Questions Tabled

Published – Monday 14 September 2026

Questions for Answer on Monday 14 September

Questions for Written Answer

1David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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, his 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.[Transferred] (28847)

2 NJosh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure a joined-up response to preventing avoidable deaths due to drowning.[Transferred] (28616)

3Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the volume and value of UK seafood exports to the EU were in each quarter since January 2021, by country of destination.[Transferred] (29051)

4Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost to the fishing industry of additional export documentation and border checks introduced since January 2021.[Transferred] (29052)

5Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the change has been in UK fishing quota share since the Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into force.[Transferred] (29053)

6Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what modelling her Department has undertaken comparing (a) predicted and (b) actual outcomes for the UK fishing industry following the UK's departure from the EU.[Transferred] (29055)

7Lee Anderson (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent suicide amongst young people.[Transferred] (28812)

8Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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.[Transferred] (28799)

9Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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.[Transferred] (28802)

10Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences Part 2 by Jonathan Fisher KC was not published until July 2026.[Transferred] (28878)

11Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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.[Transferred] (28903)

12Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of complaints relating to private parking fines issued in Lincolnshire in the past five years.[Transferred] (28680)

13 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders were convicted of any criminal offence but not sentenced to prison, broken down by offence type, in the year ending June 2026.[Transferred] (28352)

14Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he 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.[Transferred] (28944)

15Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.[Transferred] (28984)

16David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the reduction in business rates for pubs announced in July 2026 is subject to a subsidy limitation regime for individual businesses.[Transferred] (28834)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 15 September

Questions for Written Answer

1Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the implementation of the 2025 Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers on single-sex spaces and the subsequent Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on the provision of single-sex spaces in NHS environments.(29155)

2Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to improve cross-departmental governance to support food supply chain resilience.(29262)

3Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration the Government has given to the potential merits of the inclusion of measures to combat food shortages within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.(29263)

4Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 21856 on Number 10 North Operating Costs, which departmental budget has covered the costs of refurbishing Heron House in Manchester.(29175)

5Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to WPQ 21856 answered on 8 September 2026 about Number 10 North Operating Costs, if she will publish the total refurbishment costs to date for the establishment of No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester.(29176)

6Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to WPQ 21856 answered on 8 September 2026 about Number 10 North Operating Costs, what were the outcomes of her last meeting with [a] Civil Service representatives and [b] Trade Union about the progress in moving the civil service workforce from London to Manchester and [ii] the related logistical costs of the move.(29177)

7Dr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she plans to update the AI Opportunities Action Plan Dashboard.(29178)

8Patrick Spencer (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing the minimum weighting for social value in public contracts worth £5 million or more from 10 per cent to 20 per cent on the ability of small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas to compete for Government contracts.(29293)

9Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what the event, work activity and topic was for transactions PMO OVERSEAS VISITS, FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, Ref: 2037005036 and 2037005075; and whether there were underlying companies providing goods and services.(29122)

10Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the cross-government FOI Practitioners’ Forum last met.(29123)

11Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20529 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if she will publish the full summary report.(29124)

12Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20984 on Office for National Statistics: Darlington Economic Campus, what proportion of staff meet the 40% target.(29125)

13Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20855, on Civil Service Commission: Conflict of Interests, whether the Civil Service Commission has made an assessment of whether any of its statutory functions are incapable of delegation by the Commissioners.(29126)

14Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to Question 19362, on Public Appointments: Secondment, and with reference to the Direct Ministerial Appointment portal entry, Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Energy and NetZero, of 2 February 2026, if she will publish detail on which organisation the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Energy and Net Zero has been seconded from.(29127)

15Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to Question 19363, on UK Statistics Authority: Departmental Responsibilities, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of oversight of UKSA, in the context of there being no responsible Minister.(29128)

16Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2026, to Question 19364, on Summer Internship Scheme, what was the deemed social class of a trade union official used by the Cabinet Office, for the 2026 Fast Stream Summer Internship programme.(29129)

17Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 20641 on Special Advisers, how many special advisers who worked for the previous Administration but who have remained in Crown Service under the new Administration are (a) subject to the probation condition in the Model Special Adviser Contract and (b) deemed to be in continuous employment without new probation conditions.(29130)

18Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 16913 on Cabinet Office: Audit, if she will outline which specific element of the Civil Service Recruitment Principles were broken in the serious breach, without disclosing personal information; and whether there has been a fresh competition.(29131)

19Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20857, on Civil Servants: Transgender People, if he will place in the Library the written feedback to the model Policy and Guidance from each diversity network which responded, redacting the name of individual civil servants.(29132)

20Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to Question 19030, on Office for Statistician Regulation and UK Statistics Authority: Accountability, if he will place the draft 2026 UKSA Framework document in the Library.(29133)

21Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to Question 19345, on Peers, whether the then Duke of York applied to be removed from the Roll of the Peerage.(29134)

22Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to Question 20948, on Civil Servants: Training, whether (a) external consultants or (b) specialist arms of consultancy firms are advising on the established of the National School of Government and Public Services.(29135)

23Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 19029 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether the Government Commercial Agency has undertaken any expenditure on (a) re-branding and (b) branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter.(29136)

24Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 17340 on Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information, what policy requests were made by the three organisations.(29137)

25Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions her Department had with (a) NHS England and (b) the Department of Health and Social Care before issuing Procurement Policy Note 026, on the revised Social Value Model, on 5 August 2026; and whether she expects NHS England's requirements on Carbon Reduction Plans to align with the revised guidance.(29138)

26Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the MHCLG statistics work programme, 27 August 2026, what the household level council tax data collected by the Office for National Statistics is that MHCLG does not collect.(29139)

27Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the salary is of the Chief Executive Officer of the OneGov Delivery Agency.(29140)

28Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect and enhance UK sovereign capability to design and build satellites.(29270)

29John Cooper (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 18049, on Government Departments: Greater Manchester, and to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 14979, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Darlington, what was the average percentage attendance rate of assigned ACAS staff at 3 Piccadilly Place 3 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 3BN in the most recent working week for which figures are available, expressed as a percentage of assigned staff attending the workplace and in absolute terms.(29312)

30John Cooper (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question HL1905, on Department for Business and Trade: Buildings, and further to the Cabinet Office data, Monthly Average HQ Building Occupancy, what is the occupancy rate of the Old Admiralty Building expressed as a proportion of the assigned workforce attending the office rather than the proportion of desks occupied.(29313)

31James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's s document entitled The United Kingdom strongly condemns the Houthis’ decision to resume conflict in Yemen and their continued strikes on Saudi Arabia: UK statement at the UN Security Council, published on 10 September 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of disruption to Red Sea shipping on UK importers, exporters and supply chains.(29329)

32Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether there are any extant arms export licences for Israel that could be used to materially contribute to the occupation of Palestine.(29276)

33Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether any arms export licences for Israel which could materially contribute to the occupation of Palestine have been revoked since 8 September 2026.(29277)

34Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether any goods, software, technology or equipment exported from the UK to Israel under extant export licences have been identified by his Department as being used for the operation, security, surveillance or management of Israeli prisons or detention facilities holding Palestinian detainees.(29281)

35Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23355 on Drugs: Research, how much of the £2 million is allocated to each project.(29223)

36Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment criteria are being used to evaluate applications to Phase A of the ProQure programme.(29234)

37Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK-developed quantum technology companies remain headquartered in the UK as they scale.(29235)

38John Cooper (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 18049, on Government Departments: Greater Manchester, and to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 14979, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Darlington, what was the average percentage attendance rate of assigned Arts Council staff at The Hive, 51 Lever St, Manchester M1 1FN in the most recent working week for which figures are available, expressed as a percentage of assigned staff attending the workplace and in absolute terms.(29310)

39John Cooper (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 18049, on Government Departments: Greater Manchester, and to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 14979, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Darlington, what was the average percentage attendance rate of assigned National Lottery Community Fund staff at (a) Rodwell Tower Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2HY and (b) The Hive, 51 Lever St, Manchester M1 1FN in the most recent working week for which figures are available, expressed as a percentage of assigned staff attending the workplace and in absolute terms.(29311)

40Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the three-year UK residency requirement for apprenticeships on British citizens who have lived overseas due to parental employment, and whether she plans to review this policy.(29141)

41Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many British citizens born in the UK have not been able to access apprenticeship programmes in each of the last five years due to the three-year residency rule, and what steps she is taking to address this.(29142)

42Suella Braverman (Fareham and Waterlooville): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review apprenticeship funding rules to ensure that British citizens who did not choose to live abroad, but did so due to parental employment, have adequate access to training opportunities.(29143)

43Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of Ofsted's ability to adjudicate independently on appeals submitted by school leaders in relation to Ofsted's own inspection judgments.(29170)

44Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration has she given to the potential merits of providing parents and carers with a statutory route of redress where provision specified in an Individual Support Plan is not delivered.(29296)

45Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the administrative workload on local authorities, schools, families and the SEND Tribunal of operating parallel SEND systems during the transition to the proposed new system; and what assessment she has made of the funding required to support this transition.(29297)

46Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve post-16 education and skills training provision in Lincolnshire.(29093)

47Patrick Spencer (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department has considered on whether proposed technical education pathways for pupils from the age of 14 will improve pupil outcomes compared with existing Key Stage 4 technical provision.(29287)

48Patrick Spencer (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding she intends to make available for the recruitment and training of specialist staff required to deliver technical education pathways from September 2028.(29294)

49Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether a date has been provisionally scheduled for the announcement of the decision on the Jackdaw field.(29150)

50Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what considerations formed part of discussions relating to the timing of an announcement regarding the Jackdaw field.(29151)

51Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the treatment of residential management companies as business energy customers; and whether she has considered extending domestic energy protections to such companies.(29299)

52Steve Yemm (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to take steps to change the rules governing gas and electricity standing charges so that bereaved families are not required to pay standing charges on unoccupied properties while probate and the legal processes required for the sale of the property are being completed.(29267)

53Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to embed wildfire resilience into land-use, water and nature recovery policy.(29252)

54Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to scale up peatland restoration, woodland expansion and wetland recovery.(29253)

55Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will provide an update on recent progress on the reintroduction of keystone species like beavers.(29254)

56Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase ranger numbers in landscapes at high-risk to wildfires.(29255)

57Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Cabinet Office’s 2026 National Capabilities Assessment, what steps her Department is taking to establish greater oversight of food supply chain resilience preparedness.(29261)

58Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve engagement with local resilience forums on food resilience in the (a) South West and (b) UK.(29266)

59Samantha Dixon (Chester North and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications of the proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement for the regulation of glyphosate use in home gardens, schools and playgrounds.(29199)

60Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that agricultural carbon reporting frameworks distinguish clearly between independently verified data, modelled estimates and elements that remain unquantified.(29200)

61Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of recognising existing carbon stocks held in peatland, permanent pasture, hedgerows and woodland on farms, in addition to new annual carbon sequestration, within agricultural emissions accounting methodologies.(29201)

62Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using GWP* alongside GWP100 to account for methane emissions from livestock, in order to reflect whether herd-level emissions are increasing, stable or declining over time.(29202)

63Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support is available to farmers for protecting existing carbon stores such as peatland, permanent grassland, hedgerows, woodland and mature trees.(29203)

64Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of how the costs of emissions reductions in the dairy supply chain are distributed between producers, processors, retailers and consumers.(29204)

65Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that whole supply chain emissions reporting requires clear disclosure of gross emissions, and does not permit narrower Scope 1 and 2 reporting elsewhere in the chain to obscure the Scope 3 impacts of primary producers.(29205)

66Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve air quality in Royal Sutton Coldfield.(29103)

67Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 22817 on Reservoirs: Cambridgeshire, what steps she has taken to ensure Grafham Water can be refilled to 100% this winter following the exceptionally dry weather this summer.(29224)

68Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 22817 on Reservoirs: Cambridgeshire, what assessment has she made of the source of the high nitrate levels found in water sources used to fill Grafham Water.(29225)

69Neil O'Brien (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 70 of the Environment Agency's Annual Report and Accounts 2015/6, if she will provide a breakdown of the £50.2m spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2015/6.(29154)

70 NDr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value of UK seafood exports to the EU was in each year since 2015.[Transferred] (29050)

71Patrick Spencer (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the abstraction licensing regime in providing protection for water resources during periods of prolonged drought in water-stressed areas such as Suffolk.(29289)

72Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Biodiversity Net Gain and peatland restoration funding on land subsequently developed for onshore wind.(29118)

73Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (1) the strategic road network and (2) local road network in South Holland and the Deepings constituency is free of potholes and safe for road users.(29089)

74Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test appointments were identified by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency as having been obtained through automated booking systems, bulk purchasing, or other practices intended for resale in each of the last five years; and what enforcement action was taken in each year.(29251)

75Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 23177 on East West Rail Line, what progress has he made on the delivery of Tempsford Railway Station and what stage is the project currently at.(29229)

76Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of policies on net zero vehicles on petrol and diesel vehicles already in use.(29304)

77Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce restrictions on the use of diesel vehicles beyond existing clean air and emissions schemes.(29305)

78Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the affordability of transitioning from petrol and diesel vehicles to zero-emission vehicles for households unable to afford a new electric vehicle.(29306)

79Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered providing financial support for the purchase of second-hand low-emission and zero-emission vehicles.(29307)

80Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the whole-life environmental impact of replacing existing petrol and diesel vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles.(29308)

81Matt Vickers (Stockton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Section 38 agreements under the Highways Act 1980 in ensuring the timely completion and adoption of roads on new housing developments; and whether she is considering measures to ensure that financial bonds and other securities are adequate to enable outstanding highway works to be completed where developers fail to meet their obligations.(29183)

82Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what employment support is available to people receiving Personal Independence Payment who do not qualify for Universal Credit in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.(29260)

83Samantha Dixon (Chester North and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Health and Safety Executive plans to begin its consultation on the renewal of glyphosate approval; and whether that consultation will consider its use in home gardens, schools and playgrounds.(29197)

84Samantha Dixon (Chester North and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive is considering extending the approval of glyphosate beyond 15 December 2026 for use in home gardens, schools and playgrounds.(29198)

85Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of youth unemployment in Lincolnshire.(29091)

86Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.(29096)

87Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to issue further guidance to retailers and security contractors clarifying that employees' personal, cultural, or religious beliefs regarding dogs do not justify denying access to a disabled person accompanied by an assistance dog protected under the Equality Act 2010.(29250)

88Mr Luke Charters (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to improve access to Trametinib for people diagnosed with rare cancers.(29268)

89Lizzi Collinge (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she would consider the potential merits of appointing clinical research nurses to work only on brain cancer clinical trials.(29273)

90Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's cost-effectiveness methodology adequately reflects the particular circumstances of medicines for rare diseases, including treatments that address an underlying physiological deficiency rather than its symptoms.(29295)

91Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the department is taking to reduce the incidence of diabetes-related lower-limb amputations, including by improving early detection of peripheral neuropathy and access to preventative foot-care services.(29300)

92Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that all Integrated Care Boards have access to multidisciplinary specialist foot-care teams for people with diabetes.(29301)

93Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the department has to improve public awareness of peripheral neuropathy and early signs of diabetes-related foot complications.(29302)

94Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of NHS Trusts willingness and financial ability to take on new specialty medical training posts for the August 2026 recruitment round.(29282)

95Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to specialist care and support for people living with motor neurone disease in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.(29090)

96Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.(29095)

97Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 10241 on Births: Medical Records, for what reason her Department does not plan to make the recording of SNOMED codes mandatory across all births.(29179)

98Peter Kyle (Hove and Portslade): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of Papyrus HOPELINE247 on the health and well-being of children and young people; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure continued access to specialist suicide prevention support for children and young people following the closure of that service.(29148)

99Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of parking provision at NHS hospitals across Birmingham.(29104)

100Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 23165 on Breakfast Clubs: Huntingdon, which three primary schools in the Huntingdon constituency are currently providing free breakfast clubs.(29227)

101Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 23165 on Breakfast Clubs: Huntingdon, which schools in the Huntingdon constituency are planned to be added to tranches in 2027 and 2028 and how will they be allocated.(29228)

102Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 23157 on Hinchingbrooke Hospital, by what date will the business case for the land acquisition go to the Department’s Joint Investment Committee for approval.(29230)

103Oliver Ryan (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (i) what estimate her Department has made of the number of newly qualified paramedics who have been unable to secure employment with NHS ambulance trusts in England in each of the last three years; (ii) what plans her Department has to extend the Graduate Guarantee scheme, currently available to newly qualified nurses and midwives, to newly qualified paramedics; and (iii) what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan accounts for the relationship between paramedic science training places and the number of substantive posts NHS ambulance trusts are funded to offer at the point of qualification.(29238)

104Patrick Spencer (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of incentives for recruiting and retaining GPs and other healthcare professionals in rural areas such as Suffolk.(29290)

105Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. member for Newton Abbot sent on the 31st of July 2026 under case ref MW17484.(29233)

106Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has raised concerns with his German counterpart on the comments of the leader of the Alternative für Deutschland about a resumption of gas supplies to Germany from Russia.(29086)

107Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy that the Nord Stream pipelines should remain closed and not used for the supply of Russian gas.(29087)

108Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Deputy Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union on Russian gas supplies to Germany.(29088)

109James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Iran Sanctions, published on 8 September 2026, what assessment has been made of the likely effectiveness of the new sanctions in constraining Iran's nuclear programme.(29324)

110James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Iran Sanctions, published on 8 September 2026, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the sanctions mitigations and general licences in minimising unintended economic consequences for the UK and its partners.(29325)

111James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Iran Sanctions, published on 8 September 2026, what recent discussions his Department has had with international partners on coordinating sanctions against Iran to maximise their effectiveness and minimise opportunities for sanctions evasion.(29326)

112James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's document entitled The United Kingdom strongly condemns the Houthis’ decision to resume conflict in Yemen and their continued strikes on Saudi Arabia: UK statement at the UN Security Council, published on 10 September 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of renewed Houthi activity on the reliability and cost of commercial shipping through the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb.(29327)

113James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's document entitled The United Kingdom strongly condemns the Houthis’ decision to resume conflict in Yemen and their continued strikes on Saudi Arabia: UK statement at the UN Security Council, published on 10 September 2026, what recent discussions he has had with international shipping and maritime security partners on contingency measures to maintain freedom of navigation through the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb.(29328)

114James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement entitled The United Kingdom strongly condemns the Houthis’ decision to resume conflict in Yemen and their continued strikes on Saudi Arabia: UK statement at the UN Security Council, published on 10 September 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of renewed conflict in Yemen on displacement of Yemeni nationals and migration flows towards neighbouring countries.(29330)

115James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement entitled The United Kingdom strongly condemns the Houthis’ decision to resume conflict in Yemen and their continued strikes on Saudi Arabia: UK statement at the UN Security Council, published on 10 September 2026, what discussions he has had with regional partners on mitigating the risk of renewed conflict in Yemen causing wider regional instability.(29331)

116James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement entitled The United Kingdom strongly condemns the Houthis’ decision to resume conflict in Yemen and their continued strikes on Saudi Arabia: UK statement at the UN Security Council, published on 10 September 2026, what diplomatic and security measures he is considering with international partners to prevent renewed conflict in Yemen from developing into a wider regional issue.(29332)

117Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will review the decision to exclude trainer aircraft components from arms export suspensions on Israel.(29278)

118Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will investigate whether British nationals serving in the Israel Defence Forces may have materially contributed to the occupation of Palestine.(29279)

119Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of placing sanctions on (a) Pearson Engineering Limited and( b) other UK-based companies that are (i) owned and (ii) partially controlled by the Israeli ministry of finance.(29280)

120Sir John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to prohibit UK firms from providing insurance and other financial services to the Clean Planet, Clean Ocean and Clean Vision before the wider ban on maritime services connected with Russian LNG takes effect; and if he will ensure that there is no delay to and further exemptions from that ban.(29085)

121Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered introducing powers for Neighbourhood Wardens to seize e-bikes used in anti-social behaviour.(29236)

122Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department’s procedures permit special advisers to require that a proposed response to a Freedom of Information request is not issued pending their agreement, and which ministerial or official role has final responsibility for authorising disclosure.(29239)

123Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of her Department’s current operational guidance setting out the criteria for referring proposed Freedom of Information responses to (a) the Communications Directorate and (b) special advisers for clearance.(29240)

124Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department applies different central clearance requirements to proposed Freedom of Information responses that (a) disclose information and (b) disclose no information.(29241)

125Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many proposed Freedom of Information responses were awaiting clearance from (a) the Communications Directorate and (b) special advisers on 31 August 2026, and how many in each category had been awaiting that clearance for (i) up to 20, (ii) 21 to 40 and (iii) more than 40 working days.(29242)

126Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what time limits apply to consideration of proposed Freedom of Information responses by (a) the Communications Directorate and (b) special advisers; and what escalation procedure applies where clearance remains outstanding as the applicable statutory response deadline approaches.(29243)

127Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the subject matter of a Freedom of Information request concerning (a) immigration, (b) visas and (c) asylum is a criterion for referral to (i) the Communications Directorate and (ii) special advisers; and if she will publish any subject-specific referral criteria.(29244)

128Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department requires an audit trail where consultation with (i) the Communications Directorate and (ii) special advisers results in a change to the information proposed for disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, recording the (a) original proposal, (b) change requested, (c) role requesting it, (d) reason given and (e) final decision.(29245)

129Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has to ensure that when a proposed Freedom of Information response is resubmitted for internal clearance its original request receipt date, previous clearance referral dates and applicable statutory deadline remain recorded and visible to those handling the case.(29246)

130Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers in her Department received management information between 1 March and 31 August 2026 on Freedom of Information responses awaiting clearance from the Communications Directorate and special advisers.(29247)

131Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to Victim Liaison Officers regarding interactions between victims’ families and journalists, broadcasters, social media platforms and public relations advisers.(29249)

132Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of violence against women and girls among crimes committed by people who are in the UK without legal immigration status.(29160)

133Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether the age profile of female victims of crimes allegedly committed by asylum seekers differs from that of female victims of comparable offences committed by the wider population.(29163)

134Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that women and girls living near asylum accommodation are adequately protected from violence, sexual offences and harassment.(29164)

135Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of women and girls who have been victims of violence or sexual offences allegedly committed by people who entered the UK illegally in small boats in each of the last five years.(29165)

136Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data is collected on the immigration status of alleged perpetrators of violence against women and girls, and whether she plans to publish such data by offence and age of victim.(29166)

137Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current measures to protect women and girls from violence and sexual offences committed by individuals who have entered or remained in the UK unlawfully.(29167)

138Patrick Spencer (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent to which organised criminal groups are responsible for rural crime affecting farms and agricultural businesses.(29291)

139Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of Question 25301, what the maximum temperatures recorded were in each week of June and July 2026 in the temperature monitoring data held by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit for animal accommodation at MBR Acres.(29309)

140Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has undertaken a survey of residents of Bromsgrove constituency's satisfaction with West Mercia Police regarding (a) general policing and (b) the handling of cross-boundary crime.(29256)

141Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of cross border policing across policing areas.(29257)

142Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of cross border policing between West Mercia Police and West Midlands Police.(29258)

143Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of data sharing and record keeping for cross border policing between West Mercia Police and West Midlands Police.(29259)

144Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals identified as members of organised grooming gangs have been charged with and convicted of rape offences in the United Kingdom in each of the last ten years.(29116)

145Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected delivery time is for equipment funded by the £100m commitment to the NATO Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List.(29156)

146Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of funding sent and allocated to Ukraine.(29157)

147Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library of the House of Commons a copy of the seven page report of recommendations produced as a result of his department's recent review of nuclear test veteran historical record, which was published in July.(29094)

148James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the statement entitled The United Kingdom strongly condemns the Houthis’ decision to resume conflict in Yemen and their continued strikes on Saudi Arabia: UK statement at the UN Security Council, published on 10 September 2026, whether he intends to allocate military resources to monitor and respond to Houthi activity in Yemen.(29333)

149Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope is of Project MCBRIDE.(29214)

150Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to question 22833 on Command and Control, what the status is of Project Guardian.(29215)

151Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23366 on Minesweepers, which other nations his Department is working with in procuring the Block 1 Mine Hunting Capability via the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation.(29216)

152Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23236 on Defence: Procurement, whether he has agreed a Phase 4 Enhancement upgrade package delivery schedule; and whether work has commenced.(29217)

153Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 22853 on Ajax Vehicles: Safety, what the outstanding Ajax-specific recommendations are that require completion.(29218)

154Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what project research and experimentation into a UK-developed Long Range Area Effect capability is being undertaken.(29219)

155Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 22881 on Armed Forces: Digital Technology, by when does he plan to have a) established the Digital Warfighter Group and b) integrated the capability into Defence's broader operating framework.(29220)

156Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 23191 on Defence: Procurement, what has been the cost to date of the work to recover from the impact of the fire in the Devonshire Dock Hall.(29221)

157Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 22812 on Unmanned Air Systems, whether Valkyrie Air Vehicle 018 was engaged by enemy forces prior to being destroyed.(29222)

158Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23001 on Armed Forces: Housing, what the breakdown by year is of the allocation of funding for Defence family housing.(29226)

159Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 22921 on Defence Academy, which leaders from FTSE 100 Companies have been invited to attend the Defence Academy.(29231)

160Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 27061 on Defence: Finance, what public spending has been reprioritised within the £10.3 billion.(29232)

161Martin Rhodes (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater parliamentary scrutiny of the financial position of the Atomic Weapons Establishment.(29274)

162Luke Akehurst (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with social housing providers on the use of tenancy agreements to address anti-social behaviour involving off-road e-bikes, including through tenancy conditions that enable enforcement action against tenants whose household members engage in such behaviour.(29237)

163Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the use of service charges in social housing.(29303)

164Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the 2022 UK Government Resilience Framework and the Cabinet Office’s 2026 National Capabilities Assessment, what steps the Department is taking to support the (a) capability and (b) capacity of local resilience forums to respond to food supply chain shocks.(29264)

165Adam Dance (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including food supply disruption as a specific planning scenario for local resilience forums.(29265)

166Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her department has issued to local authorities on applying blanket conditions to pavement licenses across multiple premises, including the extent to which such conditions should be proportionate and tailored to individual premises.(29298)

167Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a targeted successor to the Help to Buy equity loan scheme that supports the purchase of new-build, existing and repurposed homes.(29209)

168Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to establish an independent housing commission to oversee and monitor long-term housing strategy.(29210)

169Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.(29092)

170Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether organisations classified as by and for service providers are required to accept referrals from persons who do not share the protected characteristics of the group for whom the service is primarily designed.(29248)

171James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the national landlord registration service on the number of landlords operating in the private rented sector.(29314)

172James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the cost to landlords of complying with the new national registration requirements.(29315)

173James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the amount of time taken for landlords to comply with the new national registration requirements.(29316)

174James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what the fine will be for landlords who fail to register during the initial rollout.(29317)

175James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the landlord registration service on rents paid by private tenants.(29318)

176James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of properties expected to be registered during the first 12 months of the service's operation.(29319)

177James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, when Essex is due to be included in the rollout of the registration service.(29323)

178Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the overnight visitor levy be applied to homeless people living in hotels provided for temporary accommodation.(29149)

179David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 9032 on Travellers; Caravan Sites and with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Historic council housebuilding comeback to help families into secure homes, published on 25 August 2026, how much and what proportion of the 2026-36 Social and Affordable Housing Programme will finance new traveller site.(29334)

