Written Questions

Attorney General's Office: X Corp

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 14 July (HL1910), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what is the evidential basis for the assertion that X prioritises misinformation.

Immunology: Consultants and Training

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the number of specialist training posts and consultant posts in clinical immunology, in light of the Royal College of Pathologists' Clinical Immunology Workforce Report 2025, published in Sept

Accident and Emergency Department: Information Sharing

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to collect and publish the total number of patients who have waited over 24 hours in A&E from the decision to admit them until their admission.

NHS: Buildings

To ask His Majesty's Government how many square metres of the NHS estate are currently vacant; and what estimate has been made of the annual holding cost.

Medical Equipment: Innovation

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of the MedTech funding mandate since its launch.

Kidney Diseases: Drugs

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the commercial engagements made by NHS England between June 2021 and July 2026 involving indication-specific pricing were for indications for (1) kidney conditions, and (2) rare kidney conditions.

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have to meet rare disease patient groups to discuss indication-specific pricing for multi-indication medicines as part of its work in the forthcoming Comme

Visas: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in student visa fees on levels of non-compliance with student visa requirements.

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Skilled Worker visas have been granted since 2024 to applicants sponsored by takeaway and restaurant businesses; and what assessment she has made of the occupations for which those visas were

Northern Ireland Office: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.

Construction: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in HMRC VAT registration processing on construction businesses; and if she will consider changes to the VAT registration rules to allow businesses to re

Bank Services: Post Offices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government's Access to Banking Services Review is making of the role that the Post Office's network of branches could play in providing access to in-person banking services for people who are dig

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government would consider establishing a minimum standard for access to in-person banking services, following the Access to Banking Services Review; and what role the Post Office network could play in me

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the forbearance obligations on mortgage lenders under the Financial Conduct Authority's Mortgages and Home Finance: Conduct of Business sourcebook, in particular the duty to consider appropriate forbearance

Electronic Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with Electronic Arts on the potential impact of its proposed acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners on the level of jobs and investment in the

Visas: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether antisemitism on university campuses forms part of her Department’s assessment when developing student visa policy.

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost of the additional testing allowance introduced in June 2025 has been to date; and what assessment she has made of its effect on the number of tests delivered per full-time equivalent examine

Sentencing: Young Offenders

To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 16091, Sentencing: Young Offenders, whether the Crown Prosecution Service holds information on the sentences imposed following convictions for defendants in cases included in

Sentencing

To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Crown Prosecution Service will publish the sentencing outcomes of defendants convicted in cases flagged under the Joint Enterprise National Monitoring Scheme 2024-25, broken down by (a) ethnicity, (b) sex and (c)

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 16287 on Parking: Private Sector, how many of the (a) 157 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency statements of control audits and (b) 203 Government Internal Audi

Attorney General's Office: Pay

To ask the Solicitor General, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 35,000, (iii) £35,001 to £50,

A13: Road Traffic

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a estimate of levels of congestion on the A13/A130 junction at Sadler’s Farm (a) now and (b) in each of the next 20 years.

Freeview Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a switch-off of terrestrial television on people's ability to watch television in the UK without a smart device.

Electronic Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts on the level of employment in the video games sector.

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that freelancers and small creative businesses can access practical guidance on the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence.