Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS Somerset ICB; and what services they provide.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new flood funding policy will change the Government Outcome Rate threshold that schemes in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency must meet to qualify for Environme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the capacity required to meet the 47GW solar target by 2030 will come from (a) rooftop installations, (b) brownfield and previously developed land and (c) greenfield develo

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has considered offering further interest free loans to retired civil servants who are still awaiting pension quotes and payouts from the Civil Service Pension Scheme operated by Capita.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in delivering the commitment outlined in the National Plan to End Homelessness to ensure that no one eligible for homelessness assistance is discharged to the

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) lowering the minimum age for routine breast screening to 40 and (b) offering annual screening on (i) early detection rates, (ii) patient o

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories of the UK's legal recognition of the State o

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing disabled travellers who reach state pension age to retain their disabled bus pass.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent support his Department has provided to startups in the solar sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the public finance pledge made in 2021 of £1.5 billion towards the forests pledge over a five-year period has been fulfilled in full.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits to introduce universal newborn screening for the condition Progressive Spinal Muscle Atrophy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many premises in Chichester constituency were included in the original Project Gigabit contract awarded to CityFibre for East and West Sussex; and how many premises are now out of s

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what assessment she h

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what proportion of th

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what measurable outco

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what metrics will be

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of the value for money of providing funding for (a) overseas ocean resilience projects and (b) domestic coastal protection projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the long-term sustainability of projects supported through the Blue Planet Fund once UK funding ceases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK-funded interventions in supporting people through job-focused programmes in São Tomé and Príncipe; and what data her Department

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what assessment she h

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the public finance pledge made in 2021 of up to £300 million intended towards forest-related climate finance in the Amazon basin over a five-year period has been fulfilled in full.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK-funded projects in São Tomé and Príncipe in reducing vulnerability to coastal flooding and extreme weather events.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe on ensuring that projects funded by the United Kingdom remain financially sustainable after UK support conclud

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of funding allocated to projects in São Tomé and Príncipe is spent directly within local communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of UK financial support on the progress of environmental projects in Kenya.