Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the difference between the Universal Infant Free School Meals funding rate and the average cost of meal provision charged by catering providers; and whether she

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Zambian Government on a) human rights and b) the rule of law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the strength of the rule of law in the Republic of Zambia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of levels of freedom of political expression in the Republic of Zambia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has conducted an assessment of the potential impact of the purchase of F35A and PrSM on the UK's level of reliance on the United States.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many seizures of illegally imported meat products have been made at UK borders in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Border Force, the Animal and Plant Health agency and Port Health Authorities on strengthening control against illegal meat imports.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by Trussell entitled Living Costs in Context: Voices from the frontline, published on 8 September 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that businesses in the local visitor economy have the ability to shape where proceeds received from the Overnight Visitor Levy are invested.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health impacts of tariff suspensions on high-sugar food items.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Smart Export Guarantee Scheme's registration process in ensuring that micro-electricity generators, including homes, are adequately co

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the role of Ofgem is in regulating the Smart Export Guarantee Scheme and its registration process.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish annual statistics on rural crime by offence category, including for each police force area the number of offences recorded, charges brought and convictions secured.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what central Government funding streams are available in 2026-27 for (a) rural crime prevention, (b) rural crime intelligence activity and (c) support for victims of rural crime; and what criteria are

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had since 1 January 2025 with ministers and law enforcement agencies in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) the Republic of Ireland on tackling organised rur

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of agricultural machinery identification and marking schemes, including CESAR, in reducing theft and increasing recovery rates; and whether she pl

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to Question 27081, whether her Department has considered whether it should set up a national dataset of average police response times to incident in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that police response times in rural areas are not consistently lower than in urban areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she can provide an update to the Rural Crime Strategy, including when she expects it to be published, and what performance indicators will be used to assess progress against its objectives.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consistency of crime recording practices between police forces for offences involving (a) livestock, (b) horses, (c) agricultural vehicles and machinery and (d) fly

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is provided to police and victim support services on supporting victims of rural crime in cases where no suspect is charged.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of media freedom in Israel; and what steps he is taking to support independent journalists and media organisations transiti

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions they have had with MBR Acres about rehoming beagles who do not meet laboratory requirements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her decision to agree to the English Whisky Guild application for a Geographical Indication for English Whisky on distilleries i

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she had discussions with the Scottish Government before announcing the decision to agree to the English Whisky Guild application for a Geographical Indication for English Whisk