Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answers of 16 June 2026 to Question 1281 and 19 June 2026 to Question 1280, what the title, dates and location were of the capacity development event held in Tanzania in March 2025; how many att

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8931, whether a candidate's protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 are taken into account when making military (a) appointments and (b) promotions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1718, how many staff employed by National Highways undertake stakeholder engagement, public affairs, public relations and external affairs functions as (a) the

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 123715 on the Royal Aeronautical Society, on what dates (a) she and (b) each Minister in her Department has met representatives of the Royal Aeronautical Soci

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sum has been remitted to the Civil Aviation Authority through the Airspace Modernisation Support Fund via the UK State overflight charging mechanism since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether authorisation was sought from his Department for the parliamentary reception held by Department for Transport Operator Group in Parliament on 19 January 2026.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 8 June (HL385), whether National Highways uses a standardised definition of a pothole on the strategic road network; and if so, what that definition is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many calls the HS2 Ltd helpdesk received in each month between July 2024 and the most recent month for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure was incurred under the Sustainable Travel Estimate Line in 2025-26 by (a) project and programme, (b) business area, (c) capital departmental expenditure limit and (d) resource departmental expe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS South East London ICB.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many compensation orders have been issued in cases involving the offence of Assault on an Emergency Worker each year since 2019.

To ask the Solicitor General, how many charges for Assault on an Emergency Worker were not proceeded with by the CPS in each of the last 5 years.

To ask the Solicitor General, how many of the cases of charges for assault on emergency workers was the public interest test cited as the reason for discontinuation.

To ask the Solicitor General, how many Assault on Emergency Worker prosecutions proceeded where AEW was the only remaining charge.

To ask the Solicitor General, if the CPS will publish internal guidance and policy documents relating to charging decisions in Assault on Emergency Worker cases.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of their annual budget does the National Crime Agency spend on specifically investigating criminality in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of trends in levels of completion of courses of NHS Talking Therapies treatment in (i) England and (ii) the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board are

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the King’s College London study, The use of AI in UK healthcare: Public perceptions and healthcare priorities, published in May 2026, that one in seven people are using AI ch

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evaluation his department has made of the effectiveness of assessment by the NHS of the appropriateness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for patients through NHS Talking Therapies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund therapeutic support limit on (a) placement stability and (b) outcomes for adopted chil

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund were approved in (a) Stockton West constituency, (b) across Stockton Borough, (c) the North East and (d) England in each of the last f

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of adopted and kinship children whose therapeutic needs will no longer be fully met following changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential long-term cost to public services arising from changes to the levels of therapeutic support for adopted children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Education, Health and Care Plans exceeded the statutory 20-week timescale for completion in (a) Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council area, (b) the North East and (c) England in the latest period for which

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of adopted children have an Education, Health and Care Plan compared with the national average for all children.