Questions Tabled

Published – Wednesday 14 October 2026

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 14 October

Questions for Written Answer

1Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps are being taken to amend the Schengen-wide 90-in-180 framework through a wider EU-UK agreement.[Transferred] (33926)

2Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to help support participation in sport by girls from a young age.[Transferred] (33606)

3Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the document entitled Transparency Data: Updated estimates of children with a parent in prison, published on 10 September 2026, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice to help provide support to children in primary and secondary educational settings who had a parent in prison.[Transferred] (33632)

4 NKevin Bonavia (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take take steps to ensure new builds have facilities to harvest and recycle grey water.[Transferred] (32552)

5 NSojan Joseph (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rising fuel prices on the competitiveness of coach operators based in Kent.[Transferred] (31886)

6David Chadwick (Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to support small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses to recruit apprentices.[Transferred] (33880)

7Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the claimant count data for Leicester East constituency in the Office for National Statistics document entitled Employment in the UK: September 2026, published on 15 September 2026, what steps his Department is taking to expand local apprenticeship schemes and adult Skills Bootcamps to assist people in receipt of unemployment-related benefits in Leicester into employment.[Transferred] (33616)

8Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' document entitled Households Below Average Income: For Financial Years Ending 1995 to 2024, published on 25 June 2026, what targeted funding and resources are being allocated to local authorities in urban areas to help tackle child poverty, including in Leicester East constituency.[Transferred] (33651)

9Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ensure access to apprenticeships and help provide good employment options for young men.[Transferred] (33619)

10Amanda Hack (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made on the authorisation of mung bean protein under the Novel Foods Regulations.[Transferred] (33900)

11Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of their proposal to apply the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model to food advertising restrictions on business investment.[Transferred] (33825)

12Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot sent on 18 August 2026 under case ref MW00400.[Transferred] (33984)

13Greg Smith (Mid Buckinghamshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26159 on speed camera enforcement, when she expects the rigorous testing of the Home Office approved solution to be completed.[Transferred] (33980)

14Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue updated guidance on managing bonfires safely ahead of 5 November 2026 in the context of the associated risk of wildfires.[Transferred] (33720)

15 NMelanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department can amend the boundaries of an existing Freeport tax site through secondary legislation.[Transferred] (31653)

16 NMelanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered establishing a formal review mechanism for Freeport tax sites that have not delivered the (a) investment and (b) employment outcomes anticipated.[Transferred] (32872)

17Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to address the capacity of wastewater infrastructure in Northern Ireland.[Transferred] (33609)

18Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support business in South Holland and the Deepings constituency with the cost of fuel duty.[Transferred] (33815)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 15 October

Questions for Written Answer

1Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Government provides to local emergency responders on assessing whether an incident meets the criteria for issuing a UK Emergency Alert.(34309)

2Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Office for National Statistics made of the proportion of homes selling for a real-terms loss in England, in the last year for which data is held.(34419)

3Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she intends to answer Question 1213, tabled on 14 May 2026.(34421)

4Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she intends to answer Question 1214, tabled on 14 May 2026, on Angela Rayner.(34422)

5Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a leak inquiry into the disclosure by Sky News on 17 September 2026 of the No10 policy unit Policy Agenda: May – Autumn documentation.(34423)

6Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 September 2026, to Question 21223, on Ministers: Official Residences, whether each of (a) Flat 1, (b) Flat 2 and (c) Flat 3 of Admiralty House are currently paying the (i) empty homes or (ii) second homes council tax premium.(34424)

7James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment was made of (a) the level of under-representation, (b) the disadvantage addressed, and (c) the availability of less restrictive alternatives, when setting eligibility for the 2026/27 Summer Intelligence Internships under Section 158 of the Equality Act 2010; and whether that assessment will be published.(34194)

8Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress she has made on establishing the National Centre for Information Resilience.(34619)

9Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Members of Parliament are able to request information from Government departments without being prevented from doing so by the FoI cost limit of £600 specified in the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.(34592)

10James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she expects the review of Arms Length Bodies launched in April 2025 to report; whether any bodies have been abolished or merged; and what savings have been made to date.(34179)

11Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates have representatives of Downing Street met representatives of Manchester City football club since July 2026; and whether they joined the meeting with the Business Secretary at Downing Street.(34150)

12Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what policy reason the Cabinet Office has ended the central publication of spend control data, and if she will publish an updated list of government transparency requirements that (a) Cabinet Office and (b) departments are now expected to meet.(34493)

13Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Civil Service Commission formally approved each delegation of statutory functions to its Chief Executive contained in its March 2025 regulatory delegations scheme; and whether those decisions were recorded in the minutes of the Commission’s Board.(34494)

14Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 October 2026, to Question 20647, on Public Consultation, if he will place in the Library a list of the 7,000 statutory duties to consult identified by the AI tool.(34495)

15Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a Parliamentary body is responsible for scrutinising the Manchester Digital Campus building project.(34496)

16Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 October 2026, to Questions 20853 27250, on Government Departments: Procurement, what Social Value requirements have been (a) removed and (b) retained..(34497)

17Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for Communications Data Authorisations within the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office will be based in the Manchester Digital Campus.(34498)

18Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 October 2026 to Question 27957 on Cabinet Office: Audit, whether the nature of Civil Service recruitment principles breach involved (a) Ministers or (b) special advisers.(34500)

19Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the nature of the Unite union relating to the Government Car Service trade dispute.(34502)

20Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the business case for the recruitment of the Director General of the Future Civil Service post to be exempt from policy of Director General positions being advertised externally.(34503)

21Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 October 2026, to Question 20552, on Government Departments: Communication, whether the then Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster approved the revised branding guidance on the use of HM Government.(34505)

22Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 October 2026, to Question 27253, on Cabinet Office: Secondment, whether there have been any secondments (a) to and (b) from the Propriety and Constitution Group, in relation to organisations outside the Civil Service, since July 2024.(34506)

23Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date was the Armed Forces Flag last flown from the 10 Downing Street flagpoles.(34509)

24Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any department, agency or arm's length body has sought advice from, consulted with, or otherwise involved Palantir Technologies in the handling, assessment, review or response to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to Palantir.(34333)

25Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government department or public body has allowed Palantir Technologies to review, advise on, or otherwise contribute to decisions concerning responses to Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests relating to Palantir.(34335)

26Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government department or public body has shared details of Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests concerning Palantir Technologies with Palantir prior to issuing a response; and whether Palantir has reviewed, commented on, or otherwise provided advice on the handling of such requests.(34336)

27Stuart Andrew (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of Government investment into kidney disease research in 2025-26; and which public bodies provided that investment.(34277)

28Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will take steps to respond to the Question of UIN 18923, tabled on 14 July 2026.(34416)

29Mr Will Forster (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when he plans to respond to the Question of UIN 18922, tabled on 14 July 2026.(34418)

30Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to prevent tariffs being imposed on UK-EU trade in electric vehicles from 1 January 2027.(34236)

31Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK Export Finance support for the tooling and working-capital requirements of automotive suppliers.(34238)

32Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory licensing scheme for all businesses selling fireworks.(34280)

33Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of limiting the use of fireworks to specific times and days.(34281)

34Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of restricting the access of fireworks to (a) professional operators and (b) organised and regulated displays.(34282)

35Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing a fit and proper person test for people applying for licenses to store and sell fireworks.(34283)

36Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on the eligibility of UK automotive manufacturers and suppliers under proposed Made in Europe requirements.(34161)

37Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many automotive manufacturers and suppliers are expected to receive support under the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme; and when that support will become available.(34162)

38Mr Adnan Hussain (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring employers to provide basic employment references for former employees.[R] (34490)

39Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether respondents to the consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting were selected through a representative sampling methodology; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of self-selection bias on the consultation findings.(34252)

40Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how participants were invited or recruited to respond to the Citizen Space consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting; and whether any weighting or adjustment of responses was undertaken to account for respondent demographics or organisational characteristics.(34253)

41James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what guidance his Department plans to provide to employers on what constitutes reasonable notice of a) shifts and b) changes to shifts under the proposed reforms to zero-hour contracts.(34512)

42James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what metrics his Department is using to assess the Early Careers Jobs Alliance in whether it is helping to maintain entry-level employment for young people.(34513)

43Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Government-backed financial support for Jaguar Land Rover on small and medium-sized businesses in its supply chain.(34215)

44Josh Newbury (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the temporary ban on disposable barbecues on eliminating sales by retailers.(34565)

45Dame Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when funding opportunities for engineering biology businesses will be launched by Innovate UK through the National Engineering Biology Programme.(34152)

46Dame Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that engineering biology companies receive appropriate access to investment through the British Business Bank’s £4 billion Industrial Strategy Growth Capital initiative.(34153)

47Dame Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the paper entitled The Rise of Mesoeconomics by Bill Janeway.(34154)

48Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when the AI Labelling Taskforce will publish its final recommendations on the labelling of AI-generated content online.(34131)

49Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what statutory safety obligations apply to frontier AI developers operating in the UK.(34561)

50Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of legislating to introduce binding safety obligations on frontier AI developers.(34562)

51Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the difference in industrial energy costs between UK automotive manufacturers and their principal international competitors.(34387)

52 NFreddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of allowing employees an entitlement of leave for attending family court proceedings.[Transferred] (30702)

53David Williams (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade for an update on the delivery of the Government’s £120 million support package for the UK ceramics sector.(34585)

54David Williams (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that smaller ceramics manufacturers are able to access support through the £120 million support scheme.(34588)

55Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of existing safeguards to protect the financial sustainability, ownership suitability, fan engagement and heritage of football clubs outside the scope of the Independent Football Regulator, particularly those with overseas owners.(34310)

56Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Enrichment Expansion programme area list published on 25 September 2026, if her Department will publish the scores and rankings used to assess (a) Walsall, (b) Birmingham and (c) Sandwell for inclusion in the programme; and for what reasons Walsall was not selected.(34216)

57Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with major social media companies regarding misinformation targeting young users.(34116)

58Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what metrics will be used to assess whether its Media Literacy Action Plan is improving children and young people’s ability to recognise misinformation and AI-generated content.(34130)

