Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support grassroots football clubs in Chatham and Aylesford constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the current cost of the maintenance backlog at the following prisons; HMP Wandsworth, HMP Pentonville, HMP Brixton, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, HMP Belmarsh, HMP/YOI Isis, HMP Thameside, HMP/YOI Feltham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been allocated to the following prisons for upgrading, refurbishment or other construction costs; HMP Wandsworth, HMP Pentonville, HMP Brixton, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, HMP Belmarsh, HMP/YOI Isis, HMP Th

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners started to practice in (a) April 2026 and (b) May 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional practical car driving tests were delivered by DVSA in each month since March 2026 compared with the same months in the previous year; of those additional tests, how many were delivered by (i

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners recruited by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in (i) April 2026 and (ii) May 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the estimate by HMPPS that it would cost £2.8 billion to bring the prison estate into a fair condition, if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated costs per prison to do so.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed neighbourhood health service on care coordination for people living with Huntington’s disease and other long-term neu

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the needs of people living with Huntington’s disease and other long-term neurological conditions are considered in the development of neighbourhoo

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her department has had with technology companies on the political neutrality of AI applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Defence Investment Plan on employment and national security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence Investment Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy the level of resources of UK armed forces to play a full and active role in intercepting Russia’s Shadow Fleet and prevent them from being used to evade sanctions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to announce the shortlisted places for the UK Town of Culture 2028 Competition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled Prime Minister announces seven new stations and major rail funding commitment, published on 17 February 2026, and Transport for Wales' document en

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made recent representations to her Nicaraguan counterpart on the release of Efrén Antonio Vílchez López.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to enable community energy schemes to sell power directly to households and businesses in nearby communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her department has had with the ONS regarding the use of the Special Administration Regime in the water sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to designate bathing water status to the 2,487 recreationally-used freshwater sites identified by the Environment Agency which currently do not have such s

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.