Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households in the UK are living off the electric grid; and what actions his department are taking to ensure access to energy for communities in all parts of the UK, including rural a

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department is applying VAT on new connections to off-electrical grid homes; and what consideration he has given to lifting this on off-grid homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what work she is doing on exam conditions for students with dyslexia and neurodivergence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is being given to schools to enable them to enforce phone bans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made in preparing the secondary legislation, regulations and statutory guidance required to implement the community right to buy provisions contained in th

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the barriers for unemployed people aged 50 to State Pension age with extensive work histories but limited formal qualifications, who have developed health cond

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is for concluding that Fixed Penalty Notices for school attendance offences improve long-term pupil attendance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of school attendance Fixed Penalty Notices issued in the most recent year for which data is available were preceded by documented support interventions under the Department's suppor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the reasons cited by parents for absences that subsequently resulted in Fixed Penalty Notices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East sent to his department on 28th May 2026 with the reference number SL06513/dw

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East sent to his department on 28th May 2026 with the reference number SL06519/dw

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East sent to his department on 28th May 2026 with the reference number SL06525/dw

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his department has had with Hong Kong authorities on the barriers faced by UK resident BN(O) status holders in accessing their Mandatory Provident Fund savin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Ukrainian-qualified HGV drivers resident in the UK who could enter the UK workforce if their driving licence categories, including C, C1 and CE, were recog

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of lost applications and documents within HM Courts and Tribunals Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of administrative errors on litigants in person seeking to access justice.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to work towards the phasing out of animal testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide guidance to parish councils when (a) national warnings and (b) restrictions are issued.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to implement proposed circular economy reforms; and when she plans to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the adoption of generative artificial intelligence on the number of entry-level roles in the creative industries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure rights holders are remunerated when their copyright works are used to train artificial intelligence models.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to help rights holders identify when their works have been used to train artificial intelligence models since March 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people have remained in a children's home beyond the age of 18 under Ofsted's special circumstances provision in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Review of Early Deaths of Care Leavers, published on 25 August 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of enabling greater continuity of care placements for y

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of care leavers who had an assessed need for personal care at the point of their 18th birthday in the most recent year for which figures are available.