Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were ineligible for government-funded childcare in 2023/4, 2024/5 and 2025/6 as a result of the £100,000 earnings limit; and what her Department's estimate is of the value of funded childcare unavailable to those families.

Answered by Paul Waugh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The £100,000 adjusted net income per year threshold applies to the working-parent entitlement and Tax-Free Childcare, rather than to all forms of government childcare support. Children aged three-and-four years old who were ineligible for the working parent entitlement due to the £100,000 threshold would have still been able to access 15 hours of childcare support through the 15-hour universal childcare entitlement.

We are able to release estimates of the number of children ineligible for working parent funded childcare entitlements, because of a parent exceeding the £100,000

threshold.

The following caveats should be noted for this analysis:

• Ranges are presented to account for uncertainty around whether or not both parents are working, making the child ineligible for reasons other than just the £100,000 threshold.
• The value of hours are calculated assuming 100% take-up of the eligible population (a phenomenon we do not observe with the working parent entitlement currently), and maximum use of hours available i.e. all 30 hours of the 30 hours offer (a phenomenon we also do not observe currently).
• The Working Parent Entitlement was expanded in September 2024 to cover children aged 9 months to 2 years, hence the sudden increase in ineligible children over that period.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 are held in (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high secure hospitals as of the latest date for which figures are available.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England publishes annual Mental Health Act Statistics, including the total number of people detained under the Mental Health Act on 31 March each year. The latest data is available at the link below, and new data for the year ending 31 March 2026 will be published on 15 October:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-act-statistics-annual-figures/2024-25-annual-figures

Table 8a in the Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures, 2024-25, available at the following link, provides information on discharges from hospital under court and prison disposal provisions, excluding Community Treatment Orders, broken down by section:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-act-statistics-annual-figures/2024-25-annual-figures

Figures are provided for both the number of discharges, and the length of detention. Data on patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 is not broken down by hospital security level.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 were discharged from hospital in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, broken down by section.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England publishes annual Mental Health Act Statistics, including the total number of people detained under the Mental Health Act on 31 March each year. The latest data is available at the link below, and new data for the year ending 31 March 2026 will be published on 15 October:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-act-statistics-annual-figures/2024-25-annual-figures

Table 8a in the Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures, 2024-25, available at the following link, provides information on discharges from hospital under court and prison disposal provisions, excluding Community Treatment Orders, broken down by section:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-act-statistics-annual-figures/2024-25-annual-figures

Figures are provided for both the number of discharges, and the length of detention. Data on patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 is not broken down by hospital security level.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department and the MHRA are taking to enforce restrictions on the advertising of cannabis-based products for medicinal use on social media.

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

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 1 June in response to Question 3220.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she considers the volume of prescriptions issued for cannabis-based products for medicinal use to be consistent with patient safety.

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

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 1 June in response to Question 3220.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much her Department spent on external communications in each of the last three financial years.

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

The Department’s expenditure on external communications is published in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's Annual Report and Accounts. Information for each of the last three financial years can be found in the relevant Annual Reports and Accounts, which are available on GOV.UK.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the custody of HM Prison and Probation Service are currently receiving medication to manage problematic sexual arousal (MMPSA).

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The information is not held in the format requested.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for first provisional driving licences were received by DVLA in each of the last five complete calendar years by applicant’s country of birth.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The information requested is not readily available. Officials from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will write to the honourable member when the information requested has been extracted, assured and reviewed.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who claimed asylum in the UK in each of the last five years had previously held a Student visa, by sponsoring institution.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’.

Data on the number of people claiming asylum by route prior to claim is published in table Asy_D01a of the ‘Asylum claims and initial decisions datasets’. The data relates to a person's most recent leave prior to claiming asylum. In instances where someone entered on a study visa and subsequently moved onto another type of visa before claiming asylum, their most recent leave is recorded in the data. The data covers the period from 2018 to the year ending June 2026.

A breakdown of asylum claimants who previously held a study visa by sponsoring institution is not currently published.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Restricted Patients Statistics, England and Wales 2025, published 30 April 2026, what the mean and median length of time is between a patient becoming subject to a hospital order with restrictions under sections 37 and 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983, and their first discharge, for the latest year for which data is available.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

For restricted patients conditionally discharged for the first time in 2025, it took a mean of 8 years and a median of 6 years from when they became subject to a hospital order with restrictions under sections 37 and 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were sentenced to a hospital and limitation direction under section 45A of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five calendar years.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Over the last five calendar years, 90 total individuals received a disposal with a hospital and limitation direction under section 45A of the Mental Health Act 1983 (the Act).

