Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) removing spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowances funding and (b) the impact of reaching a decision on this prior to the concl
Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she made of whether there were adequate exceptional circumstances as a mitigating measure for the removal of spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowances.
Air Ambulance Services: EGNOS
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps has she taken to enable air ambulance services to be authorised to use the EGNOS signal as a Safety-of-Life service.
The UK lost access to EGNOS in 2021 as a consequence of leaving the EU. DfT is reviewing the case and viability of rejoining the EGNOS programme. Doing so would be subject to negotiation with the European Union.
Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on organising the national summit on challenges facing men and boys.
As part of the Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) Strategy (published Dec 2025), the Prime Minister committed to holding a National Summit on Men and Boys in 2026 to bring together key sector partners and Government, to raise awareness and develop ...
Repatriation: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 901 on Repatriation: Syria, how many returning foreign fighters have been a) arrested and b) prosecuted under criminal and terrorism offences since 5
Robotics: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the University of Leeds report entitled Why doesn’t the UK make more Robots?, published in November 2025, what steps she is taking to help reduce skills gaps within th
In February 2026, Government launched the Robotics Adoption Skills Development Programme which will provide up to £2.5m for projects to develop and deliver course content and materials to support skills, talent and training in robotics. This seeks to addr...
Robotics: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the University of Leeds report entitled Why doesn’t the UK make more Robots?, published in November 2025, what steps she is taking to help tackle scaling barriers for
Government measures to support robotics firms to scale up in the UK includes crowding-in private sector investment via the British Business Bank and National Wealth Fund, both with expanded capitalisations and a mandate to support companies aligned with t...
Robotics: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the University of Leeds report entitled Why doesn’t the UK make more Robots?, published in November 2025, what steps her Department is taking to help support the domes
Initiatives to support manufacture of robotics and autonomous systems include the £99m Made Smarter programme which funds the development and commercialisation of industrial digital technologies, including robotics, and supports their adoption by manufact...
India: Sikhs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations with her Indian counterpart on reports of extrajudicial killings of Sikhs and human-rights violations in Punjab, including allegations of
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9 March in response to Question 117992.
Immigration: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of ILR applicants using either the Priority or Super Priority Service receive decisions within their respective advertised timeframes.
Immigration: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made any assessment of the financial impact on students and families that experienced delays in the processing of initial BN(O) Visa applications, and/or delays in processing indefinit
There is a published service standard of 12 weeks for straightforward applications under the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa and Leave to Remain routes. For applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain the service standard for straightforward applications is 6 months...
Special Educational Needs: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of all secondary schools notifying SEND students and their families of the option to study Functional Skills Qualifications instead of GCSEs.
Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households were placed in temporary accommodation outside their home local authority area in each of the last five years.
Accredited official statistics on statutory homelessness, including the number of households who are owed a temporary accommodation duty who are in another local authority are published in the financial year and quarterly homelessness statistics on gov.uk...
National Grid: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the total system costs of maintaining grid stability over the last five years for which data is available.
Maintaining the stability and operability of Great Britain’s electricity system is the responsibility of the independent National Energy System Operator (NESO) working with electricity network companies through regulated market arrangements. Under its Ele...
Electricity Generation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to Answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 124401, what metrics his Department uses to define high levels of resilience in Britain’s electricity system.
Great Britain has one of the most reliable energy systems in the world, with the National Grid Electricity System having an overall reliability of supply of 99.9% in 2024-2025. DESNZ works closely with industry to continually improve and maintain the resi...
Renewable Energy: Electricity Generation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to Answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 124401, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tools available to system operators to manage periods of low renewable generation co
The Government works continuously with Ofgem and the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to ensure industry continues to have the tools required to manage fluctuations in supply and demand and maintain system stability. NESO is taking steps to maintain...
Temporary Accommodation: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of out-of-area homelessness placements on children’s a) school attendance and b) attainment.
To reduce the use of out of area placements, we must tackle the root causes of homelessness and reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation. To do this we must build more homes, including through the new 10-year £39 billion Social and Afforda...
Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the use of out-of-area temporary accommodation placements for homeless households.
To reduce the use of out of area placements, we must tackle the root causes of homelessness and reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation. To do this we must build more homes, including through the new 10-year £39 billion Social and Afforda...
Mathematics: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Maths Hubs programme in improving GCSE maths attainment in disadvantaged areas.
The Maths Hubs programme aims to raise attainment for all students in England while reducing attainment gaps, including the disadvantage gap. Data for schools with high rates of free school meals (FSM) eligibility shows that approximately 60% of both prim...
Defence: Space Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the fourth report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (CP1338), published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made in enabling closer cooperation with the EU on space secu
Whilst NATO remains the cornerstone of Europe’s collective defence, we wholly recognise the important role the EU plays in the security of Europe. That is why this Government agreed the UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership (SDP). The SDP makes provision...
Department for Education: Marketing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a breakdown of her Department’s marketing and advertising expenditure in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
China: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the fourth report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy entitled National Security Strategy 2025: Security for the British People in a Dangerous World, published on 24 June 20
Our approach to China is robust and consistent - we will co-operate where we can and challenge where we must. We are strengthening our domestic resilience, deepening alliances and partnerships overseas, and investing in capabilities, ensuring the UK is bo...
USA: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he reviews target-level information before approving United States missions supported from UK bases.
As announced by the Prime Minister on 1 March 2026, the Government agreed to a US request to use UK bases for specific and limited defensive purposes against facilities in Iran which are involved in launching strikes at regional allies. All UK support to ...
USA: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK locations, including civilian airports, have been used to support United States aircraft transiting to operations in the Middle East since the start of the Iran conflict in February 2026.
For operational security reasons, we will not comment further on foreign nations’ military aircraft movements.
USA: Airspace and Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal basis under international law underpins the Government’s definition of “defensive operations” in relation to support for United States military activity.
As stated by the Prime Minister on 2 March 2026, our action is rooted in the principle of collective self‑defence of regional partners and in the protection of British lives. We have published a summary of our legal position, which sets this out clearly. ...