Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the emerging recommendations in her Department's document entitled The Timms Review: co-chair update September 2026, updated on 11 September 2026, whether existing Personal Independenc

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the emerging recommendations in his Department's document entitled The Timms Review: co-chair update September 2026, updated on 11 September 2026, whether he has assessed who will be r

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23044 on Deportation, for what reason was a charter flight used to remove a single person to France on 7 January 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels have been found to have invalid or insufficient insurance following challenge through the Voluntary Insurance Reporting Mechanism since March 2026.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23232 on Defence and National Security, what outputs from the Home Defence Programme have been used to raise public awareness of the national conversation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23191 on Defence: Procurement, what is the estimated length of the delay to the completion of HMS Achilles as a result of the 2024 Devonshire Dock Hall fire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of military flight plan data entry on the NATS flight processing system on 8 September 2026.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 22721 on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, whether the £9.9 million being withheld will be paid to Capita, regardless of the time taken to make payment to e

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 22721 on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, whether entitled persons whose payments are delayed will be paid (a) compensation for the distress caused by dela

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money has been withheld for contracts with Capita across all Departments since the company took over administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme; and if she will outline what penalties can be lev

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the variation in Connect to Work participation and employment outcomes between local authority and combined authority areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the performance of Connect to Work to date against the target of supporting around 300,000 people by the end of the decade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Connect to Work participants have (a) a physical health condition, (b) a mental health condition, (c) a learning disability, (d) autism and (e) multiple health conditions or disabilit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether participation in Connect to Work or disclosure of an intention to seek employment can in any circumstances trigger a reassessment of a participant's disability benefit entitlement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to line 6 called Asset Sales of his Department's joint document entitled The Defence Investment Plan Funding Explainer, published on 30 June 2026, if he can provide a breakdown of the specific asse

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 22967 on F-35 Aircraft, if the 12 F-35A aircraft for the Operational Conversion Unit will also be allocated to fulfil the role of Dual Capable Aircraft for t

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23347 on Boxer Vehicles, what is the breakdown by variant of the contractually delivered Boxer fleet to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23386 on Artillery, for what reason is there currently a restriction on the RAF deploying the L118 105mm Light Gun by parachute.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 24272, whether a similar internal strategic review of awareness of (a) mental health and (b) neurodiversity will be conducted by the Countering Vio

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the completeness and consistency of data recorded on people diagnosed with secondary breast cancer across NHS Trusts in England, in the context of the

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information the Government holds on the onward disposal or transportation to France of small boats recovered from people attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions the Government has had with the French authorities about the disposal of small boats recovered following attempted Channel crossings, including whether any such boats are subse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information the Department holds on the proportion of small boats recovered by French authorities following attempted Channel crossings that are subsequently reused in further attempts to reach t

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to minimise the risk that small boats recovered in connection with attempted Channel crossings but not seized by UK authorities cannot subsequently re-enter the supply c

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether information is shared with the French authorities concerning the identification and disposal of small boats used in attempted Channel crossings, including information that could assist in esta