Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date ministerial approval was given to pursue the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the former officials of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that they have evidence of use of chemical weapons in the war in Sudan; and whether they int

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 5,785 people who have started the infected blood claim process have had their claims rejected based on a lack of medical evidence.

To ask His Majesty's Government, how many of the 5,785 people who have started the infected blood claim process have filed claims for the estates of deceased people.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people who have started infected blood claims for deceased people have had their claims rejected on the grounds of a lack of medical evidence.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people who have started infected blood claims for deceased people have had their claims downgraded on the grounds of a lack of medical evidence, in particular (1) from level 2 to level 1, (2) from level 3 to level

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the claim reportedly made by a Home Office official to The Times newspaper that just one in every hundred asylum claims is genuine.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks arising from mirror life since the Government Chief Scientific Advisor's roundtable in January 2025; how frequently these assessments are reviewed; and which body is responsible f

To ask His Majesty's Government why they are proposing to retire the apprenticeship for small commercial vessel crewmembers; what is meant by "retirement" in this context; and how many apprentices will be affected in each region of England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what route will remain available for apprentices to gain the necessary qualifications for relevant posts in the absence of the apprenticeship for small commercial vessel crewmembers; and what alternatives are available to y

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to encourage the take-up of small commercial vessel crewmember apprenticeships, and other maritime employment programmes.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many current statutory instruments contain the phrase "A reference to a member State is to be read as if Northern Ireland were a member State of the European Union"; and what assessment they have made of the risk to com

To ask His Majesty's Government whether Ofsted’s initial teacher education inspection framework takes account of the effectiveness of a provider’s academic appointment processes and research integrity arrangements; and if not, whether they will ask Ofsted

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on trainee quality of the removal of the statutory requirement for 20 hours of mentor training for initial teacher training mentors.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the intensive training and practice requirement of the initial teacher training criteria will be retained without reduction for courses beginning in September 2027.

To ask His Majesty's Government why they decided to reform Progress 8 and Attainment 8 notwithstanding the recommendation of the curriculum and assessment review that Progress 8 be retained with no change to its structure or subject composition; and what

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their response to the consultation on reform of Progress 8 and Attainment 8 that closed on 4 May.

To ask His Majesty's Government what modelling they have undertaken of the effect of the proposed breadth slots in a reformed Progress 8 on the ranking of the 50 schools with the highest Progress 8 scores in 2025; and whether they intend to publish the mo

To ask The Leader of the House when she expects Written Answers to be given to the questions asked by Baroness Deech on 7 July (HL1727 and HL1728).

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress reports they have received from the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues; and what review they have carried out, if any, of his core objectives.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues has engaged with domestic stakeholders, as described in the terms of reference.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the details of the agreement with the government of the Republic of Ireland to provide security for the EU Defence summit in County Wicklow in August.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide crisis loans to the farming community severely impacted by the drought this summer.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals have been informed that their EU Settlement Scheme status was granted in error since the introduction of the scheme; and how many of those individuals have subsequently lost, or are at risk of losing, t

To ask His Majesty's Government what right of appeal or administrative review is available to individuals whose EU Settlement Scheme status is determined to have been granted in error; and what safeguards are in place to prevent erroneous decisions result