Written questions by Stuart.

If he will guarantee that planned reductions in civil service headcount in his Department will not result in a reduction in the number of Defence Driving Examiners available to conduct military driving tests.

Awaiting answer.

Whether the Invite to Offer stage of negotiations will open before the end of 2026 for businesses shortlisted under the second Hydrogen Allocation Round.

Awaiting answer.

What progress he has made on releasing funding for East Riding of Yorkshire Council from the Local Transport Fund.

Awaiting answer.

What steps he will take in response to Capita's performance of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Awaiting answer.

If he will publish the full list of energy projects whose funding has been delayed, reduced or cancelled to meet the capital reductions required to finance the Defence Investment Plan, together with the value of the reduction in each case.

Awaiting answer.

Media and Sport, whether she plans to replace the Points of Light Award.

Awaiting answer.

What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of industrial electricity costs for UK steel producers compared to EU ones.

We are reducing industrial energy prices for steel businesses through the measures set out in the Industrial and Steel Strategies: the EII compensation Scheme, the uplift to the British Industry Supercharger, and the British Industrial Competitiveness Sch...

What estimate her Department has made of the potential annual revenue to be generated by tariffs under the new steel trade measure; and whether any of this revenue will be used to mitigate cost increas

The purpose of the trade measure is not to raise tariff revenue, and therefore we have not made any estimates. The Government is acting in response to the serious threat posed by global steel overcapacity. This continues to distort markets, and threaten t...

What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 1 July 2026 implementation date for the steel trade measure on businesses with procurement lead times in excess of three months.

The new trade measure is being applied in response to significant threat of global steel overcapacity. The steel safeguard expired on 30 June under WTO rules. The UK cannot risk a gap in protection, which would see the loss of steelmaking in the UK and le...

What assessment he has made of the Armed Forces’ assessment that an additional £28 billion in funding is required over the next four years.

Spending levels on Defence are a matter for the Prime Minister and Chancellor, and we will publish the Defence Investment Plan before the NATO summit. The Defence Investment Plan will be both affordable and deliverable and will deliver the best kit into t...

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays to the renewed Hydrogen Strategy on the UK hydrogen technology supply chain.

We understand the importance of providing clarity to businesses across the hydrogen sector, including those in the supply chain. Hydrogen is backed in the Industrial Strategy Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan as a frontier technology, with a public fina...

When his Department plans to move projects shortlisted under the second Hydrogen Allocation Round to the Invite to Offer stage of negotiations.

We are working hard across government to start the Invite to Offer stage of HAR2 as soon as possible and will be in touch with projects when this commences. We understand that many projects are at critical stages, and that certainty is important to suppor...

What steps he is taking to ensure the timely delivery of the Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 scheme by end of 2026.

We are working hard across government to start the Invite to Offer stage of HAR2 as soon as possible and will be in touch with projects when this commences. We understand that many projects are at critical stages, and that certainty is important to suppor...

Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the online services where eight to 14-year-olds are most likely to encounter harmful content.

Children’s safety and wellbeing online is the Secretary of State’s top priority. That is why we published the ‘Growing up in the Online World’ consultation, accompanied by a National Conversation on 2 March 2026.The government published a progress report ...

Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the most popular smartphone applications used by 8 to 14-year-olds after (a) 21:00 and (b) 23:00.

Protecting children online is a priority for the Secretary of State and this government. That is why we published the ‘Growing up in the Online World’ consultation, accompanied by a National Conversation on 2 March 2026.The consultation asked for views on...

What assessment her Department has made of the financial impact on Coastguard Rescue Officers who lose income from their primary employment when responding to emergency callouts; and whether she plans to introd

The revised operating model for the Coastguard Rescue Service (CRS) has been agreed following a Court of Appeal ruling, which meant that the current remuneration model could not legally continue.We deeply value and recognise the significant service Coastg...

When he plans to update the UK Hydrogen Strategy.

We plan to publish a renewed Hydrogen Strategy, alongside a package of other hydrogen policy documents, as soon as possible.The renewed Hydrogen Strategy will set out Government’s vision and objectives for hydrogen, and how we intend to work together with...

Whether psychological therapy services are fully commissioned across all areas of England to accept referrals for patients with Functional Neurological Disorder and non-epileptic seizures; and what

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the needs of their local populations and for ensuring that providers deliver services in line with national service specifications. NHS England oversees this process and ha...

What guidance exists on which clinician - GP or neurologist - is responsible for reviewing and managing medication for patients with Functional Neurological Disorder and non-epileptic seizures.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the needs of their local populations and for ensuring that providers deliver services in line with national service specifications. NHS England oversees this process and ha...

What steps he will take where NHS trusts tell patients with Functional Neurological Disorder that their services are not set up to treat the condition, in the context of NHS England's August 2025 S

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the needs of their local populations and for ensuring that providers deliver services in line with national service specifications. NHS England oversees this process and ha...