Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many requests for consular assistance have been received from Britons facing deportation following rejected residency applications under the Withdrawal Agreement.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not collect statistics relating specifically to border control measures implemented in overseas jurisdiction.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27136 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether her Department holds any direction or funding condition requiring the replacement Frimley Park Hospital to open by 2035.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27133 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether the Government’s reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) eradication target requires clinical use of RAAC-affected buildings at Frimley Park Hospital to cease by that date irrespective of any assessment that continued use could be safely maintained through mitigation.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27135 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether her Department requires Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to maintain a contingency plan for continuity of clinical services if the replacement hospital is not operational by 2035.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27132 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is subject to any legally or administratively binding requirement to open a replacement Frimley Park Hospital by 2035.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rail connectivity between Camberley and London to support projected housing growth in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has not made a specific assessment of rail connectivity between Camberley and London in relation to projected housing growth in Surrey Heath constituency.

South Western Railway is undertaking a timetable refresh, which will include a review of services serving Surrey Heath. Any assessment of future service provision will consider passenger demand alongside factors such as infrastructure constraints, operational performance and the level of public subsidy required.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have been named as importers on customs declarations for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each year since 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many entry summary declarations HMRC has processed for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each quarter since 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HMRC has spent on the Trader Support Service in each financial year since its establishment.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HM Revenue and Customs has spent the following amounts on the Trader Support Service in each financial year since its establishment:

• 2020–21: £100.62 million
• 2021–22: £148.80 million
• 2022–23: £114.68 million
• 2023–24: £105.19 million
• 2024–25: £83.40 million
• 2025–26: £84.86 million

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the annual administrative cost to businesses of complying with customs requirements for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland since 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many supplementary customs declarations HMRC has processed for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each quarter since January 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many customs declarations have been processed for goods movements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in each quarter since 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the UK fishing and seafood processing sectors in each year since 2015.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th September is attached.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of employment in coastal fishing communities since 2020.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th September is attached.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what modelling her Department has undertaken comparing (a) predicted and (b) actual outcomes for the UK fishing industry following the UK's departure from the EU.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Following the signing of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, The Marine Management Organisation published an analysis of fishing quota shares, estimating them to be worth an additional £146m by 2026.

Every year we publish statistics on the economic value of the Economic outcomes of annual negotiations for UK fishing opportunities in 2026 available on gov.uk.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the change has been in UK fishing quota share since the Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into force.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

UK fishing quota is negotiated across 3 key forums (UK-EU bilateral, UK-EU-Norway trilateral, Coastal States) and a handful of smaller forums.

Since the TCA came into force, the total UK fishing quota was negotiated as follows.

Changes in the quota figures above also reflect impacts from changes in scientific advice for stocks and the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the volume and value of UK seafood exports to the EU were in each quarter since January 2021, by country of destination.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The data requested on the volume and value of UK seafood exports to the EU in each quarter since January 2021, by country of destination, is attached to this answer and will be placed in the House of Commons library. These tables are derived from HMRC's UK Trade in Goods Statistics.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value of UK seafood exports to the EU was in each year since 2015.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Marine Management Organisation provide a breakdown of annual UK exports of seafood to the EU in their annual statistics. The requested information is available on GOV.UK here.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost to the fishing industry of additional export documentation and border checks introduced since January 2021.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government recognises that exporters have faced additional administrative requirements since January 2021. The research project Quantifying Non-Tariff Measure on GB to EU Agri-food gathered extensive information on the costs of administrative requirements for exporters can be found here. However, it is important to stress that the costs vary substantially by business, market, consignment type, and supply chain arrangements.

In May 2025, the Government and the European Commission agreed to pursue a new Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement that will significantly reduce these costs and make it easier, cheaper and quicker to move food, plants, animals, and related goods across our borders.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the £612,715.50 in proven losses reported in the Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2025–26 has been (a) recovered and (b) written off.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Government Internal Audit Agency undertakes independent, internal disciplinary investigations on behalf of the DWP into allegations of internal fraud and other serious misconduct.

Of the 40 benefit-related investigations completed by GIAA in 2025-26, 39 related to DWP employees and one related to an individual employed by an outsourced provider.

To avoid prejudicing ongoing investigations and to comply with data protection obligations, the Department is unable to provide further information on individual cases, including details of the benefits involved, the nature of the misconduct, the number of claimants affected, disciplinary outcomes, criminal referrals, criminal proceedings, or amounts recovered or written off.

Information relating to any successful criminal convictions becomes publicly available through the courts.

