Written Questions

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question HL325 on Local Government: Elections, if he will make it his policy to bring the other new combined authority mayoral elections

General Practitioners: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential financial and workforce impact on GP practices of the requirement to deliver same-day responses to all clinically urgent requests under the 2026/27 GP c

Innovative Medicines Fund

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the protocols under evaluation by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group since 2024 were deferred to consideration in a future year; why any such deferrals were necessary; and what steps they are taking to ensur

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

To ask His Majesty's Government what policy the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation applies when considering whether to recommend the imposition of financial sanctions on individuals resident in, or operating from, the United Kingdom who are alle

Police: Cameras

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the use of body-worn cameras by police officers.

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of childcare on meeting the needs of parents working irregular hours, shift patterns or in insecure employment.

CCTV: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of CCTV footage in reducing crime in urban areas.

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential for Family Hubs to act as neighbourhood anchors bringing together childcare, parenting support, early years education and wider community services.

Jobcentres: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press release entitled Funding for businesses who give youngsters a chance as Government ramps up youth jobs drive, of 29 June 2026, what assessment he made of the effectiveness of

Economic Growth: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase economic growth in Royal Sutton Coldfield.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems.

Jam: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed revisions to jam on the (a) taste and (b) cost of jam.

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on forensic support services in each year since 2013/14 by a) high, b) medium and c) low secure services.

Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, if implementing the recommendations of the

USA: Red Arrows

To ask His Majesty's Government how many aircraft, specifying the type, and how many personnel have been deployed as part of the Red Arrows display team visit to the United States of America.

USA: Red Arrows

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of the operation of the Red Arrows display team visit to the United States of America, and whether it is funded in total or in part by the American government.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time

Ammunition: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July to Question 12213 on Ammunition: Finance, how much in each year referred to is new money allocated from the Defence Investment Plan.

Genomics: Data Protection

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the data described in the UK Biobank Data Statement on 28 April (HL Deb cols 1117–18) would be considered identifiable human genomic data under the Safeguarding UK human genomic data guidance, published on 2 July.

Brain Cancer: Genomics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to guarantee access to Whole Genome Sequencing for all brain cancer patients.

Construction: Training

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the ongoing employment of people in the construction industry after completing a course in each of the past five years.

Private Rented Housing: Pets

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they are giving, if any, to Right to Manage property companies and their directors on the legality or otherwise of imposing charges for approving pets. [I]

Housing: Construction

To ask His Majesty's Government how much land held by Homes England (1) has had construction of housing on it completed, (2) has had construction of housing on it started, (3) has been allocated for housing, and (4) has not been allocated for housing.

Private Rented Housing

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the combined cost of new regulatory measures under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 in addition to proposed tax increases for the average landlord. [I]

Pregnancy: Thromboembolism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of pregnant women receive a documented venous thromboembolism risk assessment following hospital admission in the most recent period for which data is available.