Written Questions

Commons 30274

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations her Department received on the altitude threshold in the Air Navigation Guidance 2026 from (a) airport operators, (b) airlines and (c) local authorities and community organisations.

Tabled: 2026-09-15

John Milne

LD

To: Department for Transport

Answered 2026-10-16

The government consulted on changes to the Air Navigation Directions and Air Navigation Guidance from 25 November 2025 to 26 January 2026 and a draft impact assessment was published alongside the c...

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Commons 29962

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12169 on Business: Regulation, whether regulations stemming from EU legislation are in scope of the targets.

Tabled: 2026-09-15

Mike Wood

Con

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answered 2026-10-16

The Government's commitment to cut the administrative burden of regulation on business by 25% by the end of this Parliament covers central UK government regulation, as set out in the Technical Anne...

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Commons 30003

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to work towards the phasing out of animal testing.

Tabled: 2026-09-15

Peter Dowd

Lab

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answered 2026-10-16

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 8 September 2026 to Question UIN 23800. (Find written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament)

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Commons 30015

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of financial pressures facing the UK automotive sector.

Tabled: 2026-09-15

Shivani Raja

Con

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answered 2026-10-16

We engage regularly with industry, including through the Automotive Council, to understand the pressures facing the sector and ensure that Government support continues to reflect businesses' evolvi...

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Commons 29505

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26362 on Speed Limits: Cameras, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number and (b) the proportion of speed awareness courses that have...

Tabled: 2026-09-14

Greg Smith

Con

To: Department for Transport

Answered 2026-10-16

As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement on 16 December 2025, all wider enforcement activity in progress was stopped, regardless of whether the cases were impacted by the HADECS anomaly. As ...

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Commons 30035

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle structural barriers to private capital investment.

Tabled: 2026-09-15

Shivani Raja

Con

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answered 2026-10-16

Attracting private investment is crucial for driving economic growth across the UK. The Government is focused on tackling barriers to investment, including on planning, access to finance, grid conn...

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Commons 34156

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he has held with the Welsh Government since his appointment on 26 July 2026 to discuss its proposal to close junctions on the M4, on what dates those meetings took place, and what the outc...

Tabled: 2026-10-13

Mims Davies

Con

To: Wales Office

Answered 2026-10-16

I have held discussions with Welsh Government counterparts on a range of issues since my appointment in July 2026.On 6 October 2026, the Welsh Government announced an 18-month programme of work to ...

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Commons 30053

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the £4.75m contribution from the Office of Life Sciences for phase two of the Sequence ME & Long Covid study for this project will be supplemented by funding from MRC.

Tabled: 2026-09-15

Max Wilkinson

LD

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answered 2026-10-16

There are no plans for MRC to provide further funding to the study.

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Commons 29826

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether pavement delivery robots are intended to be among the first uses of the sandboxing powers in the Regulating for Growth Bill; and what parliamentary scrutiny will ap...

Tabled: 2026-09-14

Olly Glover

LD

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answered 2026-10-16

As set out in the Government’s Regulation Action Plan Progress Report 2026, pavement delivery robots are among the early use cases being considered for the regulatory sandboxing powers proposed in ...

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Commons 33674

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what engagement her Department has had with schools that deliver a defined annual enrichment entitlement; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a aspirational annual en...

Tabled: 2026-10-12

Sureena Brackenridge

Lab

To: Department for Education

Answered 2026-10-16

The department published a new Enrichment Framework in June 2026, which supports the government's ambition for an aspirational enrichment entitlement for every pupil and student. Schools and colleg...

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Commons 30789

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of (a) the capacity of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services to meet patient demand across England, (b) the estimated number of treatments missed due to dela...

Tabled: 2026-10-09

Mary Glindon

Lab

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-10-16

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 1 June to Question 1646. The Department has not made a specific assessment of the capacity of non-emergency patient transport services to meet patient...

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Commons 30941

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of sewage pollution on the health of people using inland waters for recreation.

Tabled: 2026-10-09

James Naish

Lab

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answered 2026-10-16

The Public Health Water Taskforce brings together senior leaders with expertise in public health and water to provide independent advice to Government on risks associated with drinking and recreati...

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Commons 30763

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department's position in future fisheries negotiations, including on catch limits, will be consistent with the best available scientific advice on sustainable fishi...

Tabled: 2026-10-09

Kerry McCarthy

Lab

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answered 2026-10-16

I am committed to an evidence-based approach to fisheries management. The UK will continue to use the best available scientific advice to inform our negotiating positions. These positions will also...

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Commons 31464

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department intends to publish the outcome of the Reforming the General Medical Council legislative framework consultation.

Tabled: 2026-10-09

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Con

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-10-16

The Department is currently analysing the responses to the consultation.The Government intends to undertake a further, targeted consultation in the autumn on certain aspects of the draft General Me...

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Commons 33694

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 2.18 of the National Audit Office's report entitled Resilience of the food supply chain to disruptions, published on 4 September 2026, what steps he...

Tabled: 2026-10-12

Rebecca Smith

Con

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answered 2026-10-16

Defra works with the Cabinet Office and other lead Government departments across Critical National Infrastructure and resilience structures to identify lessons from other sectors and assess what is...

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