Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 114815 on Administration of Estates: Correspondence, what proportion of reviews of the state pension record of the deceased were completed within (a) 15 days where there was a surviving spouse or civil partner of a customer over the State Pension age, (b) 20 days where there was no surviving spouse or civil partner of a customer over the State Pension age and (c) over 8 weeks where the customer was over the State Pension age in each of the last three years.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 on (a) the number of and (b) participation rates in sporting events for (i) athletes with medical needs and (ii) athletes who require 1:1 care from volunteers.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Manchester Arena Inquiry recommended that the Government make changes to the law to enable the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to regulate event healthcare at sporting venues and gymnasiums and under temporary arrangements at sporting and cultural events to ensure public safety.

The Government has considered the impacts of this change, and a public consultation allowed stakeholders to provide information on the potential effects. A de minimis impact assessment was developed.

A link to the explanatory memorandum for the proposed changes in regulation and the de minimis assessment is available at the following link:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348279955/resources

Due to the unregulated nature of the treatment of disease, disorder, and injury at these types of events, monitoring and reporting of those with medical needs and conditions at such events is currently challenging to access. The CQC will be consulting in May which will provide opportunities for further consideration around the appropriate implementation of the regulation to sectors such as individual clinicians and volunteers.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reach of the Government's campaign to raise awareness of changes to travel rules for British dual nationals.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office has taken steps to ensure British citizens with dual nationality were informed well in advance of Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) enforcement to make sure they have a valid UK passport or Certificate of Entitlement.

Clear guidance advising British dual nationals to carry the correct documentation has been available since October 2024. In November 2025, the Home Office announced the enforcement of ETA from 25 February 2026, which included information about the requirement for dual citizens.

Communications and engagement activities have included sustained public guidance on GOV.UK including at Dual-Citizenship-GOV.UK, Foreign travel advice - GOV.UK, Returning to the UK - GOV.UK with clear messaging, so British dual nationals can quickly understand what to do.

Additionally, a substantive communications campaign about the introduction of ETA has also been running since 2023, alongside updated guidance and direct reminders to newly naturalised British citizens about correct travel documentation and coordinated international and carrier engagement.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 on the number of glue traps.

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

No formal assessment has been made of the impact of the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 on the number of glue traps.

The Act aims to improve animal welfare by reducing the use of glue traps in England. Since 2022, market-leading suppliers have been removing glue traps from sale and promoting more humane alternatives; and since 2024, professional pest controllers have only been able to use glue traps in exceptional circumstances under licence. Defra has confidence that the number of these devices deployed across England has significantly reduced.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to integrated care boards on costs that may be excluded from costs associated with a self-funded course of treatment.

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

Where a patient opts to pay for private care, their entitlement to National Health Services remains and may not be withdrawn. However, the NHS should not subsidise private care. Therefore, it is important that there is as clear a distinction as possible between private care and NHS-funded care.

In 2009, the Department published guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care, setting out the interaction between NHS care and private care. Local systems are expected to uphold this when caring for patients who have used private healthcare, including self-paying for their care.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will meet with the PPA to discuss cookie exemptions for publishers.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The ICO will formally deliver their recommendations on exemptions to Government in the coming weeks. Following this, the government will continue to engage with the publishing and advertising sector to assess the evidence for new exemptions.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes to EU customs duties for small parcels on the magazine media sector.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The EU’s changes to customs duties for small parcels remain at the proposal stage, although interim measures have started to be introduced by some Member States. This Government is engaging with relevant UK business representative organisations and industry stakeholders to consider the potential implications. To support preparedness, the Department is working with other departments to develop new online resources to help businesses, particularly SMEs understand and navigate any new requirements.

Found: Current membership Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative; Gosport) (Chair) Mr Bayo Alaba (Labour; Southend

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Found: Dame Caroline Dinenage MP Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee House of Commons

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