Written Questions

South Sudan: Uganda

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any reports of border incursions and attacks at Nyaigamuda, Goloko, Pure, and Andejo in South Sudan; if so, what assessment they have made of those reports, and of whether any seizures of territor

House of Lords: Fire Prevention

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what advice was given to the decision-makers on the reasons for and rationale behind suspending proceedings and evacuating the House of Lords while the Chamber was sitting on 2 July.

USA: Red Arrows

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 16 July (HL1645), whether any aircraft other than the 11 Hawk were deployed for transport, spares and support; and how all personnel were transported.

Palestine: Curriculum

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to establish specific enforceable benchmarks, sanctions, or funding conditions linked to Palestinian Authority curriculum reform in the 14 months since signing the UK–Palestinian Memorandum of Und

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the principal causes of persistent absence from schools in England since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of persistent absence from school on GCSE attainment in England.

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference in persistent absence rates between disadvantaged pupils and other pupils in England.

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of measures introduced to reduce persistent absence from schools in England.

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask His Majesty's Government how many pupils were persistently absent from school in England for each academic year from 2018–19 to date.

Warships

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend occasional visits by warships exercising their right of innocent passage, such as that by HMS Medway to Puerto Arenas in Chile, and elsewhere, to continue.

Anti-social Behaviour and Shoplifting

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that local authorities and agencies are sufficiently resourced to tackle those who engage in repeated anti-social behaviour and shoplifting; and what steps they are taking to ensure that those

Social Rented Housing: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether eviction for anti-social behaviour is a realistic prospect under proceedings brought by public landlords; and whether social tenants who become victims of anti-social behaviour are

Visitor Levy

To ask His Majesty's Government what in-person discussions they have had with businesses in the tourism sector to discuss the tourism tax.

Taxation: Domicil

To ask His Majesty's Government how many P85 forms were submitted to HMRC in each month from July 2024 to June 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will provide a full list of licensed special administration practitioners in the UK who would be eligible to be appointed to undertake the special administration of a water comp

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the NHS’s annual budget for Wheelchair Services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of longer, block contracts for providing Wheelchair Services for NHS patients on waiting times for delivering equipment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of appointing a senior lead for wheelchair services in (a) his Department and (b) integrated care boards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increased collaboration between health and social care agencies to administer care and support plans, including the provisio

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support her Department provides to museums and galleries in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support wildlife conservation sites in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of train delays affecting Spalding railway station in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times trains have been delayed or cancelled on the West Coast Main Line due to livestock being on the line in 2021-2022, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Food Safety Act 1990, what is the legal basis for the adding of folic acid to non-wholewheat flour as a public health measure.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ask the Office for National Statistics to publish a daily dashboard of deaths by date.