Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the additional ambulance and transport capacity required in Devon as a consequence of the temporary suspension of births at North Devon District Hospital.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department holds information on the (a) number and (b) value of exit payments made under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme by Departments since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department collects data from police forces on vehicle seizures carried out under section 8 of the Crime and Police Act 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to her Department's Impact Assessment on ICBs as strategic commissioners, published on 14 May 2026, what specific mechanisms will be used to provide enhanced oversight of Integrated Care Bo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 25186, when the regulations determining which specialised services will be commissioned by the Secretary of State and which by Integrated Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to improve the collection and publication of patient outcomes data for specialised services, including through the use of patient-reported outcome measures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the future responsibilities and functions of the seven Offices for Pan-ICB Commissioning will be in supporting Integrated Care Boards to commission specialised services; and when detailed guid

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on homeless households of being placed outside their home borough.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effects of out-of-borough temporary accommodation placements on children's education, access to healthcare, employment, and family support net

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to introduce measures to reduce the number of households placed in temporary accommodation outside their home local authority area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions her department has had with London local authorities on the use of out-of-borough temporary accommodation placements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives of the UK Sikh community and the Jhatka Council regarding the commercial availability and certification of Jhatka-slaughtered meat wit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether additional funding will be provided to London borough councils to help reduce levels of reliance on out-of-borough temporary accommodation placements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of shortages of affordable housing in inner London boroughs on levels of use of temporary accommodation outside applicants' h

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for Food Standards Agency-approved slaughterhouses to accommodate Jhatka slaughter methods that comply with general animal welf

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an estimate of the annual saving to small and medium-sized enterprises if public bodies accepted Cyber Essentials Plus certification in place of bes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an estimate of the annual cost to business of completing separate security assurance questionnaires for different public sector buyers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an estimate of the effect on gross domestic product of standardising supplier assurance requirements across public sector buyers for contracts below

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the text of Schedule 3 of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 to consider extending the definition of permitted religious rites

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed technical education pathways on the revised Progress 8 and Attainment 8 performance measures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the additional annual cost to schools of delivering the proposed technical education pathways for pupils from the age of 14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve (i) rail connectivity and (ii) bus services between Paddock Wood and Brighton.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many awards under the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme have been reduced pursuant to Regulation 19 because an applicant receives (a) a War Disablement Pension, (b) an Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the value is of deductions made from Troubles Permanent Disablement Payments under Regulation 19 in respect of payments made to former members of (a) the Royal Ulster Constabulary, (b) the Ulster De

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many successful applicants to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme have had their monthly payment reduced to (a) less than £10, (b) between £10 and £25 and (c) between £25 and £50 as a c