Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support former child patients who were not notified of time-limited compensation schemes relating to abuse in NHS adolescent mental health units.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

We recognise the importance of former child patients being able to seek redress for physical and sexual abuse suffered.

In some cases where there have been serious institutional failings which have contributed to abuse, financial redress schemes have been provided. There are currently no plans for a national financial redress scheme for all victims and survivors of child sexual abuse with a connection to National Health Service adolescent mental health units.

In cases where abuse has occurred, the Courts are always available to patients who have been affected, whether or not a compensation scheme has been set up or the deadline has been missed.

Supporting child and adult victims and survivors of sexual abuse is a core priority for NHS England, delivered through a network of 48 specialist sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) across the country. NHS England commissions SARCs through a distinct national service specification, including working with specialist support services, ensuring that children and young people up to the age of 18 years old receive trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate care and safeguarding support, and that adults receive tailored care that reflects their needs and rights, with clear referral pathways to health, justice, and specialist support services. Additionally, the Government is investing up to £50 million to roll out the internationally recognised Child House model across all NHS regions. The model brings health, justice, and social care professionals together in a safe, child-centred environment to reduce trauma and deliver the care children deserve.

Through the 10-Year Health Plan we are also expanding NHS Talking Therapies so that more adults with anxiety and depression can get the help they need.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of redress available to former child patients who experienced (a) physical and (b) sexual abuse in NHS adolescent mental health units.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

We recognise the importance of former child patients being able to seek redress for physical and sexual abuse suffered.

In some cases where there have been serious institutional failings which have contributed to abuse, financial redress schemes have been provided. There are currently no plans for a national financial redress scheme for all victims and survivors of child sexual abuse with a connection to National Health Service adolescent mental health units.

In cases where abuse has occurred, the Courts are always available to patients who have been affected, whether or not a compensation scheme has been set up or the deadline has been missed.

Supporting child and adult victims and survivors of sexual abuse is a core priority for NHS England, delivered through a network of 48 specialist sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) across the country. NHS England commissions SARCs through a distinct national service specification, including working with specialist support services, ensuring that children and young people up to the age of 18 years old receive trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate care and safeguarding support, and that adults receive tailored care that reflects their needs and rights, with clear referral pathways to health, justice, and specialist support services. Additionally, the Government is investing up to £50 million to roll out the internationally recognised Child House model across all NHS regions. The model brings health, justice, and social care professionals together in a safe, child-centred environment to reduce trauma and deliver the care children deserve.

Through the 10-Year Health Plan we are also expanding NHS Talking Therapies so that more adults with anxiety and depression can get the help they need.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will use forthcoming UK-EU discussions to seek a temporary solution for UK (a) professional HGV and (b) coach drivers affected by (i) incomplete or (ii) disputed EU Entry/Exit System records.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation, including the use of flexibilities permitted by the relevant legislation on biometric collection, is a matter for the European Commission and participating EU member states.

This Government remains committed to seeing EES implemented in a way that protects border fluidity and minimises disruption for travellers, hauliers and businesses. I have regularly engaged with counterparts in the EU to encourage the pragmatic approach to implementation and maximum use of available flexibilities.

Where a traveller believes their EES record may not have been recorded correctly, the official EES website provides contact details for data protection authorities in participating countries. Official EES guidance also states that travellers have the right to request access to their personal data held within EES and, where appropriate, to request that inaccurate data is corrected or deleted.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate potential delays in border processing during the summer holiday period for British travellers entering the EU.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation is a matter for the EU and its member states.

In August 2024, the UK Government provided £3.5 million to the three locations with juxtaposed French border controls - the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone and St Pancras International - for additional kiosks and infrastructure to support EES registrations and help keep waiting times to a minimum.

The Government is working closely with the European Commission, member states, local authorities and the travel industry to prepare for EES and to promote flexible solutions for UK travellers. We continue to encourage the maximum use of flexibilities available within legislation to minimise delays. This includes supporting carriers and ports where French border control checks take place before departure from the UK, and engaging the European Commission and member states to encourage a pragmatic approach.

