Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Georgian counterpart on regulating surrogacy services offered by Georgian companies to UK citizens.
Answered by Uma Kumaran - Assistant Whip
The Government currently has no plans to hold talks with the Georgian Government regarding surrogacy services. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office travel advice strongly advises British nationals considering surrogacy in a foreign country to seek specialist independent legal advice both in the UK and the other country before making any arrangements.
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans the Commission has to (i) extend the life of the UK Parliament Education Centre beyond 2030 and (ii) extend the Education Centre’s facilities.
Answered by Nick Smith
The Parliamentary Education Centre welcomes 80,000 UK schoolchildren annually for a tour of the Palace of Westminster, a lesson tailored to the curriculum and, whenever possible, an opportunity to meet their Member of Parliament.
The temporary planning and licence agreements for the current site of the Education Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens are due to expire at the end of 2030. In October 2026, the Administration Committee is expected to consider options related to continued provision of the Education Centre’s services during the period prior to the commencement of R&R in order to inform a decision by the House of Commons Commission in the following months.
The longer-term location and proposal for the Education Centre is dependent on the decision by the Houses on the way forward for the Restoration & Renewal (R&R) Programme. Parliamentary debates are expected following the publication of the R&R Client Board’s costed proposals report (HC Paper 1576) earlier this year.
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has undertaken research on the safety of airline passengers taking electric, battery powered, ride-on children's suitcases on to civilian aircraft.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department for Transport takes the safe handling of lithium batteries on civilian aircraft seriously. The Government has worked with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and international partners to establish guidance for the safe transport of lithium batteries, including luggage containing lithium batteries.
This guidance says that some more powerful lithium batteries should not be carried on flights, and that other less powerful batteries should only be carried in cabin luggage, including ride-on luggage powered by lithium batteries.
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the UK impacted by scam call centres based in Georgia, and what action he is taking to work with the Government of Georgia to shut down those centres.
Answered by Uma Kumaran - Assistant Whip
The Government does not hold an estimate of the number of people in the UK affected by scam call centres based in Georgia. We continue to work closely with international partners, including the Government of Georgia, to support efforts to tackle transnational organised crime and online fraud. We encourage co-operation between relevant law enforcement authorities to investigate and disrupt criminal activity.
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department plans to take to provide (a) earlier diagnosis, (b) greater treatment options, and (c) more support for people living with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 15 June 2026 in response to Question 6594.
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support residents of new-build estates a choice of broadband providers in circumstances where the developer has restricted access to the estate's properties to just one broadband provider.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government is committed to promoting competition in the broadband market, which supports investment, innovation and consumer choice, and our Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) highlights the importance of this. As of January 2026, Ofcom reports that 77% of residential premises have access to more than one network.
New-build regulations require developers in England to install a gigabit-capable connection, up to a cost of ÂŁ2,000 per premises.
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prepare for a new Russian military mobilisation for its invasion of Ukraine in autumn 2026.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Prime Minister Burnham visited Kyiv on Ukrainian Independence Day for his first international visit and reiterated the UK's unwavering support for Ukraine and its independence.
We continue to liaise closely with the Ukrainian Government to ensure the capabilities we provide meet the demands of the conflict as it evolves.
Through the UK role as co-chair of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, we have successfully raised pledges of over $80 billion in military help to Ukraine. The UK will continue to drive international support to meet Ukraine's needs at the next meeting on the 8 September.
As emphasised by the Prime Minister in Kyiv, Russia should be in no doubt of our resolve. We will not back down until there is a just and lasting peace.
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timetable is for publishing the statutory guidance to be issued under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Warrington South on 14 July 2026 in response to Question 16199.
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans she has to ensure the safety of products sold online.
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)
UK product safety law is clear: all products must be safe, including those sold online. My Department’s Office for Product Safety and Standards takes action to address non-compliant products online, including monitoring marketplaces, test purchasing and taking appropriate enforcement action.
In addition, Government recently consulted on reforming the product safety framework to ensure it works for modern supply chains and addresses new risks. This included proposals for clear duties on online marketplaces to take proactive steps to identify, prevent and remove unsafe products from their sites. We are now considering feedback and will set out our response in due course.
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to appoint a men's health ambassador.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales
The Department published England’s first ever Men’s Health Strategy on 19 November 2025, to coincide with International Men’s Day.
The strategy includes tangible actions to improve access to healthcare, provide the right support to enable men to make healthier choices, develop healthy living and working conditions, foster strong social, community, and family networks, and address societal norms. It also considers how to prevent and tackle the biggest health problems affecting men of all ages, which include mental health and suicide prevention, respiratory illness, prostate cancer, and heart disease.
The strategy recognises the importance of meeting men where they are. This includes investment in community-based health and suicide prevention programmes and a new partnership with the Premier League to ensure men know where to go for mental health support.
We are now turning our focus to implementing the commitments set out in the strategy, including how partnerships and stakeholders can support and champion the strategy and its implementation.