Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legal safeguards governing the development and deployment of the most capable artificial intelligence systems; and what plans she has to introduce additional legal

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of whistleblowing protections in enabling employees of artificial intelligence developers to report concerns about potentially serious safety and security failur

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the planned target date is for the (a) full commencement of the new Know Your Donor provisions in the Representation of the People Bill and (b) associated statutory guidance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment her Department made of the risk that alerts could expose survivors of domestic abuse relying on a concealed phone to seek help prior to issuing the Emergency Alert of 14 August 2026; and what pri

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11404 on MHCLG: Departmental Responsibilities, whether the commitments for each of the programmes for the years outside the Spe

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria her Department applies in distinguishing between the use of Emergency Alerts to (a) warn of danger that is imminent and (b) help prevent a serious incident from occurring.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data her Department holds on the national opt-out rate from Emergency Alerts; and what estimate she has made of the number of mobile phone users successfully reached by the alert of 14 August 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to prioritise access to specialist treatment for rare cancers; how patients with lymphoma are being prioritised; and what progress she has made on meeting commitments in th

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11667 on MHCLG: Remote Working, whether office attendance data for staff in the London HQ is collated in the same manner and sh

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information (a) her Department and (b) its Arm’s Length Bodies holds on residential land values by locality.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what lessons his Department has learned from the Competition and Markets Authority's 2025 final decision report on cloud services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of public sector software licensing and cloud computing costs since the publication of the Competition and Markets Au

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Competition and Markets Authority releases a public roadmap for its Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft’s busines

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the (a) change in amount and number of council tax arrears since 2024-25 and (b) number of arrears referred for enforcement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication entitled Planning powers for mayors in England, of 24 August 2026, para 17, whether there will be any public planning hearing before a mayor dir

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation outcome, Modernising and improving the administration of council tax - government response, updated 15 April 2026, para 37, what the timetable

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 50 of her Department's response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, pu

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 45 of her Department's response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, pu

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether bank cards will be a permitted form of identification for the new Parliamentary Candidate identification requirements at nomination.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on which local authorities have permitted commercial pavement delivery robot operations; and under what legal provisions those operations take place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) RNIB, (b) Guide Dogs, (c) Transport for All and (d) Living Streets on the potential impact of pavement delivery robots on disabled and older pedestrians; and whe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the level of risk of pavement delivery robots being (a) hijacked, (b) used to carry unlawful items or (c) used to obstruct emergency responders at incident s

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether pavement delivery robots are intended to be among the first uses of the sandboxing powers in the Regulating for Growth Bill; and what parliamentary scrutiny will apply to i

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring large businesses to publicly report food waste.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with colleagues in the Treasury on the potential impact of reducing food waste on the cost of living.