Written Questions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC's letter of 21 August 2026, ref CEDEL/4628028/2026, if he will commission an assessment of the impact of the Republic of Ireland's agricultural VAT flat-rate scheme on Northern Ireland produce

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2026 to Question 27773 on Education: Religion, whether the Department’s forecast of the supply of religious education teachers distinguishes between (a) teachers with a re

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the proportion of religious education lessons taught by teachers without a relevant post-A-level qualification was taken into account in the decision not to offer a postgraduate ITT bursary for religiou

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on NHS trusts’ access to existing analytical tools, insights and operational capabilities delivered through the Federated Data Platfo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has estimated the cost of not extending the current contract with Palantir, including any termination, exit or break clause payments that would become payable if the contract

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what arrangements are in place to ensure continuity of service and the transfer of knowledge, systems and operational capability to an alternative supplier if the Palantir contract is terminated or

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what payment schedule is set out in the Federated Data Platform contract with Palantir; what contractual milestones, deliverables or performance criteria trigger payments; and what proportion of th

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to create different variants of the Tempest for each of the partner nations within GCAP.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 23452 on Warrior vehicles, on what dates were each of the 78 Warrior vehicles disposed of.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project Halo Shield.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to reports regarding the removal of a US Embassy employee from the UK by US authorities, whether he has made an assessment of the role of the US military in this operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she was informed that a US Embassy employee was removed from the UK by US authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the US Government sought a waiver of immunity regarding the removal of a US Embassy employee from the UK by US authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the current remaining capacity across the Category A prison estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 22797 on HMP Liverpool, who is the new contractor that has been identified and by when will a new contractual programme have been confirmed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it remains the Government's policy that all (a) specialised services and (b) highly specialised services currently commissioned centrally by NHS England will continue to be commissioned nat

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27788, (i) which target does her Department aim to reduce standing charges by for households and (ii) by which timeframe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether home educated children and young people are included within the Government's national strategy for suicide prevention training in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of working with local Integrated Care Boards to ensure that every Local Authority area has at least one late opening pharmacy which is open past

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential contribution of regenerative agriculture to the resilience of domestic agricultural supply chains and the long-term productivity of Britis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has has made of the potential contribution of business-led regenerative agriculture programmes to improving soil health, biodiversity and water management.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her department will review wheelchair access legislation to secure wheelchair users an enforceable right to access public transport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of career breaks and periods out of paid employment on women’s pension savings and retirement outcomes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the underlying causes of the gender pension gap and (b) considered developing a cross-government strategy to address those causes and reduce the gap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to A UK government food strategy for England, published on 15 July 2025, what progress has been made towards the Government's objective of reducing food waste, including