A cross government communications group supports industry in communicating about EES to their customers. This includes providing industry with a toolkit of information and materials to use on their channels. As part of this public awareness campaign running since September 2025, EES messaging has also been shared across government social media channels targeting the British travelling public and through the media. GOV.UK pages also provide information to the public ahead of their journeys.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Entry/Exit System border check sites in the United Kingdom are operational.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation is a matter for the EU and its member states.

In August 2024, the UK Government provided £3.5 million to the three locations with juxtaposed French border controls - the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone and St Pancras International - for additional kiosks and infrastructure to support EES registrations and help keep waiting times to a minimum.

The Government is working closely with the European Commission, member states, local authorities and the travel industry to prepare for EES and to promote flexible solutions for UK travellers. We continue to encourage the maximum use of flexibilities available within legislation to minimise delays. This includes supporting carriers and ports where French border control checks take place before departure from the UK, and engaging the European Commission and member states to encourage a pragmatic approach.

A cross government communications group supports industry in communicating about EES to their customers. This includes providing industry with a toolkit of information and materials to use on their channels. As part of this public awareness campaign running since September 2025, EES messaging has also been shared across government social media channels targeting the British travelling public and through the media. GOV.UK pages also provide information to the public ahead of their journeys.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Entry/Exit System on waiting times at UK ports serving routes to the European Union.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation is a matter for the EU and its member states.

In August 2024, the UK Government provided £3.5 million to the three locations with juxtaposed French border controls - the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone and St Pancras International - for additional kiosks and infrastructure to support EES registrations and help keep waiting times to a minimum.

The Government is working closely with the European Commission, member states, local authorities and the travel industry to prepare for EES and to promote flexible solutions for UK travellers. We continue to encourage the maximum use of flexibilities available within legislation to minimise delays. This includes supporting carriers and ports where French border control checks take place before departure from the UK, and engaging the European Commission and member states to encourage a pragmatic approach.

A cross government communications group supports industry in communicating about EES to their customers. This includes providing industry with a toolkit of information and materials to use on their channels. As part of this public awareness campaign running since September 2025, EES messaging has also been shared across government social media channels targeting the British travelling public and through the media. GOV.UK pages also provide information to the public ahead of their journeys.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of the funding allocated to Entry/Exit System (EES) border check sites across the United Kingdom, including the amount spent on each individual site.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation is a matter for the EU and its member states.

In August 2024, the UK Government provided £3.5 million to the three locations with juxtaposed French border controls - the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone and St Pancras International - for additional kiosks and infrastructure to support EES registrations and help keep waiting times to a minimum.

The Government is working closely with the European Commission, member states, local authorities and the travel industry to prepare for EES and to promote flexible solutions for UK travellers. We continue to encourage the maximum use of flexibilities available within legislation to minimise delays. This includes supporting carriers and ports where French border control checks take place before departure from the UK, and engaging the European Commission and member states to encourage a pragmatic approach.

A cross government communications group supports industry in communicating about EES to their customers. This includes providing industry with a toolkit of information and materials to use on their channels. As part of this public awareness campaign running since September 2025, EES messaging has also been shared across government social media channels targeting the British travelling public and through the media. GOV.UK pages also provide information to the public ahead of their journeys.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much real terms funding was allocated to public awareness campaigns on the EU Entry Exit System prior to its implementation.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation is a matter for the EU and its member states.

In August 2024, the UK Government provided £3.5 million to the three locations with juxtaposed French border controls - the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone and St Pancras International - for additional kiosks and infrastructure to support EES registrations and help keep waiting times to a minimum.

The Government is working closely with the European Commission, member states, local authorities and the travel industry to prepare for EES and to promote flexible solutions for UK travellers. We continue to encourage the maximum use of flexibilities available within legislation to minimise delays. This includes supporting carriers and ports where French border control checks take place before departure from the UK, and engaging the European Commission and member states to encourage a pragmatic approach.

A cross government communications group supports industry in communicating about EES to their customers. This includes providing industry with a toolkit of information and materials to use on their channels. As part of this public awareness campaign running since September 2025, EES messaging has also been shared across government social media channels targeting the British travelling public and through the media. GOV.UK pages also provide information to the public ahead of their journeys.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the EU's Entry/Exit System on UK travellers.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation is a matter for the EU and its member states.

