Written Questions — AnswerTheQuestion

RED (20/100) 04 Nov 2026 Mr Richard Holden to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to support i) GP and ii) pharmacy services in Basildon and Billericay constituency.

RED (7/100) DEFERRED 04 Nov 2026 Alison Griffiths to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated cost is of proposed refurbishment or improvement works at Felpham Pumping Station; how much funding has been secured; and what additional funding is required.

AMBER (32/100) 04 Nov 2026 Michael Payne to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its polices of (a) the recommendations related to the restoration of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire and (b) the othe

AMBER (42/100) 04 Nov 2026 Lorraine Beavers to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that NHS liver transplant centres have the capacity to meet demand for transplants.

GREEN (77/100) 04 Nov 2026 Lorraine Beavers to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce regional variation in access to liver transplant assessment and services.

RED (20/100) 04 Nov 2026 Lorraine Beavers to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will provide a breakdown by age of the average waiting time for a liver transplant.

AMBER (72/100) 04 Nov 2026 Alison Griffiths to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how proposed works at Felpham Pumping Station are classified under the Environment Agency’s capital grant eligible investment guidance; whether the project has been submitted for consi

RED (15/100) 04 Nov 2026 Mrs Sharon Hodgson to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the funding and resource requirements for establishing an independent in-service evaluation of newborn screening for metachromatic leukodystrophy.

AMBER (30/100) 04 Nov 2026 Gareth Snell to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of packaging regulation costs on manufacturers’ ability to invest in more sustainable and recyclable packaging.

AMBER (35/100) 04 Nov 2026 Gareth Snell to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the cumulative cost to UK food manufacturers of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging, Packaging Recovery Notes and the Plastic Pack

RED (22/100) 04 Nov 2026 Danny Beales to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the levels of in HPV vaccine uptake among adolescent boys over the last three years; and what steps she is taking to address regional variations

AMBER (64/100) 04 Nov 2026 Mr Richard Holden to Department for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2026 to Question 37675 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, whether she plans to undertake an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Zero Emission V

RED (18/100) 04 Nov 2026 Tim Farron to Department for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of divergence between UK and (a) Directive (EU) 2024/2881 and (b) other EU air quality protections on (a) trade and investment and (b) rebalancing

AMBER (30/100) 04 Nov 2026 Taiwo Owatemi to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government’s proposed discussions with communities impacted by the transatlantic slave trade will include African and Caribbean diaspora organisations in the UK;

GREEN (85/100) 04 Nov 2026 Michael Payne to Department for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to accelerate the installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure in suburban and rural communities; and what support is available to local autho

RED (12/100) DEFERRED 03 Nov 2026 Wera Hobhouse to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what contribution his Department plans to make to the World Food Programme's appeal for $450 million to maintain food assistance Gaza and the West Bank from October 2026 to M

AMBER (30/100) 03 Nov 2026 Stuart Anderson to Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices were employed on defence programmes in Scotland in 2025-2026.

AMBER (40/100) 03 Nov 2026 Stuart Anderson to Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many PhD positions will be supported through defence nuclear skills investment.

AMBER (27/100) 03 Nov 2026 Stuart Anderson to Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices his Department estimates will enter the defence nuclear sector under the Nuclear Skills Plan by 2030.

RED (4/100) 03 Nov 2026 Dr Caroline Johnson to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings she or her ministers have had with ministerial colleagues in 1) the Department for Work and Pensions, 2) the Department for Transport: 3) the Department for Digital, Culture, Media an

AMBER (40/100) 03 Nov 2026 Nick Timothy to Ministry of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 2 November 2026 to Question 39138 on Prisons: Islam, what was the cost of holding each of these services.

GREEN (80/100) 03 Nov 2026 Stuart Anderson to Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to nuclear skills development programmes to date.

AMBER (40/100) 03 Nov 2026 Martin Wrigley to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an independent resilience and adaptation commissioner to further hold public authorities to account on climate ada

GREEN (82/100) 03 Nov 2026 Amanda Martin to Treasury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to identify and contact young adults with matured Child Trust Funds that remain unclaimed, including those who are unaware they hold an account or have lost track of which provider holds it;

GREEN (84/100) 03 Nov 2026 Martin Wrigley to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to introduce NAP4 climate action measures earlier.

