Written questions by Rosindell.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials from her Department with responsibility for the British Indian Ocean Territory are working a) within the British Indian Ocean Territory, b) from her Depart

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Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to support local authorities in supporting market traders.

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What recent steps he has taken to support victims of domestic abuse.

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Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authorities in investigating fraudulent businesses.

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What steps he has taken to enhance the seabed warfare capabilities of the Royal Navy.

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If he will make it his Department’s policy to build more prisons.

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What steps he is taking to mark Armed Forces Week.

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What recent steps he has taken to expand the capacity of English prisons.

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What recent steps he has taken to support victims of fraud.

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What steps he has taken to procure counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) for HM Armed Forces.

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What steps he has taken to procure long-range strike drones.

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If he will make it his department’s policy to upgrade the fleet of RAF Envoy IV jets.

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If he will consider making it his department’s policy to fund the Future Littoral Strike Ship programme.

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Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to enable local authorities to better support small business leaders.

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If he will make it his policy to fund the Type 83 Destroyer programme.

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Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support homeless Armed Forces veterans.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 464 on 21 May 2026

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to support research into animal sentience.

The most recent research Defra commissioned on animal sentience was an independent review by the London School of Economics on sentience in cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans. The findings from this comprehensive study underpinned this Government...

What discussions she has had with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) the Prudential Regulation Authority on the regulation of age-based insurance premiums.

Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. This is usually informed by the insurer’s claims experience and other industry-wide statistics. The Equality Act 2010 genera...

Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make it her Department’s policy to mandate artificial intelligence in the enforcement of animal welfare legislation.

This Government has no plans to mandate the use of artificial intelligence in enforcing animal welfare. As with any innovative approach, it is important to carefully assess the merits and potential of emerging solutions such as artificial intelligence bef...

Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of artificial intelligence in the monitoring of slaughterhouse footage.

Since 2018 all slaughterhouses in England have been required to have CCTV recording in areas where live animals are present. As an important complement to physical observation by Official Veterinarians, CCTV helps maintain and improve animal welfare stand...