Written Questions

Type 83 Destroyers

To ask His Majesty's Government why they cancelled the Type 83 destroyer programme; and how much was spent on the Type 83 destroyer programme to date.

Ballistic Missile Defence

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the status of the Future Air Defence System, given they have cancelled the Type 83 destroyer programme.

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Defence is planning to delay planned investment in service accommodation; and if so, for how long.

Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants

To ask His Majesty's Government by what percentage the Ministry of Defence has reduced its civil service costs since 2 June 2025.

Gender Dysphoria

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 26 February (HCWS1369), what steps (1) the Department for Health and Social Care, and (2) NHS England, are taking to ensure that all

Gender Dysphoria

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 26 February (HCWS1369), whether disciplinary action has been taken within the NHS in relation to those clinics which refused to share

Jeffrey Donaldson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14187, were any payments made to the then hon. Member for Lagan Valley (a) in respect of peace process work in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) Columbia and (b) in r

Causeway Institute for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution International

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the response of 6 July to Question 14187, whether the Department made any payments to the Causeway Initiative for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution International (otherwise known as The Causeway I

National Security: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition his Department is using of expenditure that qualifies as resilience and security spending for the purposes of the Government's commitment to spend 1.5% of GDP on this by 2035.

Autonomous Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review provides for the use of autonomous weapons systems capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention.

Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026 to question 10063 on Intelligence Services: Recruitment, for what reason are white candidates not eligible to apply for the MI5, MI6 and GCHQ Summer Intelligence Internship.

Special Educational Needs: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of SEND delivery in primary schools with single-form entry.

Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the latest assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of access to special educational needs or disabilities provision on a) Armed Forces family satisfaction and b) personnel retention.

Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of strengthening statutory guidance to local authorities on accepting existing assessments and plans when Service children with special or additio

Children: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing a statutory requirement for all local authorities to appoint a lead officer for children from Armed Forces families, including those wit

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding and capacity in mainstream schools for children and young people with SEND; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that mainstream schools have

National Curriculum Tests: Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the delay in publishing Key Stage 2 SATs results on primary schools in Fylde constituency.

Special Educational Needs: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure that local authorities do not reach the same outcome as original decisions where the SEND Tribunal upholds a family's appeal against a school placement and orders a l

National Curriculum Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the delayed publication of 2025 Key Stage 2 SATs results on pupils, parents and schools; what discussions she has had with Pearson regarding reported issu

Department of Health and Social Care: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list each Non-Legally Binding Instruments that has been signed by the department and its Arms Length Bodies since July 2024 other than those subject to the sensitive diplomatic, security

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT+ people from abuse, published on 25 June 2026, what as

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT+ people from abuse, published on 25 June 2026, whether

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT+ people from abuse, published on 25 June 2026, what as

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT+ people from abuse, published on 25 June 2026, what as

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT+ people from abuse, published on 25 June 2026, whether