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 adequacy of information in the parent leaflet for febrile seizures; and whether he plans to further update them.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Individual providers are responsible for the content in the leaflets they produce, and trusts have the freedom to decide what to include in their local leaflets.

Information on febrile seizures can be found on the NHS.UK website, which contains the nationally recommended guidance, at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/febrile-seizures/

All information provided to patients should be accurate and reflect the best possible advice, in line with guidance published by the Department, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/best-practice-guidance-on-patient-information-leaflets

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will fly the Middlesex flag from 10 Downing Street to celebrate Middlesex Day on 16 May 2025.

Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 9 May 2025, Official Report, PQ 48177

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what stages of recruitment are still to be completed for the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration role.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Affairs Select Committee’s pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate took place on 11 February.

Once Ministers have finalised the appointment and the terms of appointment have been agreed, the new ICIBI will be announced in the normal way.

Ministers agreed to extend David Bolt’s appointment term as interim ICIBI for a further period of up to three months, to enable sufficient time to conclude the recruitment process for a permanent ICIBI and ensure a smooth transition.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of Chinese citizens deployed by Russia in the war on Ukraine.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Russia's increasing recruitment of foreign nationals to fight in its illegal invasion of Ukraine demonstrates its underlying weakness. We have noted recent reports of Chinese citizens deployed by Russia in Ukraine. We have seen no evidence of state sponsorship in relation to these recent reports, but we continue to monitor the situation.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with South Western Railway to help improve service reliability.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

South Western Railway’s performance has been impacted by the late introduction of their Class 701 ‘Arterio’ fleet, leading to a reliance on older, less reliable trains. Officials are meeting regularly with the operator to discuss performance, and the Secretary of State met with FirstGroup and MTR on 13th May to discuss recent failures in the introduction of the new fleet and what they are doing to speed up next steps.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will take steps to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on biological sex in Government department workplaces.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

We will review and update policy wherever necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements.