Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent changes in marine fuel costs on the inclusion of ferry and freight operators serving Northern Ireland routes within the UK Emissi

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent members of DBT staff were working (a) in and (b) on each country on behalf of the UK as of (i) 4 July 2024 and (ii) June 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests were (a) made, (b) granted and (c) refused for Category A oral hearings in each of the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of recommendations made by Local Advisory Panels to downgrade prisoners from Category A status were (a) agreed by the Category A Review Team, (b) approved by senior decision-makers wi

To ask His Majesty's Government what engagement they have undertaken with self-care experts, including PAGB, the consumer healthcare association, to support the implementation of relationships, health and sex education guidance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection were recalled to custody having not committed a further offence in each of the last three reporting years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Parole Board hearings relating to people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection who had been recalled to custody having not committed

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection received a positive direction from the Parole Board for (a) release and (b) transfer to open conditions following a

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection received a positive direction from the Parole Board for (a) release and (b) transfer to open conditions following a

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were in prison on recall on 30 April 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have been diagnosed with Continuous Traumatic Stress.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department receives from NHS providers on the mental health conditions of prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made between prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection and those serving determinate sentences of levels of access to (a) education, (b) employment train

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to unreleased prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the interventions available to unreleased prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection differ from those available to other prisoners serving such sentences.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure a patient’s right to choose is protected and extended.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is facilitating United States aircraft at Belfast International Airport or Aldergrove Flying Station on missions supporting their military operations in Iran.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of inflation on household living costs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the statement by the Governor of the Bank of England's that recent experience of high inflation may make households and businesses more

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the rise in 30-year gilt yields to 5.772 per cent on 12 May 2026.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the level of gilt yields on forecast debt interest costs over the period 2026-27 to 2030-31.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for economic growth of tax reaching a forecast 38.5 per cent of GDP.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the cumulative impact on business of tax measures announced in the Autumn Budgets of 2024 and 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the level of taxes on the disposable incomes of working households.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of employer national insurance contribution increases on business recruitment.