Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) national nature reserves, (2) marine conservation zones, (3) special protection areas, and (4) Ramsar sites, are in a favourable condition in each county in England.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Data on National Nature Reserves, terrestrial Special Protection Areas (SPAs), and Ramsar sites is included in the spreadsheet attached. Due to terrestrial SPAs being considered at low-tide there is an overlap between these reported figures and the SPAs with marine components.

Data on SPAs with marine components and on Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) is collected at feature level rather than by county, as the majority of sites are at sea and therefore often fall outside county jurisdiction. Within English waters, there are 89 MCZs (excluding HPMAs) covering 625 features, and 49 marine SPAs covering 208 features. The latest data from Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee indicates that 64.8% of English MCZs features and 19.7% of English marine SPA features are considered to be in favourable condition.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received specific proposals from (1) the Sustainable Energy Association, and (2) the Green Building Council, about ways to promote and fund domestic energy efficiency; and if so, what consideration they have given to those proposals.

Answered by Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

As part of the development of the Warm Homes Plan, the Department has engaged with a broad range of stakeholders through a variety of different fora to ensure a wide range of views were considered.

On 8 December 2025 Minister McCluskey met with the Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy Association Dave Sowden to listen to their proposals for decarbonising homes. The Department has also corresponded with a number of other industry groups, academics, think-tanks and other representatives, including the UK Green Building Council. These proposals have been considered as part of the policy development process.

The recently published Warm Homes Plan is the biggest investment in home upgrades ever, with £15 billion of investment to cut energy bills, bring households out of fuel poverty, increase our energy security and make our homes warmer and more efficient.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with Ofcom regarding the regulation of gambling content and advertising online for young people, including the interaction of those regulations with the framework set out in the Online Safety Act 2023.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Gambling is regulated by the Gambling Commission under the Gambling Act 2005. Rules on gambling advertising content are regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority. Gambling advertising is not covered under the Online Safety Act, and as such no discussions with Ofcom have taken place.

The Government recognises that more work needs to be done to ensure that gambling advertising does not exacerbate harm. We engage regularly with stakeholders across government and with industry, to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider social media influencers who promote consumer products through paid, sponsored or affiliate content to be economic operators; and whether they plan to use powers under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to regulate promotion by influencers of unsafe or non-compliant products.

Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 contains provisions that ensure the full breadth of supply chain actors can be captured appropriately by regulations. This includes social media influencers where they are carrying out activities in relation to a product. This allows Government to introduce obligations on actors that are proportionate to those actors’ level of control in supply chains.

As announced at Budget, Government will consult in early 2026 on major reforms to the product safety legislative framework to ensure that it reflects the realities of modern products and supply chains.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in youth gambling participation, including the rise in unregulated gambling reported in the Young People and Gambling Survey 2025; and what further protections they will put in place for those aged 11–17.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Young People and Gambling Survey 2025 identified an increase in youth participation in gambling from 27% to 30% compared to the previous year. This appears to have been driven by an increase in unregulated betting, such as between friends and family (from 15% to 18%).

As part of the gambling statutory levy, we have committed 20% to gambling harm research, which may include assessments of youth gambling participation. This is alongside 30% of levy funding for prevention activities, commissioned by the Office for Health Inequalities and Disparities (OHID), which may include education or awareness raising programmes to help protect those aged 11-17 from gambling related harm. We will continue to monitor the best available evidence when considering possible policy interventions under regulations as set out in the Gambling Act 2005.

Found: Deputy Prime Minister Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon The Lord Foster of Bath

Found: 9AJ Sarah Sackman KC MP Minister for Courts and Legal Services The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of Bath

Found: The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of Bath Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee House

Found: Baroness Levitt KC Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of Bath

Found: London SW1H 9AJ OFFICIAL Lord Timpson Minister of State for Justice Rt Hon the Lord Foster of Bath

Found: Deputy Prime Minister Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of Bath

Found: SW1H 9AJ OFFICIAL Lord Timpson Minister of State for Justice Official Rt Hon the Lord Foster of Bath

Found: Minister Norris Minister for Border Security and Asylum Home Office The Rt Hon Lord Foster of Bath

Found: citizenship and integration Tuesday 3 February 2026 10.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath

Found: citizenship and integration Tuesday 27 January 2026 11.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath

Found: citizenship and integration Tuesday 27 January 2026 10.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath

Found: citizenship and integration Tuesday 20 January 2026 10.35 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath

Found: citizenship and integration Tuesday 20 January 2026 10.35 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath

Found: citizenship and integration Tuesday 13 January 2026 10.35 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath

Found: Letter dated 21/01/2026 from Lord Timpson to Lord Foster of Bath regarding gambling addiction and harms