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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter to the Prime Minister from McCue Jury & Partners, and the firm's subsequent press release of 15 March, regarding the disclosure on 27 February under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 of a restricted 2014 report into...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter to the Prime Minister from McCue Jury & Partners, and the firm's subsequent press release of 15 March, regarding the disclosure on 27 February under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 of a restricted 2014 report into...
The Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their service and the huge contribution they made to the UK’s security. This Government has reset the relationship with nuclear test veterans and the organisations that support them. We remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them.
During a House of Commons debate last week, the Minister for Veterans and People reiterated the government’s commitment to maximum transparency and made a commitment to undertake work to fully understand the implications of the 2014 report and its handling, and to take action if necessary (Hansard, HC Deb, 25 March 2026, vol 783, col 377).
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the underlying environmental monitoring data from Christmas Island relating to the 1957–1958 nuclear tests has ever been disclosed to the courts in litigation brought by nuclear test veterans against the Ministry of Defence.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the underlying environmental monitoring data from Christmas Island relating to the 1957–1958 nuclear tests has ever been disclosed to the courts in litigation brought by nuclear test veterans against the Ministry of Defence.
The Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their service and the huge contribution they made to the UK’s security. This Government has reset the relationship with nuclear test veterans and the organisations that support them. We remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them.
During a House of Commons debate last week, the Minister for Veterans and People reiterated the government’s commitment to maximum transparency and made a commitment to undertake work to fully understand the implications of the 2014 report and its handling, and to take action if necessary (Hansard, HC Deb, 25 March 2026, vol 783, col 377).
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the disclosure of a restricted 2014 report into nuclear fallout contamination and subsequent suppression of the evidence thereof calls into question the evidence presented to the courts in the litigation preceding the judgment in Ministry...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the disclosure of a restricted 2014 report into nuclear fallout contamination and subsequent suppression of the evidence thereof calls into question the evidence presented to the courts in the litigation preceding the judgment in Ministry...
The Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their service and the huge contribution they made to the UK’s security. This Government has reset the relationship with nuclear test veterans and the organisations that support them. We remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them.
During a House of Commons debate last week, the Minister for Veterans and People reiterated the government’s commitment to maximum transparency and made a commitment to undertake work to fully understand the implications of the 2014 report and its handling, and to take action if necessary (Hansard, HC Deb, 25 March 2026, vol 783, col 377).
To ask His Majesty's Government in what year ministers were first made aware of the restricted 2014 report into nuclear fallout contamination and suppression of evidence thereof released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on 27 February.
To ask His Majesty's Government in what year ministers were first made aware of the restricted 2014 report into nuclear fallout contamination and suppression of evidence thereof released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on 27 February.
I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my gallant Friend the Minister for Veterans and People (Louise Sandher-Jones) in the House of Commons on 23 March 2026 to the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Julian Lewis) in response to Question 120745 copied below.
I was first made aware of the unfinished draft document relating to historic nuclear testing at Christmas Island in December 2025. Following the release of the draft document by AWE, I wrote to interested MPs and LABRATS advising them of its release and explaining its contents on 2 March 2026.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet representatives of UK nuclear test veterans.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet representatives of UK nuclear test veterans.
This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country. As part of the Minister for Veterans and People’s role, he will regularly meet and engage with veterans including UK nuclear test veterans, to learn about their experiences and understand how the Government can provide the right support to them.
The Minister for Veterans and People has engagements planned in the coming weeks to discuss specific concerns raised by nuclear test veterans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to the borough of Sandwell, the effects on that borough of changes to the policies of his Department and its predecessors since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to the borough of Sandwell, the effects on that borough of changes to the policies of his Department and its predecessors since 1997.
| Key Stage 2 results of 11-year-old pupils attending schools in the Sandwell local authority | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above¹ | 1997 | 2009² | Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009 |
| Sandwell LA | |||
| English | 52 | 76 | 24 |
| Maths | 46 | 75 | 29 |
| Science | 51 | 85 | 34 |
| England | |||
| English | 63 | 80 | 17 |
| Maths | 62 | 79 | 17 |
| Science | 68 | 88 | 20 |
| ¹ Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including Academies and City Technology Colleges). | |||
| ² Revised data. | |||
| Source: | |||
| School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables |
| GCSE and equivalents¹ results for pupils² attending schools³ in the Sandwell local authority | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of pupils gaining | 1997 | 20094 | Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009 |
| Sandwell LA | |||
| 5+ A*-C | 26.9 | 66.1 | 39.2 |
| 5+ A*-G | 80.2 | 90.7 | 10.5 |
| England | |||
| 5+ A*-C5 | 45.1 | 70.0 | 24.9 |
| 5+ A*-G5 | 86.4 | 92.3 | 5.9 |
| ¹ From 2004 results incorporate GCSEs, GNVQs and a range of other qualifications approved pre-16. Prior to 2004 results are based on GCSEs and GNVQs only. | |||
| ² From 2006 figures are for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. Prior to 2006 results are based on pupils aged 15. | |||
| ³ Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including Academies and City Technology Colleges) and from 2000 does not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. | |||
| 4 Revised data. | |||
| 5 England figures also include independent schools as well as hospital schools and PRUs. | |||
| Source: | |||
| School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much capital spending there was on (a) schools and (b) children's centres in Sandwell in each of the last 20 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much capital spending there was on (a) schools and (b) children's centres in Sandwell in each of the last 20 years.
| Schools (£ million) | |
| 1996-97 | 3.4 |
| 1997-98 | 5 |
| 1998-99 | 3.4 |
| 1999-2000 | 4.6 |
| 2000-01 | ¹27.3 |
| 2001-02 | 10.2 |
| 2002-03 | 20.4 |
| 2003-04 | 20.2 |
| 2004-05 | 20 |
| 2005-06 | 17.6 |
| 2006-07 | 16.7 |
| 2007-08 | 15 |
| 2008-09 | 14.1 |
| ¹ Includes a PFI project of £17 million |
| Children's Centres (£ million) | |
| 1999-2005 | 4.8 |
| 2005-06 | 3.2 |
| 2006-07 | 5.0 |
| 2007-08 | 2.1 |
| 2008-11 | 1.3 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when his Department plans to update its web browsers from Internet Explorer 6.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when his Department plans to update its web browsers from Internet Explorer 6.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what recent discussions she has had on Crimestoppers; and what steps she is taking to promote and increase awareness of the service;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what recent discussions she has had on Crimestoppers; and what steps she is taking to promote and increase awareness of the service;
(2) how many people were arrested in each of the last five years as a result of information supplied to Crimestoppers.
(2) how many people were arrested in each of the last five years as a result of information supplied to Crimestoppers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Operation Pentameter.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Operation Pentameter.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to reduce levels of violent crime in the West Midlands police authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to reduce levels of violent crime in the West Midlands police authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to reduce the levels of road accidents involving police response vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to reduce the levels of road accidents involving police response vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 24 May 2007, Official Report, column 1422W, on ultrasonic antisocial behaviour deterrent devices, if he will place in the Library copies of the report from the Health and Safety Executive.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 24 May 2007, Official Report, column 1422W, on ultrasonic antisocial behaviour deterrent devices, if he will place in the Library copies of the report from the Health and Safety Executive.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of levels of perception of antisocial behaviour in (a) England and Wales and (b) West Bromwich East constituency in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of levels of perception of antisocial behaviour in (a) England and Wales and (b) West Bromwich East constituency in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 25 April 2007, Official Report, column 1145W, on the Respect Task Force, if he will provide a breakdown of how the advertising figure of £35,580.32 has been spent since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 25 April 2007, Official Report, column 1145W, on the Respect Task Force, if he will provide a breakdown of how the advertising figure of £35,580.32 has been spent since 2005.
(3) what role accident and emergency departments play in crime and disorder reduction partnerships; and what assessment he has made of their effectiveness in that role.
(3) what role accident and emergency departments play in crime and disorder reduction partnerships; and what assessment he has made of their effectiveness in that role.
(2) if he will take steps to ensure that accident and emergency departments play a greater role in crime and disorder reduction partnerships;
(2) if he will take steps to ensure that accident and emergency departments play a greater role in crime and disorder reduction partnerships;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many representatives of NHS acute trusts sit on crime and disorder reduction partnerships in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands region;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many representatives of NHS acute trusts sit on crime and disorder reduction partnerships in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands region;
(5) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Connected Fund grants in reducing the levels of gun crime in areas where grants have been made.
(5) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Connected Fund grants in reducing the levels of gun crime in areas where grants have been made.