59James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Public Interest Intervention Notice she issued on 5 October, if she will make an assessment of whether the time for the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate and report was adequate.(34174)

60James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Public Interest Intervention Notice she issued on 5 October 2026, what alternative options to ensure continuity of service for customers were considered.(34176)

61James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether any public funds were used to pay for celebrity participation in the promotion of the “New moves club".(34177)

62James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made in reducing (i) the department’s and (ii) public bodies estate footprint.(34180)

63James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her department spent on contingent or contracted labour in each year since 2024.(34181)

64James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, further to the Public Interest Intervention Notice issued on 5 October 2026, whether she has had discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on potential structural remedies, including the separation or divestment of PlatformX Communications and TalkTalk’s consumer business in the event that competition concerns are identified.(34260)

65Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of how Experts at Hand is enabling mainstream settings to access the appropriate level of specialist expertise for the needs of individual children, including those with cerebral palsy.(34519)

66Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support schools with the financial cost associated with stocking epi-pens.(34365)

67Nesil Caliskan (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the Local SEND Reform Plans submitted by local area partnerships to her Department.(34263)

68Nesil Caliskan (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to (a) schools and (b) local authorities experiencing falling pupil numbers.(34264)

69Nesil Caliskan (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish a strategy on falling pupil numbers in schools.(34265)

70Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on their duties under section 17, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989 to promote the upbringing of children in need by their families.(34476)

71Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the annual number of section 17 and section 47 assessments undertaken in England in each of the last ten years.(34477)

72Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that religious education in schools in England includes teaching about non-religious worldviews, including humanism.(34611)

73Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 26388, tabled by hon. Member for Newbury on 1 September 2026.(34287)

74Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 26389, tabled by hon. Member for Newbury on 1 September 2026.(34288)

75Maya Ellis (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to support small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses to recruit apprentices in England.(34391)

76Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much apprenticeship levy funding paid by businesses in the automotive sector has expired unused in each of the last three financial years.(34164)

77Peter Lamb (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure schools are safely able to remain open during future heatwaves.(34609)

78Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were enrolled on higher education courses delivered at campuses operated by UK Management College in the most recent academic year for which figures are available.(34226)

79Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students studying at campuses operated by UK Management College were in receipt of Student Loans Company support in the latest academic year for which figures are available.(34227)

80Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Student Loans Company funding was paid in respect of students studying at campuses operated by UK Management College in the latest academic year for which figures are available.(34228)

81Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance exists for schools on distributing healthcare materials produced by faith-based organisations alongside NHS vaccination information.(34249)

82Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards exist to ensure that faith-based guidance distributed in support of vaccination programmes is clearly distinguishable from official public-health advice.(34251)

83James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to ensure that CPR and defibrillator training is delivered consistently across schools in England.(34507)

84James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of defibrillators provided to schools outside normal school hours.(34508)

85Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the SEND teacher training announcement of 25 September 2026, what proportion of the £200 million is intended to fund staff release time and supply cover; and whether all state-funded schools in Walsall borough will be eligible for that support.(34219)

86Luke Murphy (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average waiting time for children with disabilities to receive an occupational therapy home safety assessment from local authority Children's Social Care teams.(34117)

87Luke Murphy (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on the recovery of unspent Direct Payments from families of disabled children who have been unable to recruit a Personal Assistant for the full period funded.(34118)

88Luke Murphy (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria local authorities are expected to apply when assessing eligibility for overnight respite care for disabled children, and whether her Department holds data on regional variation in approval rates.(34119)

89Rebecca Paul (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on undertaking preventative risk assessments for children with (a) autism and (b) learning disabilities known to leave supervised environments without recognising danger; and whether she has considered establishing a national safeguarding pathway to ensure that such children and their families can access appropriate safety assessments, equipment and support.(34254)

90Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Parent Survey published in 2026 by Parentkind, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school-to-home communication.(34108)

91Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Parent Survey published in 2026 by Parentkind, what steps her Department is taking to encourage schools to act on parent feedback.(34109)

92Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Parent Survey published in 2026 by Parentkind, what steps her Department is taking to help parents overcome barriers to participating in school life.(34110)

93Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Parent Survey published in 2026 by Parentkind, what support her Department provides for expanding access to school clubs.(34111)

94Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Parent Survey published in 2026 by Parentkind, what steps her Department is taking to support state schools in delivering swimming lessons.(34112)

95Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Internet Matters survey published in 2026, what guidance and training her Department provides to school staff on emerging digital threats.(34113)

96Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Internet Matters survey published in 2026, what steps her Department is taking to improve digital literacy skills in schools.(34114)

97Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to expand critical thinking and media literacy education in primary and secondary schools.(34115)

98Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 22510 on Teachers: Religious Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for the decision on Religious Education initial teacher training bursaries for 2027-28 of the number of accepted applicants in the first recruitment cycle following the withdrawal of the bursary; and what criteria her Department will use in determining whether to restore that bursary.(34137)

99Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 22514 on Religion: Education, how her Department's assessment of teacher sufficiency in Religious Education takes account of teachers who teach Religious Education but do not spend the majority of their timetable teaching that subject; and what assessment she has made of the implications of that factor for the number of specialist Religious Education teachers required.(34138)

100Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 22511 on Teachers: Training, what subject-level measures of teacher sufficiency her Department used to determine eligibility for Subject Knowledge Enhancement funding in 2026-27; and what the equivalent figures were for Religious Education against each of those measures.(34139)

101Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to ensure that the data held on the CNIS register is not shared with an abuser who retains their entitledment via parental responsibility.(34549)

102Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to improve awareness among teachers and parents of about how autism presents differently in girls, so that they are identified earlier, can better understand themselves and can access appropriate support.(34103)

103Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of changes to Level 7 apprenticeship funding on skills shortages in the automotive industry.(34389)

104Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps are DESNZ taking to ensure that there will be enough skilled workers available to fill all new roles whether it be in new nuclear or to help with the roll out of alternatives to natural gas boilers.(34528)

105Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps are the government taking to expand and help fund more large nuclear fusion facilities on the scale of Hinkey Point C and Sizewell C so we retain the ability to power the UK’s growing demands for more electricity.(34530)

106Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with (a) trade unions, (b) employers and (c) Cabinet colleagues regarding the introduction of a safe weight limit on offshore oil and gas workers.(34437)

107Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if an assessment has been made of the effect that the introduction of a safe weight limit on offshore oil and gas workers from 1 November this year will have on the objectives in the (a) North Sea Future and (b) Clean Energy Jobs Plans.(34439)

108Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her department was informed by employers that the industry was seeking to introduce a safe weight limit on offshore oil and gas workers being transported to installations by helicopter.(34441)

109Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support will be available for those dependent on heating oil for warming homes and heating water in 2026/2027.(34250)

110David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replicating the Welsh Government’s support for low-income households using LPG or heating oil.(34321)

111Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what efforts the department is making to legislate to force the better consumption of our water resources such as utilising grey water or calling on water companies to increase the amount of desalination plants.(34529)

112Dr Ellie Chowns (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of the delay in publishing the Circular Economy Growth Plan on achieving the objectives of the Environmental Improvement Plan.(34464)

113Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the European Commission's proposed derogation for historic firearms, including muzzle-loaders and their replicas, from restrictions on lead ammunition.(34315)

114Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether suitable and affordable non-lead alternatives are available for use in historic muzzle-loading firearms.(34316)

115Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of serious non-compliance were identified by the Environment Agency at permitted waste sites in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025, and in each of those years, what proportion of those instances had (i) the cause of the non-compliance identified and scored, (ii) the correct categorisation and reasonably foreseeable impact recorded, and (iii) appropriate remedial actions set.(34467)

116Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of instances of serious non-compliance identified by the Environment Agency at permitted waste sites in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025 were (i) fully followed up, (ii) partially followed up, and (iii) not followed up at the subsequent inspection.(34468)

117Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether ministers or officials in his Department have met with James Purnell to discuss water policy since 4 July 2024; and if she will publish the dates and attendees of any such meetings.(34595)

118Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the department has considered the potential merits of mutualisation as a solution to Thames Water and wider water industry challenges.(34596)

119Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of powers available to the Government to restrict and suspend the sale and use of fireworks during periods of exceptional fire risk.(34279)

120Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of water abstraction licences on water availability in Yorkshire; and what process is available to amend or restrict such licences when Yorkshire moves into drought status.(34594)

121Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2026 to Question 18731 on Planning Permission: Biodiversity, what estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) all planning applications and (b) residential planning applications that will be subject to the biodiversity gain condition following implementation of the exemption for sites of 0.2 hectares or less.(34160)

122Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2026 to Question 30017 on Biodiversity, whether her Department undertook an impact assessment of the costs of making biodiversity net gain mandatory for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects; and what estimate it has made of those costs.(34447)

123Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the business case for the River Thames Scheme will be released.(34290)

124Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the reduction in the area of oilseed rape cultivated in England since 2013 on the availability of nectar and pollen resources for pollinators.(34225)

125James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much pharmaceutical blister-pack waste is generated in the UK each year; what proportion is recycled; and what proportion goes into general waste.(34189)

126James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the potential merits of requiring pharmaceutical companies to contribute towards, or provide, a comprehensive national collection and recycling system for medicine blister packs.(34190)

127James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the potential merits of working with The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency on producing medical blister packaging that is easy to recycle, without compromising safety.(34191)

128Dr Simon Opher (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they she has taken to initiate the review of Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) committed to for 2026.(34381)

129Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the European Union on reinstating pet passports with the United Kingdom.(34289)

130Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to tackle the environmental impact of fly tipping.(34454)

131Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Waste Crime Action Plan.(34456)

132Jon Trickett (Normanton and Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the balance between water company revenues and profits and the affordability of water bills for customers.(34100)

133Jon Trickett (Normanton and Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rising water bills on households requiring financial assistance from water company support schemes.(34101)

134Stuart Andrew (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department made an assessment, as part of its decision to remove time restrictions on the use of disabled persons’ concessionary bus passes from 1 April 2027, of the potential merits of extending the statutory concession to (a) local rail, (b) light rail, (c) tram and (d) metro services; and whether she has made an estimate of the cost of such an extension.(34278)

135Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the use of enforcement powers by the Civil Aviation Authority in relation to cases of airline passengers being denied boarding due to overbooking.(34171)

136Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of transferring the power to enforce airline breaches of UK Regulation 261 from the Civil Aviation Authority to the Competition and Markets Authority.(34172)

137Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the effectiveness of penalties for drivers who fail to stop when directed to do so by police; and whether her Department has assessed the potential road-safety benefits of legislative reforms adopted in Queensland and Western Australia to deter motorists from evading police pursuits.(34258)

138Mr Paul Foster (South Ribble): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of shortages of mechanics and technicians on the logistics sector.(34444)

139Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4268 on Driving Licences: Electronic Government, what progress the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has made in bringing all its online services into compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 level AA; and whether completion remains scheduled for February 2027.(34235)

140Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward amendments to the Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill to require the Civil Aviation Authority to assess and publish the costs and effects on participation of significant rule changes affecting gliding and other general aviation activities; and what safeguards she plans to provide against disproportionate air navigation charges on those activities.(34157)

141Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4286 on TransPennine Express, whether the business case for low earth orbit satellite connectivity on mainline trains has been approved; and how much funding has been allocated to TransPennine Express for that purpose.(34158)

142Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2026 to Question 29739 on Driving Licences, what the average time taken by the DVLA was to process vocational driving licence applications where a medical condition required assessment in each month since 4 July 2024 by (a) new applications and (b) renewals.(34455)

143Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2026 to Question 30032 on DfT Operator, when DfT Operator Limited expects to finalise its trade union recognition agreement; what level of facility time is envisaged under that agreement as (a) an annual cash cost and (b) a percentage of pay; and whether the Civil Service facility time framework will apply to that company.(34458)

144Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resilience of legacy software used in NATS flight processing systems; and what discussions she has had with NATS on the timetable for replacing those systems.(34461)

145Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2026 to Question 29875 on Speed Limits: Cameras, what tactics the police are using to enforce speeding offences on sections of the Strategic Road Network affected by the technical anomaly since October 2025.(34472)

146Peter Lamb (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration she has given to the use of blue light at railway stations.(34618)

147Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the written answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12338, when HM Coastguard SAR aircraft last winched an individual or individuals to safety from (a) an offshore energy installation and (b) commercial vessel on the UK Continental Shelf.(34426)

148Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her department was informed that employers in the offshore oil and gas industry were seeking to introduce a safe weight limit for offshore oil and gas workers being transported to installations by helicopter.(34428)

149Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration she has given to convening a meeting with Network Rail, Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway and MPs representing communities on the proposed route to discuss the timetable and infrastructure work needed to support a future track access application.(34372)

150David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has any plans to (a) reduce the age of eligibility for concessionary bus travel in England outside London to 60, (b) introduce concessionary bus travel for NHS staff who retire at age 60, and (c) review the disparity between eligibility for concessionary bus travel in England outside London and the other nations of the United Kingdom.(34322)

151Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the difference in industrial energy costs between UK automotive manufacturers and their principal international competitors.(34384)

152Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she will respond to the consultation 'Reviewing the law for powered mobility devices' which closed on the 22nd of April 2026.(34366)

153Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Government is entering into dialogue with trade unions so members can be consulted with regards to Defined Benefit surplus.(34527)

154Nesil Caliskan (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme on expenditure on housing support over the lifetime of that programme.(34272)

155Victoria Collins (Harpenden and Berkhamsted): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support mid-career and experienced unemployed professionals to transition into roles that match their existing skills, qualifications, and experience level.(34491)

156Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training G4S staff receive before handling Carer’s Allowance calls.(34198)

157Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what ongoing (a) training and (b) supervision G4S staff receive while handling Carer’s Allowance calls.(34199)

158Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what quality control measures are in place to monitor the accuracy and appropriateness of the advice given by G4S staff while handling Carer’s Allowance calls.(34200)

159Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure that written forms are accessible to all users, including those with learning disabilities.(34567)

160Maya Ellis (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to help young people who are not in education, employment or training access employment in manufacturing.(34390)

161Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average and (b) longest time taken has been in the last 12 months for a decision maker to determine whether capital is disregarded under regulation 75 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013; and whether his Department plans to introduce a target timescale for such decisions.(34535)

162Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a sum held in the Court Funds Office continues to be treated as administered by the court under regulation 75(5) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 after a deputy for property and financial affairs has been appointed by the Court of Protection; and what guidance his Department gives decision makers on this.(34538)

163Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether damages for harm caused by a breach of the Human Rights Act 1998, including psychological harm from the use of restraint, are treated as compensation for personal injury for the purposes of Universal Credit.(34539)

164Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to make sure Universal Credit helpline advice on capital disregards for compensation awards is accurate; and whether he will waive overpayments where a claimant relied on incorrect advice from his Department.(34540)

165Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Ministry of Justice and the Office of the Public Guardian on giving deputies information about how withdrawing funds from the Court Funds Office affects benefits.(34544)

166Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit cases awaiting a decision maker's determination have been outstanding for more than (a) three and (b) six months.(34547)

167Peter Lamb (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Health and Safety Executive is taking to ensure they have accurate modelling data for hydrogen.(34621)

168Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues regarding the impact of a safe weight limit on workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.(34432)

169Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his department was informed that employers in the offshore oil and gas industry were seeking to introduce a safe weight limit on offshore oil and gas workers.(34434)

170Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will publish a breakdown of apprenticeship funding received by training providers in England by provider (a) type and (b) size in each of the last three financial years.(34211)

171Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on (a) enrolments, (b) completions and (c) progression into employment and apprenticeships among participants aged 19 to 24 who were not in education, employment or training when they enrolled on engineering Skills Bootcamps funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority for each of the last three financial years.(34213)

172Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the additional £100 million for local apprenticeship services announced on 28 September 2026, what allocation will be made to the West Midlands Combined Authority; and when that allocation will be confirmed and made available.(34220)

173James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many under 25s that receive the Universal Credit health element are not in employment, education or training; and how many are.(34186)

174James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, amongst those who are not in employment, education or training, how many are unable to participate because of their disability or health condition.(34187)

175James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is planning to restrict the Universal Credit health element for under 25s; and whether this could this affect existing claimants.(34188)

176 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will amend the Heating Oil/LPG element of the Crisis and Resilience Fund support scheme announced on 16 March 2026, by broadening the eligibility criteria to include low and middle income households, advertising the scheme better and making it easier to apply for.[Transferred] (33670)

177Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targeted support is available through Jobcentre Plus and Access to Work to help disabled parents and carers secure suitable employment.(34144)

178Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Living Allowance Child claims per year are refused due to a lack of requested information such as identity verification documentation.(34586)

179Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Living Allowance Child claims per year are i) refused ii) and of those refusals, how claimants submit a Mandatory Reconsideration request.(34590)

180Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (i) whether his Department has undertaken any reviews of its processes for handling requested documentation received by post; and (ii) whether those reviews have identified any scope for improvement in the handling of such documents.(34591)

181Stuart Andrew (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of Government investment into kidney disease research in 2025-26; and which public bodies provided that investment.(34276)

182Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the impact on the nutrient profiling model on obesity.(34499)

183Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve the management of liver disease in primary care with respect to (a) destigmatising service delivery (b) increasing knowledge and awareness of liver disease.(34501)

184Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the trauma and orthopaedic waiting list also meeting the 18-week treatment target as set out in the elective reform plan.(34147)

185Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when a decision will be made on whether to commission a specialised service for people with very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis as laid out in the ME/CFS Delivery Plan.(34318)

186Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, , what steps her Department is taking to support NHS hospitals to provide safe and appropriate care for people with severe and very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis while the development of specialised services remains under consideration.(34319)

187Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the national template service specification for mild, moderate and severe ME/CFS will be published and what steps will be taken to support its implementation by integrated care boards.(34320)

188Victoria Collins (Harpenden and Berkhamsted): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise access to specialist treatment for patients with rare cancers, such as lymphoma, in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.(34492)

189Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many young people under the age of 25 receiving the Universal Credit health element are NEET, and how many are in education or employment.(34221)

190Sir 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 support the adoption of new treatments for respiratory conditions across NHS services in Lincolnshire.(34217)

191Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to increase the number of medical training places in Lincolnshire.(34229)

192Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish any and all changes made to guidance on practice, recording or statistical methodology since 4th July 2024 that may affect waiting times time series data comparability over time, along with any estimate she has made of the impact of each such change on the data.(34469)

193Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether she benchmarks national data opt-out rates against opt-out rates from other UK public sector datasets.(34484)

194Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether she benchmarks national data opt-out rates against comparator countries’ opt-out rates from health systems datasets.(34485)

195Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether banning indoor vaping inside pubs is Government policy.(34417)

196Ruth Jones (Newport West and Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS healthcare professionals, broken down by professional group, have completed each of the four ME/CFS e-learning modules developed by NHS England.(34396)

197Ruth Jones (Newport West and Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase uptake of ME/CFS training among healthcare professionals, and how it plans to assess the impact of that training on clinical practice.(34397)

198Ruth Jones (Newport West and Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure ME/CFS training for healthcare professionals remains available once NHS England is abolished.(34398)

199James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of NHS services for people with hypermobility spectrum disorders.(34515)

200James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help improve awareness among GPs of the a) symptoms and b) clinical presentation of hypermobility spectrum disorders.(34516)

201James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of whether patients with hypermobility spectrum disorders have equitable access to a) specialist physiotherapy, b) occupational therapy and c) pain management services across England.(34517)

202James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her Department has had with NHS Essex on the timetable for approving and implementing a single county-wide fertility treatment policy.(34625)

203James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the differences in eligibility criteria for NHS-funded fertility treatment between the legacy policies currently used across Essex.(34626)

204James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the capacity of NHS-approved fertility clinics serving Essex to meet current and projected demand for NHS-funded treatment.(34627)

205Luke Murphy (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's policy is on the future of the Rare Disease Collaborative Networks; and whether the NHS will to continue to support their work in improving access to specialist expertise and care for people living with rare diseases.(34105)

206Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for health policy of findings published by researchers in the 2021 Miscarriage Matters series in The Lancet that Black women face a 40 per cent increased relative risk of miscarriage compared to White women; and what steps she is taking to address ethnic disparities in maternal and reproductive healthcare.(34140)

207Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for clinical guidelines of findings published by researchers in the 2021 Miscarriage Matters series in The Lancet indicating that a history of miscarriage is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth and stillbirth in subsequent pregnancies; and what measures are in place to ensure enhanced monitoring for expectant mothers with a history of pregnancy loss.(34141)

208Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of findings published by researchers in the 2021 Miscarriage Matters series in The Lancet regarding the link between recurrent miscarriage and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and venous thromboembolism; and what steps are being taken to promote long-term cardiovascular health monitoring for women who have experienced recurrent pregnancy loss.(34142)

209Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the financial impact of pregnancy loss on the NHS and wider economy; and what steps are being taken to invest in targeted preventative healthcare to reduce this cost.(34143)

210Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued to NHS mental health trusts on whether psychotherapy and psychological therapy notes should be shared automatically through shared care records.(34555)

211Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to ensure that patients receiving psychotherapy are informed before their therapy notes are made available to other organisations through shared care records.(34556)

212Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an assessment has been made of the compatibility of automatically sharing therapy notes without patient knowledge through the London Care Record with the Caldicott Principles.(34557)

213Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What data she holds on a) the number of patients who received psychological therapy from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust each year for the last three years, and b) how many of these patients had their records shared on the London Care Record.(34558)

214Michelle Scrogham (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made on the adequacy of brain tumour freezer capacity across the country.(34568)

215Michelle Scrogham (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government are taking to help underperforming NHS Trusts tackle delays in beginning cancer treatment.(34578)

216Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to prevent baby food being marketed to parents as healthy despite containing high levels of sugar.(34106)

217Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to provide emergency services personnel with timely mental health support.(34133)

218Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help reduce levels of NHS negligence in relation to injuries to babies, in the context of levels of NHS payouts last year.(34136)

219David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 21 April from the Hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, ref. DS37621.(34552)

220Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise concerns about the environmental impact of mining and glacier loss on the Tibetan Plateau; and what representations he has made on independent environmental monitoring in that region.(34302)

221Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of deploying UK armed forces as a peacekeeping force in Gaza and the West Bank.(34446)

222Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he and his ministers have to build on the meeting last year and meet with the Polisario Representative.(34400)

223Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, will he call for MINURSO to monitor and report to the Security Council on human rights in the parts of Westen Sahara controlled by both Morocco and the POLISARIO Front.(34401)

224Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, will he support the resolution renewing MINURSO’s mandate in Western Sahara addressing the need for Morocco to allow the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to visit the occupied territory.(34402)

225Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of expanding economic cooperation with Afghanistan on the compatibility with the Government's stated concerns regarding the Taliban's human rights record, particularly in relation to women and girls.(34248)

226Luke Murphy (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the end of the EU Pet Travel Scheme on UK pet owners travelling to the EU; and whether the movement of pets will form part of discussions on strengthening the UK's trading relationship with the EU.(34102)

227Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the Official Development Assistance budget to Pakistan was £133 million in 2024/25; and what impact ODA funding in Pakistan had in the three prior years to that.(34125)

228Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether they are considering setting a 25% minimum of the foreign aid budget for to essential services for children.(34378)

229Richard Tice (Boston and Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) the time since the last legislative elections and (b) repeated postponements on the (i) democratic legitimacy and (ii) accountability of the Palestinian Authority.[R] (34466)

230Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance is given to (a) members of the UK Soft Power Council who work for consultant lobbying firms and (b) other members of the UK Soft Power Council on managing conflicts of interest.(34151)

231Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle illicit activity on the high street.(34340)

232Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Security Industry Authority's current consultation on proposed changes to licence-linked qualifications and training requirements, a) what evidence supports additional training requirements for existing experienced licence holders, b) how recognition of prior qualifications and competence will operate, and c) how the SIA intends to ensure that meaningful communication standards for new entrants are independently assessed.(34462)

233Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the basis for Home Office caseworkers describing Hong Kong as having “competent criminal courts” in Electronic Travel Authorisation refusal decisions, given the operation of the National Security Law; and how this is consistent with guidance that applicants should not be refused solely for convictions for offences not recognised in UK law, particularly where charges are acknowledged as potentially politically motivated.(34201)

234Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered altering the format of birth certificates to enable the parents to decide in which order their names are listed.(34474)

235Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether time spent lawfully resident in the UK on a Youth Mobility Scheme visa will count towards the qualifying period for settlement under the proposed earned settlement framework.(34478)

236Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the immigration route on which an individual has previously been resident in the UK will be a relevant consideration under the proposed earned settlement framework.(34479)

237Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the proposed earned settlement framework will apply to individuals who entered the UK on a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and subsequently switched to a Skilled Worker visa, and whether time spent on the Youth Mobility Scheme route will count towards their qualifying period for settlement.(34480)

238Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether existing Skilled Worker visa holders who are currently on a five-year pathway to indefinite leave to remain will be eligible for transitional arrangements allowing them to qualify for settlement under the rules in place when they commenced that pathway.(34481)

239Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether long-term employment in the UK Civil Service will be recognised as a contribution for the purposes of qualifying for accelerated settlement under the proposed earned settlement framework.(34482)

240Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to publish the Government's response to the consultation on earned settlement, A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, which closed on 12 February 2026.(34483)

241Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on the evidential threshold for taking enforcement action following repeated reports of cannabis use at residential properties.(34291)

242Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on working with social landlords and local authorities to address repeated reports of cannabis use causing anti-social behaviour at residential properties.(34292)

243Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made towards developing an identity repair solution for victims of identity theft; and when she expects such support to become available.(34311)

244Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 27159, what steps her Department is taking to review existing project licenses authorising the use of dogs for regulatory toxicology as scientifically satisfactory non-animal methods become available; and what measurable reduction in the number of dogs used for regulatory toxicology she expects as a result of its strategy to phase out the use of animals in scientific research.(34312)

245Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent by her Department in the last four quarters on paying for asylum seekers to travel from asylum accommodation in Oxford East to the nearest reporting centre in Hounslow.(34308)

246Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK Resettlement Scheme will be open to refugees from Sudan.(34486)

247Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether new safe and legal routes to the UK will be open to refugees from Sudan.(34488)

248Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources her Department is giving the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help administer new safe and legal routes to the UK.(34489)

249Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the denial of Electronic Travel Authorisations and BNO Visa applications in cases where Hong Kongers have been subject to politically motivated criminal proceedings under the National Security Law.(34566)

250Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered introducing a specific criminal offence for motorists who fail to stop for police and engage in dangerous driving while attempting to evade pursuit; and if she will review international approaches to strengthening penalties for such offences.(34257)

251Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling fire services to consider anti-social behaviour risks when considering granting licenses to sell and store fireworks.(34284)

252Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many metal theft offences were recorded in Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.(34259)

253Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 on community, charitable, voluntary, and political events.(34237)

254Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms within the Future Asylum Contract Transformation programme will enable the Home Office to monitor and intervene in subcontractor performance more effectively than under Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts.(34243)

255Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specific changes to subcontractor oversight, assurance and audit requirements have been incorporated into the Future Asylum Contract Transformation programme as a result of findings by the Home Affairs Committee, the National Audit Office, and other reviews of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts.(34244)

256James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of availability of automated external defibrillators to police officers attending suspected cardiac arrests.(34510)

257Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the announcement entitled Government expands crackdown on knife crime, published on 18 September 2026, what information her Department holds on the (a) locations in Walsall borough covered by approved Knife Crime Concentrations Fund plans and (b) funding allocated to each location for 2026–27.(34218)

258Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2026, to question 30146 on Diplomatic Service: USA, for what reason were the Home Office informed by the Metropolitan Police Service.(34608)

259Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the announced £40 million available under the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme has been paid since the scheme began.(34548)

260Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students with student visas claimed asylum in every year since 2016.(34460)

261Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of police officers on long term sick leave.(34134)

262Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Leader of the House, what guidance he has provided to Departments on omitting information in answers to Parliamentary Questions on national security grounds.(34514)

263Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the security of undersea cables and maritime choke points.(34341)

264Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specific commitments have been made to sustain long-term military and economic assistance to Ukraine.(34342)

265Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the UK’s overseas military footprint is being organised to meet regional deterrence goals.(34344)

266Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to secure defence technology transfer arrangements with key strategic allies.(34345)

267Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the UK is contributing to multinational maritime security task forces in the Red Sea and Gulf regions.(34346)

268Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are being taken to protect British military personnel stationed overseas from rising hybrid and asymmetric threats.(34347)

269Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reforms are being made to procurement pathways to accelerate the delivery of sovereign capabilities.(34349)

270Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of urgent operational requirements are sourced from UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises.(34351)

271Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to eliminate single-source foreign dependencies in critical munitions manufacturing.(34353)

272Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the National Security Strategic Investment Fund is scaling up investments in breakthrough deep-tech start-ups.(34354)

273Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what strategy is in place to secure domestic raw material inputs, such as rare earth elements, required for advanced military hardware.(34356)

274Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on establishing sovereign manufacturing capabilities for next-generation combat air systems.(34357)

275Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress made on reform to defence procurement.(34358)

276Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to help address skills shortages and engineering deficits within the domestic defence workforce.(34359)

277Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how asymmetric capability development is being balanced against traditional platform-heavy procurement.(34360)

278Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are being implemented to ensure maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) resilience for major fleet assets within domestic shipyards.(34361)

279Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what framework governs intellectual property sharing in joint international technology development projects.(34362)

280Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the UK Defence Space Strategy is integrated into the wider goals of the National Security Strategy 2025.(34363)

281Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the level of vulnerability of military command-and-control networks to quantum-based decryption.(34364)

282Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason former members of the Armed Forces who left service before 6 April 1975 were excluded from the preserved and deferred pension arrangements introduced from that date.(34203)

283Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when introducing preserved and deferred Armed Forces pension rights on 6 April 1975, whether he considered extending those rights to personnel who had already left the Armed Forces after completing substantial periods of service.(34204)

284Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an estimate has been made of the number of former members of the Armed Forces who left service before 6 April 1975 after completing substantial periods of service but who are not entitled to an Armed Forces pension.(34205)

285Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the cost of providing pension benefits, compensation or other forms of redress to former members of the Armed Forces who left service before 6 April 1975 without qualifying for a service pension.(34206)

286Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken any review of the position of former Armed Forces personnel who left service before 6 April 1975 after completing substantial periods of service but who are not entitled to an Armed Forces pension.(34212)

287Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to undertake a review of former Armed Forces personnel who left service before 6 April 1975 without qualifying for a service pension with a view to considering (a) compensation and (b) other forms of redress.(34214)

288Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Afghan nationals or Afghan families are being accommodated at (a) Bassingbourn Barracks and (b) Winchester Army Training Regiment.(34239)

289Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of non-active involvement in the Hypersonic Defence Interceptor System programme on the UK's ability to obtain a counter-hypersonic capability.(34148)

290Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 6 October 2026, to question 23248 on Type 31 Frigates, what is the current budgetary limit.(34407)

291Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 6 October 2026, to question 23248 on Type 31 Frigates, by when will his department have completed their assessment of the impact of possible inflationary costs.(34408)

292Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the process for calculating funding estimates beyond Defence's rolling 10-year planning horizon.(34597)

293Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Ministry of Defence Police’s use of drones is governed by the Military Aviation Authority or Civilian Aviation Authority.(34605)

294Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the scope of Project EALING.(34606)

295Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when does he plan to conduct the first steel cutting for the SSN-AUKUS programme.(34607)

296Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which areas are considered segregated airspace for the use of Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone operations.(34614)

297Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 6505 on British Transport Police: Unmanned Air Systems, what discussions has he had with the Department for Transport on a) military and b) Ministry of Defence Police integration of Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone operations with other airspace users.(34622)

298Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the UK’s inclusion in the Hypersonic Defence Interceptor System consortium.(34623)

299Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 October 2026 to Question 23248 on Type 31 Frigates, if he will set out the areas of the programme that are currently experiencing inflationary pressures.(34624)

300Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what policies, instructions and guidance govern the creation, retention, review, correction and removal of named restrictions, warnings or notifications concerning civilians in Defence visitor-management and access-control systems.(34520)

301Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a direction to create a named system notification intended to cause access to be refused or security personnel to be contacted is treated by his Department as (a) a decision, (b) the implementation of a prior decision, or (c) neither; and what contemporaneous record is required of the directing authority, date, reasons, information relied upon, duration and review date.(34521)

302Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department permits a named precautionary restriction or notification concerning a civilian to be created before that person has made any request to visit the relevant establishment; whether an individual assessment must precede (a) creation of the entry and (b) its first operational use; and what maximum review interval applies.(34522)

303Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether information arising from an investigation concerning Service personnel may constitute the sole or a material basis for a named adverse access-control entry concerning an associated civilian who is not the subject of that investigation; whether a separate recorded assessment of the civilian is required; and how records must distinguish the subject of an investigation from an associated person.(34523)

304Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, outside a national-security vetting process and before any application to visit a Defence establishment has been made, whether biographical characteristics relating to nationality or origin, including country or place of birth and citizenship history, may be treated as a sole, material or contributory factor in creating a precautionary restriction concerning a civilian.(34524)

305Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what policy determines whether a disclosure by Service Police to a territorial police force is processed under Part 3 or Part 2 of the Data Protection Act 2018; and, where Part 3 applies, what procedures implement the requirements in section 38(2) to (5) to distinguish fact from personal assessment, distinguish categories of data subject, verify data before transmission, and provide the recipient with information necessary to assess its accuracy, completeness and reliability.(34525)

306Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where a Ministry of Defence body receiving a subject access request has reason to believe that responsive personal data is held in a system owned or managed by another part of the Department, which body is responsible for coordinating or referring the search; whether the requester must submit a separate request; and whether non-ownership of the system may, without more, constitute a reason not to search for or identify the data.(34526)

307Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capability of the Royal Navy at responding to Russian incursions in British waters.(34107)

308Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken in response to the threat from Russia, in the content of trends in levels of defence funding.(34129)

309Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that more soldiers are trained in drone warfare.(34132)

310James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (i) shortest (i) average and (ii) maximum processing time is for War Pension Scheme claims.(34599)

311James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for War Pension Scheme claims are from people who are (i) terminally ill or (ii) over 90 years old.(34600)

312James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many War Pension Scheme claims are being considered.(34601)

313James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of War Pension Scheme claims are processed within six months.(34602)

314James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors affect the time taken to process War Pension Scheme claims.(34603)

315James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Department is taking to ensure War Pension Scheme claims are processed in a timely manner.(34604)

316Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill will enable housing-with-care operators to use tenure models aligned with international best practice.(34470)

317Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of expanding the help to buy policy to include homes which are not new builds.(34240)

318Nesil Caliskan (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation in London.(34266)

319Nesil Caliskan (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, following the publishing of the new National Planning Policy Framework, what steps she is taking to support a) health, b) education and c) transport infrastructure alongside housing delivery.(34267)

320Nesil Caliskan (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a reduction in inheritance tax on housing market transactions.(34268)

321Nesil Caliskan (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework governing political polling.(34270)

322Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in which month she expects to lay the Private Parking Code of Practice.(34159)

323Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help reduce housefires in Lincolnshire.(34256)

324Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the introduction of a visitor accommodation levy in areas designated as national parks.(34173)

325Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2026 to Question 21889 on Local Government: Reorganisation, whether the review of local government restructuring announced on 7 September will affect the timetable for the establishment of new combined authorities and county combined authorities in (a) 2027 and (b) 2028.(34425)

326Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of the full Justice Impact Test assessment undertaken for the Representation of the People Bill.(34427)

327Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20437 on Local Government: Video Recordings, whether any guidance has been given to local authorities on charging for casual filming which does not involve obstructing a highway or require a road closure.(34429)

328Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Visitor Levy Consultation Government Response of 10 September 2026, whether the consent of National Park Authorities will be required for a strategic authority to introduce an overnight visitor levy within a National Park.(34430)

329Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the departmental press release, New reforms to bring more long-term empty homes back into use, of 27 September 2026, whether the new Empty Dwelling Management Order powers (a) can be used against empty homes in probate and (b) can be issued from six months onwards from the grant of representation.(34431)

330Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to prevent donations being funnelled through (a) trade unions and (b) other third parties to evade the overseas contributors donations cap.(34433)

331Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to undertake a governance review of the (a) Greater Lincolnshire and (b) Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral combined authorities.(34435)

332Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on electoral reform would require a referendum.(34438)

333Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from the Mayor of London on the council tax surcharge.(34440)

334Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to MHCLG’s live commissioned research studies, published 30 September 2026, what are the full terms of reference to the Elections Modernisation Pilot research.(34443)

335Mr Adnan Hussain (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed New Homes Ombudsman will be able to award compensation to purchasers of new-build homes for delays in remedial works.(34487)

336Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the reforms to Empty Dwelling Management Orders announced on 27 September 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the additional number of homes in Walsall borough that would be returned to occupation in each of the first three years following implementation.(34207)

337Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the announcement entitled Boarded-up high streets brought back to life with £210m boost, published on 25 September 2026, what funding she has allocated, or planned to allocate, to Walsall Council from the £125 million Derelict Buildings Fund.(34208)

338Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority on whether its review of operational provision takes account of cross-border demand for emergency response, including incidents in Staffordshire.(34209)

339Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of reduced Highways budgets on gritting services in rural areas over winter 2026/2027 and 2027/2028.(34247)

340Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the she is taking to encourage more builders to build homes.(34120)

341David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that poor quality supported housing providers do not receive additional contracts under the Everyone In for Christmas initiative(34324)

342David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taken to issue guidance to Councils on how to address poor quality supported housing providers without putting the people they support at risk of homelessness.(34326)

343Jess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the annual number of requests for transcripts of sentencing remarks that it would receive if victims whose cases are dealt with in magistrates’ courts were able to obtain such transcripts free of charge.(34533)

344Jess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost of providing victims with free transcripts of sentencing remarks in magistrates’ courts; and what assumptions about the number of requests and the average cost of producing a transcript underpin that estimate.(34534)

345Jess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse was of the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Free Sentencing Remarks Pilot between its introduction in May 2024 and its conclusion in May 2025.(34536)

346Jess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost of providing free transcripts of sentencing remarks to all eligible victims under section 22 of the Sentencing Act 2026; and what assumptions about the annual number of requests and the average cost of producing a transcript underpin that estimate.(34537)

347Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are awaiting completion of security and vetting checks before commencing employment within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service; and how many of those individuals have been waiting for (a) between three and six months, (b) between six and 12 months and (c) more than 12 months.(34475)

348Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of employment tribunal waiting times on workers pursuing claims relating to discrimination.(34298)

349Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for employment tribunals.(34300)

350Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Alcohol Treatment Requirements, Drug Rehabilitation Requirements, and Mental Health Treatment Requirements were imposed as part of community orders and suspended sentence orders in each magistrates' court and Crown Court in England and Wales in each of the last five years.(34571)

351Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of all community orders imposed in each magistrates' court and Crown Court included an Alcohol Treatment Requirement, a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement, or a Mental Health Treatment Requirement in each of the last five years.(34572)

352Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, What assessment he has made of geographical variation in the use of Alcohol Treatment Requirements, Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and Mental Health Treatment Requirements by court area.(34573)

353Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is provided to magistrates and judges on the use of Alcohol Treatment Requirements, Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and Mental Health Treatment Requirements as alternatives to short custodial sentences.(34574)

354Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, What assessment he has made of barriers to the greater use of Mental Health Treatment Requirements by sentencers.(34575)

355Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on reoffending rates for people subject to (a) Alcohol Treatment Requirements, (b) Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and (c) Mental Health Treatment Requirements, compared with recipients of short custodial sentences.(34576)

356Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) Alcohol Treatment Requirements, (b) Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and (c) Mental Health Treatment Requirements were successfully completed in each probation region in the latest year for which data is available.(34577)

357Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the role of Alcohol Treatment Requirements, Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and Mental Health Treatment Requirements in reducing repeat contact with the criminal justice system among people with multiple and unmet needs.(34579)

358Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, What recent discussions he has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on increasing treatment provision to support greater use of community sentence treatment requirements.(34581)

359Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, What assessment he has made of the role of Alcohol Treatment Requirements, Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and Mental Health Treatment Requirements in reducing repeat contact with the criminal justice system among people with multiple and unmet needs.(34582)

360Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the additional demand for Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3) accommodation arising from prisoner early-release schemes introduced since July 2024.(34230)

361Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3) (a) bed spaces and (b) properties are expected to be required as a result of prisoner early-release schemes introduced since July 2024.(34231)

362Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of providing Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3) accommodation and associated support services in each of the next three financial years.(34234)

363Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Ministry of Justice Transparency Data entitled Updated estimates of children with a parent in prison, published on 10th September 2026, what cross-departmental provisions or early-years interventions are in place to support infants and pre-school children experiencing parental imprisonment.(34135)

364Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last reviewed the maximum daily rate of the loss of earnings allowance for jurors.(34550)

365Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the financial impact of jury service on lower-paid workers.(34551)

366Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has his Department made of whether financial hardship is a factor in requests to be excused from jury service and the effect on the diversity of juries.(34553)

367Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his department holds on the number of jurors who have claimed the loss of earnings allowance each year for the past five years.(34554)

368Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that young people understand the legal consequences of creating and sharing AI generated sexual images; and what measures he is putting in place to ensure that sentencing guidelines are sufficient to deter young people from engaging in this behaviour.(34123)

369Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the time take to process postmortems for children who have died in Northern Ireland.(34124)

370Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were given an Out of Court Disposal Order in the past three years, broken down by offence type.(34589)

371Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the ease of use of the Attorney General's power to block new prosecutions proposed in the amendments tabled in his name to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill.(34306)

372Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to amendment 192 to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, what the definition of compelling new evidence is.(34307)

373Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.(34224)

374Sir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral statement on 12 October 2026 that leaving the EU had done more harm than good, (i) if he will estimate how much UK GDP has been reduced in each year since 2016 as a result of leaving the EU; and (ii) and whether the Government has done any of its own analysis of this question.(34170)

375Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.(34223)

376Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff in (a) HM Treasury and (b) HM Revenue and Customs met the Civil Service expectation of spending at least 60 per cent of their working time in a Government building or on official business in the past three calendar years.(34331)

377Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average office attendance rate was for staff in (a) HM Treasury and (b) HM Revenue and Customs for each of the past three calendar years.(34332)

378Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average office attendance rate on Fridays was for staff in (a) HM Treasury and (b) HM Revenue and Customs for each of the past three calendar years.(34334)

379Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which day of the working week had the lowest average office attendance rate among staff in (a) HM Treasury and (b) HM Revenue and Customs, for each of the past three years.(34337)

380Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has designated core in-office collaboration days for staff; and if he will publish details of those arrangements.(34338)

381Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs has designated core in-office collaboration days for staff; and if he will publish details of those arrangements.(34339)

382Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the cost and economic impact of Freeport tax reliefs.(34375)

383Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost and economic impact of the Structures and Buildings Allowance.(34376)

384Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional tax liabilities were identified through compliance activity relating to tax relief claims in each of the last three tax years, broken down by relief where such information is held.(34377)

385Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which tax reliefs HM Revenue & Customs assess as presenting the highest risk of error and fraud.(34379)

386Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for which tax reliefs HM Revenue & Customs maintains estimates of potential error and fraud losses, and what those estimates are.(34383)

387Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax reliefs with an annual Exchequer impact of more than £100 million are assigned a Senior Responsible Owner.(34385)

388Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the operating and monitoring cost of each tax relief with an annual Exchequer impact exceeding £1 billion.(34392)

389Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for which tax reliefs he estimates that more than 50 per cent of the total impact accrues to fewer than 10 percent of claimants.(34393)

390Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the impact of Stamp Duty Land Tax on the Integrated Retirement Community sector and (b) the potential merits of a relief when private operators buy back and issue new leases.(34473)

391Nesil Caliskan (Barking): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential distributional impact of reducing inheritance tax; and what proportion of the financial benefit of such a reduction would accrue to households in each (a) income and (b) wealth decile.(34274)

392Maya Ellis (Ribble Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Treasury is taking to support capital investment by manufacturing businesses.(34388)

393Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposed new 22% tax on cash held in a Stocks and Shares ISA will apply if an individual has not used up their £12,000 Cash ISA allowance; and whether the 22% tax will apply to money market funds held in a Stocks and Shares ISA.(34409)

394Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the policy of his department on the introduction of a Government-backed stablecoin.(34410)

395Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has the HMRC Valuation Office made of the number of houses valued between £1.5 million and £2.million which have (a) 1, (b) 2 or (c) 3 bedrooms.(34412)

396Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC made of the administrative burden on accountancy and tax practices of implementing multi-factor authentication requirements for agent services accounts.(34245)

397Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC conducted an impact assessment of the time and cost implications for accountancy and tax practices arising from the implementation of multi-factor authentication for agent accounts.(34246)

398Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Equitable Life Policyholders in the constituency of Clapham and Brixton Hill were eligible for receipt of a payment under the Equitable Life Payment Scheme; and received a payment under the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.(34559)

399Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Equitable Life policyholders eligible to receive compensation under the Equitable Life Payment Scheme were untraced and did not receive payments; and how many of those untraced policyholders are estimated to have been in the constituency of Clapham and Brixton Hill.(34560)

400Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether he will consider allowing Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) theory exams with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) taken before Brexit to remain valid towards UK licence issue.(34563)

401Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions did he have with relevant stakeholders regarding the introduction of a tourist tax prior to the decision to introduce such taxes.(34104)

402Lisa Smart (Hazel Grove): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Treasury is taking to help prevent people with previous convictions for fraud from operating in UK financial markets.(34399)

403David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the costs of implementing a Portuguese-style LPG or heating oil support system in England.(34314)

404David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to deliver a fuel duty rebate for haulage and for heating oil users.(34317)

405David Smith (North Northumberland): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Treasury has had with the Financial Conduct Authority and the travel insurance industry about the affordability and availability of travel insurance for people with a history of cancer; and whether the Government will assess the merits of introducing a time-limited right to be forgotten for cancer survivors, drawing on schemes operating in other countries.(34323)

406Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to exempt savings held in the proposed First-Time Buyer ISA from the means tests for adult social care; and whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on that matter.(34192)

407Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of the Post Office network in supporting access to banking services for small businesses and contributing to the sustainability of local high streets.(34436)

408Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department will consider different geographic access criteria for in-person banking services in rural and urban communities following the Access to Banking Services Review.(34442)

409Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration her Department is giving to making greater use of existing infrastructure, including post offices, to support access to in-person banking services.(34445)

410James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the levels of fuel duty on (a) logistics business costs and (b) inflation in 2027.(34569)

411James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the business rates multiplier on warehouses and logistics infrastructure on inflation since April 2026.(34570)

412Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.(34222)

Questions for Answer on Friday 16 October

Questions for Written Answer

1 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Attorney General, whether Argentina has sought a provisional ruling from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
regarding activities at the Sea Lion oil field in the North Falkland Basin as part of their Annex VII arbitration.(34617)

2 NDavid Chadwick (Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she plans to respond to question 26801.(34293)

3 NSir Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement to the House on Monday 12 October 2026 on International Update, how was the £10 billion per year figure calculated; and whether this figure takes account of (i) any direct contributions that the UK government would have to make to the EU budget; and (ii) any indirect costs imposed on businesses and the public sector by EU regulations.(34163)

4 NDr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she intends to answer the named day question 28819; and if she will publish statistics on the performance of the Cabinet Office in responding to written questions on time a) before and b) after summer 2026 reshuffle.(34343)

5 NDr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff working on artificial intelligence policy transferred from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to (a) the Cabinet Office, (b) the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and (c) the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.(34348)

6 NDr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many departments have conducted a controlled evaluation of a generative AI tool for use within their department with a comparison group and measured output.(34350)

7 NDr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she has adopted the National Cyber Security Centre's guidance entitled Timelines for migration to post-quantum cryptography of 20 March 2025 as the standard for its own departments and arm's length bodies.(34352)

8 NDr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister chairs the AI Energy Council; and when it last met.(34355)

9 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the capability of staff who travel from an existing home outside Greater Manchester to No10 North are deemed to be (a) commuting ordinarily or (b) travelling for work purposes, under the Cabinet Office travel and expenses policy.(34504)

10 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 17 September 2026, to Question 28368, on Special Advisers, who line manages those Chief of Staff.(34511)

11 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2026 to WPQ 2683, how the Semiconductor Advisory Panel plans to speak to all geographies of the semiconductor community, especially in Northern Ireland.(34294)

12 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether it remains his Department's policy to introduce binding regulatory requirements on companies developing the most powerful AI models, and what requirements he is considering introducing.(34128)

13 NDame Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings on market access restrictions in the most recent Report to Congress on China's WTO Compliance published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative.(34155)

14 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will publish any analysis his Department has conducted of the impact of Chinese-manufactured vehicles on the UK automotive sector.(34386)

15 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates have (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers met representatives of Manchester City football club since July 2026.(34255)

16 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will implement safeguards to ensure that supply teachers expecting to be engaged for substantial periods of time on the basis of verbal discussions do not have their temporary posts terminated at short notice.(34121)

17 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has carried out an impact assessment of its proposed Management Information System procurement framework; and what alternatives to a mandatory framework it considered.(34149)

18 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, What assessment she has made of the impact of British Overseas Territories on the UK’s stated climate targets.(34273)

19 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, What assessment she has made of the impact of British Overseas Territories on the UK’s Co2 emissions.(34275)

20 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Pursuant to WPQ 29895, Will he undertake a survey of those traders that have been using the Windsor Framework arrangements for SPS movements, regarding their experience of the system and whether suggested improvments can be made to it(34373)

21 NSarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when they expect to establish the Task and Finish Group announced in the Farming Roadmap 2050 to develop proposals for channelling private finance into sustainable food production and nature-based solutions.(34329)

22 NSarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what outcomes and deliverables they expect the Task and Finish Group on private finance for sustainable food production and nature-based solutions to produce, and by what date.(34330)

