Written Questions

To ask His Majesty's Government, following their decision to mandate on-device nudity safeguards, what consideration they have given to requiring the use of the same technology to identify and block (1) hate speech, racism and other text-based harms, and

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 June (HL543), whether those categories of patients now eligible to receive semaglutide by injection will also be eligible for orforglipron tablets on the same basis.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government since 7 May.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government since 7 May.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the education budget for (1) women's prisons, and (2) men's prisons, in each of the last five years.

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what was the source and cause of fire alarms triggered in the Palace of Westminster in the last two months.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the design, and the continued involvement of Adjaye Associates in the delivery, of the planned Westminster Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in the light of the

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the estimated costs of the construction and running costs of the planned Westminster Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and what assessment have they made of the merits of delaying the construction of the Memo

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of their target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on roads in Great Britain by 65 per cent by 2035 is expected to be delivered through measures to reduce (1) speeding, and (2) lower

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Livermore on 9 June (HL Deb 1225), what is their estimate of the total amount of value added tax overpaid by agricultural societies in the course of running agricultural shows.

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Upper Tribunal’s decision in The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v. Yorkshire Agricultural Society [[2025] UKUT 00004 (TTC)], when they plan to refund the value added tax paid by that soci

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 9 March (HC Deb col 81), what evidence they possess regarding the risks to young people which they say will require further

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect UK residents who have had bounties placed on their heads by the Hong Kong police.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in light of the recent case involving Chinese dissident Hong Qi, they have reviewed the guidance given to Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom on reporting incidents of transnational repression; and whether they cont

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sentencing of six former Apple Daily journalists in Hong Kong, who were sentenced to prison terms of up to ten years; and what representations they have made to the authorities in Hong

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 15 June (HL555), what assessment they have made of the implications of the United Nations Secretary-General's report Conflict-related Sexual Violence, publ

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential contribution of single point of access referral models to reducing avoidable mortality and improving outcomes for patients with heart valve disease.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits that single point of access models of referral could bring to improving access to specialist care, reducing pressure on NHS services and supporting earlier intervention in rela

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include single point of access referral models for heart valve disease within future national service specifications, clinical guidance or strategic plans for cardiovascular disease services.

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria are used to determine whether a specified therapy area should receive a Modern Service Framework.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made to review and update NHS England's service specifications for (1) paediatric neurosciences, (2) neurosurgery, and (3) complex rehabilitation.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide guidance to NHS bodies to encourage more local procurement to support the local economy.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of public bodies adopting local procurement strategies, particularly to help revitalise towns with high rates of young people not in education, employment, or training.

To ask His Majesty's Government what mobility devices, including electrically powered wheelchairs, have been adopted for use by the NHS in the last five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Chair of the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation regarding the threshold from which coronial involvement in relation to stillbirths should apply, and specifically about whet