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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the impact of changes to red diesel prices during peak harvest season.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

To support farmers with fuel cost pressures during peak harvest, this Government is taking decisive action to support farmers by cutting red diesel to its lowest rate in over 20 years, reducing the rates on red diesel by a third. We're committed to protecting the farming sector from global pressures including the war in Iran.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the availability of fertiliser, including in response to sudden increases in demand.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

Defra is assessing the impact on farmers and fertiliser suppliers of high prices, and impacts in the wider supply chain. Defra is working closely with industry and farmers to understand risks and issues, and options for action where needed.

Current fertiliser regulations are outdated and do not support the marketing of new and innovative products. The department is consulting on new regulations to strengthen future fertiliser supply, protect the environment, and diversify supply for farmers.

Through the Belém Declaration on Fertilisers, launched at COP30 last year, the Government is working internationally to reduce long‑term supply chain vulnerabilities.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support farmer cash flow and access to credit.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

The Government has allocated a record £11.8bn to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. This is being targeted to a range of grants and schemes which farmers can use to support cashflow.

Defra grants include the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), with application window 1 due to open in June 2026. This reformed SFI offer will ensure more farmers can support their cash flow by accessing SFI funding.

Defra officials regularly engage with financial institutions providing farm lending and will continue to work to ensure farmers have access to finance.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on increasing domestic production of fertilisers on energy security.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

Supply of nitrogen fertiliser to the UK is competitive and the proportion that is met by domestic production varies from year to year. As well as domestic production, the UK typically imports fertiliser products from a wide range of countries which means the supply chain has remained dynamic in sourcing product, while maintaining a good diversity of nutrient supply.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on UK CBAM for fertilisers and ammonia.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

The Government remains committed to implementing the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 1 January 2027. CBAM will apply to imported goods from the fertiliser sector, and the rate charged will reflect the final carbon price paid by domestic industries after support mechanisms (such as free allowances within the UK ETS) have been taken into account.

Therefore, it is expected that initial liabilities arising from the CBAM will be modest, and the Government does not expect CBAM to put UK farmers at a significant competitive disadvantage.

CBAM, like all taxes, will be kept under review by the Chancellor.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the removal of tariffs on US ethanol imports on the UK's bioethanol industry.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The 1.4 billion litre duty free tariff rate quota (TRQ) for US ethanol imports was introduced as part of the negotiation of the General Terms for the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD).

Discussions on the EPD are ongoing, covering tariff and non-tariff barriers, including digital and services trade.

Impact assessments are completed at the conclusion of a trade agreement.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Google Classroom and YouTube within schools on children.

Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The department aims to harness the benefits of digital tools to enhance learning, while placing robust safeguards at the heart of our policies. By working in partnership with educators, parents, industry experts and researchers, we are shaping a digital education landscape that prioritises evidence-based practice, inclusivity, and the best interests of children and young people.

We recognise that the wide variety of technological services used in schools, including but not limited to Google products and services, can provide both opportunities and risks for children. As set out in our core guidance, technology plays an important role in broad, rich learning experiences in classrooms across the country, and it is essential that children learn to use technology confidently and safely, so they are prepared for a rapidly evolving world of work.

Equally, we understand concerns about excessive screen use and agree that unmonitored or unlimited personal use can carry risks and recognise that we must get the balance right.

Schools are responsible for safeguarding, including ensuring appropriate filtering and monitoring systems and compliance with data protection.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions has his Department had with Trading Standards on gift card fraud.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

DBT regularly engages in discussions with Trading Standards on a variety of consumer protection issues. However, there have not been any discussions specifically on gift card fraud.

The City of London Police and UK Finance recently authored a report on Gift Card Fraud “The Use of Gift Cards as Enablers to Fraud & Cybercrime FY2023-24” and there have been several police operations in this space.

As set out in the Fraud Strategy, the Home Office is working with the specified anti-fraud organisation, CIFAS and retailers and logistics companies to develop proposals to protect the retail sector from fraud, including examining options for a retail-funded unit within the City of London Police. See: Fraud Strategy 2026 to 2029 - GOV.UK.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the domestic production of ammonia.