23 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, from the 10000 water company inspections that were due to take place in 2025/26, how many were carried out at wastewater treatment works.(34448)

24 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, of the water company inspections that were due to take place in 2025/26 (a) how many enforcement notices were served following inspection and (b) how many improvement works were required to be undertaken on a voluntary basis.(34451)

25 NAlison Bennett (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps, if any, the Department is taking to educate drivers about the Highway Code’s guidance on passing distances when overtaking cyclists.(34405)

26 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to update her policy on Emergency Lane Keeping Systems in new vehicles.(34297)

27 NAlison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 19484 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what operational assumptions her Department uses when assessing the total cost of ownership of zero-emission HGVs compared with diesel equivalents, including assumptions on (a) annual mileage, (b) payload, (c) vehicle utilisation, (d) charging costs and (e) vehicle lifespan.(34165)

28 NAlison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 19483 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what assessment she has made of the risk that publishing the names of Network Rail projects to which protected species licences apply, without publishing the precise location of protected species, would result in the (a) disturbance, (b) persecution or (c) collection of protected species.(34166)

29 NAlison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2026 to Question 18909 on Rolling Stock, how many Class 810 trains (a) have been delivered by Hitachi Rail and (b) are available for passenger service as of 8 September 2026; and by what date she expects the entire fleet to be available for passenger service.(34167)

30 NAlison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 18158 on Road Traffic, what methodology her Department uses to monetise delays caused by incidents on the strategic road network; and what estimate it has made of the total economic cost of such delays in the latest year for which data is available.(34168)

31 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to her Written Ministerial Statement of 26 March 2026, HCWS1466, if she will publish a list of all schemes in the Major Road Network and Large Local Majors programme that have been withdrawn, removed from the programme or will no longer progress following her Department's review of 41 schemes, including the name of each scheme, the relevant local authority and the reason for the decision.(34394)

32 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2026 to Question 29098, how many learner drivers have had their driving test cancelled by the DVSA (a) once and (b) more than once in each month since 4 July 2024.(34420)

33 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2026 to Question 26995 on Airports: Fees and Charges, whether the review will examine (a) increases in airport drop-off charges, (b) the availability and accessibility of free drop-off alternatives and (c) the impact of surface access targets on those charges.(34459)

34 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2026 to Question 24538 on Airports: Parking, whether her Department has identified examples of airports implementing parking or drop-off charges in a way that is not fair and transparent.(34465)

35 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her policy that local rail services integrated into Greater Manchester’s Bee Network will be operated by Great British Railways.(34471)

36 NRobert Jenrick (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to National Highways’ document entitled Lower Thames Crossing Sustainability Report 2025-26, published in September 2026, what assessment she has made of the additional cost to the public purse of using alternatives to diesel in the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing project.(34628)

37 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What discussions she has had with Network Rail on undertaking the full review of operations on the West Coast Main Line South recommended in paragraph 30 of the Office of Rail and Road’s track access decision letter regarding the WSMR, proposed line from Wrexham to London, of 8 October 2026; and what timetable she expects for that review.(34367)

38 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What the planned milestones are for the West Coast Main Line timetable recast referred to in paragraph 32 of the Office of Rail and Road’s decision letter of 8 October 2026; and when an assessment of its potential to accommodate additional passenger services will be completed.(34368)

39 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Whether she will ask Network Rail to assess options for accommodating the proposed Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway services as part of a wider West Coast Main Line timetable recast.(34369)

40 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What assessment her Department has made of the infrastructure and power supply improvements needed to enable additional passenger services on the West Coast Main Line South while maintaining timetable resilience; and which of those improvements have funding allocated.(34370)

41 NWendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What steps her Department plans to take following the Office of Rail and Road’s decision of 8 October 2026 to give effect to its support in principle for the proposed Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway services.(34371)

42 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing the HEFA cap in 2027 on (a) fuel suppliers’ buyout payments and (b) air fares if insufficient non-HEFA sustainable aviation fuel is available.(34374)

43 NRebecca Smith (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2026 to Question 26160 on the Traffic Distribution Rules 1991, when she expects the Civil Aviation Authority to conclude its review of those Rules.(34382)

44 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Pursuant to WPQ 29365, Approximately how many people of the more than 100,000 customers with LCWRA who have accessed voluntary Pathways to Work Adviser support, are believed to be currently in employment.(34380)

45 NMr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including musculoskeletal conditions in national health frameworks.(34145)

46 NMr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the progress towards reaching 2027 waiting list targets.(34146)

47 NDr Danny Chambers (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who no longer meet the criteria to reside in hospital in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.(34285)

48 NSir Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the statutory guidance for implementing the provisions of the Down Syndrome Act, 2022, will be published; what work on that guidance remains to be done prior to publication; whether the final guidance will reflect the concerns raised by the National Down Syndrome Policy Group; and if the relevant Health Minister will hold discussions with representatives of the Policy Group and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Down Syndrome.(34598)

49 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to ensure medical training includes a greater emphasis on hormones and their effect on the body across a wide range of health conditions affecting men and women.(34122)

50 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that adults with a learning disability are provided with adequate education and support to meet their relationships and sexuality needs.(34126)

51 NSamantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has considered including assistance with relationships and sexuality support needs within current care staff's mandatory training.(34127)

52 NMelanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase funding for research into childhood brain tumours, and to improve diagnosis, treatment, care and support for children with brain tumours and their families.(34564)

53 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the findings of UNISON's research on planned job losses at NHS trusts in Greater London.(34541)

54 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of planned NHS staffing reductions on waiting times for treatment and surgery in Greater London.(34542)

55 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of NHS job cuts on a) workload, b) stress levels and c)safety among remaining NHS staff.(34543)

56 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support her Department plans to make available to NHS trusts in Greater London facing the largest deficits, to avoid job losses.(34545)

57 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the evidence supporting the current UK recommendations for breast cancer screening for women with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).(34580)

58 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether NHS England has a national pathway for identifying women with NF1 who may be eligible for enhanced breast screening, including women aged 30–39.(34583)

59 NMr Andrew Snowden (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is available to general practitioners, breast clinicians, radiologists and other relevant healthcare professionals on the increased risk of breast cancer associated with NF1 and the appropriate screening arrangements for affected women.(34584)

60 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 September 2025, to Question 28805, on NHS: Procurement, what net zero-related requirements do bidders for contracts with (a) NHS England and (b) other NHS organisations have to meet in relation to (i) their UK operations and (ii) overseas operations; and whether she intends to amend those requirements.(34518)

61 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, has the Falkland Islands Government formally requested the Foreign Secretary’s consent under the Mineral Ordnance 1994 for new exploration within the last 12 months.(34261)

62 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Has the Foreign Secretary granted consent under the Mineral Ordnance 1994 in the last 6 months; and if so, on what date.(34262)

63 NDr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, will he list the meetings between the UK Government and the Falkland Islands Government, including the times and dates, and who attended, in relation to the Mineral Ordnance 1994 for the last 12 months(34269)

64 NAlicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of revoking the General Trade Licence permitting the import of diesel and jet fuel refined in third countries from Russian crude oil.(34313)

65 NJess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of trends in the level of catapult misuse since her Department's catapult roundtable event on 9 June 2026; what assessment she has made of Naturewatch Foundation's draft Catapult Act that was presented at the event; and what plans she has to introduce legislative proposals on the sale, possession and use of catapults.(34169)

66 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many applications under the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme were a) received, b) approved and c) refused since the scheme began.(34546)

67 NSarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of sexual offences have been reported at the Army Foundation College Harrogate in each of the last five years, and how many resulted in (a) a police investigation, (b) a charge and (c) a conviction.(34325)

68 NSarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what independent safeguarding oversight is in place for recruits under the age of 18 at the Army Foundation College Harrogate.(34327)

69 NSarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of sexual offence complaints by service personnel are referred to civilian police.(34328)

70 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy submarine commanders qualified through the Royal Navy Submarine Command Course in a) 2025 and b) 2026.(34610)

71 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preparation he has made to defeat Russia’s Strategic Operation for the Destruction of Critically Important Targets in relation to the UK.(34613)

72 NBen Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected decommissioning date is of the Point-class of vessels; and what progress he has made on identifying potential capital allocation to fund their replacement under the Strategic Sealift Future initiative.(34620)

73 NSteff Aquarone (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the ability of fire and rescue authorities to fund additional fire hydrants and other firefighting water infrastructure in areas at increased risk of wildfire; and whether she plans to provide additional funding for wildfire resilience following the significant number of heathland, forestry and vegetation fires experienced during summer 2026.[R] (34202)

74 NSteff Aquarone (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many social housing properties have been disposed of by registered providers in England in each of the last five years; how many of those properties have ceased to be available for social rent; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of such disposals on the net supply of social housing in rural areas.(34210)

75 NRobert Jenrick (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many days she has worked from the Wolverhampton office during her (a) first and (b) second tenure as Secretary of State.(34629)

76 NGareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the overnight visitor levy will be applicable to scout camps organised by scouting units.(34178)

77 NGareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Office for Legal Complaints and the Legal Services Board with regards to the performance of the Legal Services Ombudsman in terms of i) the initial review of a case ii) the time for a case to be investigated and if he will make a statement.(34593)

78 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have (a) Employment Advisory Boards and (b) Employment Hubs; and which prisons have had either close since 4 July 2024 and not re-opened.(34193)

79 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which physical or mental health conditions make offenders eligible to avoid being given an electronic monitoring tag.(34403)

80 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a breakdown of the funding that has been provided by the Ministry of Justice to support victims affected by the earned progression model early release scheme, including the organisations it has been given to and the amount given.(34404)

81 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the past two years, how many Ministry of Justice civil servants have had a performance review, and how many were dismissed as a result of that performance review, or otherwise dismissed for poor performance.(34415)

82 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prison governors the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending met with on 13 October 2026, what they discussed, what concerns the governors raised, and what the outcome of this meeting was.(34587)

83 NAnn Davies (Caerfyrddin): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to ensuring the Barnett Formula reflects the devolution of the Core Valley Lines to the Welsh Government.(34616)

