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Published – Monday 26 October 2026
Questions for Answer on Monday 26 October
Questions for Written Answer
1Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether family members of the National Security Advisor undergo vetting.[Transferred] (36863)
2Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to ensure that public procurement can demonstrate the proportion of steel used in major infrastructure projects that is manufactured in the UK.[Transferred] (37159)
3Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to paragraph 33 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan published 8 July 2025, how the strengthened internal audit and red teaming capabilities within the Government Office for Science are operating.[Transferred] (37174)
4Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the employment status framework for gig-economy workers to ensure that riders and delivery companies have enforceable health and safety responsibilities in relation to E-bikes and the way they are ridden.[Transferred] (37287)
5Noah Law (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising fuel prices on people living and working in rural areas, including any distributional impacts.[Transferred] (36866)
6Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a national social tariff for water bills.[Transferred] (37279)
7Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps Skills England is taking to align localised technical skills training provision with regional manufacturing demand.[Transferred] (37410)
8James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Professional and Business Services Jobs Plan, published on 19 October 2026, what assessment he has made of the current capacity of colleges and training providers to deliver the apprenticeship training required to support the plan.[Transferred] (36744)
9Will Stone (Swindon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help tackle the 12 hour work issue for people in temporary accommodation.[Transferred] (37536)
10Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2026, to Question 32857, on European Social Fund, if he will set out the detailed rationale for each of the financial correction made against the Education and Skills Funding Agency.[Transferred] (36824)
11Alex Easton (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Armed Forces Covenant is being fully implemented in Northern Ireland; whether veterans and former service personnel living in Northern Ireland receive the same rights, protections and entitlements as those in the rest of the United Kingdom, particularly in relation to social housing, homelessness assistance, healthcare, education and welfare support; and what steps he is taking to ensure that veterans in Northern Ireland are not disadvantaged in accessing the support and services available to veterans elsewhere in the United Kingdom.[Transferred] (36874)
12Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 19 October 2026, to Question 31633, on UK Relations with EU: Ukraine, and further to the European Council press release, Ukraine support loan: EU countries approve UK participation to help cover Ukraine’s urgent defence needs, 22 July 2026, what is the estimated monetary value of the UK financial contribution to the costs arising from borrowing, referenced in the press release, and whether it will come from the Defence budget or another budget.[Transferred] (36827)
13Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what new peer review protocols are being introduced to evaluate the operational readiness of Local Resilience Forums.[Transferred] (37177)
14Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support the introduction of statutory asset locks within the mutual enterprise sector.[Transferred] (37136)
15 NDr Kieran Mullan (Bexhill and Battle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider ringfencing funding within the Energy Wealth Fund specifically for deep geothermal projects.[Transferred] (37052)
16 NDr Kieran Mullan (Bexhill and Battle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department will use to determine which technologies and projects receive support from the Energy Wealth Fund.[Transferred] (37053)
17Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of local authorities to take on new functions under the draft Conversion Practices Bill.[Transferred] (37270)
18Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department was consulted on the potential cost to local authorities of the draft Conversion Practices Bill prior to its publication.[Transferred] (37271)
19Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has received representations from local authorities on the potential cost of the draft Conversion Practices Bill.[Transferred] (37272)
Questions for Answer on Tuesday 27 October
Questions for Written Answer
1Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister is responsible for coordinating proactive public warnings and responses to significant air pollution episodes from (a) anthropogenic and (b) non-anthropogenic sources; and whether she will immediately establish a national protocol with pollutant-specific health and emission-reduction measures, designated authorities and published performance standards.(37591)
2 NAlicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will publish a read out of the National Security Advisors meetings in Beijing in July and November 2025 and March 2026.[Transferred] (37429)
3 NDr Simon Opher (Stroud): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make it her policy to introduce a dedicated Standard Occupational Classification and Standard Industrial Classification codes for individuals working in the comedy sector.[R] [Transferred] (37146)
4Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 October 2026, to Question 23227, on Cabinet Office: Social Media and Video Recordings, what was the percentage rate for submitting returns in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.(37659)
5Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2026 to Question 20841, on Civil Service Commission, whether the Director of Propriety and Ethics has authority to issue instructions to the Chief Executive of the Civil Service Commission in relation to the exercise of the Commission's statutory regulatory functions.(37663)
6Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure Royal Mail meets its service obligations in Glasgow.(37752)
