Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department will respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Torbay of 26 June 2026, reference SD18023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what preventative services his department is offering to individuals in custody to stop re-offending.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what specific schemes his department has in place to help reduce re-offending in a) South West and b) Torbay.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he had made of the potential merits of providing VAT exemption for tandem bikes as an adaptive bike for disabled people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to expand Housing Health and Safety Systems to account for the circumstances of the current oc

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his department plans to publish a visitor economy growth strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will provide an update on when the Commercial Payments Bill will come into effect.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding the Local Apprenticeships Service for areas in England without regional mayors.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of current VAT rules on tandem bikes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 26686, when the planned end of the research and development programme on M