RED (5/100) DEFERRED 03 Nov 2026 Tom Gordon to Department for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recordings made by his Department of advice given during phone calls by the Universal Credit helpline can be used by claimants as evidence when appealing an overpayment decision.

GREEN (76/100) 03 Nov 2026 Wendy Chamberlain to Treasury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what accountability mechanisms will be in place for the Financial Conduct Authority to report publicly on in what way it has considered financial inclusion in its activities, following the change of scope to the hav

RED (18/100) 03 Nov 2026 Nick Timothy to Ministry of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the three most recent riots that took place in prisons or young offenders institutions.

AMBER (45/100) 03 Nov 2026 Michael Payne to Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of funded early years childcare places in Nottinghamshire; and what steps he is taking to support providers to meet demand and improve access for

GREEN (88/100) 03 Nov 2026 Sir John Hayes to Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on contracts with (a) Serco, (b) Capita and (c) G4S in each of the past three years.

RED (22/100) 03 Nov 2026 Luke Taylor to Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to specialist SEND schools and colleges on (a) powers and responsibilities to manage traffic on public highways during pupil drop-off and collection times and (b) coordinat

AMBER (55/100) 03 Nov 2026 Wendy Chamberlain to Treasury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Consumer Duty on people (a) with and (b) without access to mainstream financial products.

RED (18/100) 03 Nov 2026 Michael Payne to Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional children in Nottinghamshire who will become eligible for free school meals following recent changes to the eligibility criteria; and what assess

RED (8/100) 03 Nov 2026 Nigel Huddleston to Treasury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Financial Conduct Authority about potential (a) mis-selling and (b) fraud involving fractional timeshare finance products.

GREEN (76/100) DATA NOT HELD 03 Nov 2026 Amanda Martin to Treasury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of matured Child Trust Fund accounts that are unclaimed by young people resident in (a) Portsmouth North constituency and (b) Portsmouth.

AMBER (68/100) 03 Nov 2026 Amanda Martin to Treasury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Child Trust Fund Taskforce has made in tracking unclaimed savings for young adults; and what further steps it plans to take.

GREEN (88/100) 03 Nov 2026 Danny Beales to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward the publication of the fourth National Adaptation Programme from 2028.

AMBER (55/100) 03 Nov 2026 Amanda Martin to Treasury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available to help young adults trace and access their Child Trust Fund savings, particularly those who may need additional assistance to do so.

AMBER (65/100) 03 Nov 2026 Kevin Hollinrake to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date ministerial approval was given to the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025; and what advice on wildfire risk was provided to the Minister

RED (20/100) 03 Nov 2026 Cameron Thomas to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the capability of hospitals, pharmacies and General Practitioners to stockpile medical supplies throughout an emergency or conflict involving the U

RED (12/100) DEFERRED 03 Nov 2026 Kevin Hollinrake to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 175 of the Third Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, A burning issue: managing wildfire risk, HC 713, whether her Department undert

AMBER (72/100) 03 Nov 2026 Aphra Brandreth to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Explanatory Memorandum to the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, what the evidential basis was for indicating that her Departm

RED (12/100) DEFERRED 03 Nov 2026 Helen Morgan to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer to question 39074 from 28 October, what NHS capital projects have, or will have, funding redeployed to the Defence Investment Plan.

RED (22/100) 03 Nov 2026 Bob Blackman to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she gave to including the National Fire Chiefs Council’s advice on the restrictions in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Am

AMBER (30/100) 03 Nov 2026 Kevin Hollinrake to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2026 to Question 27487, what the evidential basis is that repeated controlled burns of moorland increase the frequency of wildfires.

AMBER (45/100) 03 Nov 2026 Ben Obese-Jecty to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the UK abstained during the vote on the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/80/L.48 on March 25, 2026.

RED (18/100) 03 Nov 2026 Edward Morello to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of snares in West Dorset on local wildlife.

GREEN (88/100) 03 Nov 2026 Stuart Anderson to Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to the Arrol Gibb Innovation Campus to date.

AMBER (48/100) 03 Nov 2026 Dame Caroline Dinenage to Department for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the median wait time between booking and taking a driving test at Lee on the Solent is trending away from other centres in Hampshire.

RED (12/100) DEFERRED 03 Nov 2026 Adam Dance to Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support NHS Integrated Care Boards to improve patient outcomes for inflammatory bowel disease.