Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 26686, when the planned end of the research and development programme on Marine Net Gain is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the Access to Nature Green Paper includes provisions for increased public access to unregulated inland waterways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of sewage discharges such as those affecting Torbay on recreational water users, including paddlers; and what steps she is taking t

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the treatment of residential property traders under Stamp Duty Land Tax as part of the Government’s ai

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the professional residential property trading sector to play a greater role in facilitating faster, more reliable housing transactions and improve housing market mobility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using the Product Safety and Metrology Act to deem products unsafe, in particular kits to adapt e-bikes into ille

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to increase the number of undergraduate dentistry places.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to increase the number of dentists in a) Torbay and b) the South West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims have (a) been contacted to confirm that their perpetrator will be released from prison early as a result of the Sentencing Act 2026, and (b) been contacted to confirm that their perpetrator will

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will instruct Royal Mail to respond to the letter of 27 July 2026 from the hon. Member for St Albans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of increasing government funding for hospices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of increasing the accessibility of palliative care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for each different surname held by at least one prisoner, how many individual prisoners hold that surname across the prison estate, and likewise for each different first name.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the timetable for tabling a motion to establish a committee on the Defence Nuclear Enterprise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom on the impartiality of reporting by public funded broadcasters of the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison places included in baseline Certified Normal Accommodation but excluded from in-use Certified Normal Accommodation, broken down by establishment and, where recorded, by section or wing thereof; wi

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing a ban on individuals non-resident in the UK from running in Parliamentary elections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department will take to safeguard patient data and ensure appropriate use of and access to patient information within any proposed Single Patient Record system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what resources are being used by his Department to help prevent the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to ensure that UK military aid is delivered rapidly and without restrictive conditions that limit Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and deter future attacks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the "Improving affordable access to essential medicines, diagnostics and health technologies for children a

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide an update on his department's work on the national proximity monitoring technology pilot and information on when the pilot is expected to begin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support grassroots football provision in Ashfield.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve the quality of public sports facilities in Nottinghamshire.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the difference between additional employer National Insurance costs and funding provided to meet those costs for public sector bodies in Wales.