The Department takes its responsibility for protecting the public purse extremely seriously and seeks to recover losses arising from internal fraud wherever possible. The Department has a range of debt recovery powers available, including recovery of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants were affected by the 40 benefit-related investigations reported in the Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2025–26.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Government Internal Audit Agency undertakes independent, internal disciplinary investigations on behalf of the DWP into allegations of internal fraud and other serious misconduct.

Of the 40 benefit-related investigations completed by GIAA in 2025-26, 39 related to DWP employees and one related to an individual employed by an outsourced provider.

To avoid prejudicing ongoing investigations and to comply with data protection obligations, the Department is unable to provide further information on individual cases, including details of the benefits involved, the nature of the misconduct, the number of claimants affected, disciplinary outcomes, criminal referrals, criminal proceedings, or amounts recovered or written off.

Information relating to any successful criminal convictions becomes publicly available through the courts.

The Department takes its responsibility for protecting the public purse extremely seriously and seeks to recover losses arising from internal fraud wherever possible. The Department has a range of debt recovery powers available, including recovery of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the 40 benefit-related investigations reported in the Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2025–26 resulted in (a) dismissal, (b) referral to the police and (c) criminal proceedings.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Government Internal Audit Agency undertakes independent, internal disciplinary investigations on behalf of the DWP into allegations of internal fraud and other serious misconduct.

Of the 40 benefit-related investigations completed by GIAA in 2025-26, 39 related to DWP employees and one related to an individual employed by an outsourced provider.

To avoid prejudicing ongoing investigations and to comply with data protection obligations, the Department is unable to provide further information on individual cases, including details of the benefits involved, the nature of the misconduct, the number of claimants affected, disciplinary outcomes, criminal referrals, criminal proceedings, or amounts recovered or written off.

Information relating to any successful criminal convictions becomes publicly available through the courts.

The Department takes its responsibility for protecting the public purse extremely seriously and seeks to recover losses arising from internal fraud wherever possible. The Department has a range of debt recovery powers available, including recovery of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the 40 benefit-related investigations reported in the Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2025–26 involved (a) employees, (b) contractors and (c) providers.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Government Internal Audit Agency undertakes independent, internal disciplinary investigations on behalf of the DWP into allegations of internal fraud and other serious misconduct.

Of the 40 benefit-related investigations completed by GIAA in 2025-26, 39 related to DWP employees and one related to an individual employed by an outsourced provider.

To avoid prejudicing ongoing investigations and to comply with data protection obligations, the Department is unable to provide further information on individual cases, including details of the benefits involved, the nature of the misconduct, the number of claimants affected, disciplinary outcomes, criminal referrals, criminal proceedings, or amounts recovered or written off.

Information relating to any successful criminal convictions becomes publicly available through the courts.

The Department takes its responsibility for protecting the public purse extremely seriously and seeks to recover losses arising from internal fraud wherever possible. The Department has a range of debt recovery powers available, including recovery of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for a breakdown by (a) benefit and (b) type of misconduct of the 40 benefit-related investigations reported in the Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2025–26.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Government Internal Audit Agency undertakes independent, internal disciplinary investigations on behalf of the DWP into allegations of internal fraud and other serious misconduct.

Of the 40 benefit-related investigations completed by GIAA in 2025-26, 39 related to DWP employees and one related to an individual employed by an outsourced provider.

To avoid prejudicing ongoing investigations and to comply with data protection obligations, the Department is unable to provide further information on individual cases, including details of the benefits involved, the nature of the misconduct, the number of claimants affected, disciplinary outcomes, criminal referrals, criminal proceedings, or amounts recovered or written off.

Information relating to any successful criminal convictions becomes publicly available through the courts.

The Department takes its responsibility for protecting the public purse extremely seriously and seeks to recover losses arising from internal fraud wherever possible. The Department has a range of debt recovery powers available, including recovery of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disparities in access to NHS dentistry on health inequalities in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Find a Dentist website enables users to identify National Health Service dental practices in their area, providing information on services, contact details, and whether practices are accepting new patients, and is available at the link below:

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist/

Data on access to NHS dentistry at a constituency level, including for Surrey Heath, is provided via the House of Commons Library at the link below:

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10897/

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices in Surrey Heath constituency were accepting new (a) adult and (b) child NHS patients in each year since 2021.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Find a Dentist website enables users to identify National Health Service dental practices in their area, providing information on services, contact details, and whether practices are accepting new patients, and is available at the link below:

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist/

Data on access to NHS dentistry at a constituency level, including for Surrey Heath, is provided via the House of Commons Library at the link below:

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10897/

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has considered the potential merits of extending the age range used in NEET statistics to include people aged 25 to 30 who are not in education, employment or training.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Parliamentary Question of 28th August is attached.

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