Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance and resources are provided to police forces on identifying, preserving and using publicly available social media content as (i) intelligence and (ii) evidence of suspected (a) vehicle th

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of arrangements for police forces to combine intelligence from (a) police records, (b) automatic number plate recognition systems and (c) publicly ava

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the youth justice system in reducing reoffending among children and young adults convicted of (a) vehicle theft, (b) aggravated vehicle taking and (c) dangerous

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of (a) taking a motor vehicle without consent, (b) aggravated vehicle taking and (c) dangerous driving in each of the last five years were aged (i) under 18 and (ii) 18 to 24; and how ma

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of police officers responding to incidents involving vehicles being driven dangerously; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) train

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its approach to AI safety of recent evidence of advanced artificial intelligence systems engaging in (a) d

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the biosecurity risks arising from increasingly capable artificial intelligence models; and what safeguards are in place to assess and mi

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing testing and oversight arrangements for advanced artificial intelligence models in light of recent increases in their c

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the use by police forces of social media content posted by suspected offenders as evidence in the investigation of (a) vehicle theft, (b) dangerous

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is available to police forces on the collection and preservation of social media content posted by suspected offenders for use as evidence in criminal investigations; and whether she has

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with social media companies on the preservation and provision to law enforcement agencies of content depicting suspected criminal offences.

To ask the Attorney General, what guidance the Crown Prosecution Service provides to prosecutors on the evidential use of social media content apparently recorded or uploaded by a defendant in prosecutions for (a) theft, (b) burglary, (c) vehicle crime an

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £27,693,000 allocated to Barts Health NHS Trust through the Estates Safety Fund has been allocated to Whipps Cross Hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when will (a) Princess Alexandra Hospital and (b) Whipps Cross Hospital receive their allocations from the Estates Safety Fund.

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission was consulted prior to the announcement of the cancellation of unitary elections in May 2027.

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission provides on whether Commonwealth citizens can stand for election to (a) Parliament and (b) lo

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026, to Question 5337, on Visitor Levy: Asylum, whether she has had discussions with the Welsh and Scottish Governments on whether the overnight visitor levy applies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 1 September 2026 to Question 17446, on Prayer: Public Places, whether the Home Office has issued guidance on whether silent public prayer is permissible in a safe access zone

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to HMT, Treasury Minutes, CP1668, August 2026, para 6.8 (page 8), if she will publish the comprehensive review of asylum accommodation contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to HMT, Treasury Minutes, CP1668, August 2026, para 7.2 (page 9), if she will list each of the significant challenges that have prevented the Government from updating official estimates

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question HL1337 on Anti-Muslim Hostility, in what manner have the (a) Law Officers and (b) Government Legal Department adopted the new definition, and what changes have or are being mad

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Note 026 published on 5 August 2026 (a) applies to and (b) is mandatory for (i) local government and (ii) non-Civil Service Arm’s Length Bodies.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has the ONS made of the real terms change in house prices in each of the last twenty years in the (a) UK, (b) each constituent nation of the UK and (c) each local authority area of the UK.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics has made an assessment of the impact of council tax levels on the cost of living.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Public Works Loan Board is a non-discretionary lender; and what consideration has been given to the potential merits of it assessing the purpose of a municipal loan application.