This information is published annually in April as part of the Restricted Patient Statistics.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department has stopped publishing the age of those granted British citizenship since 2021.

Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Due to data quality issues arising from the transition from the Home Office’s Case Information Database (CID) to the newer Atlas caseworking system, data from 2021 onwards cannot currently be provided at the same level of detail as for earlier years. This includes breakdowns by age and sex.

The Home Office continues to review the quality of the underlying administrative data, with a view to reinstating age and sex breakdowns when the data are of sufficient quality to support their publication.

More information is available in the Notes and Definitions page of the Citizenship detailed tables.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Justice Secretary in the debate on the Independent Sentencing Review on 22 May 2025, whether he plans to continue to explore mandating medication to manage problematic sexual arousal.

Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Medication to Manage Problematic Sexual Arousal (MMPSA) forms part of our wider response to ensure people convicted of sexual offences are robustly managed. Work is underway to increase the use of MMPSA for sex offenders by expanding the existing feasibility pilot in the Southwest to two additional regions, which will see the service extend from four to 20 prisons as a first step.

Alongside the expansion of the pilot, we are working closely with experts to ensure all future decisions are based on strong evidence which prioritises public protection, including through our collaboration with Nottingham Trent University to conduct a Randomised Controlled Trial to understand the effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (one of the medications used) in managing problematic sexual behaviours.

As the evidence of impact builds, we will continue to review options for increasing the use of MMPSA, including whether to mandate this treatment in future.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have returned their Remediable Service Statements for the Teachers' Pension Scheme; how many of those who have done so have been found to be owed money; and how many of those people are still owed money.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

Providing a good quality of service for members is a key aim for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

The department is aware that the scheme administrator is currently experiencing high levels of member contact, largely due to the ongoing delivery of the Transitional Protection (McCloud) remedy alongside normal business activities.

This department is in discussions with Capita about how the delays can be resolved. Officials continue to monitor progress closely and work with Capita to streamline processes and introduce automation where possible.

Delivery of the Transitional Protection remedy remains a key priority for the department and officials continue to work closely with the scheme administrator to support the ongoing work.

As of 2 September 2026, 77,555 Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) have been issued to retired members, of which 34,783 had been returned.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on resolving administrative issues with the Teachers' Pensions scheme.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

Providing a good quality of service for members is a key aim for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

The department is aware that the scheme administrator is currently experiencing high levels of member contact, largely due to the ongoing delivery of the Transitional Protection (McCloud) remedy alongside normal business activities.

This department is in discussions with Capita about how the delays can be resolved. Officials continue to monitor progress closely and work with Capita to streamline processes and introduce automation where possible.

Delivery of the Transitional Protection remedy remains a key priority for the department and officials continue to work closely with the scheme administrator to support the ongoing work.

As of 2 September 2026, 77,555 Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) have been issued to retired members, of which 34,783 had been returned.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were granted entry clearance under (a) the Religious Worker route and (b) the Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) route in each of the last five years.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas by visa type and year in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on grants of visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset. The latest data goes from 2005 up to June 2026.

The information requested on age group breakdowns is not currently available from published statistics.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were granted entry clearance under the Skilled Worker route in the last 12 months for which data is available, broken down by age group.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas by visa type and year in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on grants of visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset. The latest data goes from 2005 up to June 2026.

The information requested on age group breakdowns is not currently available from published statistics.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were granted entry clearance under the Graduate route in the last 12 months for which data is available, broken down by age group.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas by visa type and year in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on grants of visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset. The latest data goes from 2005 up to June 2026.

The information requested on age group breakdowns is not currently available from published statistics.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were granted entry clearance under the Student route in the last 12 months for which data is available, broken down by age group.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas by visa type and year in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on grants of visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset. The latest data goes from 2005 up to June 2026.

The information requested on age group breakdowns is not currently available from published statistics.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were granted entry clearance under the Health and Care Worker route in the last 12 months for which data is available, broken down by age group.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas by visa type and year in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on grants of visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset. The latest data goes from 2005 up to June 2026.

The information requested on age group breakdowns is not currently available from published statistics.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Note 8. Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expenditure on page 177 of the Whole of Government Accounts 2022-3, if she will provide a breakdown of expenditure in the financial years in (a) 2022/3 and (b) 2021/2 for (i) the category entitled Other in the Central government section by government department and (ii) the category entitled Other in the Public Corporations section by relevant body.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

The information requested is not publicly available.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 70 of the Environment Agency's Annual Report and Accounts 2015/6, if she will provide a breakdown of the £50.2m spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2015/6.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Breakdown of the £50.2 million spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2015/6:

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