Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statement on Local Government Reorganisation of 7 September 2026, what factors, other than legal advice received as part of the judicial review process, con

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statement on Local Government Reorganisation of 7 September 2026, on what date she first considered withdrawing the decision on local government reorganisat

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will assess the potential benefits of imposing sanctions on Israeli public bodies exercising functions relating to the planning, financing or expansion of settlements i

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Israeli public officials involved in decisions to approve, finance or facilitate settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territory will be capable of designa

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the provision of financial services for the construction or expansion of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory will be a criterion for designation under t

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Israeli state-owned companies and contractors providing infrastructure or other services that facilitate settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territory wi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Israeli regional and local councils involved in the development or expansion of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory will be capable of falling within th

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to conduct a cross-departmental review of UK Government activity that may provide assistance to the maintenance of Israel's occupation of the Occ

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to update Government guidance to UK businesses operating in or trading with Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following the announcement on 8 Se

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter entitled Local government reorganisation: programme review and decisions withdrawal letter to council leaders, published on 7 September 2026, whether

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the retention of existing strategic export licences relating to Israel will be reassessed according to considerations of whether they materially contribute to the occupatio

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he plans to take to prevent the potential circumvention of the proposed ban on settlement goods through the trans-shipment, processing and re-export of goods through Isr

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the settlement sanctions announced on 8 September 2026 on the rate of settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria his Department will use to assess the effectiveness of the sanctions against settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory announced on 8 September 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether conduct by members of the Israel (a) Defense Forces and (b) Police in connection with violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Occupied Pa

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what interim measures he plans to take to restrict economic activity connected with settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory before the proposed new sanctions regime

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether UK Export Finance will exclude activities connected with the construction, expansion or economic development of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from eligi

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs will take to verify whether goods imported from Israel originate in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following the announcement of sanctions on 8 September 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how proposed technical education pathways for pupils from the age of 14 differ from technical education available to pupils through existing Key Stage 4 qualifications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that decision makers progress Mandatory Reconsideration cases in a timely manner; and whether the Department collects data on the number of cases outstanding beyond spe

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate the Department has made of the total expenditure incurred by local authorities in preparing for local government reorganisation prior to the decision to pause those

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to ensure a joined-up response to preventing avoidable deaths due to drowning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to local authorities in Suffolk to meet expenditure incurred in preparing for the implementation of local government re

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of whether existing compensation arrangements adequately reflect the impact of the proposed Norwich to Tilbury electricity transmission project on the

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of whether Suffolk will have sufficient specialist school places to meet the needs of pupils who are unable to have their needs met through the Government's proposed more inclusive