicle taking and (c) dangerous driving offences.[Transferred] (28422)

10Matt Vickers (Stockton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of (a) taking a motor vehicle without consent, (b) aggravated vehicle taking and (c) dangerous driving in each of the last five years were aged (i) under 18 and (ii) 18 to 24; and how many people in each category had one or more previous convictions.[Transferred] (28423)

Questions for Answer on Monday 14 September

Questions for Written Answer

1Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2026 to Question HL2133, on International Court of Justice, what non-privileged advice and guidance he has given to the Government on the weight to be given to advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice.(28793)

2Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the letter entitled, Simplification and Agency of Government - Letter to all ministers, of 7 September 2026, whether she plans to legislate to disapply the Gunning principles and case law on consultation requirements and expectations, including R v London Borough of Brent ex parte Gunning (1985).(28761)

3Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will examine the potential for a Cardiff–Newport–Bristol economic corridor which would examine how transport, infrastructure, investment and closer collaboration between businesses and universities could create an integrated economic corridor to encourage more investment and high-value employment within Wales.(28944)

4Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 21055 on Lord Mandelson, for what reason no documented material from the review by the General Counsel to the Prime Minister was contained in the humble Address.(28786)

5Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Home Office's transparency data entitled Small boat arrivals: last 7 days, updated on 9 September 2026, has the status of official statistics; and whether the UK Statistics Authority has reviewed data reporting by the Home Office.(28787)

6Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 20825, on Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements, and with reference to pages 11-12 of her Department's Document entitled Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, published in April 2026 (DEP2026-0371), if she will publish the figures for the Cabinet Office facility time data for 2025-26 that are maintained by the Cabinet Office.(28801)

7Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her Department's policy is on choosing whether to issue an Emergency Alert nationally or to target a specific geographical location; and whether she plans to enhance the system's proportionality and precision to help maintain public confidence and reduce risk of alert fatigue.(29008)

8Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much HM Government has spent on consultations since 4 July 2024.(28861)

9Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government (a) announcements, (b) initiatives and (c) funding decisions have been delayed beyond their initial deadline since 4 July 2024.(28863)

10Dr Allison Gardner (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of cross-government coordination on Artificial Intelligence assurance and governance.(29025)

11Tracy Gilbert (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the loss-of-control scenarios contained in the Government’s AI Risk Register have associated likelihood assessments.(28947)

12Tracy Gilbert (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment her Department has made of whether domestic resilience measures can protect the UK from risks arising from loss of control of advanced AI systems in the absence of international agreement limiting the development of such systems.(28948)

13Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether pay for staff assigned to No10 North who were previously designated to a London office is based on the National or the London pay range.(28750)

14Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of staff assigned to No10 North are loaned.(28753)

15Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether office attendance data is collated for staff who work in No10 North.(28754)

16Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 16936, on Conflicts of Interest, what is her Department's current policy, prior to the Home Office review, on whether a ban on engagement includes (a) social contact, (b) party political contact and (c) electronic contact through non-corporate channels.(28756)

17Mike 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, in relation to the transaction, Ethics and Integrity Commission, Bloom Procurement Services Ltd, Ref: 1037287099, for £37,895.(28757)

18Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20546 on Cabinet Office: Glasgow, how many Ministerial visits there were in that period.(28758)

19Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 21041 on EU Cohesion Fund, whether the European Commission has asked the UK to make payments to the EU Cohesion Fund in any other area.(28759)

20Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 20738 on Royal Family: Funerals, whether there is an Operation Bridge equivalent plan for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; and whether Mr Mountbatten-Windsor will receive a royal ceremonial funeral following his removal from the Roll of the Peerage.(28760)

21Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 18828, on Gambling Commission: staff, what other central government public bodies have public servant staff which are neither crown servants or civil servants.(28765)

22Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Buy British procurement policy on the likelihood of the European Union adopting a Buy European procurement policy which discriminates against British imports.(28766)

23Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20539, on Government Departments: Data Protection, what is the advice of the Cabinet Office data protection officer on whether the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR allows for the publication by the Cabinet Office of the declared political activity of a Cabinet Office direct ministerial appointment.(28767)

24Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20905, on Public Appointments: Political Activities, whether the requirement to follow the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies requires any declared political activity of Direct Ministerial Appointments to be published publicly in line with the requirements for regulated public appointments.(28768)

25Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether receipt of (i) support and (ii) priority access to an electricity-grid connection by a data-centre development will be conditional on compliance with minimum standards for (a) energy efficiency, (b) water efficiency, (c) the use of low-carbon electricity, (d) demand flexibility and (e) the recovery and reuse of waste heat.(28744)

26Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what methodology he uses to assess the employment impact of proposed data centres; whether published employment estimates distinguish between temporary construction roles and permanent operational jobs; and what estimate his Department has made of the average number of permanent jobs created per hectare of land occupied by new data-centre developments.(28745)

27Charlotte Nichols (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September to Question 26653 on Cameras: Wearable Technology, if he will make it his policy to restrict sale of high tech smart glasses only to those with a documented accessibility need.(28820)

28Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections for micro and small businesses entering into long-term telecommunications contracts.(29064)

29Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of mis-selling of telecommunications contracts to micro and small businesses.(29065)

30Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with Ofcom on the number of complaints it has received from micro and small businesses relating to the mis-selling of telecommunications contracts in each of the last five years.(29066)

31Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Ofcom's enforcement of its General Conditions in relation to the sale of telecommunications services to micro and small enterprises.(29067)

32Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution arrangements for micro and small businesses in disputes with telecommunications providers.(29068)

33Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of compliance within the telecommunications sector with Ofcom General Condition C1.11 relating to contract commitment periods for micro and small enterprises.(29069)

34David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the reduction in business rates for pubs announced in July 2026 is subject to a subsidy limitation regime for individual businesses.(28834)

35Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of new EU regulation passed since the UK left the EU in areas where the Government now proposes to align with the EU.(28790)

36Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK/EU reset on the UK's (a) compliance with existing non-EU trade treaties and (b) ability to strike new trade treaties with non-EU bodies.(28791)

37Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2026 to Question HL2133, on International Court of Justice, whether the Government made oral arguments to the International Court of Justice once the 2023 statement was withdrawn.(28792)

38Dr Allison Gardner (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement a cross-government Artificial Intelligence Assurance strategy.(29021)

39Dr Allison Gardner (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Artificial Intelligence applications used across the public sector are subject to ongoing assurance, auditing and governance.(29022)

40Dr Allison Gardner (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what measures his Department is taking to ensure the safe development and deployment of agentic AI.(29024)

41Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of public funding allocated to the development, validation and uptake of human-specific research methods in each year from 2020 to 2025.(28924)

42Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much funding was provided to the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research in each year from 2020 to 2025; and what proportion of that funding was allocated to replacing the use of animals in scientific procedures.(28925)

43Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of public health risks associated with barbering, particularly regarding infection control where razors and sharp tools are used.(29027)

44Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what comparative analysis of safety has been undertaken between barbering and other regulated personal services, such as tattooing, piercing and electrolysis.(29029)

45Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what proportion of individuals working as barbers in the UK hold recognised vocational qualifications, including NVQ Level 2 and 3.(29033)

46Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of unregulated entry into the barbering industry on apprenticeship uptake and professional training.(29034)

47Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he intends to review the effectiveness of the voluntary register established under the Hairdressers Registration Act 1964.(29035)

48Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to support small high street retail businesses operating within Royal Sutton Coldfield.(28682)

49Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the volume and value of UK seafood exports to the EU were in each quarter since January 2021, by country of destination.(29051)

50Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the fishing industry of additional export documentation and border checks introduced since January 2021.(29052)

51Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the change has been in UK fishing quota share since the Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into force.(29053)

52Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the UK fishing and seafood processing sectors in each year since 2015.(29054)

53Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what modelling his Department has undertaken comparing (a) predicted and (b) actual outcomes for the UK fishing industry following the UK's departure from the EU.(29055)

54Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to Question 19349, on DBIST: Flint Global, whether minutes were taken of the meeting between the Minister and James Purnell of Flint Global, and which client or clients was Flint Global representing.(28763)

55Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the implementation of the golden thread framework making the delivery of national sporting events such as Silverstone more streamlined and supported.(28938)

56Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to introduce (a) a broader fast-track visa waiver programme for major sporting events and (b) an extension to the eligibility requirements for a Paid Permitted Engagement visa.(28939)

57Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to bring forward the draft Bill on Ticket Touting.(28706)

58Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what metrics her Department will use to measure the success of the social media ban for children under 16.(28708)

59Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which platforms will be in scope of the social media ban for children under 16.(28709)

60Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of dance participation on (a) society and (b) the economy.(28714)

61Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the economic and social contribution of greyhound racing in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.(28855)

62Rachel Gilmour (Tiverton and Minehead): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will consider requiring National Lottery tickets and scratchcards to be sold only through separate transactions paid for by debit card or cash, in order to ensure consistency with restrictions on credit card gambling.(29012)

63Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of the rule that prohibits UK television broadcasters from showing live Premier League matches on Saturdays between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on (a) attendance of non premier league football games and (b) pirating of Premier League matches.(28933)

64Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the historical significance of HMS President.(28690)

65Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what protections are available for nationally significant historic vessels at immediate risk of destruction.(28691)

66Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of HMS President's eligibility for any existing heritage protection or emergency funding.(28692)

67Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with National Historic Ships UK regarding the future of HMS President.(28693)

68Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with heritage organisations regarding the proposed breaking up of HMS President.(28694)

69Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she will review the existing statutory and non-statutory protections for historic vessels.(28695)

70Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to assess the potential impact of the (a) social media ban for under 16s and (b) smartphone ban in schools, once implemented, on the (i) mental health of, (ii) b of self-harm incidents amongst, and (iii) suicide attempts amongst teenagers.(28971)

71Kirsteen Sullivan (Bathgate and Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects to bring forward measures to stop the for-profit resale of live event tickets.(28945)

72Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent suicide amongst young people.(28812)

73Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of mental health support in schools.(28813)

74Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) teachers and (b) head teachers on mental health support for students.(28814)

75Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposals to retire aviation apprenticeship standards for certain posts on (a) youth employment and (b) opportunities for skills expansion.(28959)

76Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Skills England undertakes structured engagement with employers in the aviation sector before the proposed retirement of apprenticeship standards.(28960)

77Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure more vocational pathways are available in Cardiff West.(28940)

78Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle regional inequalities in GCSE attainment.(28941)

79Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce costs to parents related to returning to school in September 2026.(28942)

80Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the School Workforce Census to record neurodivergence.(28949)

81Paul Davies (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide targeted funding for sustained, independent careers guidance for students most at risk of becoming NEETs.(29049)

82Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure children and young people can access (a) dance, (b) sport, (c) gymnastics and (d) cheer as part of the curriculum.(28715)

83Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that reforms to student finance, including the Lifelong Learning Entitlement and maintenance support, support skills development for the creative industries.(28864)

84James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what specific outcomes the proposed national community cohesion framework is intended to achieve.(29000)

85James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what metrics will be used to assess the effectiveness of the proposed framework.(29001)

86James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of developing, implementing and evaluating the proposed framework.(29002)

87James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment her Department has made of whether the proposed framework duplicates existing guidance and policies concerning equality, safeguarding, freedom of speech and student welfare.(29003)

88James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what specific deficiencies in existing policy led the Government to conclude that a new national community cohesion framework was required.(29004)

89James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what criteria were used to determine the membership of the expert advisory group.(29005)

90James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment has been made of the ideological diversity of the expert advisory group.(29006)

91James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment has been made of whether the involvement of the National Union of Students provides sufficient representation for students whose institutions are not affiliated to it.(29007)

92James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what definition of belonging will be used when assessing the success of the proposed framework.(29009)

93James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what definition of community cohesion will be used when assessing the success of the proposed framework.(29010)

94James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment has been made of the role of teaching British history, democratic institutions and the rule of law in promoting a sense of belonging.(29011)

95Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made on the level of teaching staff retention in North Shropshire; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of teaching staff in that area on schools.(28871)

96Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure there are sufficient teaching support staff, including teaching assistants and technicians, to effectively support SEND provision in North Shropshire constituency.(28872)

97Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce a statutory early years SEND service to all areas of England.(28973)

98Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce additional funding for SEND support provision in all schools in England as part of the Experts at Hand programme, following the initial funding provision; and whether her Department plans to provide separate funding for additional teaching assistants to support children with SEND in mainstream schools.(28974)

99Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to update the National Curriculum to prepare children and young people in education for their future employment, in the context of increasing job automation as Artificial Intelligence progresses.(28975)

100Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to notify local authorities of the outcome of their Local Area SEND Reform Plans; and what criteria her Department is using to assess whether a submitted plan qualifies for the full 90% deficit write-off.(28815)

101Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the responsibilities of the Mining Remediation Authority, (a) how many claims relating to abandoned metal mines have been received by the Authority in each year since 2020, broken down by county, (b) how many such claims related to former tin mining areas in Cornwall and Devon, and (c) how those figures compare with the number of claims relating to former coal mining areas over the same period.(28675)

102Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to support the approval of air-to-air heat pumps for inclusion in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.(28932)

103Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment Tahoe has made of the value for money of public funding used to install solar panels on council-owned housing.(29071)

104Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding schemes are available to local authorities for solar panel installations.(29073)

105Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to working households who own their homes and wish to install solar panels but cannot afford the upfront cost.(29075)

106Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the UN Environment Programme's report entitled Limiting Overshoot - Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards return, published on 2 September 2026.(28816)

107Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to increase reservoir infrastructure to mitigate potential extreme summer weather.(28936)

108Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will reform the EPR before the publication of the Year 2 fees issued; and revisit and lower the fees for glass by at least 75%.(28937)

109Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce a national minimum urban tree canopy cover target for local authorities.(28930)

110Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate Ofwat has made of the total cost of South Staffs Water’s universal metering programme; how much of that cost is funded through customer bills; what cost per installation was assumed in the company’s price determination; and what financial consequences will apply if the programme (a) exceeds its approved cost and (b) fails to deliver the forecast reduction in demand.(28732)

111Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reduction in household water consumption South Staffs Water is required to achieve through universal metering; what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that moving an unmetered household to metered charging reduces demand by approximately 13%; and whether she plans to take steps to ensure the company will be required to publish actual consumption reductions separately from savings attributed to the detection of customer-side leaks.(28733)

112Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment Ofwat has made of South Staffs Water’s progress in reducing leakage; how the reported saving of one million litres per day from leaks repaired in 2025 compares with the company’s total daily leakage; and what proportion of the forecast supply-demand deficit is expected to be addressed through (a) company-side leakage reduction, (b) customer-side leak repairs and (c) reduced household consumption following compulsory metering.(28734)

113Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements apply to South Staffs Water’s collection, retention and use of smart-meter consumption data; at what frequency household usage will be recorded; which third parties may receive identifiable or pseudonymised information; and whether customers will be able to access the same level of usage data used by the company for billing, leakage detection and demand-management purposes.(28735)

114Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to require data-centre developers and operators to disclose their expected and actual annual water consumption.(28746)

115Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the projected demand for water from data centres in each water-resource zone.(28747)

116Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps further to those previously anticipated are needed by the Environment Agency to justify and gain approval to deliver the replacement of St Ives sluice.(28893)

117 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has she made in replacing St Ives sluice with a fixed weir.(28894)

118Andrew Ranger (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle illegal waste dumping.(28874)

119Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential contribution Sustainable Drainage Systems towards drought resilience and levels of demand on public water supplies over the next 25 years.(29039)

120Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what principles will guide decisions on water allocation where the water requirements of major infrastructure projects may potentially conflict with environmental flow requirements for protected habitats and chalk streams.(29040)

121Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to amend (a) environmental permitting and (b) waste licensing requirements to facilitate the reuse of treated wastewater for non-potable industrial uses.(29041)

122Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to conclude the review of the Deer Act 1991 and other legislation underpinning the protection and management of deer; and when she expects to publish the review's findings.(29048)

123Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to launch the consultation on reservoir safety reform.(29060)

124Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what ways citizen science water quality monitoring groups will be involved in the development of regional water resources plans where they are not represented on Regional Water Planning Steering Groups.(29061)

125Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the ratification and implementation of the EU SPS Agreement.(28752)

126Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to end the overselling of seats on a flight.(28935)

127Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of introducing a system whereby a proportion of practical driving test appointments are reserved for candidates requiring a retest following a previous unsuccessful practical driving test.(28952)

128Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of Compulsory Basic Training certificates for motorcycle riders issued by or linked to the DVSA in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.(28856)

129Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of Compulsory Basic Training certificates for motorcycle riders renewed by the DVSA in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.(28857)

130Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the weight of (a) fuel-powered vehicles and (b) electric-powered vehicles on the United Kingdom's road network.(28859)

131Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of complaints relating to private parking fines issued in Lincolnshire in the past five years.(28680)

132Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the value of the Support for Maritime Training Scheme to shipowners that qualify for the Tonnage Tax.(28822)

133Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues in the Treasury regarding the recommendations in the review of the effectiveness of funding for UK seafarer training published in April.(28823)

134Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues (b) employers and (c) trade unions regarding the shortage in seafarer Ratings grades in the UK shipping industry over the next decade forecast by the Seafarer Projections Review published by her Department in April.(28824)

135Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Port of London Authority's response to the future of HMS President.(28683)

136Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Port of London Authority regarding the future of HMS President.(28684)

137Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage the Port of London Authority to engage with the custodians of HMS President and relevant heritage organisations regarding the vessel's future.(28685)

138Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received regarding the proposed breaking up of HMS President at Erith.(28686)

139Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the loss of HMS President on London's maritime heritage.(28687)

140Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Port of London Authority on the possibility of identifying an alternative long-term berth for HMS President.(28688)

141Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Port of London Authority takes account of the historical significance of nationally important vessels when making decisions affecting their future.(28689)

142Cat Smith (Lancaster and Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she has had conversations with Rail Delivery Group about railcard users being able to store railcards on digital wallets.(28783)

143 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many foundation apprenticeships have expanded into the hospitality sector in the first three months since it's introduction in April 2026.[Transferred] (28287)

144Dr Ellie Chowns (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the rate of Universal Credit for 16 to 24 year-olds receive with that of claimants aged over 25.(28970)

145Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support available to bereaved parents.(28867)

146Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with (a) Skills England, (b) employers and (c) trade unions to help increase the (i) range and (ii) uptake of seafarer apprenticeships in maritime communities.(28825)

147Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the Department for Transport regarding Skills England’s live review of maritime apprenticeship standards.(28826)

148Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of employment in coastal fishing communities since 2020.(29056)

149Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms exist to ensure that the interests of members with pre-1997 pension accruals are represented in decisions on surplus extraction.(29046)

150Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence underpins the assumption in the Pension Schemes Act 2026 impact assessment that members will receive a broadly equal share of benefits arising from surplus extraction; and what mechanisms exist to ensure members receive such benefits where scheme rules do not provide for pre-1997 pension increases.(29047)

151Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent male suicide.(28810)

152Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) healthcare professionals and (b) mental health support services on suicide prevention.(28811)

153Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of legislating for mandatory registration of newly installed public-access defibrillators on The Circuit database.(28961)

154Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a national targeted cardiac screening programme for young people and those with a family history of heart disease.(28963)

155Josh Babarinde (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether guidance is available to NHS cancer services on providing patients with evidence-based information on nutrition, physical activity and lifestyle alongside conventional cancer treatment.(28888)

156Josh Babarinde (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she has made an assessment of the potential (a) financial and (b) other challenges faced by cancer patients in accessing appropriate evidence-based nutritional, lifestyle and wellbeing support alongside their treatment.(28889)

157Josh Babarinde (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrating evidence-based nutritional, physical activity and lifestyle interventions more routinely alongside medical treatment for cancer patients.(28890)

158Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of (a) the potential impact of unpaid travel time on the income and retention of domiciliary care workers and (b) the potential safeguarding risks associated with mandatory uniform requirements; and whether she plans to take steps as a result.(29062)

159Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) NHS England has given on whether socio-economic background of the patient can be a material consideration by the NHS when prioritising patients for elective care; and what use the NHS makes of social value judgments when prioritising.(28803)

160Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether staff in (a) her Department and (b) NHS England are on the same or different pension schemes; and whether staff in each organisation have pay progression.(28804)

161Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to take steps to align its approach to procurement with the Cabinet Office's Procurement Policy Note 026 published on 5 August 2026, including its approach to carbon reduction requirements in NHS procurement.(28805)

162Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether socio-economic background is a consideration in the NHS England Core20PLUS5 when deciding whether to provide health care under the programme.(28806)

163Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question HL942 on NHS: Procurement, the Cabinet Office's document entitled Procurement Policy Note 026, published on 5 August 2026, and with reference to the statement on X by the Prime Minister published on 6 August 2026 on the award of public sector contracts, what changes to (a) Departmental and (b) NHS procurement processes will now be applied to reflect that approach; and whether the NHS Social Value Playbook will be revised.(28807)

164Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of availability of gastric neurostimulators.(28784)

165Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve protection for frontline NHS staff from (a) racism and (b) discrimination on the basis of any other protected characteristic.(28950)

166Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve protections for frontline NHS staff against (a) violence and (b) aggression from (i) patients and (ii) members of the public.(28951)

167Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role patients with lived experience of NHS Continuing Healthcare will take in Baroness Casey's review of adult social care.(28703)

168Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan for England, what steps her Department is taking to ensure uptake of the NHS England and Starlight Play Well Toolkit by 2027.(28704)

169Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure 24/7 access to on-site hospital helipads.(28705)

170Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure people with severe ME in need of tube feeding can be safely fed lying flat in NHS hospitals.(28710)

171Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to incorporate arts-based interventions, including dance, into future prevention and population health strategies.(28712)

172Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support access to dance and other creative activities through social prescribing and community health services.(28713)

173Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising medicine purchase costs and stock shortages on the financial viability of community pharmacies.(29070)

174Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the cumulative impact of business rates, wage increases and employer National Insurance contributions on community pharmacies.(29072)

175Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to increase NHS funding for pharmacy contracts.(29074)

176Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for new pharmacy clinical services.(29076)

177Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Frontier Economics and IQVIA final report commissioned by NHS England entitled Economic analysis of NHS pharmaceutical services in England, published in March 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the gap between current community pharmacy funding and the cost of delivering NHS services.(29077)

178Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of national funding and coordination for Training Interface Group fellowships on the future workforce of surgeons trained to deliver highly specialised procedures, including cleft lip and palate surgery.[R] (28853)

179Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has plans to replace Training Interface Group fellowships with an alternative national training pathway for surgeons specialising in complex multidisciplinary fields such as cleft lip and palate surgery.[R] (28854)

180Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with early onset dementia have received a care plan review in the most recent period for which data is available in Lincolnshire.(28681)

181Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the level of need for additional hospice funding.(28868)

182Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to set out a sustainable long-term commissioning model for the hospice sector.(28869)

183Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the need for short-term revenue to support hospices, while long-term solutions are developed and put in place.(28870)

184James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of IT systems used by primary care providers with the NHS App and systems used in secondary care; and what steps his Department is taking to improve interoperability between these systems.(28875)

185Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27132 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is subject to any legally or administratively binding requirement to open a replacement Frimley Park Hospital by 2035.(29016)

186Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27133 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether the Government’s reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) eradication target requires clinical use of RAAC-affected buildings at Frimley Park Hospital to cease by that date irrespective of any assessment that continued use could be safely maintained through mitigation.(29017)

187Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27135 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether her Department requires Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to maintain a contingency plan for continuity of clinical services if the replacement hospital is not operational by 2035.(29019)

188Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27136 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether her Department holds any direction or funding condition requiring the replacement Frimley Park Hospital to open by 2035.(29020)

189Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are awaiting specialist assessment for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.(28726)

190Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for people living with fibromyalgia.(28727)

191Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are specialist services for children diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.(28728)

192Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve awareness and diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome.(28729)

193Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what way the NHS is supporting patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.(28730)

194Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to expand access to clinical trials for (a) pancreatic cancer patients and (b) patients with cancerous brain tumours.(28978)

195Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Strengthening the regulation of commercial sunbeds in England, published 22 May 2026, whether it remains her Department's policy to introduce photographic ID checks for under 18s using sunbeds.(28751)

196 NBob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Government had with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the announcement of sanctions on Israel on 8 September 2026.[Transferred] (28294)

197Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his department has made of the UK’s obligations under (a) pillar two and (b) pillar three of the UN Responsibility to Protect framework in relation to the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.(28731)

198Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.(28770)

199Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of reports of arbitrary arrests and restrictions on peaceful civic and political activity in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.(28774)

200Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the detention and legal proceedings involving Yasin Malik.(28777)

201Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of reports that India’s National Investigation Agency is continuing to seek the death penalty in the case of Yasin Malik.(28778)

202Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Government of India on reports of the use of capital punishment in the case of Yasin Malik.(28779)

203Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of Yasin Malik’s health, detention conditions and access to appropriate medical care in Tihar Jail.(28780)

204Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department to support the protection of Kashmiri political and human rights, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and political participation.(28781)

205Peter Kyle (Hove and Portslade): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on participating in anniversary events connected with the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.(28785)

206Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20637, on Inter Mediate: Contracts, what is the total sum of public money that has been paid to Inter Mediate since July 2024.(28764)

207Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken regarding the suitability of a property or site in Audlem, Cheshire East, for use as asylum accommodation since 5 July 2024.(28964)

208Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a provider contracted by her Department has entered into negotiations, agreements or contractual arrangements with property owners or their agents for the provision of asylum accommodation in Audlem, Cheshire East, since 5 July 2024.(28965)

209Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has approved, provisionally approved or been asked to approve the use of any property in Audlem, Cheshire East, as asylum accommodation since 5 July 2024.(28966)

210Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what minimum criteria relating to (a) public transport, (b) access to primary healthcare, (c) access to shops and other essential services and (d) proximity to immigration and legal advice services must be met before a property in a rural area can be approved for use as asylum accommodation.(28967)

211Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision is made for transport for asylum seekers housed in rural dispersal accommodation where there is limited public transport, including for travel to (a) healthcare appointments, (b) immigration reporting appointments and (c) legal advice and appointments.(28968)

212Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which bodies her Department and its accommodation providers are required to consult before approving new asylum dispersal accommodation; and whether that consultation includes (a) the relevant local authority, (b) parish councils, (c) local NHS bodies and (d) the relevant Member of Parliament.(28969)

213Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing an offence of harming, threatening or intimidating a person, whether or not in the performance of their duties, in order to punish, deter or retaliate against the exercise of a public function, including where that person is not an emergency worker.(28808)

214Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2026 to question 21369, whether her Department holds information on the percentage of Sudanese nationals who claim asylum following a grant of entry clearance as a student who go on to claim asylum support.(28809)

215Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what she defines as immigration pull factors to the United Kingdom; and what steps she is taking to remove those pull factors.(28860)

216Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that those who have had asylum claims rejected are removed from the United Kingdom; and what percentage of rejected claimants have been removed from the UK since July 2024.(28862)

217Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of businesses issued with fines for employing illegal workers (a) dissolving and (b) liquidating before fines are paid.(28866)

218Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance the department has issued to police forces in England on the policing of anti-Muslim chants, placards and slogans at demonstrations.(28676)

219Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many religiously aggravated offences under sections 4A and 5 of the Public Order Act 1986, aggravated under section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 by hostility towards Muslims, have been recorded at protests and demonstrations in each of the last three years.(28677)

220Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the department has made of how anti-Muslim hostility falling below the criminal threshold is now recognised or recorded by police forces, following the abolition of non-crime hate incidents on 31 March 2026.(28678)

221Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to ask police forces to publish the standards and criteria they apply when assessing anti-Muslim speech at demonstrations.(28679)

222Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of non-human primates in scientific procedures.(28926)

223Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to address the 38 per cent increase in non-human primates bred in Africa and used for the first time in scientific procedures in the UK in 2025.(28927)

224Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the proportion of non-human primates used in scientific procedures that are bred in the UK.(28928)

225Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of animals in scientific procedures undertaken to meet regulatory requirements outside the UK and EU.(28929)

226Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of waiting times for asylum seeker applications to be determined.(29023)

227Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement visits have been carried out at barbering premises in the UK over the past five years; and how many arrests and civil penalties resulted from those visits.(29030)

228Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of rural crime prevention measures in reducing thefts of agricultural machinery, livestock and fuel in rural communities; and what further support her Department plans to provide to police forces to tackle rural crime.(29042)

229Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police forces serving predominantly rural areas have sufficient resources to investigate and prevent rural crime.(29044)

230Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of organised criminal gangs on rural crime levels; and what steps she is taking to disrupt those activities.(29045)

231 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what business cases or other internal approvals are required before a final decision can be made on proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation; and whether any such approvals have yet been obtained.[Transferred] (28577)

232Mr Connor Rand (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the standard of service provided by translators working on asylum claims.(28934)

233Kirsteen Sullivan (Bathgate and Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the relationship between ticket fraud and activity in the secondary ticketing market.(28946)

234Max Wilkinson (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data is being shared by her Department with the French government to help tackle small boat crossings.(28876)

235Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will ensure that answers to written Parliamentary Questions provide relevant hyperlinks.(28795)

236Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK missile production capacity in meeting the requirements of a sustained high-intensity conflict; and whether that assessment has been informed by missile consumption rates in the recent conflict between the United States and Iran.(28911)

237Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the risk of a reduction in the Royal Navy frigate force resulting from the withdrawal of Type 23 frigates before the entry into service of replacement Type 26 and Type 31 frigates.(28912)

238Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to maintain Royal Navy escort numbers pending the entry into service of the planned fleet of Type 26 and Type 31 frigates.(28913)

239Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the long-term sustainability of UK naval shipbuilding capacity following the completion of programmes funded under the Defence Investment Plan.(28914)

240Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on deep maintenance and corrosion inspection of the F-35 fleet.(28915)

241Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost has been incurred by his Department on corrosion inspection and remediation work for the F-35 fleet.(28916)

242Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the military flying training systems operated by NATO allies for the purpose of identifying opportunities to improve value for money and pilot output within the UK Military Flying Training System.(28917)

243Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether stockpile holdings for (a) Brimstone, (b) Paveway IV, (c) SPEAR 3, (d) Meteor and (e) ASRAAM munitions are assessed as meeting departmental planning assumptions and needs.(28918)

244Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expenditure his Department has forecast on replenishment of munitions stocks between 2026-27 and 2029-30.(28919)

245Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated value is of defence procurement programmes that have received departmental approval but are awaiting contract signature.(28920)

246Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the level of requirement for a successor capability to Challenger 3 beyond its planned out-of-service date.(28921)

247Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of annual cost of requiring social value obligations.(28789)

248Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the RAF's news article entitled RAF Concludes Enhanced Air Policing Mission in Romania, published on 31 July 2026, what aircraft were identified during the seven live ‘Alpha’ scrambles by 3 (Fighter) Squadron.(28891)

249Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Armed Forces Recruitment Programme, what assessment has he made of the likelihood of progressing to Full Solution Implementation on schedule in October 2027.(28892)

250Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to question 23341 on Chinook Helicopters, on what dates were each of the nine Chinook Helicopters disposed of.(28896)

251Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent will Integrated Force Design 35 shape equipment procurement within this Parliament.(28899)

252Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 22871 on NATO, by when will he publish the NATO Interoperability Roadmap.(28901)

253Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23084 on Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans, by what date does he expect each element of the new capability outlined to be operational in protecting critical underwater infrastructure.(28902)

254Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 22937 on NATO: Nuclear Weapons, by what date is the UK projected to join NATO’s Dual Capable Aircraft nuclear mission.(28904)

255Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 22932 on Armed Forces: Artificial Intelligence, how much of the £200 million AI Investment Fund has been allocated to date.(28905)

256Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to question 23395 on Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle, on what date was the one Panther vehicle disposed of.(28907)

257Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to accelerate upgrades to the Devonport nuclear submarine dock.(28696)

258Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026, to Question 20860, on Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, what assessment his Department has made of whether hostile foreign actors are promoting Local Government Pension Scheme divestment in firms involved in the Trident nuclear deterrent or its renewal.(28762)

259Markus Campbell-Savours (Penrith and Solway): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to publish the revised statutory Private Parking Code of Practice under the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.(28922)

260Markus Campbell-Savours (Penrith and Solway): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what timetable has been set for the implementation of the revised Private Parking Code of Practice and associated compliance framework.(28923)

261Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 14204, on Housing: Sales, if he will place in the Library the full methodology on which the £550 cost of a sales pack is based.(28982)

262Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026, to Question 18022, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, whether an assessment has been made of the impact of potential increases in council tax on levels of council tax arrears in those areas.(28983)

263Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Number 10 press release entitled and Burnham means business: PM slashes business rates bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues, published on 23 July 2026, whether the new pub relief will apply to (a) premises paying the high value business rate surcharge, (b) private members' clubs which are not open to the general public, including venues with a club premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003, (c) hotels, (d) nightclubs which do not play live music, (e) pubs with hotel rooms classified by the HMRC Valuation Office under Special Category Code 227 and (f) restaurants with a bar open to the general public for drinks.(28984)

264Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the oral statement of 7 September 2026, Column 678, on Local Government Reorganisation, whether unitary council elections will take place in May 2028; and what arrangements will be in place for by-elections for county and district councils.(28985)

265Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 43 of her Department's document entitled Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, published in August 2026; what is the timetable for publishing the new Planning Practice Guidance on traveller sites, and whether there will be a public consultation.(28986)

266Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 1 September 2026, what information her Department holds on the cost to the public purse of using public land for council housing relative to the opportunity cost of selling the land (a) with and (b) without planning permission for private sector housebuilding.(28987)

267Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to introduce a minimum tree canopy cover target of 30 per cent for new developments.(28931)

268Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of having a civic centre in every market town.(28873)

269Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed railway station at Aldridge has been included in any assessment of land subject to the National Planning Policy Framework policy on development around well-connected stations; and whether that policy can apply before a proposed station has secured funding and become operational.(28736)

270Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Department has made of the potential effect of the National Planning Policy Framework published on 17 August 2026 on the preparation of the Walsall Borough Local Plan; and whether Walsall Council will be required to repeat or revise any stages of consultation, evidence gathering or examination as a consequence of the new Framework.(28737)

271Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Department has made of the amount of brownfield land in Walsall Borough that is (a) suitable, (b) available and (c) viable for housing development; how many homes could be delivered on that land; and what financial support will be provided to remediate contaminated or otherwise unviable brownfield sites before Green Belt land is considered.(28738)

272Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local planning authorities may set parking standards above national expectations where proposed development would otherwise increase on-street parking or congestion; and what assessment the Department has made of the effect of the new requirement for flexibility in applying parking standards on residential areas in Walsall Borough.(28739)

273Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Walsall Council applied for strategic partnership status under the Social and Affordable Homes Programme; and what support will be available to enable Walsall Council to make a successful application during subsequent funding rounds.(28740)

274Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what safeguards will ensure that the proposed transfer of greater control over Social and Affordable Homes Programme funding to mayoral strategic authorities results in an equitable geographical distribution of funding; and if her Department will publish allocations and housing outputs by individual local authority area.(28741)

275Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of homes funded through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme in Walsall Borough will be available for (a) social rent, (b) affordable rent, (c) shared ownership and (d) other tenures; and what definition of affordability will be used when recording those homes.(28742)

276Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the additional £340 million announced on 20 July 2026 to address long-term rough sleeping will be allocated to (a) Walsall Council and (b) the West Midlands; and how many of the proposed 1,200 homes and 3,000 supported places will be provided in each area.(28743)

277Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance she is providing on the weight local planning authorities may give to the cumulative effect of proposed data centres on (a) water supplies, (b) electricity-network capacity, (c) agricultural land, (d) Green Belt land, (e) noise and (f) local air quality; and whether her Department plans publish data-centre-specific planning guidance.(28748)

278Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria is used to determine whether a proposed data centre is of national significance and should be directed into the nationally significant infrastructure project regime; and what minimum requirements for consultation with affected residents and local authorities will apply to such projects following the removal of mandatory pre-application consultation requirements.(28749)

279Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23339 on Fire and Rescue Services, what elements from the New Dimensions 2 programme to uplift and replace National Resilience assets will be allocated to Cambridgeshire.(28897)

280Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23415 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles, for what reason Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers undergoing modernisation upgrades are no longer counted as part of the British Army’s current MLRS fleet.(28903)

281David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, August 2026, page 29, what evidence the department has, including those given to the consultation, on the impact of HMOs on community cohesion.(28835)

282David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, August 2026, page 76, what is the legislative or policy mechanism by which she intends to ban fracking, in addition to the existing moratorium.(28836)

283David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, August 2026, page 109, what is the timetable for the review of the Use Classes Order in relation to fast food outlets, and what steps are being taken to prevent the off-sale of heated food from sandwich shops resulting in the premises being classified as hot food takeaways by local planning authorities under the Framework.(28837)

284David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG Accounting Officer System statement, 17 July 2026, para 4.7.1, on what date was the Single Departmental Plan last updated, and whether it will be revised mid-year following the change in Prime Minister and Secretary of State.(28838)

285David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the opposition of the London Borough of Enfield to the proposed new town will mean the Government will impose the new town without the support of the council.(28839)

286David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026, to Question 14978, on Community Development, and further to the guidance, Sustainable Communities Act and barrier busting: how to submit proposals, updated 2 July 2026, if she will publish the application form for Sustainable Communities Act bids.(28840)

287David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the High Value Council Tax Surcharge consultations, published 19 May 2026, whether any single person discount will apply to the council tax surcharge.(28841)

288David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether civil servants in her Department who are assigned to London but permanently move to No10 North will lose their London weighting allowance; and whether they will be paid a relocation allowance.(28842)

289David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent electoral wards and divisions being drawn up in a partisan manner as part of unitary local government restructuring; what criteria is used to assess electoral areas when submitted to her; and whether this will be included in the review announced on 7 September 2026.(28843)

290David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which minister in her Department is responsible for issues relating to late-night licensing.(28844)

291David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question HL1337 on Anti-Muslim Hostility, how her Department is engaging central and local public authorities on the new definition; and whether the engagement includes police forces.(28845)

292David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Questions 18015 and 18016 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the new residency declaration and test will be retrospectively applied to donations since 25 March 2026 in relation to individuals continually registered as domestic electors but residing abroad.(28846)

293David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to recommendation 17 of the document entitled The Rycroft Review: Report of the independent review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics, updated on 27 April 2026, her Department's document entitled The Rycroft Review: HM Government response, published on 6 July 2026, and the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 1 September 2026 on Direction of Government, Official Report, columns 36 and 46, whether the Home Office's Permanent Secretary remains the lead on democracy and elections across Government following the recent restructuring of Government.(28847)

294David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to amend the Social and Affordable Housing Programme budget, including its composition and profile, in any of the years between 2026 and 2036 following (a) the appointment of the new Prime Minister and (b) further to the reduction in Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits announced alongside the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026.(28848)

295David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18183 on Parking, what was the evidence base for the policy changes restricting the amount of off-street parking included in the draft National Planning Policy Framework, prior to the publication of the draft for consultation; and whether representations were made during the consultation on the potential impact of the change on on-street parking.(28850)

296David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 10082 on MHCLG: Public relations, whether her Department and any of its arm’s length bodies has spent any public funds on external (a) public relations and (b) public affairs since July 2024.(28851)

297David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 13132 on Housing: Environmental Protection, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of combining the three assessment regimes into one unified process.(28852)

298Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending permitted development rights to facilitate building and improving active travel routes.(29078)

299Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of landlords in Fylde constituency who are currently operating without being known to their local authority.(28885)

300Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support will be provided to landlords to sign up to the new digital registration service.(28886)

301Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what arrangements will govern the sharing of information between the landlord registration service, local authorities and HM Revenue and Customs.(28887)

302Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of modular construction as a way of helping to deliver more affordable housing.(29036)

303Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans are there to evaluate the success of the homelessness strategy.(29037)

304Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the recommendations arising from coroners' inquests.(28954)

305Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, a) if his Department plans to introduce a National Learning from Deaths Strategy, and b) if he will meet with Dr Georgia Richards of King’s College London to discuss the work of the Preventable Deaths Tracker and the implementation of such a strategy.(28955)

306Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prevention of Future Death reports the government has received since 2013 broken down by Department.(28956)

307Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prevention of Future Death reports received by the government have outstanding responses.(28957)

308Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps have been taken in response to receiving Prevention of Future Death reports.(28958)

309Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences Part 2 by Jonathan Fisher KC was not published until July 2026.(28878)

310Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and adequacy of his Department's report entitled MOJ public appointments diversity and outreach strategy, published on 11 June 2026.(28879)

311Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Axel Rudakubana has assaulted any (a) staff and (b) patients at Broadmoor Hospital; how long he is expected to be held there; and for what reason he was moved there from HMP Belmarsh.(28880)

312Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to his Department.(28755)

313Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 14 July 2026 to Question HL1786 on United Kingdom: Northern Ireland, whether other proposals from the Safeguarding the Union policy paper have been discontinued since July 2024.(28794)

314Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been allocated to support local community initiatives.(28721)

315Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of access to legal aid in Northern Ireland.(28722)

316Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to tackle hate crimes and sectarian incidents.(28723)

317Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of prison conditions and overcrowding, in relation to Maghaberry and Hydebank Wood.(28724)

318Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been allocated for renewable energy projects.(28725)

319Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to (a) reinstate the Community Automated External Defibrillator Fund and (b) introduce VAT relief for community groups purchasing defibrillators.(28962)

320Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 20813, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK/EU reset and new financial obligations to the EU on changes to the profile of payments to and from the EU.(28796)

321Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the OSCAR II database holds information on departmental spending on communications, marketing and advertising.(28797)

322Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has his Department made of the gross annual administrative cost of No10 North; and whether it will be funded from the existing (a) Cabinet Office, (b) HM Treasury or (c) MHCLG budgets.(28798)

323Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the the potential impact of the change in the social time discount rate announced on 7 September 2026 to the total cost of the Chagos deal over the 99 year period.(28799)

324Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 16041, on Treasury: Furniture, what comparative assessment HM Treasury’s PFI team has made of the value for money of the cost of the picnic and outdoor furniture (a) purchased via the PFI company and (b) purchased directly from a retailer such as B&Q.(28800)

325Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383, on Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information, if he will ask the Government Actuary's Department to update the Chagos calculation chart further to the change in the social time discount rate announced by HM Treasury on 7 September 2026.(28802)

326 NAnn Davies (Caerfyrddin): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s quarterly pricing of fertiliser imports on the stability of the fertiliser market.[Transferred] (28562)

327Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the Creative Industry Tax Reliefs to the UK comic book industry.(28702)

328Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason Vehicle Excise Duty for motorcycles is calculated on engine size rather than vehicle weight; and if he will make it his policy to commission a review of motorcycle VED.(28858)

329Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the tax take is generated by London and the South East.(28865)

330Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out the property attribute information HMRC Valuation Office seeks to collect during a site visit when undertaking a valuation of a dwelling for council tax.(28988)

331Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the risk of money laundering through cash-intensive businesses such as barbershops.(29031)

332Charlie Maynard (Witney): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of tax non-compliance within the hair and barbering sector, including the use of self-employment and rent-a-chair arrangements.(29032)

333David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to amend business rates for (a) pubs and nightclubs and (b) the thresholds for independent small businesses.(28849)

334Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and international counterparts on the potential merits of introducing an additional tax on high-polluting corporations to fund the tackling of pollution caused by such companies.(28979)

335Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC Valuation Office's performance in conducting timely revaluations of domestic properties where improvements have been made in England; and what assessment he has made with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of the potential impact of this performance on local authority finances.(29057)

336Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Department has undertaken modelling of the potential impact on Exchequer revenues of reducing the Share Incentive Plan holding period from five years to two years.(28908)

337Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Share Incentive Plan five-year holding period on participation rates among employees aged under 35.(28909)

338Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs holds sufficient data on participants in Share Incentive Plans to estimate the fiscal effect of reducing the scheme's holding period from five years to two years.(28910)

339Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure accessibility is built into the initial design of public services.(28943)

340Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, Further to the written ministerial statement, Driving Opportunity in Every Postcode, 9 September 2026, HCWS322, what is the planned (a) headcount and (b) budget for the new Class Unit.(28788)

341Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help ensure effective implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy.(28707)

342James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 2026, if she will set out the specific outcomes the new Class Unit is expected to achieve during its first three years of operation.(28991)

343James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 2026, what metrics will be used to assess the effectiveness of the Class Unit.(28992)

344James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 2026, what the cost to the public purse will be of establishing and operating the Class Unit in each of the next five years.(28993)

345James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 2026, what proportion of the resources transferred to the Class Unit will be (a) new funding and (b) transferred from existing programmes or organisations.(28994)

346James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 2026, how many staff are expected to work in the Class Unit once it is fully operational.(28995)

347James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 2026, what specific policies the Class Unit will have responsibility for delivering, as opposed to advising other departments on.(28996)

348James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 2026, what powers the Class Unit will have to require other Government departments to change policies that are assessed as contributing to socio-economic disadvantage.(28997)

349James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 2026, what arrangements will be in place to ensure independent scrutiny of social mobility.(28998)

350James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 2026, what proportion of the Social Mobility Commission's total headcount will transfer to the Class Unit.(28999)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 15 September

Questions for Written Answer

1 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she plans to answer Question 26825 tabled by the hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock on 2 September 2026.(29014)

2 NDr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions her Department has had with the European Commission on the protection of UK nationals’ rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.[Transferred] (28171)

3 NDr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to ensure the AI Security Institute is able to access the newest frontier models before their release.(28817)

4 NDr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information her Department holds on the distillation of UK AI models by China.(28818)

5 NDr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether open weight models from China are being procured for use by government departments.(28819)

6 NChris Ward (Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve Royal Mail delivery performance, including in Saltdean and Rottingdean.(29082)

7 NDr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the value of UK seafood exports to the EU was in each year since 2015.(29050)

8 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what position her Department will take on the reform of equivalent power flux density limits at the October 2026 meeting of the International Telecommunication Union's Radiocommunication Sector's Working Party 4A.(29079)

9 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom about the UK's position on satellite spectrum rules prior to the International Telecommunication Union World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 and associated working party meetings.(29080)

10 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of updating equivalent power flux density limits on (a) satellite broadband connectivity in rural areas and (b) competition among providers of rural broadband services.(29081)

11 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital budget allocations are available to Worcestershire County Council to accommodate future (a) primary and (b) secondary school places in the current financial year.(28719)

12 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what demographic projections her Department holds to model future (a) primary and (b) secondary school places in the Worcestershire County Council area over the next five years.(28720)

13 NGareth Davies (Grantham and Bourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the standard of fire safety in schools.(28830)

14 NGareth Davies (Grantham and Bourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what impact assessment her Department has carried out in relation to the standard of fire safety in schools following the publication of ‘Technical requirements for the design and construction of school and college buildings and outdoor environments’, dated January 2026, and associated change in requirement to follow BB 100 (2007 version).(28831)

15 NGareth Davies (Grantham and Bourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of sprinkler systems with regards to fire safety in schools.(28832)

16 NGareth Davies (Grantham and Bourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of BB 100 (2007 version) with regards to fire safety in schools.(28833)

17 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of rainfall above which a water company such as Southern Water has been permitted by the Environment Agency to discharge storm sewage.(28674)

18 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to introduce a registration and accreditation system for organisations that deliver wildlife rehabilitation services in England.(28980)

19 NRuth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the recommendations from the 2024 Civil Aviation Authority report into the 2023 National Air Traffic Service failure have been a) implemented in full and b) partially implemented.(28769)

20 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the economic cost of the closure of airspace around a major airport for (a) one hour and (b) one day.(28989)

21 NGraeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of the closure of (a) Heathrow Airport, (b) Gatwick Airport, (c) Manchester Airport, (d) Stansted Airport, (e) Luton Airport and (f) Glasgow Airport for (i) one hour and (ii) one day.(28990)

22 NDame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the light of the NATS technical failure, what progress has been made against the 34 recommendations made by the CAA following the 2023 incident.(28697)

23 NDame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the light of the recent NATS technical failure, what availability and resilience standard NATS is required to meet.(28698)

24 NDame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the light of the recent NATS technical failure, for what reason a single technical failure can cause widespread disruption.(28699)

25 NDame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the light of the recent NATS technical failure, whether backup systems are genuinely independent, or vulnerable to the same underlying failure.(28700)

26 NDame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the light of NATS’s regulated funding model and substantial capital investment, what assessment she has made of whether the recent technical failure is primarily a question of management and regulatory oversight rather than resources.(28701)

27 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to WPQ 26656, if her Department will make such an assessment.(28821)

28 NFreddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a policy requiring drivers to report collisions with cats.(29043)

29 NChris Ward (Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on plans to improve and upgrade the A259 coast road.(29028)

30 NDame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will commit to a compensation scheme for women impacted by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate.(28711)

31 NCat Eccles (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking through penalties to help tackle the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes.[Transferred] (901381)

32 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mental health care systems in England require a clinical diagnosis prior to treatment; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this requirement on (a) young people’s waiting times for mental health treatment and (b) the effectiveness of the treatment they receive.(28972)

33 NFreddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy will be available to families in Oxfordshire.(29038)

34 NFreddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many foundation year doctor posts were unavailable to newly appointed foundation doctors this year because they were occupied by doctors granted extensions to complete training competencies; and how many such posts are scheduled to become vacant from 1 December 2026.(29058)

35 NFreddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will direct NHS England and the UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) to permit NHS Trusts to appoint provisionally registered doctors who are currently without an NHS Foundation Year doctor post to any such posts that become available after the closure of the allocation process by UKFPO.(29059)

36 NChris Ward (Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration she has given to establishing a new NHS community health hub in Peacehaven.(29026)

37 NImran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of reports of deaths, injuries and the use of force during recent protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.(28771)

38 NImran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of communications restrictions and internet shutdowns on people in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.(28772)

39 NImran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of reports of disruption to food, medicines and other essential supplies in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.(28773)

40 NImran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan and other senior Pakistani Ministers on the situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, including communications restrictions, access to essential supplies and respect for fundamental freedoms.(28775)

41 NImran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he or his Minister have raised the case of Yasin Malik with the Government of India in the last six months.(28776)

42 NVictoria Atkins (Louth and Horncastle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when will section 171 of the Crime and Policing Act come into force.(28782)

43 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation has been assessed against the principles of Managing Public Money, including value for money; and whether that assessment has been reviewed by the Department's Accounting Officer.(29083)

44 NCalum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date ministerial approval was given to pursue the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.(29084)

45 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he made a decision to stop collective training above sub-unit level on 3 September 2026.(28895)

46 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 22871 on NATO, on what date and by which Secretary of State was the NATO Interoperability Roadmap approved.(28898)

47 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date does he intend to complete Integrated Force Design 35.(28900)

48 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23077 on Rifles, what cooperation he had with US partners on small arms (a) research, (b) development and (c) experimentation in relation to Project GRAYBURN.(28906)

49 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of deploying military personnel to support the Fire Service in wildfire fighting capability.(28977)

50 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of access to freshwater sources as a nationally developed capability for use in aerial firefighting.(28976)

51 NVikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of (a) financial penalties and (b) incentives to encourage developers to build out consented sites.(28981)

52 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Oral Statement of 7 September 2026 on Local Government Reorganisation, Official Report, columns 667-669, if she will set out the process to review the Government's plans for local government reorganisation in Devon, including whether hon. Members will be able to contribute to the review.(29018)

53 NChris Ward (Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of amending the rules on the sales commission charges on park homes.(29013)

54 NChris Ward (Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve protections for renters and owners of park homes.(29015)

55 NDr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration he has given to setting out the offences contained within the Schedule to The Sentencing Act 2026 (Commencement No. 6 and Revocation) Regulations 2026 in primary legislation.(28953)

56 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide the total monetary amount claimed in legal aid in each of the past three years, broken down by whether the person claiming it was (a) a British citizen, (b) a non-citizen with a breakdown per country of origin, and (c) an asylum seeker with a breakdown per country of origin.(28877)

57 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of theft from a shop in 2024, broken down by the number of people who received an immediate custodial sentence of (a) less than one month, (b) one month to less than three months, (c) three months to less than six months, (d) six months to less than twelve months, (e) one year to less than two years and (f) two years or more.(28881)

58 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of a violence against the person offence in England and Wales in 2024 and, of these people, how many received an immediate custodial sentence of (i) less than one month, (ii) one month to less than three months, (iii) three months to less than six months, (iv) six months to less than twelve months, (v) one year to less than two years and (vi) two years or more, with each figure broken down by the number of previous occasions on which the offender had been convicted of a violence against the person offence.(28882)

59 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of (a) theft from a shop, (b) burglary, (c) any theft offence other than theft from a shop, (d) robbery and (e) violence against the person in England and Wales in 2024 and did not receive an immediate custodial sentence; and how many people in each offence group were also convicted of an offence in each one of the other listed groups in the same year without receiving an immediate custodial sentence for that offence.(28883)

60 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of an offence in the theft offences group in England and Wales in 2024; and how many of those received an immediate custodial sentence of (i) less than one month, (ii) one month to less than three months, (iii) three months to less than six months, (iv) six months to less than twelve months, (v) one year to less than two years and (vi) two years or more, by the number of previous occasions on which the offender had been convicted of any offence in that group.(28884)

61 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the reduced rate of VAT on renovating empty residential properties.(28716)

62 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the taxation of Non-Domiciled taxpayers on taxes received.(28717)

63 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many P85 forms have been submitted to HMRC in each month since May 2025.(28718)

Questions for Answer on Monday 12 October

Questions for Written Answer

1 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will make it his policy to (a) increase the statutory entitlement to paternity leave to at least six weeks and (b) to pay that leave at 90 percent of average weekly earnings.(28827)

2 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the rate of Statutory Paternity Pay on (a) take-up of paternity leave and (b) the amount of paternity leave taken by eligible fathers and partners.(28828)

3 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing an equivalent paid paternity entitlement to self-employed fathers and partners who are not eligible for Statutory Paternity Pay.(28829)

4 NMrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Gateshead South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has costed compensation for victims of sodium valproate and pelvic mesh.[Transferred] (28289)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 13 October

Questions for Written Answer

1 NJohn Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the proposed "double lock" on arms sales to Israel will cover incorporation licenses.(29063)