Written Questions

Cabinet Office: Conflict of Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in how many instances his Department has put mitigations for conflict of interest in place for (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials each year since 1 June 2024.

Department of Health and Social Care: Conflict of Interests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in how many instances his Department has put mitigations for conflict of interest in place for (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials each year since 1 June 2024.

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure equal access to education for children with additional learning needs.

Children: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children from ethnic minority and working class backgrounds have equal access to education and future work opportunities.

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12280 on Electric Vehicles, what form the discussions with stakeholders to inform the review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate will take.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency: British Overseas Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14998 on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and British Overseas Territories, what the total cost was of each monitoring visit undertaken since 4 July 2024, bro

Aviation: Biofuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of making crop-based biofuels eligible under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate on UK (a) food security and (b) agricultural land use.

Aviation: Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with advanced e-SAF producers on the call for evidence on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate.

Microsoft

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of annual central government expenditure on Microsoft products relates to software licensing, including Microsoft 365, Windows Server and SQL Server.

Microsoft

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which central government departments are dependent on Microsoft software and cloud services to deliver core public services; and what steps they are taking to ensure departmen

Microsoft

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of software licensing restrictions on value for money for public sector organisations seeking to deploy Microsoft software on non-Microsoft cloud infrastructure.

Microsoft

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the expected timetable for the Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem; and what steps they are taking

Microsoft

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of total annual public sector expenditure on Microsoft software licences, cloud services and related support contracts across central government; and what assessment they have made of the impact

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) remuneration per day, and (2) total remuneration since appointment, of the (a) non-ministerial co-chairs, and (b) members, of the steering group of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment.

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the success rate for applications for Personal Independence Payment following (1) initial application, (2) mandatory reconsideration, and (3) tribunal appeal, for individuals with (a) mixed anxiety and depressive d

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Buildings

To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) desks, and (2) civil servants, are assigned to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs office in 2 Marsham Street.

Cabinet Office: X Corp

To ask His Majesty's Government how many X Premium accounts the Cabinet Office has (1) paid for, or (2) been granted for free by X, in the past year; and whether they intend to renew them.

Royal Osteoporosis Society

To ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions since July 2024 ministers have met representatives of the Royal Osteoporosis Society.

National Security

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to a public information campaign on systemic state-sponsored non-military efforts that disrupt economic and political systems in the UK; and what assessment they have made of the impact of

NHS: Palantir

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to commission an independent, external audit of the deliverables and data security under the Federated Data Platform contract with Palantir.

Buses: Air Conditioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration she has given to the wider rollout of air conditioning on buses in response to recent extreme temperatures.

Motor Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on public safety of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency not routinely carrying out physical verification of completed vehicle safety recalls.

Afghanistan: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking in response to ongoing restrictions put on women in Afghanistan by the Taliban.

Ukraine: Aid Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to hold the Russian Government accountable for missile strikes targeting humanitarian workers.

Ukraine: Aid Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international counterparts on improving the security and physical protection of humanitarian personnel operating in conflict zones in Ukrain