Question to the Attorney General:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Solicitor General on 16 May 2025 (HC50518), what plans they have to review the guidance for assessing legal risk across government.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Cluny - Advocate General for Scotland

The Attorney General’s Guidance on Legal Risk is regularly reviewed upon the appointment of the Attorney General. The Attorney General is reviewing the current version of the guidance. If she chooses to make any changes, they will be published in the usual way.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the provisions in the Public Office (Accountability) Bill on the functions of the security services.

Answered by Lord Lemos - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Government has worked closely with the UK Intelligence Community and with the Intelligence and Security Committee to assess the impact of any measures on the functions of the intelligence and security services.

The Bill includes measures designed to ensure that sensitive information is handled securely and can be protected from inappropriate disclosure. This includes information related to the functions of the intelligence and security services.

As for all public authorities, there will be some limited costs for the intelligence and security services in preparing for the application of the duty and in adapting existing practice to meet its requirements. The Bill’s impact assessment sets out that the extent of ‘new’ costs in the support of these investigative processes is likely to be low.

The Government will continue to review the impact assessment of the Bill as the Bill is amended.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to jury trials proposed in the Courts and Tribunals Bill on the Crown Court backlog.

Answered by Lord Lemos - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The published Impact Assessment for the Courts and Tribunals Bill shows that the structural reform package in the Bill is expected to reduce incoming demand on Crown Court time by almost 20%. The Impact Assessment can be found here: (Courts and Tribunals Bill (Structural Criminal Court) Impact Assessment).

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of Turkish investments in the UK and UK investments in Tϋkiye; and what support they provide to British companies seeking investment opportunities in Tϋkiye in relation to the infrastructure, renewable energy, and technology sectors.

Answered by Lord Leong - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

Investment from Turkey makes an important contribution to economic growth, innovation and employment across the UK. In 2025–26, there were 25 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects from Turkey into the UK, creating 564 new jobs.

His Majesty's Government does not provide proactive support to British companies seeking investment opportunities in Turkey but generally backs the Turkish government’s ambition to attract FDI across a range of sectors.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’s schedule of taxable sources of income and gains 2023/24 published 14 April 2025, whether they will publish a tax return for the outgoing Prime Minister after he has left office.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Publication of tax returns is a matter for individuals.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the outgoing Prime Minister wrote a note of advice to the new Prime Minister.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government does not disclose details of personal correspondence, including confirming whether it has or has not been received. The former Prime Minister has given his wholehearted support to his successor.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a "Number 10 North" in Manchester; and, if so, how often the Prime Minister intends to work there.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Noble Lord to the Written Statement provided by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 21 July 2026, HLWS298.

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the Cabinet Office's style guide Writing about ethnicity, what assessment they have made of the use of (1) Global Majority, and (2) Global South in their communications.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The government has made no such assessment.

The Cabinet Office’s style guide ‘Writing about ethnicity’ describes the government’s preferred style for writing about ethnicity. This guidance is informed by categories in the independent Office for National Statistics’s harmonised standard for ethnicity data collection.

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government for what reason religion and belief is not included in the remit of the Office for Equality and Opportunity.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Office for Equality and Opportunity is responsible for the Equality Act 2010, including its protections against discrimination and harassment on the basis of religion or belief.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) leads the Government’s work to support and engage faith and belief groups and coordinates the Government’s work to tackle religious hatred.

This government celebrates the central role of faith and belief in our national life, and its contribution to building a more cohesive society where all communities feel safe. We seek to ensure that the voices of people of faith and belief are warmly welcomed and richly valued as we tackle the challenges we face together.

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