7 NAnn Davies (Caerfyrddin): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a right to paid leave for kinship carers.[Transferred] (37434)
8Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Government has identified any sites in the UK with existing infrastructure capable of supporting the testing of heavy-lift rocket engines, stages or launch vehicles.(37614)
9Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the infrastructure requirements for testing heavy-lift launch vehicles.(37615)
10Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has assessed the feasibility of developing a heavy-lift rocket testing facility in the UK.(37616)
11Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with aerospace companies on the development of sites suitable for static-fire testing of heavy-lift rocket engines and launch vehicle stages.(37617)
12Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with industry stakeholders on the potential reuse of the former Blue Streak rocket testing facilities at RAF Spadeadam for heavy-lift rocket testing.(37618)
13Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of existing enforcement powers in holding large online retailers to account for breaches of employment, consumer protection and supplier payment standards.(37575)
14Tim Roca (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will publish an update on the progress of the independent review into the Information Commissioner's Office commissioned by the former Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on 8 July 2026.(37667)
15Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of BICS on reducing carbon leakage risk in energy-intensive manufacturing sectors.(37622)
16Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what metrics his Department will use to monitor the effectiveness of BICS in improving industrial competitiveness relative to EU countries.(37623)
17Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure smaller businesses are aware of the BICS application window.(37625)
18Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department plans to conduct an interim evaluation of BICS before the end of the 2027–28 financial year.(37627)
19Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what guidance his Department has provided to electricity suppliers regarding the implementation of BICS exemptions on customer bills.(37628)
20Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many sites using shared MPAN meters have submitted applications under BICS.(37629)
21Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what criteria his Department uses to verify 6-month historical grid electricity consumption data submitted by BICS applicants.(37630)
22Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many BICS applications have been submitted by businesses undergoing corporate restructuring or liquidation proceedings.(37631)
23Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department takes to prevent fraudulent claims under BICS regarding sub-metering data.(37632)
24Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many BICS applications have been received for sites operating in Special Economic Zones or Freeports.(37633)
25Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the interaction between BICS and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.(37634)
26Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many enquiries his Department’s BICS helpdesk has handled since the launch of the eligibility checker.(37635)
27Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what proportion of BICS applicants have requested guidance on Harmonized System (HS) product code classification.(37636)
28Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what total administrative cost is budgeted for running BICS over its first three years.(37637)
29Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department plans to expand the list of eligible Harmonised System product codes under BICS in future review cycles.(37638)
30Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of monetary penalties the Information Commissioner’s Office has issued under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 since 5 February 2026.(37668)
31Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of whether the Information Commissioner’s Office has the resources it needs to take enforcement action under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 against large organisations that send unsolicited electronic marketing.(37670)
32Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20474 on MHCLG: Annual Reports, and with reference to the case of Woodhouse Investment Pte Ltd and West Cumbria Mining (Holdings) Limited v. United Kingdom (ICSID Case No. ARB/25/37) before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, if he will place in the Library the written submission of 9 July 2026 filed with the Centre.(37650)
33Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many and what proportion of trade union members of each trade union with a political fund in Great Britain pay into that political fund, according to the most recent figures held by the Certification Office for Great Britain.(37651)
34Charlotte Nichols (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many swimming pools are local authorities required to operate in their area.(37676)
35Jess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has received Suffolk County Council's Best Start Family Hubs plan; and what steps her Department takes when a local authority's plan proposes fewer family hubs than it currently operates.(37581)
36Jess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in (a) family hubs and (b) health visiting on progress towards the target of children reaching a good level of development by 2028.(37582)
37Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support local authorities with the SEND system.(37696)
38Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much Jackdaw and Rosebank will reduce household energy bills in Cardiff West constituency.(37569)
39Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of licensing more drilling on delivering good growth in Cardiff West constituency.(37571)
40Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how Rosebank will improve and secure the UK's energy security in the context of the amount of oil destined for international markets.(37572)
41Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if her Department will explore basing electricity standing charges paid by the farming sector upon an annualised average instead of peak demand to prevent (a) occasional and (b) seasonal high demand from disproportionately impacting bills and the cost of food production.(37603)
42Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the a) effectiveness and b) adequacy is the leadership of the National Energy System Operator.(37665)
43Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Easington gas terminal in East Yorkshire is adequately protected against emerging security threats, including those posed by drones.(37690)
44Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office, Ministry of Defence and relevant security agencies on protecting critical national energy infrastructure against hostile drone activity.(37692)
45Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of additional counter-drone protection measures at strategically important gas infrastructure sites.(37693)
46David Chadwick (Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to monitor and assess the potential impact of the Heather and Grass Burning Regulations on carbon emissions from (a) controlled burning and (b) wildfires; and whether her Department plans to publish an assessment of the net impact of those regulations on carbon emissions.(37562)
47Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reduce microplastic pollution as part of the proposed Circular Economy Growth Plan.(37585)
48Anna Dixon (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will commission an independent feasibility study into alternative ownership models of water companies.(37566)
49Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to bring forward legislation to introduce a close season for hares in England.(37599)
50Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a close season for hares in England before the start of the 2027 breeding season.(37600)
51Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2026 to Question 30769 on Air Pollution: Warnings, if she will set out the difference between (a) proactive air quality warnings and (b) alerts and forecasts; and if she will set out the difference (i) press releases and (ii) sign-up and subscription services.(37586)
52Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the Republic of France’s system of issuing advance public warnings and recommending emission reductions during forecast pollution episodes, including the Ile-de-France ozone warnings of 17 and 18 June 2026.(37587)
53Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason her Department's document entitled Air pollution in the UK 2025, published on 9 October 2026, was not published in pdf format.(37592)
54Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she used external consultations in the production of her Department's report entitled Air pollution in the UK 2025, published on 9 October 2026.(37593)
55Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason her Department's document entitled Air quality compliance results summary 2025, published on 9 October 2026, stated that the ozone population information threshold had not been exceeded given the threshold was reported as exceeded by her Department's website entitled DEFRA UK Air on 19 June, 1 and 11 July and 12 and 13 August 2025.(37594)
56Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money her Department has spent on a) lawyers and b) consultants in drafting the Water Bill.(37608)
57Barry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environment Agency inspections carried out at wastewater treatment works and at water-company-operated sewage pumping stations and combined sewer overflows in 2025-26, if she will publish a breakdown of (a) how many, and which, sites inspected were found to be in breach of environmental permit conditions, (b) what number of, and which, sites were found to be in breach of environmental permit conditions on more than one occasion (if inspected more than once), (c) what environmental permit conditions were breached on each occasion at each site, (d) what fines were issued to water companies following breaches, for which site and for what breach, and (e) whether such fines have been paid by the water company in question, and if they were paid in the full amount requested by the Environment Agency.(37680)
58Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trifluoroacetic acid in water supplies on public health in North East Hertfordshire.(37747)
59Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trifluoroacetic acid in groundwater and drinking water on reproductive health and fertility in North East Hertfordshire.(37748)
60Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce levels of trifluoroacetic acid in groundwater and rivers in North East Hertfordshire.(37749)
61Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of water company ownership models on the (a) monitoring of and (b) response to trifluoroacetic acid in water supplies in North East Hertfordshire constituency.(37750)
62Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of requiring fines and penalties levied on water companies to be returned to affected customers through reductions in their bills.(37745)
63Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money from fines and penalties levied on South West Water since April 2022 has been (a) paid to HM Treasury and (b) spent through the Water Restoration Fund on projects in (i) Cornwall and (ii) Devon.(37751)
64Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will commission a feasibility study into the proportion of imported trees and related material that could be produced domestically and use its findings to inform a strategic framework for tree production funding.(37736)
65Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to develop an action plan for productive and ornamental tree production, including support for British-Grown rootstocks, skills development and grant funding.(37737)
66Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will establish a tree and plant production group with research institutions to coordinate research, innovation, and increase the uptake of automation technologies.(37738)
67Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to align government-funded tree planting schemes with nursery production capacity, including allowing greater flexibility in planting timetables according to supply and ensuring grant rates adequately reflect the cost of supplying rare species and provenances.(37739)
68Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will publish regular data on imports of trees, shrubs, hedging and other woody plants, including quantities, species and maturity, to help identify gaps in domestic supply.(37740)
69Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assess and address the impacts of climate change on tree seed viability, germination, growth and survival, and to ensure that tree nurseries can maintain a resilient supply of trees.(37741)
70Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that domestic tree production is able to meet demand for trees needed to deliver green infrastructure, improve urban cooling and strengthen climate resilience in towns and cities.(37742)
71Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle harm to pollinators in the West Midlands as part of the Pollinator Action Plan.(37694)
72Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of flood defence funding and infrastructure.(37547)
73Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of implications of her Department's policies of the recommendation in the report entitled Project Willow, published on 29 May 2025, to include biochar from digestate in agricultural use policy.(37722)
74Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the recommendation in the report entitled Project Willow, published on 29 May 2025 to implement policies to increase plastic collection, separation and aggregation.(37723)
75Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to use the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme to increase the supply of separated plastic waste to domestic recycling facilities.(37724)
76Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan.(37725)
77Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Scottish Government on aligning the Circular Economy Growth Plan with Scotland’s Circular Economy Strategy.(37726)
78Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 15237, on Food: Labelling, whether the EU's ban on the sale or provision of single-serving sachets or containers of ketchup, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, oil and vinegar will apply to (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain under the EU-UK reset.(37653)
79Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the monetary payments the UK will be required to make to the EU, and to which funds or programmes, as a consequence of a proposed EU-UK SPS agreement.(37654)
80Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2026 to Question 32434 on Packaging: EU law, whether it is the policy intention of (a) her Department and (b) the European Union that the UK should align with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, subject to negotiation.(37655)
81Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work her Department has undertaken on developing the National Work-Related Road Safety Charter.(37609)
82Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on the likelihood of annual nitrogen dioxide emissions in the Greater London urban area exceeding the 2025 level.(37596)
83Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of autonomous passenger services on traffic congestion, including the proportion of vehicle mileage undertaken without passengers.(37541)
84Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of funding allocated through the Connected and Automated Mobility Pathfinder programme has been directed towards projects designed to improve transport connectivity in rural areas.(37542)
85Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce geographical restrictions on the operation of autonomous passenger services beyond those necessary for safety and operational approval.(37543)
86Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the length of time it will take to draft regulations permitting simple zebra crossings.(37545)
87John Milne (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate on public charging costs for electric vehicle users without access to off-street parking.(37675)
88Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing an independent car parking regulator.(37727)
89James Naish (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the size and power of modern agricultural machinery on the appropriateness of the minimum age and weight thresholds for driving agricultural vehicles on public roads; and whether she plans to review those thresholds and their effect on employment and apprenticeship opportunities for young people in rural areas.(37684)
90Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to integrate sector-specific skills training pathways into core Jobcentre Plus support services.(37703)
91Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Carer’s Allowance earnings limit on the labour market participation of unpaid carers.(37704)
92Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the Universal Credit framework supports young claimants transitioning into self-employment.(37705)
93Alice Macdonald (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average number of people throughout 2025 aged between 18 and 24 years old that were not in education, employment or training in (a) Norwich North constituency and (b) Norfolk.(37573)
94Sir Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help support young disabled people to find employment in the West Midlands.(37695)
95Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the financial resilience of households.(37552)
96Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2026 to Question 32857 on European Social Fund, what was the nature of the ineligible expenditure that led to his Department issuing a financial correction against the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.(37657)
97Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the treatment of student loan repayments in child maintenance calculations, including: (a) the policy for treating compulsory student loan repayments differently from pension contributions;
(b) the merits of reviewing the legislation and regulations to consider whether compulsory income-contingent student loan repayments should be taken into account when assessing income for child maintenance purposes, while distinguishing them from voluntary borrowing.(37743)
98Jess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much public health grant Suffolk County Council has been allocated in (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26 and (c) 2026-27.(37563)
