Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Official Statistics MOD regional expenditure with industry 2024/25, what the basis was for his Department finding a 6% reduction in defence spending on industry in Scotland.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Ministry of Defence’s overall expenditure in Scotland during 2024-25 was £2.2 billion. The largest contracts in Scotland represent long-term, enduring investments, with payment values varying over time as different phases of programmes are delivered and contractual milestones are achieved.

As set out in the Defence Industrial Strategy and the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), this Government is committed to making defence an engine for economic growth across the UK, including in Scotland. The DIP is investing £298 billion over the next four years and is assessed to support an additional 60,000 direct and indirect jobs across the United Kingdom.

All nations and regions of the UK stand to benefit from this investment, the extent of future benefits in Scotland depending on the outcome of future competitions and procurement decisions. Initiatives such as the Scotland Defence Growth Deal are also driving innovation across key sectors, and new Defence Technical Excellence Colleges that will help develop the skilled workforce needed for Scotland’s future defence and maritime industries.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to develop a national policy framework for hospital helipads to support safe and reliable access for air ambulance operations.

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

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July 2026 in response to Question 16317.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 18392, how many of the 92 Lossiemouth defence properties have been upgraded in line with the August 2026 target.

Answered by Calvin Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People)

31 of the 92 Service Family Accommodation properties in Lossiemouth, have been upgraded. Work is ongoing to upgrade the remaining 61 properties and is on track for completion in Autumn 2026.

The refurbishment programme at Lossiemouth has taken longer than originally anticipated due to a combination of resource constraints and delays in approvals for work.

Delivery is already underway, with upgrades recently completed on 1,250 of the poorest-quality homes. Further improvement programmes are progressing across the estate this financial year, including bringing 1,000 previously unavailable homes back online, while targeted works continue to modernise occupied properties.

The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) confirms the commitment made in the Defence Housing Strategy to provide £9.2 billion over the next decade to deliver the Defence Housing Strategy and a generational renewal of military family housing. This work has started with 1,250 of the worst homes already upgraded, with more underway this year.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of UK nuclear power is (a) owned and (b) financed by Chinese firms.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

No UK nuclear power currently being generated is owned or financed by Chinese firms. The UK's operating nuclear power stations are owned and operated by EDF.

China General Nuclear (CGN) retains a minority shareholding in Hinkley Point C, which is under construction and not yet generating electricity. As of the end of July 2026 CGN's shareholding was 22.6%.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of Heathrow Airport is owned by Chinese firms.

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

Information on the ownership of Heathrow Airport is available at: https://www.heathrow.com/company/about-heathrow.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs have been created as a direct result of investment decisions taken by GB Energy.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Since its establishment, GB Energy’s investments have supported approximately 1,500 jobs nationwide. As GBE increases its activity in the renewable energy market, we can expect this to rise in line with its targets to support over 10,000 jobs by 2030.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on how many occasions (a) enhanced monitoring and (b) emergency response arrangements were implemented at civil nuclear sites as a result of external hazards, including wildfires, flooding and extreme weather since 1 January 2020.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) independently regulates safety and security across the nuclear sector. Since 1 January 2020 ONR were notified of 12 occasions of enhanced monitoring and 3 occasions where a level of emergency response arrangements were activated by a site in response to external hazards.

Enhanced monitoring and response arrangements such as a site Operational Alert are precautionary measures and do not indicate a risk to nuclear safety or a need for emergency response action beyond the site.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) minor, (b) moderate and (c) major incident notification forms have been submitted to the Office for Nuclear Regulation in each year since 2010.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

ONR’s incident notification process requires dutyholders to state their judgement on an incident’s significance as minor, moderate or major in the initial notification form. A “major incident notification form” therefore does not necessarily correspond to a “major incident” or represent ONR’s final assessment.

The same incident may be reported more than once where it involves multiple dutyholders or ONR regulatory purposes.

Figures cover dutyholder notifications submitted between 1 January 2017 and 1 September 2026. ONR introduced its WIReD information-management system in 2016; earlier data is not retrievable within the timeframe.

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