180David 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 15737 on Elections: Pilot Schemes, what was the topic of the planned protest on election day that lead to Plymouth City Council withdrawing from the pilot scheme.(29184)

181David 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 18180 on Air Conditioning, whether she plans to hold a public consultation on the Building Safety Regulator’s review of Part O.(29185)

182David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Review of local government reorganisation launched, published on 7 September 2026, if she will outline a summary of the substantive grounds for which the Department's decision-making deemed to be unlawful, without disclosing the legal advice.(29186)

183David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 1 September 2026 to Question HL2288 on Affordable Housing: Construction, if she will set out the number of council housebuilding and the time period underpinning the stated pledge to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.(29187)

184David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the risk assessments on political donations in the Representation of the People Bill will apply to bequests where the donor has died.(29188)

185David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the automatic voter registration pilots will cross constituency boundaries.(29189)

186David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Secretary of State’s Best Value Commissioners on Birmingham City Council were consulted on the Council's decision to undertake legal expenditure on an injunction to remove British flags from lampposts.(29190)

187David 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, what Sustainable Communities Act bids have been submitted since 7 July 2026.(29191)

188David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Policy L2 of the National Planning Policy Framework applies to outbuildings, summer houses, home offices and garden sheds which are not a new self-contained dwelling within the curtilage of an existing residential property.(29192)

189David 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 18023, on Social Rented Housing: Eligibility, in what circumstances are immigrants who have no recourse to public funds eligible for (a) temporary accommodation and (b) homeless support from local housing authorities.(29193)

190David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the moratorium on cryptocurrencies will apply to digital tokens and memecoins.(29194)

191David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 1 September 2026, Official Report, whether she plans to make changes to policy on social housing disposals.(29195)

192David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 1 September 2026, Official Report, whether she plans to revoke Regulation 45 of the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992.(29196)

193Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reinstating mandatory independent external audits of local authorities.(29153)

194Patrick Spencer (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of national resilience arrangements in enabling Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service to maintain fire cover in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency during the Dunwich Heath wildfire.(29288)

195Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of transitional accommodation for young people.(29285)

196Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with housing associations, charities and local authorities on barriers to developing stepping stone accommodation.(29286)

197Matt Vickers (Stockton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protections available to homeowners where a developer leaves a new-build housing development before roads, pavements and other agreed infrastructure have been completed; and what recourse is available to homeowners where the developer and relevant local authority have been unable to secure completion of those works.(29180)

198Matt Vickers (Stockton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the two-year period relating to complaints under the New Homes Ombudsman framework in cases where defects and incomplete works remain unresolved beyond that period; and if she will consider (a) extending that period and (b) providing for exceptions where homeowners could not reasonably have known within two years that outstanding works would not be completed.(29181)

199Matt Vickers (Stockton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration she has given to measures to ensure that a housebuilder's failure to complete agreed infrastructure on existing developments can be taken into account when that housebuilder brings forward proposals for further development in the same local authority area.(29182)

200Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.(29097)

201Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female victims of sexual offences in each of the last five years were under the age of 18, where the alleged perpetrator was an asylum seeker.(29161)

202Patrick Spencer (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether sentences for theft of agricultural machinery and equipment adequately reflect the economic impact of such offences on farming businesses.(29292)

203Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a list of the type of victims by offence group who are (a) eligible and (b) not eligible, to receive a letter informing them of changes made by the Sentencing Act 2026 that will impact them.(29212)

204Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for West Suffolk of 26 June and 3 September 2026 regarding USAF Lakenheath.(29213)

205Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government and HMRC on tackling the sale of illegal tobacco in Scotland.(29272)

206Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for reducing the normal pension age for ambulance workers under the NHS Pension Scheme to bring it into line with the retirement age for police and fire service workers.(29271)

207Mr Luke Charters (York Outer): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure an orderly implementation of Making Tax Digital for people due to join between April 2027 and April 2028.(29269)

208Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing Stamp Duty Land Tax on residential property transactions on the economy.(29206)

209Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the structure of Stamp Duty Land Tax to support mobility throughout the housing market.(29207)

210Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has considered options for replacing Stamp Duty Land Tax with an alternative that creates fewer disincentives to move home.(29208)

211Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with the Financial Conduct Authority to make mortgage advice and guidance available earlier in the journey towards homeownership.(29211)

212James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what the estimated cost is of establishing and operating the new rent determination service within the Valuation Office.(29320)

213James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate he has made of the expected average time taken by the Valuation Office to determine a challenge to a rent increase.(29321)

214James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new rent determination service on landlords' ability to increase rents to reflect changes in costs.(29322)

215Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2026 to question UIN 27117, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of further international co-ordination on Public Country by Country Reporting.(29275)

216Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review VAT on school uniforms.(29117)

217Amanda Martin (Portsmouth North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to support women in the workplace with flexible working.(29283)

218Amanda Martin (Portsmouth North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that employers are supporting women managing Menopause in the workplace.(29284)

219Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of crimes committed by asylum seekers on the safety of women and girls.(29158)

220Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what data her Department holds on the number of women and girls who have been victims of crimes committed by asylum seekers in each of the last five years, broken down by age of victim and type of offence.(29159)

221Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Home Secretary on risks to women and girls arising from the presence of asylum seekers in asylum accommodation, including risks of sexual violence, harassment and exploitation.(29162)

222Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of trends in the age of female victims of violence against women and girls over the last five years.(29168)

Questions for Answer on Monday 12 October

Questions for Written Answer

1 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether hon. Members made representations to his Department on the UKRI/Innovate UK event for local businesses in Londonderry between 1 January 2026 and the date of the event on 20 May 2026.(29106)

2 NKerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve transparency in sustainability-linked lending by requiring companies and financial institutions to publish the key performance indicators, targets and independent verification used to assess eligibility for sustainability-linked loans.(29115)

3 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of action taken by social media companies to remove accounts and content associated with Palestine Action.(29146)

4 NDaisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to reply to the correspondence of 5 June 2026 from the Hon. Member for St Albans, reference DC55255/DFE.(29169)

5 NAndrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether a decision on the Jackdaw field was scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, 15th September 2026.(29152)

6 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2026 to WPQ 27407, how many individual applications were (a) made and (b) successful under the Northern Ireland Pet Travel Scheme in the twelve months between June 2025 and 2026.(29105)

7 NKerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the forthcoming poultry growth strategy will support a transition away from intensive animal agriculture towards prioritising animal welfare, environmental and public health.(29111)

8 NKerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the forthcoming Horticulture Strategy will include measures to increase domestic production and consumption of pulses.(29112)

9 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many learner drivers have had their driving test cancelled by the DVSA (a) once and (b) more than once in each month since April 2025.(29098)

10 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to WPQ 26651, who her Department has commissioned to complete the external evaluation of Advice and Guidance and Single Point of Access processes.(29171)

11 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to WPQ 26651, what the terms of reference are for the external evaluation of Advice and Guidance and Single Point of Access processes.(29172)

12 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to WPQ 26651, on what date the external evaluation of Advice and Guidance and Single Point of Access processes (a) was commissioned and (b) will report back.(29173)

13 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to WPQ 26651, when she expects to publish the findings of the external evaluation of Advice and Guidance and Single Point of Access processes.(29174)

14 NMary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timetable the UK National Screening Committee is working to for the EquipoISE project; and whether the inclusion of metachromatic leukodystrophy in a multi-condition in-service evaluation has been confirmed.(29121)

15 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in Widnes and Halewood are on the waiting list for access to NHS Dentistry.(29099)

16 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on how many people in Widnes and Halewood constituency died from lung cancer each year since 2020.(29100)

17 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the earliest age a child can receive a diagnosis for Asthma.(29101)

18 NDerek Twigg (Widnes and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average age of diagnosis of children with Asthma in the Cheshire and Mersey ICB area.(29102)

19 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders (a) are eligible for deportation under the Early Release Scheme and (b) have been deported.(29144)

20 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Palestine Action is able to recruit supporters, provide operational guidance and use established branding online; and what steps her Department is taking to help prevent those activities.(29145)

21 NChris Philp (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of potential impact on local communities of the publication of an interactive map of targets across Britain by a website operating under the Palestine Action name; what guidance and support her Department is providing to local authorities in affected areas; and what steps her Department is taking with (a) the Home Office, (b) police and (c) councils to protect businesses, employees and residents from intimidation, criminal damage and violence.(29147)

22 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Tax Reliefs are in force.(29119)

23 NDame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish analysis of the usage of structural and non-structural tax reliefs in force during 2024-25.(29120)

24 NKerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that sustainability-linked loans provided by UK banks do not support companies associated with illegal deforestation or environmental harm overseas.(29113)

25 NKerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to establish a baseline regulatory framework for setting and assessing sustainability performance targets in sustainability-linked lending, replacing the current use of voluntary industry standards.(29114)

26 NGraham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK based charities were asked to file Corporation Tax returns in each of the last five years for which data are available.(29107)

27 NGraham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many charities were issued penalties for late filing or non-submission of Corporation Tax returns in each of the last five years for which data are available.(29108)

28 NGraham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many charities were required to submit Corporation Tax returns that gave rise to Corporation Tax liability in each of the last five years for which data are available.(29109)

29 NGraham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what work HMRC is undertaking to simplify corporation tax administration for charities.(29110)