99Jess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department holds data on the number of (a) health visitors, (b) school nurses and (c) community staff nurses employed (i) by and (ii) on behalf of each local authority.(37583)
100Jess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance the Department provides to local authorities on assessing the cumulative impact of concurrent changes to children's public health and family services.(37584)
101Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the infrastructure requirements of introducing a publicly owned provider option within the adult social care sector.(37699)
102Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a publicly owned provider option in adult social care on workforce retention rates.(37700)
103Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made toward establishing the workforce pay framework for the proposed National Care Service.(37701)
104Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the role of co-operative models in the delivery of adult social care services.(37702)
105Ben Coleman (Chelsea and Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to questions 34824, 34825 and 34826, if the data available at the linked website represents the totality of the data that is used to track the operational implementation of the FDP.(37664)
106Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the provisions of the Private Parking Code of Practice regarding clear signage, mandatory grace periods and reduced penalties for transactional errors will apply to private operators managing car parks on NHS hospital sites.(37611)
107Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that automated payment machines and ANPR systems on NHS sites meet physical and cognitive accessibility standards for patients and visitors experiencing severe stress, reduced mobility and medical fatigue.(37612)
108Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether duty of care requirements is placed on NHS Trusts and their contracted car park operators to protect vulnerable patients, frequent outpatients, and grieving family members from enforcement action.(37613)
109Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of ticketless ANPR systems.(37672)
110Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits for public health of adopting the Republic of France’s system of issuing advance public warnings and recommending emission reductions during forecast pollution episodes, including the Ile-de-France ozone warnings of 17 and 18 June 2026.(37589)
111Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 22 of the UKHSA's document entitled Adverse Weather and Health Plan Protecting health from weather related harm 2026 to 2027, published in March 2026, if she will set out how the proposed alignment of the Weather-Health Alert System and Commons Warnings Framework will provide proactive public warnings, tailored health protection advice and coordinated responses to significant air pollution episodes from natural and human sources.(37590)
112Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has carried out an assessment of Palantir’s human rights record as part of the FDP contract review process.(37639)
113Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a review process regarding Palantir’s role in delivering the Federated Data Platform.(37560)
114Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has undertaken (a) a fit and proper and (b) other test of the suitability of Palantir as a partner for the Federated Data Platform.(37561)
115Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support Integrated Care Boards to provide community ear wax removal services in line with NICE guidance, and what assessment she has made of trends in the level of regional variation in access to those services.(37686)
116Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to expand radiotherapy capacity and address workforce pressures.(37546)
117Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of youth vaping on educational environments.(37548)
118Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what regulatory steps her Department is taking under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 to restrict the manufacture and sale of vapes designed to resemble everyday items.(37549)
119Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the regulatory framework under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 covers non-combustible nicotine alternatives.(37550)
120Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what cross-departmental work her Department is undertaking with local authorities, Trading Standards and NHS health services to provide targeted nicotine addiction support and quit services for pupils.(37551)
121Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England plans to publish the Women’s Health Equity Framework.(37678)
122Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Women's Equity Framework will include specific provision on reducing inequalities in menopause care.(37679)
123Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent ombudsman for private dental patients.(37711)
124Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with NATO allies on coordinating responses to Russian disinformation campaigns targeting the UK.(37567)
125Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that life-saving medical equipment and supplies sent by the UK to Gaza are not subject to dual-use restrictions by Israeli authorities.(37568)
126Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions has HM Government had with the Government of Nigeria in relation to the revocation of contracts with Jupiter Lithium for lithium mining in the country; and whether the United Kingdom has investor trade agreements with Nigeria.(37647)
127Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 9 October 2026 to Question 27965 on International Court of Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the written submissions on (a) climate change of August and December 2024 and (b) the Islamic Republic of Iran of March 2026, and the notes or transcript of the oral submissions on (c) Climate Change in December 2024 and (d) Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87 of October 2025.(37648)
128Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the future longevity and scope of the Seasonal Worker Scheme will reflect the industry’s needs and future growth potential.(37604)
129Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to confirm the seasonal worker visa allocation for 2027.(37605)
130Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she plans to publish the Government’s response to the (a) consultation entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement and (b) Home Affairs Committee’s report on earned settlement, published on 13 March 2026.(37687)
131Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Annex C to FOI2026/06089 entitled Interview Summarisation Tool – Pilot is the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Asylum Policy Search tool.(37733)
132Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department consulted the Information Commissioner’s Office before the operational deployment of (a) the Asylum Policy Search tool and (b) the Asylum Case Summarisation tool.(37734)
133Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what proportion of asylum decisions made since April 2026 the decision-maker was a different officer from the officer who conducted the substantive interview.(37735)
134Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what programmes are in place to support young people not in education, employment or training into careers in defence manufacturing and engineering.(37570)
135Rachel Gilmour (Tiverton and Minehead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the children of Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are not eligible for Armed Forces family support schemes.(37753)
136Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Dongfeng-17 Hypersonic Missile.(37595)
137Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding he has set aside for the a) development and b) purchase of Unmanned Ground Vehicles in each of the next five financial years.(37606)
138Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the total cost of National Insurance to Armed Forces employers in each year from 2023-24.(37658)
139Stuart Andrew (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in registering transfers of land ownership by HM Land Registry on the ability of local planning authorities to identify landowners and serve planning enforcement notices; and what steps she is taking to mitigate that impact.(37588)
140Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform framework to streamline community asset transfer rights for commercial properties.(37706)
141Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment she has made of the cost-effectiveness and financial sustainability of (a) multi-year formula funding allocations and (b) competitive bidding systems for local regeneration.(37707)
142Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of planning determination periods on the delivery timelines of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.(37708)
143Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of borrowing flexibilities available to local development corporations for infrastructure delivery.(37709)
144Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the distributional impact is of options for reforming the Council Tax banding system.(37710)
145Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform framework to regulate transparency in property management service charges.(37714)
146Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support local authorities in utilising licensing and high street regeneration funding to reduce commercial vacancy rates.(37715)
147Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of locally led development corporations in accelerating brownfield land assembly.(37717)
148Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on local authority economic development infrastructure.(37718)
149Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking through the English Devolution Bill to define the statutory governance relationship between combined authorities and lower-tier district councils.(37719)
150Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of private sector rent controls on housing supply.(37720)
151Chris Bloore (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the role of local authority-owned housing companies in accelerating the commencement of new social housing developments.(37721)
152Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to resource local authorities to advance the Government's whole-of-society approach to the Government Resilience Action Plan.(37683)
153Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the revised National Planning Policy Framework will be published.(37607)
154Sir Gavin Williamson (Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the grant of separate planning permission under the Town and Planning Act 1990 for development functionally associated with West Midlands Interchange on Requirement 35 of the West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020, which requires completion of the rail terminal works before occupation exceeds specified warehousing thresholds.(37746)
155Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support local authorities facing funding challenges.(37697)
156Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2026 to Question 29561 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the reference in that answer to not being resident “at any point” for the purposes of the UK minimum residency period means (a) they had no period of time in which they were not substantively resident in the UK or (b) that they had some period of time in which they were substantively resident in the UK, in that previous calendar year.(37649)
157Alex Baker (Aldershot): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Basel 3.1 banking regulations that come into force from 1st of January 2027 on the defence sector.(37744)
158 NLara Bird (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to adopt section 48 of the EU Consumer Credit Directive in the UK.[Transferred] (37228)
159Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will review the changes to Business Property Relief ahead of the upcoming Budget.(37553)
160Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of changes to Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief on business investment.(37554)
161Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of changes to Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief on employment.(37555)
162Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for economic growth of findings in Family Business UK’s Quarter 2 2026 Family Business Pulse Report that 11 per cent of family firms intend to downsize over the next 12 months.(37556)
