Written Questions

Alastair Long

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 6 July (HL1195), regarding the award conferred on the UK Ambassador to Bahrain on 21 June, why they did not state whether the Kingdom of Bahrain sought pri

Animal Welfare: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of information on animal offenders recorded on the Police National Computer to relevant third parties; and what proportion of requests

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders are being enforced overseas.

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Great British Railways brand supports a unified national rail network across Great Britain.

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her speech to Ruskin College on 8 July 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to the public purse of extending 30 hours free childcare eligibility to non-working parent

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents.

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her speech to Ruskin College on 8 July 2026, whether the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents is government policy.

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate they have made of the number of children eligible for free school meals who are not registered to receive them.

Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12032, excluding flights relating to national security or those provided via the Integrated Security Fund, what the total expenditure by her Department has been

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14930 on Railways: Standards, whether her Department maintains a record of the operational systems used by state-owned Train Operating Companies to record servi

Network Rail: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 6 July 2026 to Questions 14929 and 15007 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, whether her Department has made any assessment of the impact of ecological survey windows and protected species

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12840 on Railways: Fares, which departmental directorate or arm's-length body was responsible for the communications activity associated with the announcement

Reserve Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate has been made of the number of additional members of the UK Active Reserve across each service that will be recruited as a result of the Defence Investment Plan.

Reserve Forces: Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional equipment will be available to members of the UK Active Reserve as a result of the Defence Investment Plan.

Reserve Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if they will provide additional detail on the commitment to ‘protecting time, funding, and equipment for Reserves in training’ in the Defence Investment Plan, including timescales, benchmarks and KPIs.

Care Quality Commission: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of either a) exempting people providing healthcare as individuals from the Care Quality Commission registration fee, or b) charging a reduced f

Health Professions: Care Quality Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 on the viability of medical professionals who are no

Cabinet Office: Audit

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 7429 on Cabinet Office: Audit, if he will set out the nature of the serious breach relating to the Prime Minister’s Office, and what was the job title of the po

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9612, on EHRC: Code of Practice, if she will itemise the changes made between the draft of September 2025 and the updated version of April 2026; and whether

Council of Europe: LGBT+ People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9611, on Council of Europe: LGBT+ People, and with reference to the Council of Europe website referenced in the answer, what is the nature of the activity in

Varun Chandra

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Cabinet Office Publication of Special Adviser Interests 2024-2025, of 17 July 2025, if he will name the organisations on which Varun Chandra has recused himself.

Conflict of Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office's definition of a ban on engagement includes (a) social contact, (b) party political contact or (d) electronic contact via non-corporate communication devices.

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many STRATUS missiles will his department procure in total.

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the range of a STRATUS missile.

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total cost of procuring a single STRATUS missile.