In August 2024, the UK Government provided £3.5 million to the three locations with juxtaposed French border controls - the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone and St Pancras International - for additional kiosks and infrastructure to support EES registrations and help keep waiting times to a minimum.

The Government is working closely with the European Commission, member states, local authorities and the travel industry to prepare for EES and to promote flexible solutions for UK travellers. We continue to encourage the maximum use of flexibilities available within legislation to minimise delays. This includes supporting carriers and ports where French border control checks take place before departure from the UK, and engaging the European Commission and member states to encourage a pragmatic approach.

A cross government communications group supports industry in communicating about EES to their customers. This includes providing industry with a toolkit of information and materials to use on their channels. As part of this public awareness campaign running since September 2025, EES messaging has also been shared across government social media channels targeting the British travelling public and through the media. GOV.UK pages also provide information to the public ahead of their journeys.

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that period products are accessible in public spaces across Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

This Government is committed to addressing the underlying causes that can make period products inaccessible for women and girls in the first place. We are protecting women’s living standards, alongside the public services they rely on, so that no one has to go without life's essentials.

We are also continuing to make free period products available through several different avenues, including in schools and hospitals, to ensure that they are accessible to those most in need.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish an implementation plan for the Small Business Protections Bill, including enforcement responsibilities, staffing requirements and delivery milestones.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

This Government is committed to the successful implementation of the Commercial Payments Bill. The Bill is designed to strengthen the powers of the Small Business Commissioner to investigate poor payment practices, adjudicate disputes and take enforcement action. The Commissioner will have the resources needed to deliver its expanded functions, including operational arrangements, staffing or enforcement requirements and will continue to publish its annual report and guidance.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to establish a dedicated implementation taskforce to oversee enforcement of the Small Business Protections Bill and wider late payment reforms.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

This Government is committed to the successful implementation of the Commercial Payments Bill. The Bill is designed to strengthen the powers of the Small Business Commissioner to investigate poor payment practices, adjudicate disputes and take enforcement action. The Commissioner will have the resources needed to deliver its expanded functions, including operational arrangements, staffing or enforcement requirements and will continue to publish its annual report and guidance.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many enforcement actions have been taken under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 in each year since those regulations came into force.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Late payment is estimated to cost the UK economy almost £11 billion each year. The Government’s impact assessment takes account of the cost of enforcing late payment legislation. The Department currently has two FTEs monitoring and encouraging businesses to comply with the Payment Practices Reporting regime. To date, no criminal enforcement action has been taken. We are bringing forward new legislation to tackle late payments. This includes new enforcement powers for the Small Business Commissioner that will make it easier to enforce accurate reporting of payment practices and performance data via the use of penalty notices for large businesses not complying.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department are assigned to monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Payment Practices Reporting regime.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Late payment is estimated to cost the UK economy almost £11 billion each year. The Government’s impact assessment takes account of the cost of enforcing late payment legislation. The Department currently has two FTEs monitoring and encouraging businesses to comply with the Payment Practices Reporting regime. To date, no criminal enforcement action has been taken. We are bringing forward new legislation to tackle late payments. This includes new enforcement powers for the Small Business Commissioner that will make it easier to enforce accurate reporting of payment practices and performance data via the use of penalty notices for large businesses not complying.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the economic return of additional enforcement funding for late payment regulations.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Late payment is estimated to cost the UK economy almost £11 billion each year. The Government’s impact assessment takes account of the cost of enforcing late payment legislation. The Department currently has two FTEs monitoring and encouraging businesses to comply with the Payment Practices Reporting regime. To date, no criminal enforcement action has been taken. We are bringing forward new legislation to tackle late payments. This includes new enforcement powers for the Small Business Commissioner that will make it easier to enforce accurate reporting of payment practices and performance data via the use of penalty notices for large businesses not complying.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential risk that incomplete EU Entry/Exit System exit records could wrongly count UK-based professional HGV drivers as remaining in the Schengen area after they have returned to the UK.

