Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to respond to the Law Commission's review of disabled children's social care.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The government is grateful to the Law Commission for its thorough work and agrees with its central finding that families can find disabled children’s social care confusing, variable and insufficiently joined up with wider services.

The Law Commission’s recommendations are closely linked to the government’s wider reforms to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and children’s social care. The government has therefore decided to delay its response for a short period to ensure it is aligned with the SEND reform consultation response and wider reform programme.

This will enable the government to provide a fuller, clearer and more coherent response, setting out how wider reforms will improve coordination across education, health and social care and support a simpler, more consistent and effective framework for disabled children’s social care. The government is committed to publishing its response to the Law Commission’s review of disabled children’s social care within this calendar year.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of low-cost broadband options in Bexleyheath and Crayford.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

The government is committed to ensuring that affordable broadband is available across the UK. More than 30 social tariffs are now available to 99% of UK households, with packages starting from £12.50 a month. Through the Telecoms Consumer Charter, industry has committed to improving awareness of social tariffs and making them more accessible

In addition, as set out in the Statement of Strategic Priorities to Ofcom, the government believes effective competition supports investment, innovation and lower prices for consumers. As of January 2026, 77% of residential premises across the UK had access to more than one network and 61% had access to more than one gigabit-capable network.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with Royal Mail on postal services in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

• Royal Mail has told my department that it is delivering to the vast majority of addresses in line with its specifications.
• Where customers are not receiving the service they are entitled to expect, that is unacceptable and must be urgently addressed.
• While the latest Q1 2026-27 results show some improvement in delivery performance, this is only a first step. Performance remains below the required standards and the pace of improvement must increase. I will continue to press the company to deliver the reliable service that constituents expect and deserve.

Contribution of cinemas to local communities

Commemorating victims of the Arandora Star tragedy of 1940

150th anniversary of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876

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Found: Committee members present: Ruth Cadbury (Chair); Steff Aquarone; Dr Scott Arthur; Jacob Collier; Daniel Francis

Found: meeting Members present: Ruth Cadbury (Chair); Steff Aquarone; Dr Scott Arthur; Jacob Collier; Daniel Francis

Found: meeting Members present: Ruth Cadbury (Chair); Steff Aquarone; Dr Scott Arthur; Jacob Collier; Daniel Francis

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Found: Gloucester Gloucestershire ESTA26#17456/1 Raymond Faultless 24/09/2015 Colchester Essex BV980749/1 Daniel Francis

Found: Gloucester Gloucestershire ESTA26#17456/1 Raymond Faultless 24/09/2015 Colchester Essex BV980749/1 Daniel Francis