Written questions, answers and statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department holds data on the number of parcel delivery drivers engaged on a self-employed basis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Chair of the Fair Work Agency on employment status in the parcel delivery sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many investigations the Fair Work Agency has opened into employment status in the parcel delivery sector since 7 April 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has received legal advice on whether the Article I of the Genocide Convention requires the UK to assess and respond to a serious risk of genocide befor...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential risks to food supply chains arising from cyber-attacks on large-scale remote temperature-monitoring systems used in food refrigeration and storage.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to begin the consultation for implementing section 106 of the Equality Act 2010; and what the timeline for that consultation will be.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many small abattoirs have closed in England in each of the past 10 years; what assessment they have made of the effect of those closures on livestock transport distances, animal welfare, and access to local slaughter fa...

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the budget for spending on UK steel in 2026–28 will form grants for new investments; and what proportion will be used to pay for losses, and to provide working capital.