Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average hourly earnings by single year of age for those aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19, (e) 20, (f) 21, (g) 22, (h) 23, (i) 24 and (j) 25 were in each year between 1997 and 2010.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 21040 on Tobacco Tax Gap: Wastewater Analysis, for what reason the research was commissioned.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12169 on Business: Regulation, whether regulations stemming from EU legislation are in scope of the targets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the Attainment 8 score was at each decile of attainment for each Major and Minor ethnic group in 2023/24.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 17650 on National Security: Finance, whether there is a long list of items of spending which are eligible to be scored as (i) defence and (ii) security spendi

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 18638 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, what the branded goods purchased were; and what the branding was.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 24132 on Cabinet Office: Equality, how much was spent by her Department on (a) Bi Visibility Day, (b) Transgender Day of Remembrance, (c) International Day

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in which room in Downing Street is the portrait of Lady Thatcher.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what i) number and b) proportion of each Major and Minor ethnic group were in each decile of national attainment as measured by attainment 8 for that group in 2023/24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 15820, on Jam: Labelling, what assessment has been made of whether dynamic alignment under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 15820, on Jam: Labelling, what assessment has been made of how dynamic alignment under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement will

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the answer of 27 February 2026, to Question 112638, on Courtdesk: Data protection, why the unauthorised release of the sensitive personal data was deemed by the departmental data protection offi

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 6099, on Foreign Relations, if he will list each Non-Legally Binding Instrument that has been signed by the department and it's Arms Length Bodies since July 202

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will name the social media influencers who have been paid to undertake government advertising since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay in his Department work compressed hours over a four day week.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the Justice Impact Tests his Department has undertaken since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8182 on Clean Energy: Investment, how many (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b) non-legally binding agreements have been agreed between

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which of the measures in the Nuclear Regulatory Review and Taskforce report (a) are completed, (b) are on track and (c) will not be taken forward in (i) whole and (b) part.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026, to Question 23887, on DESNZ: Buildings, and with reference to the Cabinet Office transparency data, Monthly Average HQ Building Occupancy, updated

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of electricity policy costs on the competitiveness of low-carbon heat networks relative to gas heating; and if she will conside

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has had discussions with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on developing a regulated asset base-style funding model for strategic heat network infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on Local Government Reorganisation in Suffolk in financial years a) 2024/25 b) 2025/26 c) 2026/27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Department provides guidance on the distinction between identifying land as grey belt and establishing that it is suitable for allocation for development; whether gre

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether assurance is required at local plan examination that infrastructure relied upon to justify Green Belt allocations is costed, funded and capable of being delivered when ne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the additional cost per meal of implementing the revised School Food Standards; and whether funding will be available to schools and caterers for those costs, including