Written Questions

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to consider replacing "hysterectomy" with "uterectomy" in NHS patient materials.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8651 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of heavy goods vehicle journeys for which charging can

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average waiting time was for cases handled by the Housing Ombudsman in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the current backlog of unresolved cases at the Housing Ombudsman is, and how that figure compares to each year since 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of complaints to the Housing Ombudsman were resolved within target timeframes in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the longest recorded time is for a complaint currently being handled by the Housing Ombudsman.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the caseworker-to-complaint ratio is within the Housing Ombudsman service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7511, what stakeholder engagement activities are planned ahead of the review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate; and on what dates those activities will comm

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 10032, what estimate has she made of the annual savings from state control of the railways beyond management fees payable to private operators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail spent on ecological surveys associated with vegetation management works in each of the last five years; and how much it plans to spend in future years by survey type.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many state-funded secondary schools in England offer (1) GCSE Film Studies, (2) A level Film Studies, (3) GCSE Media Studies, and (4) A level Media Studies; how many independent schools offer each of these qualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7525 on Railways: Standards, what categories of cause for service cancellations are routinely recorded by (a) her Department and (b) each state-owned Train Ope

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of Railway Byelaws in force, including (a) the specific offence created, (b) whether the offence is one of strict liability and (c) the maximum penalty available upon conviction.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 9972 on Theft: Freight, how many prosecutions were brought under the Theft Act 1968 relating to freight or cargo theft in each of the last five years

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for each of the 72 DVLA driving conviction and offence codes in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of rail trespass were recorded in each of the last five years; what the five locations were with the highest number of recorded rail trespass incidents in each of those years; and how many of

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms are available to her Department to oversee, monitor and intervene in the use of transport funding provided to mayoral combined authorities through City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements a

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2026 to Question 110091 on Railways: Royal Family, what arrangements will be made for official rail travel by members of the Royal Family after the Royal Train is withdrawn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which arm's length bodies and other bodies sponsored by his Department currently hold contracts with public affairs, lobbying or government relations consultancies; and what the value and purpose of each such c

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on arm's length bodies using public funds to appoint public affairs and lobbying consultancies to engage with Ministers, government departments and hon. Members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44594 on Ministers: Aviation, how many RAF Envoy flights for Ministers have been made since 1 April 2025.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Iran has contravened the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights since the start of recent hostilities between USA and Israel and Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129518, which posts and locations are classified as qualifying hardship posts for the purpose of additional journeys for staff posted overseas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will publish information on the number of independent (a) primary and (b) secondary schools owned by Chinese (i) businesses and (ii) nationals.