163Shivani Raja (Leicester East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission an independent review of the potential economic and fiscal impacts of changes to Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief, including their effects on investment, employment and the continuity of family ownership.(37557)
164Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in Machine Games Duty on the sport of greyhound racing.(37558)
165Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department in relation to measures announced in the Budget 2026.(37681)
166Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vessels have been supplied with fuel (a) under Marine Voyages Relief and (b) at the rebated rate as commercial craft in each year since 2022.(37712)
167Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of the extent to which vessels used for private pleasure, including superyachts, have been supplied with rebated fuel since 2022.(37713)
168Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to removing rebated fuel access under any scheme or use-case for private pleasure class boats.(37716)
169Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish the Ministerial responsibilities of the Equalities Minister.(37652)
Questions for Answer on Wednesday 28 October
Questions for Written Answer
1 NVictoria Collins (Harpenden and Berkhamsted): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money and staff time is dedicated to scenario planning and risk mitigation regarding loss-of-control events involving autonomous and multi-agent AI systems.(37610)
2 NAlicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Advisor chaired a US-China security and stability dialogue in Beijing in a private capacity whilst in paid Governmental employment as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on the Chagos Islands in September 2024.(37602)
3 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's document entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan: 2026 Implementation Report, updated 1 October 2026, for what reason (a) is the Government reviewing the existing National Security Risk Assessment methodology to ensure analytical robustness and (b) has 2027 been set as the start of implementation for lessons learned.(37660)
4 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress her Department has made on publishing a memorandum of understanding with the Ethics and Integrity Commission.(37661)
5 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2026 to Question 28332, on Cabinet Office: Marketing, what was the name of the annual conference.(37662)
6 NJim Allister (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, (i) in which countries the former Member for Lagan Valley undertook business, trade promotion, investment, consultancy or related activities on behalf of the Government; (ii) on what dates those visits took place; (iii) what the purpose of each visit was; (iv) which organisations, businesses or other entities were engaged with during each visit; and (v) what costs were met from public funds in relation to each visit.(37643)
7 NGareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the total savings to businesses under the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme in financial year 2027–28.(37619)
8 NGareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many full-time equivalent staff within his Department are dedicated to processing BICS applications.(37620)
9 NGareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what average processing time his Department projects for assessing a standard BICS application.(37621)
10 NGareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the likely number of appeals and reviews following the initial issue of British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme eligibility decisions.(37624)
11 NGareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what total software and digital development cost was incurred in establishing the online application system for BICS.(37626)
12 NGraham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential threat posed by hostile drones to critical national energy infrastructure, including gas terminals.(37689)
13 NDr Danny Chambers (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote access to and develop welfare services for seafarers visiting British ports; and what resources she has allocated for that purpose.(37601)
14 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for bringing into force the remaining provisions of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024.(37544)
15 NSojan Joseph (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her department has made of the potential merits of introducing noise-activated ANPR cameras to identify loud vehicles.(37685)
16 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2026 to Question HL2631 on Social Services,
when he expects Baroness Casey's review on social care reform to be published.(37656)
17 NMr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with his German counterpart on the deployment of their Taurus missiles to Ukraine alongside Storm Shadow missiles.(37597)
18 NDr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2026 to question 35911, what the cost per grade was of settling legal actions arising out of the dismissal of Senior Civil Servants in Grades (a) 5, (b) 6 and (c) 7 in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 and (iii) 2026 to date broken down into (A) legal costs incurred and (B) compensation paid.(37598)
19 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people used the free e-learning training on Female Genital Mutilation for frontline staff in Healthcare, Police, Border Force and Children’s Social Care in the 2025 calendar year.(37641)
20 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the response to Freedom of Information request FOI2026/10371 of 11 September 2026, what action is taken in respect of an asylum claim where a summary produced by the Asylum Case Summarisation tool and used in that claim is subsequently assessed by Subject Matter Experts as having failed; and whether the decision-maker and the claimant are informed.(37730)
21 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the report entitled Update on ACS summary spot testing as of 2 June 2026 provided to the Home Office’s Analytical Quality Assurance Board.(37731)
22 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Technical Specialists continue to review asylum cases before decision in cases where an Asylum Case Summarisation summary has been produced.(37732)
