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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered the merits of allowing small-scale organic importers to use importers knowledge statement's rather than certificates of inspections when importing goods.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Organics are within scope of the EU-SPS Agreement, and subject to ongoing negotiations. The Government is considering the impact of all changes, including seeking independent advice and working closely with organic stakeholders. Certificates of inspection are a regulatory requirement to ensure full traceability and integrity of imported organic products and the ingredients in them. There is no scope to remove requirements for any group of businesses as this would result in loss of organic integrity.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting micro-businesses from incoming regulations on the import of organic wines.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Organics are within scope of the EU-SPS Agreement, and subject to ongoing negotiations. The Government is considering the impact of all changes, including seeking independent advice and working closely with organic stakeholders. Certificates of inspection are a regulatory requirement to ensure full traceability and integrity of imported organic products and the ingredients in them. There is no scope to remove requirements for any group of businesses as this would result in loss of organic integrity.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making all importers of organic wine register as organic businesses in the UK by February 2027.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Organics are within scope of the EU-SPS Agreement, and subject to ongoing negotiations. The Government is considering the impact of all changes, including seeking independent advice and working closely with organic stakeholders. Certificates of inspection are a regulatory requirement to ensure full traceability and integrity of imported organic products and the ingredients in them. There is no scope to remove requirements for any group of businesses as this would result in loss of organic integrity.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has assessed the potential merits of introducing a Gift Aid-equivalent tax relief, or other bespoke tax exemption, for donations made by UK taxpayers to UNITED24 in support of Ukraine's defence and reconstruction.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Gift Aid is restricted to UK-registered charities so that UK taxpayer money only supports UK charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs), enabling strong oversight and fraud prevention.

UK charities are regulated by the Charity Commission, which can enforce standards, supporting HMRC to operate necessary compliance activity. These controls are far harder to apply to overseas organisations subject to different laws and regulators. Limiting eligibility to UK entities ensures Gift Aid benefits legitimate charities, and that any improper claims can be recovered.

Support for overseas causes, such as supporting Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction, can be carried out through UK-registered charities operating internationally.

For this reason, the Government has no plans at present to extend Gift Aid eligibility (or a bespoke and similar tax relief). The Government remains committed to supporting Ukraine through direct funding and other mechanisms.

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UK has committed £21.8 billion in support. This includes £13 billion in military support, up to £5.3 billion in non-military assistance, and a £3.5 billion export finance cover limit to support reconstruction and defence projects.

In 2026 alone support totals £5.2bn, this has included £1.5 billion in fiscal support, £700 million disbursed via the UK’s Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration loan, and £3 billion in standing military commitments.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government department has (a) used any technology created by or (b) entered into a formal contract with the Chinese company Geedge Networks.

Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, are published on the Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service. Neither platform show any contracts with Geedge Networks.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered extending organ donation education to primary schools; and what assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing age-appropriate teaching at primary level.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

As part of the updated statutory relationships, sex and health education guidance, the curriculum sets out that pupils at secondary age should be taught about blood, organ and stem cell donation.

Whilst organ donation is not a compulsory subject at primary level, schools can incorporate it in an age-appropriate way and use the Oak Academy lesson plans which includes a section on organs, the transplant waiting list and relevant legislation.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make organ donation education a compulsory topic in the national curriculum.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

As part of the updated statutory relationships, sex and health education guidance, the curriculum sets out that pupils at secondary age should be taught about blood, organ and stem cell donation.

Whilst organ donation is not a compulsory subject at primary level, schools can incorporate it in an age-appropriate way and use the Oak Academy lesson plans which includes a section on organs, the transplant waiting list and relevant legislation.

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Submit Evidence (by 4 Sep 2026)

This inquiry aims to investigate the current global health situation in light of funding cuts particularly in the US and the UK, the UK’s approach towards improving global health, the effectiveness and transparency of the UK’s global health Official Development Assistance (ODA), and what the global health architecture and the UK’s global health ODA could look like in the future to achieve a world with equitable and universal access to healthcare.