Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Media Act 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 in protecting children and adults online.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the latest estimated percentage is of premises with access to gigabit-capable broadband, and how this compares with the Government’s 99% by 2032 target under Project Gigabit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, where the 40 government-funded mast upgrades to be delivered as part of the Shared Rural Network before January 2027 are located.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effectiveness of the commercial rollout in filling remaining coverage gaps once the Shared Rural Network programme ends in January 2027.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list for each regional Project Gigabit contract agreed the (i) value (ii) date signed (iii) the number of premises to be connected and deadline for completion of rollout and

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme; and what the (i) target (ii) average and (iii) longest time taken to approve voucher applications under

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department had any discussions with US counterparts regarding reports that a US diplomat suspected of possessing indecent images of children was removed from the UK before police questioning could tak

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Self Assessment payments on self-employed people and small businesses with irregular and seasonal income; and whether any new arrangements w

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has considered developing a single Government-backed digital service to enable small exporters to calculate the landed cost of goods sold to customers in the

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has considered making Government-held customs, tariff and rules of origin information available through an API for integration into ecommerce platforms used

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list which members of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee contributed to the Committee's submissions to her Department on floating bus stops dated (a) 24 October 2025 and (b) 2 Decembe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14930 on Railways: Standards, what information her Department holds on which state-owned Train Operating Companies record management information on service canc

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of passenger journeys on South Western Railways that were affected by services that were cancelled in every four week rail period since the start of 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, Schedule 14, Part 1, Paragraph 18 for zebra crossings at floating bus stops.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to uphold the principle of freedom of navigation for commercial shipping in international waterways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 11 September 2026 to WPQ 26997, if she will publish all DfT and DftO documents and analysis relating to poorer operational performance being the reason for passenger revenue in 2025-26

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) enforceability of requirements for stripes at zebra crossings under Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, Schedule 14, Part 1, Para

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of zebra crossings at floating bus stops that (a) do and (b) do not comply with Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, Schedule 14, Part 1, Pa

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 21974 on Social Security Benefits: Polygamy, whether there is a statute law basis for recognising a polygamous marriage in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 21974 on Social Security Benefits: Polygamy, if he will publish the required conditions under which an an overseas polygamous marriage is recognised under th

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 21974, have there been any instances where an uncle/niece or aunt/nephew marriage which falls within the prohibited degrees of relationship under the Marriag

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to establish a Fracture Liaison Service in Liverpool; and when she expects people in Liverpool to benefit from such a service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Fracture Liaison Services are currently operating across the Liverpool City Region; and what steps her Department is taking to improve Fracture Liaison Service provision across the region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution of 8th September 2026, Official Report, Column 911, whether his Department will undertake a specific review process to consider whether a) e