Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the total amount of child maintenance arrears owed in inactive cases; and, in these cases, what funds have been recovered by the service in the last 5 years.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what alternative, proactive and binding measures he will put in place to help protect human rights in the context of the Modernising Corporate Reporting consultation.

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 Modernising Corporate Reporting (MCR) consultation proposes refocusing the Annual Report to provide financially material information to investors and creditors. Proposed changes in the consultation do not alter the legal framework protecting human rights. The Government expects all companies to respect human rights throughout their operations and supply chains, in line with the OECD Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct and the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a decision is expected regarding phasing out cages for laying hens, following her department's consultation which closed on the 9th March 2026.

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

The Government is currently analysing the responses to the consultation, and a formal response is expected to be published this year.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department is making on phasing out cages for laying hens.

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

The Government is currently analysing the responses to the consultation, and a formal response is expected to be published this year.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on the level of the basic state pension if the original earnings link had been retained compared with the current rates of basic state pension (both for those pre- and post-2016) today, and (using projections) in 2030.

Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Department does not hold data showing what the basic State Pension would be today, or in 2030, had the original earnings link been retained.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of maintenance and replacement costs, including batteries and pads, on the long-term availability of community automated external defibrillators.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answers provided on 7 September in response to Question 19610, and on 24 June in response to Question 10525.

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 increase the proportion of public-access automated external defibrillators that are accessible 24 hours a day.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answers provided on 7 September in response to Question 19610, and on 24 June in response to Question 10525.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what conditions are attached to the Ministry of Defence's university alliance funding, and whether a university that takes protest guidance from an arms company remains eligible.

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

The Defence Universities Alliance (DUA) is not a funding mechanism and does not distribute funding to member universities. Membership does not provide preferential access to research funding, contracts or commercial opportunities. Universities continue to be funded and commissioned through the established routes.

The DUA protects freedom of speech as set out in the DUA Charter for all members.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the arrangements in NHS acute hospitals in England for providing estates and engineering cover outside normal working hours; and whether his Department holds information on the number or proportion of acute hospitals that operate a formal engineering on-call or standby rota.

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

Data is not collected centrally. National Health Service organisations are locally responsible for the management and organisation of their engineering services based on the type, extent, and relevant risks involved. This needs to be consistent with health and safety legislation which requires organisations to identify and manage risks arising from the failure of critical building and engineering systems. Guidance is provided to them to ensure their local arrangements meet national standards.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of regional disparities in accessing cardiac rehabilitation and psychological support services for sudden cardiac arrest survivors.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government’s Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework (CVD MSF), published on 7 July, sets out 12 immediate priorities for the next three years. This includes a priority focused on strengthening and scaling cardiovascular rehabilitation to drive measurable improvements in outcomes and reduce regional inequalities across the country.

A delivery plan to support the system to implement the CVD MSF will be published later this year. The framework can be seen in full at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cardiovascular-disease-modern-service-framework

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of exposure to trauma, including but not limited to attempting or witnessing an attempt in the workplace at resuscitation of child or colleague, on the suicide risk among female staff with PTSD.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

Attempting or witnessing resuscitation can be a distressing experience, especially when relating to children. Schools as employers have clear legal duties to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees, including assessing and managing risks arising from work.

Schools have been provided the flexibility to ensure adequate support, as they are best placed to understand what support is appropriate for staff following a distressing workplace incident and have the procedures in place, including aftercare. Staff requiring support following an incident can also request a debrief from their local ambulance service or seek help from their GP.

The department has made available a range of resources to support staff mental health and wellbeing, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter. These resources include Education Support’s free 24-hour helpline: https://www.educationsupport.org.uk/get-help/help-for-you/helpline/.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government response: Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments, published June 2025, what plans are in place to ensure the process of consolidating the CMS into a single service type is sufficiently resourced.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The project is currently sufficiently resourced, with experienced Child Maintenance Service staff working closely with colleagues formulating the policy. Resourcing requirements are regularly reviewed, and plans are in place to adjust resource levels as necessary to ensure the successful delivery of the programme as it progresses.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will legislate to require defibrillators in all new-build housing and commercial developments.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 80347 on 20 October 2025.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has included the financial sector in the Responsible Business Conduct review.

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)

Yes. The Review considered all sectors of the economy. As part of this, we engaged with over 200 organisations, including those in the financial sector.

With the formation of a new government, we are considering the Review’s findings with fresh eyes and will set out our position in due course.

Human rights in Bahrain

Seafarers and the Employment Rights Act 2025

Industrial action at The Lancet

Arrest of Leicester journalists

UK Disability History Month

Livelihoods of civil servants

Service charge transparency and protection of essential services for leaseholders

Redundancies at news publisher Reach plc

Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales

Publication of the final report of the Right to Food UK Commission

Cleaners on Merseyrail

Needle and syringe programmes

Cleaning and catering workers on Transpennine Express

Support for outsourced gatesolutions catering workers at LNER

Wishes for a full and speedy recovery for Pope Leo XIV

Cable Street 90th anniversary

Post-16 education

Planned job losses at Greggs plc

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