Written Questions

To ask His Majesty's Government what powers are available to Police Community Support Officers to address serious and organised crime, beyond those relating to intelligence gathering.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many arrests relating to serious and organised crime on high streets in rural areas have been made in each of the past two years.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign national offenders released from HMP Huntercombe upon completion of their sentence have, in each of the past two years, not been deported in accordance with their sentence and have subsequently become unacc

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the draft UK-EU agreement in respect of Gibraltar will require the enactment of UK primary legislation prior to its ratification.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure the British Council Collection will remain the property of the British Council, and that no part of it will be sold off.

To ask His Majesty's Government what soft power significance they attach to the real estate owned by the British Council across the world; and what steps they are taking to ensure that such property is not sold off.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the willingness of Border Force senior management to engage or meet with members of both Houses of Parliament.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time it takes for representatives of Border Force senior management to meet with a member of either House of Parliament following a request to do so.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, and if so when, they intend to publish a long-term policy regarding displaced Ukrainians in the United Kingdom, to apply beyond the extension of the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that displaced Ukrainians in vulnerable circumstances, including elderly people, disabled people, and those undergoing medical treatment, are able to access future immigration pathways.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of granting longer-term protection to displaced Ukrainians in the United Kingdom on their integration into society.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners in England and Wales received "two-strike" sentences between 21 March 1997 and 4 April 2005; and how many of that number have (1) never been released, or (2) been recalled to prison following release.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of live animals moved either from or via Northern Ireland to be slaughtered in Europe or North Africa.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Audit Office in respect of the Equality Act 2010 regarding the exclusion of white British men from its diversity summer internship programme.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office on 26 November 2025 (HC92158), whether they will provide equivalent figures on (1) lost, and (2) stolen, devices in the Prime Minister's Of

To ask His Majesty's Government for what reason they instructed the Consumer Council for Water to cease providing alternative dispute resolution services with immediate effect on 24 April.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many applicants (1) opened an application, (2) completed an application, and (3) received a decision about access to data, in the NHS England Data Access Request Service in (a) 2023, (b) 2024, and (c) 2025.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend that the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation will fulfil, in whole or in part, their obligations under Section 4 of the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop the NHS App to run on HarmonyOS for devices that do not have access to the Google Play store; and what assessment they have made of how patients who have purchased such devices can access all

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the discontinuation of the Franco-German plans to jointly develop a next generation fighter jet, what assessment they have made of the (1) implications, and (2) opportunities, for the UK's Global Combat Air Progr

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Merron on 15 April (HL Deb cols 332–4), how many assessments are required to access (1) hormones, and (2) surgical care, in these clinics.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Merron on 15 April (HL Deb cols 332–4), whether they will provide further details on the public consultation referred to and its findings.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that commercial providers of Personal Independence Payment claim assistance clearly disclose their legal entity and company registration details to claimants before any fee agreement is

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that information about how to escalate a complaint to an independent body is communicated effectively to patients in the NHS and the independent sector; and what assessment they have mad

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the National Patient Recall Framework has been adopted consistently across the NHS and the independent sector; and what monitoring is in place to assess compliance with it.