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Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Mobile Phones
James McMurdock
Independent, South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to address persistent mobile signal blackspots.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 11 September 2026
By Ian Murray (Labour, Edinburgh South)
25865
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
James McMurdock
Independent, South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of mobile phone coverage in rural villages.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 11 September 2026
By Ian Murray (Labour, Edinburgh South)
25864
Answered
Commons
Question for House of Commons Commission
Parliamentary Digital Service: Digital Service Providers
Navendu Mishra
Labour, Stockport

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether cloud services used by the Parliamentary Digital Service make use of data centres outside of the United Kingdom.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 11 September 2026
By Nick Smith (Labour, Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney)
21954
Answered
Commons
Question for House of Commons Commission
Parliamentary Digital Service: Software
Navendu Mishra
Labour, Stockport

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 16086 on House of Commons: Software, what percentage of software used by the Parliamentary Digital Servi...

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 11 September 2026
By Nick Smith (Labour, Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney)
21953
Answered
Commons

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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Droughts: Potatoes
Lord Wigley
Plaid Cymru, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of this summer's drought on the supply of potatoes grown in the UK; and what plans they have to ensure the adequate supply of potatoes over winter.

Asked 2 September 2026
Answered 11 September 2026
By Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour, Life peer)
HL3048
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Internally Displaced People
The Lord Bishop of Sheffield
Bishops, Bishops

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 7 July (HL1510), what steps they are taking to collaborate with faith-based international partners to help civilians who have been forced to flee their hom...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 11 September 2026
By Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour, Life peer)
HL2953
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Regulation
The Lord Bishop of Sheffield
Bishops, Bishops

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 30 June (HL1196), what steps they are taking to encourage citizen science and public observations of real-time environmental changes to monitor water management...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 11 September 2026
By Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour, Life peer)
HL2954
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Licensing
Lord Naseby
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reintroducing dog licences.

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 11 September 2026
By Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour, Life peer)
HL2916
Answered
Lords

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nepal China Flash Flooding
Chris Elmore
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Americas, Multilateral and Human Rights
Labour, Bridgend
Statement made 11 September 2026
HCWS336
Commons
Ministry of Defence
Service Police Complaints Commissioner’s 2025 Annual Report
Mr Calvin Bailey
Minister for Veterans and People
Labour, Leyton and Wanstead
Statement made 11 September 2026
HCWS335
Commons
Home Office
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (1 March 2026 to 31 May 2026)
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Labour, Barnsley North
Statement made 11 September 2026
HCWS334
Commons
Home Office
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (1 June 2026 to 31 August 2026)
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Labour, Barnsley North
Statement made 11 September 2026
HCWS333
Commons

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nepal China Flash Flooding
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 11 September 2026
HLWS343
Lords
Ministry of Defence
Service Police Complaints Commissioner’s 2025 Annual Report
Lord Coaker
Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 11 September 2026
HLWS342
Lords
Home Office
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (1 June 2026 to 31 August 2026)
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 11 September 2026
HLWS341
Lords
Home Office
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (1 March 2026 to 31 May 2026)
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 11 September 2026
HLWS340
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
11 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
10 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
9 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
8 September 2026
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11 September 2026
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10 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
9 September 2026
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8 September 2026
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