Written Questions

UK Trade with EU

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 23 June (HC10645), whether their position that there will be no return to the European Union Customs Union includes a policy of not joining the Custom

Employment: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of extreme heat on outdoor workers.

Department for Education: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026, to Question 1175, on Department for Education: Social Media, how many individual social media influencers were paid in each of those two years.

Wines: Bottles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to draw awareness to the ability of retailers to sell (a) sparking and (b) still wine in the imperial pint-sized bottles.

Nigeria: Homosexuality

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Nigeria about their laws criminalising homosexuality in light of the growing number of attacks on LGBT+ people.

Technology: Age Assurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the extent to which age-assurance technology can comply with data minimisation principles under GDPR.

Technology: Age Assurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the risk of personal data breaches associated with the increased use of age-assurance services.

Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82331 on Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels, what is the timetable for the completion of the Certification Officer’s investigation into Uni

Energy: Consumption

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of allowing customers to share their energy use data with suppliers to improve energy switching and market choice.

Department for Education: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the written answer 11236 of 26 June 2026, what the estimated spend is for 2026/27.

Natural Gas: Consumption

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making household gas consumption data more available for energy suppliers.

Unite: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Certification Officer has made an assessment of when Unite will submit full accounts for publication on gov.uk, including backdated accounts.

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce rates of persistent and severe absence among pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in coastal towns.

Apprentices: Accountancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of providing funding for Level 7 accountancy apprenticeships for (a) all ages, (b) under 25s and (c) under 22s.

Apprentices: Accountancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Level 7 accountancy apprenticeships were undertaken in 2024/25 and what estimate his Department has made for the corresponding number in 2026/27.

Apprentices: Accountancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence the Government used to conclude that there would be no significant long-term reduction in the supply of skills following the removal of public funding for most Level 7 apprenticeships.

Apprentices: Accountancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total cost to businesses to fund Level 7 accountancy apprenticeship costs following planned reforms to Government funding.

Apprentices: Accountancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he considered retaining Level 7 apprenticeship funding until age 25 for occupations such as accountancy and law before deciding on a blanket cut-off at age 21; and what assessment he made of the

Apprentices: Accountancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all apprenticeship providers, employers and end-point assessment organisations have been informed of the funding bands, eligibility criteria and delivery arrangements that will apply to new Leve

Apprentices: Accountancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Level 7 apprenticeship funding on (a) workforce supply in frontline public services and (b) the Government's policy of moving care from

Fireworks: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Slough Borough Council on the prevention of the illegal (a) use and (b) sale of fireworks.

ICT: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026, to question 477 titled ICT: Public Sector, whether Open Source software is used at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Fireworks: Thames Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Thames Valley Police on the prevention of the illegal (a) use and (b) sale of fireworks.

Innovation and Research: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young people have access to education, skills, and career opportunities arising from investment in research and innovation in Filton a

Electronic Government: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the Department will publish a version of the GOV.UK One Login Data Protection Impact Assessment.