23 NJoe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether vessels chartered under the contract between her Department and Aeolian Offshore Ltd were (a) available and (b) requested for the operations off the Isle of Wight and Hampshire on 6 September and 22 September 2026; and what the reasons were for relying on Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers on those occasions.(37666)
24 NJim Allister (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts, consultancy arrangements, advisory roles or other formal agreements existed between his Department and the former Member for Lagan Valley in relation to work undertaken in Colombia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Iraq and Afghanistan; and what payments were made under each arrangement.(37644)
25 NJim Allister (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates his Department made payments to the Causeway Initiative for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution International; for what services those payments were made; and what the value was of each payment.(37645)
26 NGraham Leadbitter (Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2026 to Question 36153, how much of the investment in surveillance and counter-drone capabilities has taken place in (i) Scottish, (ii) English and (iii) Welsh military bases.(37698)
27 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding 77th Brigade has received in each year since its formation.(37728)
28 NBell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether 77th Brigade has collected information on (a) sitting MPs, (b) former MPs, (c) political activists and (d) political organisations since 2022.(37729)
29 NNick Timothy (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide an update on plans to implement mandatory chemical castration for sex offenders.(37691)
30 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total worth of the frozen assets of the previous Libyan regime.(37642)
31 NDr Kieran Mullan (Bexhill and Battle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the new Energy Wealth Fund to establish an early stage de-risking fund for deep geothermal energy projects.[Transferred] (37054)
32 NDr Kieran Mullan (Bexhill and Battle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of deep geothermal energy to the objectives of the Energy Wealth Fund.[Transferred] (37055)
33 NMike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has recently briefed the media in relation to business rates thresholds.(37646)
34 NMr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an estimate of the date by which the gender pay gap will be closed.(37640)
Questions for Answer on Thursday 29 October
Questions for Written Answer
1 NJess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the conditions of Best Start Family Hubs funding permit a local authority to reduce the number of family hubs in its area while receiving that funding.(37580)
2 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the planned budget envelope for Round 32 of the Darwin Initiative is.(37669)
3 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy to commit £29m in support of the 30x30 initiative made at the CBD COP15 in 2022.(37671)
4 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason some Commonwealth countries have been excluded from participation in the UK's Darwin Initiative to protect and restore international nature.(37673)
5 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to announce the restoration of eligibility to apply to the UK's Darwin Initiative to all Commonwealth developing countries prior to the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.(37674)
6 NBarry Gardiner (Brent West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the £9 million Tranche 2 international nature funding already approved for the Legacy Landscapes Fund.(37677)
7 NJess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what local authority requirements are in providing (a) health visiting, (b) school nursing and (c) the Family Nurse Partnership under the Healthy Child Programme; and how her Department assesses the adequacy of the provision of those services.(37576)
8 NJess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what minimum qualifications his Department expects of staff delivering the mandated health visitor reviews; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of replacing community staff nurses with unregistered practitioners on levels of care.(37577)
9 NJess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of digital-first school nursing in identifying (a) safeguarding concerns and (b) unmet health needs.(37578)
10 NJess Asato (Lowestoft): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is planning to take to provide support to first-time parents under 25 in areas where the Family Nurse Partnership is no longer commissioned.(37579)
Questions for Answer on Monday 2 November
Questions for Written Answer
1 NRuth Jones (Newport West and Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many swimming pools for dogs are licensed under Licencing of Activities Involving Animals regulations; and what estimate her Department has made of the numbers of such pools which operate without the appropriate licence.(37682)
2 NRuth Jones (Newport West and Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with her Scottish and Welsh counterparts regarding plans to establish a new National Care Service.(37688)
3 NRichard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the Business and Trade Committee on 15 September 2025, question 29, when his Department last assessed whether there is a serious risk of genocide in Gaza; and whether he plans to make another assessment.(37559)
4 NRichard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department work on developing and implementing sanctions on Russia.(37564)
5 NRichard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to allocate additional resources to monitoring serious violations of international humanitarian law for the purposes of identifying potential designations under the Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026.(37565)
6 NRichard Burgon (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish draft regulations under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 for the proposed sanctions regime regarding Israeli settlements; and whether there will be a consultation on the proposals.(37574)