Written questions by McMurdock.

What assessment he has made of the number of permanent jobs created by large-scale data centre developments once operational.

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What assessment has been made of the adequacy of Royal Mail's compensation arrangements for customers whose mail is lost.

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What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Royal Mail's compliance with obligations relating to the secure handling of mail.

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What recent assessment he has made of the performance of Royal Mail against its Universal Service Obligation targets during the last five years.

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What assessment has been made of trends in the number of items of mail reported as lost by Royal Mail in each year since privatisation.

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With reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and cutting reliance on imports, published on 22 June 2026, which projects are expected to receive funding through the (a) Magnet Hub, (b) Critical Minerals Accelerator and (c) Demand Aggregation Platform.

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With reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and cutting reliance on imports, published on 22 June 2026, what metrics will be used to assess the success of the programme.

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With reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and cutting reliance on imports, published on 22 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the contribution the programme will make towards achieving the objectives set out in the Government's Critical Minerals Strategy.

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With reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and cutting reliance on imports, published on 22 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of domestic processing capacity for critical minerals.

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With reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and cutting reliance on imports, published on 22 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Demand Aggregation Platform on costs for UK manufacturers.

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What estimate he has made of the value of critical mineral imports into the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.

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What estimate he has made of the proportion of the United Kingdom's demand for critical minerals currently met through domestic production.

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With reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and cutting reliance on imports, published on 22 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the investment will strengthen the resilience of supply chains supporting the defence sector.

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With reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and cutting reliance on imports, published on 22 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the reduction in the United Kingdom's reliance on imported critical minerals that will result from the £50 million investment.

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With reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to set end date for imports of Russian diesel and jet fuel via third countries, published on 12 June 2026, what monitoring and enforcement m

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With reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to set end date for imports of Russian diesel and jet fuel via third countries, published on 12 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the

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With reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to set end date for imports of Russian diesel and jet fuel via third countries, published on 12 June 2026, what criteria he will use to dete

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With reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to set end date for imports of Russian diesel and jet fuel via third countries, published on 12 June 2026, what assessment he has made of tr

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With reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to set end date for imports of Russian diesel and jet fuel via third countries, published on 12 June 2026, what assessment he has made of th

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