84 NBen Lake (Ceredigion Preseli): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has his department made of the potential merits of extending the Rural Fuel Duty to Wales.(34449)

85 NBen Lake (Ceredigion Preseli): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has he given to introducing an Essential User Rebate for HGV, coach and van operators.(34450)

86 NBen Lake (Ceredigion Preseli): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has he made of the impact of rising fuel prices on off-grid properties in Wales.(34452)

87 NBen Lake (Ceredigion Preseli): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has he made of the level of UK Government spending on reserved areas in Wales compared to the level in England.(34457)

88 NBen Lake (Ceredigion Preseli): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of annual limits on drawdowns from the Wales Reserve.(34463)

89 NMims Davies (East Grinstead and Uckfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he has held with the Welsh Government since his appointment on 26 July 2026 to discuss its proposal to close junctions on the M4, on what dates those meetings took place, and what the outcomes of those meetings were.[R] (34156)

Questions for Answer on Monday 19 October

Questions for Written Answer

1 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the value of (a) dividends paid to shareholders by United Utilities and (b) financial penalties, enforcement undertakings and regulatory underperformance payments incurred by that company in each of the last ten years.(34182)

2 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the appropriateness of dividend payments by regulated water companies in financial years in which those companies incur penalties for environmental or operational underperformance; and whether she plans to make changes to the regulatory framework in this area.(34183)

3 NIan Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the current regulatory framework prevents performance-related remuneration being awarded to senior executives of water companies where those companies have failed to meet targets on (a) pollution incidents, (b) leakage, (c) storm overflows and (d) infrastructure investment.(34184)

4 NSir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria she will use to determine the potential impact of the design of the SAF Mandate on industry and consumers, as referred to in her Department’s call for evidence on SAF supply and industry certainty.(34232)

5 NSir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 21973 on High Speed 2 Line, in what year she expects the plans referred to in that Answer to be realised.(34233)

6 NSir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date her Department first informed each relevant local authority that its scheme would be withdrawn or removed from the Major Road Network and Large Local Majors programme following the review announced in her Written Ministerial Statement of 26 March 2026, HCWS1466.(34406)

7 NTom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of public funding for and investment in cancer research on cancer treatment outcomes and survival rates.(34615)

8 NLiz Jarvis (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has considered establishing a national pathway for children born with Down syndrome, with families guided through clear and coordinated support across health, education and social care from birth.(34185)

9 NMartin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will arrange a meeting between the hon. Member for Newton Abbot and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation to discuss the Federated Data Platform.(34295)

10 NJeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will establish an independent public inquiry into UK involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza since 2023.[R] (34453)

11 NAlicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme annual report.(34296)

12 NRupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2026 to Question 29244 on Home Office: Freedom of Information, whether anticipated adverse media coverage or reputational impact forms part of the criteria for referring a proposed Freedom of Information response to the Communications Directorate or special advisers.(34241)

13 NRupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2026 to Question 29246 on Home Office: Freedom of Information, whether eCase can generate (a) reports identifying outstanding referrals to the Communications Directorate and special advisers, (b) the date each referral was made, and (c) whether those reports can distinguish initial referrals from resubmissions.(34242)

14 NJeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what conditions or expectations on campus protest management or reputational protection are attached to the universities participating in the Ministry of Defence University Alliance.(34531)

15 NJeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance is issued to universities as part of the 'Defence University Alliance' on how to handle campus protest opposing the DUA or university links to the defence sector.(34532)

16 NDame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will place a copy of the RFA's terms and conditions of service in the House of Commons Library.(34286)

17 NAlex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, what evidential standard he will apply when deciding whether a person has (a) been a member of and (b) given support to a proscribed organisation for the purposes of (i) appointment to and (ii) removal from the Victims and Survivors Advisory Group.(34301)

18 NAlex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has taken steps to mitigate the risk of legal challenge to the powers to be granted to the Attorney General to determine if prosecution will proceed proposed in his amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on the basis of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.(34303)

19 NAlex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, whether guidance will be published for Directors of Investigations on weighting whether compelling new evidence is (a) known and (b) reasonably suspected to exist before requiring a witness to provide information.(34304)

20 NAlex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of giving direction to re-commence investigations where an operational context was not specifically given regard to on completed investigations like Clonoe.(34305)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

1Mr Jonathan Brash (Hartlepool): What steps he is taking to help increase investment in jobs and skills in the defence sector in the North East.(901529)

2Jessica Toale (Bournemouth West): What steps he is taking to help improve skills in the defence workforce.(901530)

3Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing levels of defence cooperation with the EU.(901531)

4Andrew Lewin (Welwyn Hatfield): What assessment he has made of the level of threat from Russia.
(901532)

5Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth): What steps he is taking to establish whether there is a link between helicopter exhaust emissions and cancer in the military.(901533)

6Peter Swallow (Bracknell): What steps he is taking to support cadet forces in Bracknell Forest.(901534)

7Chris Murray (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh): What steps he is taking to support cadet forces.(901535)

8Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): What steps the armed forces take to inform residents of low flying drills by military aircraft.(901536)

9Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett): What steps he is taking to defend UK interests in space.(901537)

10Sonia Kumar (Dudley): What steps he is taking to support defence procurement companies in Dudley.(901538)

11Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen national resilience.(901539)

12Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow West): What steps he is taking to protect British interests in the High North.(901540)

13Jodie Gosling (Nuneaton): What progress he has made on allocating VALOUR funding.(901541)

14Ian Roome (North Devon): What steps he is taking to improve defence preparedness and resilience.(901542)

15Sir Julian Lewis (New Forest East): What his policy is on the future of the British military base on Diego Garcia.(901543)

16Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): If he will take steps with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to issue defence bonds to help increase funding for military capabilities. (901544)

17Lauren Edwards (Rochester and Strood): What steps he is taking to improve skills in the defence workforce.(901545)

18Edward Morello (West Dorset): What steps his Department is taking to improve defence procurement.(901546)

19Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): What steps he is taking to support veterans.(901547)

20Chris Kane (Stirling and Strathallan): What steps he is taking to improve skills in the defence workforce. (901548)

21Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): What steps he is taking to defend UK interests in space.(901549)

22Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of Exchequer on meeting the NATO target of spending 5 per cent of GDP on defence and national security.(901550)

23Lara Bird (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): What recent estimate he has made of the cost of the Nuclear Enterprise.(901551)

24Frank McNally (Coatbridge and Bellshill): What steps he is taking to help increase economic growth through defence spending.(901552)

25Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Military Aid to the Civil Authorities.(901553)

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

T 1Andrew Rosindell (Romford): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(901554)

T 2Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip): (901555)

T 3Lloyd Hatton (South Dorset): (901556)

T 4Alan Strickland (Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor): (901557)

T 5Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): (901558)

T 6Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): (901559)

T 7Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): (901560)

T 8Janet Daby (Lewisham East): (901561)

T 9Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater): (901562)

T 10Edward Morello (West Dorset): (901563)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 20 October

Questions for Written Answer

1 NWera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Ofcom effectively enforces the Online Safety Act 2023 where online platforms, including TikTok, fail to remove content facilitating the supply of controlled drugs, particularly where such content has been explicitly reported through the platforms' own reporting mechanisms.(34612)

2 NSarah Russell (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to request that HM Treasury publish anonymised, disaggregated demographic data on student loan balances and repayments, including by sex, ethnicity, disability, age and other relevant protected characteristics.(34271)

3 NMary Kelly Foy (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many local authorities have closed or paused applications for Warm Homes: Local Grant funding in the 2026–27 financial year due to budget constraints.(34411)

4 NMary Kelly Foy (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households have received completed energy efficiency upgrades under the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme in the 2026–27 financial year, broken down by local authority area.(34413)

5 NMary Kelly Foy (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans her Department has to allocate additional funding to local authorities that have had to close or pause applications for Warm Homes: Local Grant Funding due to budgetary constraints, to help support more low-income households during winter 2026–27.(34414)

6 NGreg Smith (Mid Buckinghamshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to her Written Ministerial Statement of 26 March 2026, HCWS1466, what the estimated Government funding contribution was for each scheme in the Major Road Network and Large Local Majors programme that has subsequently been withdrawn or removed from the programme.(34395)

7 NMr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of claimants claiming the 'Additional amount for additional spouse' of Pension Credit for the years i.2024/25, ii.2025/26, iii.26-date.(34175)

8 NNeil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she will provide the a) timeline and b) guidance on prospective replacement mechanisms for the scheduled dissolution of Councils of Governors.(34195)

9 NNeil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will ensure that any guidance relating to the dissolution of Councils of Governors will take into account staff and patient voice.(34196)

10 NNeil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she will take to ensure that patient community engagement within membership of NHS Trusts will be sustained after the dissolution of Councils of Governors.(34197)

11 NAlex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has taken steps to mitigate the risk of legal challenge to the assistance agreements between the Director of Investigations and Chief Constable of PSNI proposed in his amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on the basis of the independent investigation requirements of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.(34299)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 21 October

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

1Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on retail registrations by car dealerships in Northern Ireland.(901564)

2Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on access to justice for victims and survivors of the Troubles.(901565)

3John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): What steps he is taking to promote Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom.(901566)

4Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.(901567)

5Sarah Pochin (Runcorn and Helsby): What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Defence to support veterans and their families in Northern Ireland.(901568)

6Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling climate change in Northern Ireland.(901569)

7Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on access to justice for victims and survivors of the Troubles.(901570)

8Andrew Ranger (Wrexham): What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Defence to support Northern Ireland veterans.(901571)

9Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the budget for Northern Ireland.(901572)

10Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): What steps he is taking to support the Northern Ireland Executive to increase economic growth.(901573)

11Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.(901574)

12Peter Swallow (Bracknell): What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Defence to support veterans who served in Operation Banner.(901575)

13Richard Baker (Glenrothes and Mid Fife): What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Defence to support veterans who served in Operation Banner.(901576)

14John Grady (Glasgow East): What steps he is taking to support community cohesion in Northern Ireland.(901577)

15Luke Akehurst (North Durham): What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Defence to support veterans who served in Operation Banner.(901578)