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

The EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU-operated border management system designed to strengthen border security and record the entry and exit of third-country nationals to and from the Schengen area.

Responsibility for the collection, accuracy and management of EES data rests with the European Union and its member states.

Travellers who believe their EES data is inaccurate can seek correction through the procedures established by the EU and participating member states.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on GDP of reducing average business-to-business payment times by one day.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Department has not made a separate assessment of the GDP impact of reducing average business-to-business payment times by one day. Late payments are estimated to cost the UK economy almost £11 billion each year. The Commercial Payments Bill is designed to improve payment practices, strengthen cashflow for small businesses and to reduce their time spent chasing late invoices. It supports productivity, supply chain resilience and growth across the wider economy.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of mechanisms available to support UK small and medium-sized enterprises in recovering outstanding commercial debts from overseas entities that are subject to UK sanctions.

Answered by Rachel Blake

Where recovery of a commercial debt involves an overseas person or entity subject to UK sanctions, businesses must ensure that any action taken complies with UK sanctions law. In some circumstances, businesses may require a licence from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, where financial sanctions are engaged, or from the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation where trade sanctions activity falls within its remit.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15179, what estimate her Department has made of the number of British citizens who have used ports of entry at (a) the Port of Dover, (b) Eurotunnel Folkestone, and (c) St Pancras International in each year since 2024.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office does not hold information on the number of British citizens who have used specific ports of entry at (a) the Port of Dover, (b) Eurotunnel Folkestone, and (c) St Pancras International in the form requested.

No government department routinely records the exact mode of transport used by British citizens entering the UK. Obtaining the specific information requested would require the collation and verification of data from multiple systems and could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

For context, Home Office data show that there were approximately 73.3 million arrivals of British citizens to the UK in 2024, 77.5 million arrivals in 2025 and 14.4 million arrivals in the period January to March 2026.

The government has been engaging at ministerial and official level with Port of Dover and its operators, Eurotunnel, and Eurostar at St Pancras to mitigate the impact of EES.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of (a) Eurotunnel Folkestone, (b) Eurostar at St Pancras International and (c) the Port of Dover regarding the (i) installation and (ii) operation of Entry/Exit System (EES) registration kiosks since the full implementation of the EES.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office does not hold information on the number of British citizens who have used specific ports of entry at (a) the Port of Dover, (b) Eurotunnel Folkestone, and (c) St Pancras International in the form requested.

No government department routinely records the exact mode of transport used by British citizens entering the UK. Obtaining the specific information requested would require the collation and verification of data from multiple systems and could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

For context, Home Office data show that there were approximately 73.3 million arrivals of British citizens to the UK in 2024, 77.5 million arrivals in 2025 and 14.4 million arrivals in the period January to March 2026.

The government has been engaging at ministerial and official level with Port of Dover and its operators, Eurotunnel, and Eurostar at St Pancras to mitigate the impact of EES.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department provides to UK businesses seeking to verify whether a non-domestic commercial debtor is subject to UK financial sanctions.

Answered by Rachel Blake

Businesses can check whether a person or entity is subject to UK financial sanctions by consulting the UK Sanctions List: FCDO - UK Sanctions List Search - GOV.UK.

Further guidance, including on the territorial scope of UK financial sanctions and circumstances in which a UK nexus may arise, is available in OFSI's published guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-general-guidance/uk-financial-sanctions-general-guidance#overview-of-financial-sanctions

The Government keeps the implementation and effectiveness of its sanctions’ regimes under review. The recent review of the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 made targeted changes to the licensing provisions which enables the satisfaction of pre-existing legal and commercial obligations. This supported a more tailored domestic approach by responding directly to the needs of UK businesses.

It is for businesses to ensure compliance with UK financial sanctions and manage their sanctions risk appropriately.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what government guidance is available to UK professional drivers who believe their EU Entry/Exit System record does not accurately show that they have exited the Schengen area.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation is a matter for the EU and its member states.

Where a traveller believes their EES record may not have been recorded correctly, the official EES website provides contact details for data protection authorities in participating countries. Official EES guidance also states that travellers have the right to request access to their personal data held within EES and, where appropriate, to request that inaccurate data is corrected or deleted.

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