Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Secondary Care during the debate on Underperforming NHS Trusts: Government Oversight of 14 October 2026, column 184WH, if she will publish (a) the proposed size of the new neighbourhood health centre in Maldon, (b) the services that will be available there, (c) the budget to be allocated and (d) the timeline for its construction.

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

The Department and NHS England are engaging with the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust on their clinical strategy, including its proposals for a potential neighbourhood health centre in Maldon. The Department has received neighbourhood health centre proposals from integrated care boards and regions and is considering the overall future pipeline. Nationally, no final decisions have been made yet on which further schemes will proceed and within which time period. Further announcements will be made in due course.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Government will allow the General Trade Licence for the maritime transportation of Russian liquefied natural gas to expire on 1 January 2027 without extension or replacement; and if he will commit to not introducing further licences or exemptions permitting UK firms to provide insurance, financial or other maritime services connected with Russian LNG after that date.

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 General Trade Licence remains under continual review and is set to expire on 1 January 2027. The licence authorises the maritime transportation of, and ancillary services in connection to, Russian LNG under short-term supply contracts. From 1 January, the trade in Russian LNG will be further restricted as the maritime services ban extends to cover long-term supply contracts.

The Government is maintaining pressure on Russia's gas sector by strengthening sanctions. On 1 October, we sanctioned 8 LNG vessels and Russian gas company Novatek Gas and Power Asia.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his proposed timetable is for publishing the summary of responses to the call for evidence on park home sales commission.

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

The government recognise that there are longstanding concerns about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon sale of a park home.

The previous government published a report in June 2022 on the impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission. It can be found on gov.uk here.

On 5 March 2026, my Department published a 12-week call for evidence regarding the rationale for the payment of a commission. It can be found on gov.uk here.

We are currently analysing the feedback received and remain committed to publishing a detailed summary of responses ahead of announcing the government's final position by the end of the year.