Answered by Chris McDonald - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

We are constantly working with industry to monitor both the overall supply and pricing of ammonia in the UK, including the derivative products.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of green hydrogen from ammonia.

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

In line with our current priorities, the Hydrogen Production Business Model is intended to support domestic, primary methods of hydrogen production, such as electrolytic and CCUS-enabled production. The production of green hydrogen from ammonia through ‘ammonia cracking’ would not create any new hydrogen (given the ammonia itself is produced from hydrogen) and so we do not consider it to meet these criteria. The HPBM does provide revenue support to selected low carbon hydrogen producers who may sell hydrogen for a variety of applications including as a feedstock for the production of ammonia.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Government funding to the National Wealth Fund is unspent.

Answered by Lucy Rigby - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

The government has set the National Wealth Fund (NWF)’s total capitalisation at £27.8 billion which the NWF plans to deploy by 2030-31. This will help unlock economic growth and clean energy across the UK economy. As of the 1 June 2026, the NWF has committed £10.1 billion of its capital into different projects over the past five years. The remaining capitalisation of the NWF is £17.7 billion.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made towards establishing a national fertiliser recording system.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

Defra is aware of the merits of having a national fertiliser recording system and will consider if it is appropriate to have one for Great Britain.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has made for red diesel availability and costs if the conflict in Iran becomes a long-term issue.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

Food security is a priority for the Government, and Defra is taking the impacts from the Middle East conflict seriously.

The Government has increased the frequency of official fertiliser price reporting, now published by the AHDB on a weekly basis. This will give farmers more timely and transparent information to support decision-making.

The Government asked the Competition and Markets Authority to consider industry concerns about red diesel, including transparency, and has taken further decisive action to support farmers by cutting it to its lowest rate in over 20 years, reducing the rates on red diesel by a third.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation R/2026/074 of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body Report 'Insulin: supporting safe self-administration in vulnerable patient groups in the community with a mental health problem', what steps his department is taking to improve collaboration between mental health teams and specialist diabetes services.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England has shared new draft guidance with systems, the Mental Health Personalised Care Framework. The framework sets out how services must effectively assess, plan, and manage people's care in collaboration with all relevant teams, including how they assess safety and risks of harm.

NHS England has welcomed the Health Services Safety Investigations Body’s report and is developing a detailed response in line with the recommendation, in discussion with other healthcare partners.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the risk of behavioural data collected via Google Classroom and school-managed Google accounts being utilised to refine algorithmic profiles on consumer-facing Alphabet services, such as YouTube.

Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The protection of personal data is of fundamental importance, particularly as schools increasingly adopt new and emerging technologies. The department has published a data protection toolkit which helps guide schools through key data protection activity, including compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018.

The department’s Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection in schools guidance supports schools with understanding their data protection responsibilities and how to use generative AI safely and lawfully, with a focus on protecting pupils’ personal data. It should be read alongside existing UK data protection law (Data (Use and Access) Act 2026, UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) and wider safeguarding expectations.

The guidance makes clear that while AI can be useful for teaching, schools remain legally responsible for any personal data shared with or processed by these tools, including data about pupils, staff and families. Schools are advised to understand how AI and technology products handle data and avoid inputting personal or sensitive information unless risks are properly managed.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the frequency of (a) inappropriate, (b) violent and (c) age-inappropriate content encountered by teachers and pupils while using YouTube for instructional purposes during live lessons.

Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The department takes the issue of online harms very seriously. Our ‘Keeping children safe in education’ statutory guidance makes clear that schools and colleges should ensure appropriate filtering and monitoring systems are in place and that their effectiveness is regularly reviewed. This limits children’s exposure to harmful content while on school-managed devices.

The department does not hold specific data on the frequency of inappropriate, violent or age‑inappropriate content encountered by teachers or pupils when using YouTube during lessons.

We recognise that technology poses risks as well as benefits and schools need to be proactive in managing this. Schools need to have appropriate filtering and monitoring systems in place, so young people are kept safe online while in school. In response to concerns from the sector, we have published filtering and monitoring and cyber security standards which outline how schools can implement safe and secure technology.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the contribution that reducing speeding offences will need to make to achieving the Government’s target of reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on roads in Great Britain by 65% by 2035.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Road Safety Strategy set an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on British roads by 65% by 2035.

The Department continues to assess the impact of a range of interventions across the road safety system in support of the 2035 target.

The safety of our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. Research shows a link between excessive speed and the risk of collisions. Tackling unsafe speeds will therefore continue to play an important role in delivering our overall road safety ambitions, alongside wider action on safer roads, safer vehicles and safer road user behaviour.

As outlined in the Road Safety Strategy, the Government will be reviewing and updating its guidance, including ‘Setting Local Speed Limits’ and the ‘guidance on the use of speed and red‑light cameras’, to further support local authorities in making well‑informed decisions about managing speed on their roads.

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 on the suitability of a regulatory body for aestheticians.

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

The Government is committed to addressing longstanding concerns around the safety of the cosmetics sector. In August 2025, the Government announced its plans to introduce legal restrictions which will ensure that the highest risk cosmetic procedures are brought into Care Quality Commission regulation and can only be performed by specified regulated healthcare professionals.

In addition, the Government has also committed to legislating to introduce a licensing scheme in England for lower risk procedures through powers granted through the Health and Care Act 2022. Under this scheme, which will be operated by local authorities, practitioners will be required to obtain a licence to perform specified cosmetic procedures, and the premises from which they operate will also need to be licensed.

Whilst all cosmetic procedures carry some risk, these measures will ensure that practitioners are suitably trained, qualified, insured, and working in safe and appropriate environments for the procedures they offer. This will enable the public to be confident that procedures will be performed to a high standard and that there are reliable systems of redress in the event of something going wrong.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many subject access requests to his Department were responded to within the statutory deadline.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 16,032 subject access requests within the statutory deadline.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP received 44,482 subject access requests.

This figure includes requests that were not progressed because DWP was unable to verify the identity of the requestor & was therefore unable to validate the request.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), the average completion time for completed subject access requests was 43.3 days.

During the 2-year period June 2024 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 24-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 23,712 subject access requests that exceeded the statutory deadline.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many subject access requests exceeded the statutory deadline in the last two years.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 16,032 subject access requests within the statutory deadline.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP received 44,482 subject access requests.

This figure includes requests that were not progressed because DWP was unable to verify the identity of the requestor & was therefore unable to validate the request.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), the average completion time for completed subject access requests was 43.3 days.

During the 2-year period June 2024 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 24-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 23,712 subject access requests that exceeded the statutory deadline.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average completion time was for completed subject access requests.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 16,032 subject access requests within the statutory deadline.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP received 44,482 subject access requests.

This figure includes requests that were not progressed because DWP was unable to verify the identity of the requestor & was therefore unable to validate the request.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), the average completion time for completed subject access requests was 43.3 days.

During the 2-year period June 2024 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 24-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 23,712 subject access requests that exceeded the statutory deadline.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many subject access requests the Department received in the last 12 months.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 16,032 subject access requests within the statutory deadline.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP received 44,482 subject access requests.

This figure includes requests that were not progressed because DWP was unable to verify the identity of the requestor & was therefore unable to validate the request.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), the average completion time for completed subject access requests was 43.3 days.

During the 2-year period June 2024 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 24-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 23,712 subject access requests that exceeded the statutory deadline.

Energy Conservation

Found: Current membership Mr Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat; Orkney and Shetland) (Chair) Sarah Bool

Found: Carmichael (Liberal Democrat, Orkney and Shetland) (Chair) (added 9 Sep 2024) 49 of 49 (100.0%) Sarah Bool

Found: 2026 Location: Belfast Port, Northern Ireland Attendees • M r Alistair Carmichael MP (Chair) • Sarah Bool