Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the level of the barriers faced by disabled people in accessing start up funding; and what steps he plans to take to reduce them.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring housing developers to include accessible playgrounds in new residential developments.

To ask His Majesty's Government which combined authorities (1) have published, or (2) have not published audited accounts, in each of the last five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking, if any, to ensure combined authorities publish up-to-date, audited accounts, before devolving powers and funding to combined authorities.

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of global carbon emissions are created by (1) China, (2) the United States, (3) the EU, and (4) the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government why the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology was closed; and on what basis they determined which departments should be assigned its responsibilities.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representation they have made to the government of Serbia regarding the treatment afforded to Ratko Mladic's funeral in Serbia.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 30 July (HL2186), whether they will now answer the question put, namely whether Media, Journalism and Publishing courses identified by Skills England as the key

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 30 July (HL2188), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what was the evidential basis for their decision to support high-cost STEM courses and c

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 27 July (HL2056), whether the Ministry of Defence plans to publish a timetable for the reopening of Cameron Barracks for use by all previous user groups; and whether

To ask His Majesty's Government what powers the Department for Education has to suspend, make conditional, or withdraw the accreditation of an initial teacher training provider; and on how many occasions each power has been exercised since September 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the initial teacher training criteria and supporting advice for 2026–27 contain any requirement relating to (1) the verification of academic qualifications and employment history of staff delivering accredited cours

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the devolved appointment processes described by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in her statement on 12 August 2026 are consistent with the accountability expected of an accredited initial teacher

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Education has been in contact with the University of Cambridge since 1 July 2026 concerning the Faculty of Education’s status as an accredited initial teacher training provider; and whether they i

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require the independent investigation announced by the University of Cambridge on 12 August into appointments in its Faculty of Education to publish its findings in full.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Office for Students has opened, or intends to open, regulatory engagement with the University of Cambridge under its conditions of registration relating to governance, management, and accountability in connectio

To ask His Majesty's Government how much higher education subject courses cost for each of the strategic priority grant groups A, B, C and D; and what is the cut-off point between each group in monetary terms.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the statement in the Office of Budget Responsibility's report Fiscal risks and sustainability, published in July, that their policy position is that the "state pension age reaches 68 between 2037 and 2039 [...] rath

To ask His Majesty's Government if their policy position is as reported by the Office of Budget Responsibility, that the state pension age will reach 68 between 2037 and 2039, when and how this confirmation was given to the OBR; when they anticipate that

To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not imposed sanctions on trade with Northern Cyprus.

To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not imposed sanctions on trade with Western Sahara in view of its annexation by Morocco and transfer into it of citizens.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 8 July (HC15560), whether rejoining Interreg EU has been an item of discussion or negotiation as part of the current EU/UK reset.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State on 8 July (HC15560), which paragraph of the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies provides the basis upon which Direct Ministerial Appointments do not nee

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 9 July (HL1331), whether the Prime Minister identifies as working class.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office propriety and ethics team provided the Prime Minister with a substantive report on Labour Together and the conduct of the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital ID before the Pr