Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Further to the written statement of 1 September 2026, HCWS296, on Canada’s entry I to force with the UK in CPTPP, what steps are being taken to ensure that the EU/UK reset supports the ability of the United King

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026, to Question 16155, on Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme, what consideration was given to the the eligibility require for the scheme.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20826, on Propriety and Constitution Group: Recruitment, whether he (a) has agreed the role and person specification, (b) has agreed the composition of the

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to Question 20824, on Civil Servants: Nationality, what was the nationality of each (a) job applicant, and (b) employed applicant, for roles in the EU Relations Secret

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20855 on Civil Service Commission: Conflict of Interests, whether the Civil Service Commission informed the Minister for the Civil Service that responsibili

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all (a) departments and (b) arm’s length bodies, including NHS England, are to act in line with the Government’s revised approach to prioritising British jobs and growth in public procurement; and whethe

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 7 September 2026 to Question 19361 on Public Appointments: Equality and of 8 September 2026 to Question 20975 on Civil Service Recruitment, whether the socio-economic background of an

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 September 2026 on Driving Opportunity in Every Postcode, HCWS322, what is the current headcount staff of the Social Mobility Commission; and how many of those staff w

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, Further to the written ministerial statement, Driving Opportunity in Every Postcode, 9 September 2026, HCWS322, what is the timetable for the commencement of the Social-Economic Duty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential cost of providing compensation to victims affected by sodium valproate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help Syria develop local governance and security structures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps has he taken to raise the plight of the Bahai community in Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to increase trade with Canada.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer on 09 September 2026 to Question 26088 on Warships: Republic of Ireland, whether a Royal Navy vessel provided air defence support during the recent meeting of EU defence ministers in County

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to a) detect individuals who persistently evade fares on public transport, b) prevent those individuals from future fare evasion, and c) recover money owed to public transport networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to attract Canadian tourists to the UK and increase the annual number of Canadians who visit the UK for tourism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much her Department spent on external communications in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Note 8. Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expenditure on page 177 of the Whole of Government Accounts 2022-3, if she will provide a breakdown of expenditure in the financial years in (a) 2022/3

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department and the MHRA are taking to enforce restrictions on the advertising of cannabis-based products for medicinal use on social media.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she considers the volume of prescriptions issued for cannabis-based products for medicinal use to be consistent with patient safety.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has in place to prevent delays to animal products leaving the UK should Official Veterinarian capacity decline before certification requirements a

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the UK - Faroe Islands free trade agreement to encourage his Faroese counterparts to ban dolphin hunting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has plans to introduce a standing agenda item on dolphin hunting at future meetings of the Joint Committee established under the UK - Faeroe Island Free Trade Agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet Colleagues regarding introducing animal welfare conditions within the UK - Faroe Islands Free Trade Agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Oral Statement of 8 September 2026 on Israel and Palestine, Official Report, columns 879-884, if he will set out how he will monitor the effectiveness o