The Government takes any allegation of criminality involving asylum seekers extremely seriously. Allegations of criminal activity are matters for the police, who are responsible for recording, investigating, and progressing criminal reports, and no one in the UK, including asylum seekers, is above the law.

The Home Office is working closely with policing partners, local authorities, and accommodation providers to strengthen how risk linked to criminality and serious harm are identified, understood and managed, both within the asylum accommodation estate and in local communities. We are reviewing information available to improve our understanding of these issues and to support effective operational responses.

Through enhanced public protection arrangements, intelligence sharing and close operational collaboration, the Home Office is taking proactive action to identity and manage individuals who may pose a risk, supporting both community safety and confidence in the asylum system. Where incidents occur, established processes ensure appropriate action is taken to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and additional support is deployed where necessary.

It is taking time to collate the requested information for each Royal Air Force Air Cadet Squadron, and I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

From January to December 2025, the rate of postpartum haemorrhage of 1.5 litres or more at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSx) was highest for Black or Black British women, at 45.6 per 1,000 deliveries, followed by Asian or Asian British women, at 35.4 per 1,000 deliveries. White women had the lowest rate at 31.8 per 1,000 deliveries. In England, over the same reporting period, the rate of postpartum haemorrhage of 1.5 litres or more was also highest among Black or Black British women, at 47.9 per 1,000 deliveries. White women had the second lowest rate in England at 32.5 per 1,000 deliveries, while Asian or Asian British women had the lowest rate, at 30.0 per 1,000 deliveries.

From January 2025 to December 2025, the rate of postpartum haemorrhage of 1.5 litres or more was highest for women living in the second-most deprived 20% of areas in England, who gave birth at UHSx, and lowest for women living in the least deprived areas, at 28.5 per 1,000 deliveries, and the most deprived areas, at 28.1 per 1,000 deliveries, who gave birth at UHSx. In England, over the same reporting period, the rate of postpartum haemorrhage of 1.5 litres or more was highest among women from the least deprived areas of England at 34.6 per 1,000 deliveries, and lowest from women from the most deprived areas, at 32.2 per 1,000 deliveries.

From January 2025 to December 2025, the rate of preterm birth at UHSx was highest in babies born to women from any other ethnic group, at 100.7 per 1,000 births, followed by women with a Mixed ethnic background, at 83.0 per 1,000 births, White women, at 78.5 per 1,000 births, Asian or Asian British women, at 70.1 per 1,000 births, and lowest for Black or Black British women, at 65.6 per 1,000 births. In England, over the same reporting period, the rate of preterm birth was highest among Black or Black British women, at 86.5 per 1,000 births. White women had the second lowest rate, at 75.5 per 1,000 births, while women from any other ethnic group was the lowest, at 73.0 per 1,000 births.

From January 2025 to December 2025, the rate of preterm birth at UHSx was much higher for babies born to women living in the most deprived areas of England, at 99.5 per 1,000 births, than for babies born to women from the least deprived areas, at 62.5 per 1,000 births. In England, over the same reporting period, the rate of preterm birth was also highest among women from the most deprived areas of England, at 88.9 per 1,000 births, and lowest from women from the least deprived areas, at 66.1 per 1,000 births.

This Government has committed, as part of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025, to work with 100 local authorities and developers to embed Natural England’s Green Infrastructure Framework. The framework provides guidance and practical tools to help local planning authorities and developers design high quality green spaces in urban areas.

This Government has also announced that we will bring forward an Access to Nature Green Paper to consult on proposals to improve and expand public access to the outdoors.

The Green Paper will set out a range of policy options and invite views from stakeholders, including local authorities, and the public.

This consultation will play an important role in shaping the development of future policy in this area. Further updates and a timeline for publication will be provided in due course.

We are committed to delivering our statutory biodiversity targets. To achieve these targets, we are taking large-scale action to create, restore, manage and protect habitats, reduce pressures on biodiversity, and support species recovery, in order meet our legally binding biodiversity targets. This includes £60 million over three years for the Species Recovery Programme, the largest government investment of its kind, and a further £30 million for species recovery on the national forest estate. Environmental Land Management schemes also provide substantial support for habitat creation, management, and targeted species action.

Defra Group has supported West Sussex and East Sussex County Councils to prepare their Local Nature Recovery Strategies with publication expected shortly. It will set nature recovery priorities and map specific proposals for habitat creation and improvement that will support many species.

The Government remains committed to the indicative timeline published in July 2025, on GOV.UK under “Summary of the local government reorganisation process”.

Sussex is now in line with the remaining 14 areas undergoing local government reorganisation, with indicative timings set out at paragraph 11, with decisions on which proposal to implement expected to be announced before the summer recess.

Digital infrastructure is a significant contributor to the UK economy, with the telecommunications services industry contributing around £37 billion in 2025 to the UK economy in “real” terms (1). It underpins growth across the wider economy, including by supporting the adoption of new and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence in all parts of the country.

We regularly engage other government departments, including with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), to underline the importance of digital infrastructure in unlocking economic growth and the role of the planning system in supporting network rollout. As part of this work, we launched a call for evidence, led jointly by DSIT and MHCLG, to assess whether existing permitted development rights should be expanded to better support digital infrastructure deployment. The call for evidence closed on Thursday, 26 February and subject to the evidence received, the Government will determine next steps, which may include consulting on proposed measures and, where appropriate, bringing forward legislation.

The ‘National Planning Policy Framework: proposed reforms and other changes’ consultation, led by MHCLG, closed on 10 March. MHCLG is responsible for planning regulations, including the National Planning Policy Framework, and we are continuing to engage with MHCLG to ensure that the importance of digital infrastructure is appropriately reflected in national and local planning policy.

We anticipate that the consultation will take place shortly after the local elections and will run until around mid-June.

Once the consultation has closed, the Secretary of State will take a final decision on which, if any, proposal to take forward in these areas, having regard to all relevant information, including responses to the technical consultation.

We recognise that some men may find it difficult to seek help for their mental health, and Sussex has made this a priority within its suicide prevention and mental health strategies. This includes targeted work to improve early identification, reduce stigma, and increase engagement among men and boys. Access routes have been strengthened through:

- primary care and community-based entry points, where men are more likely to present;

- NHS Talking Therapies, offering timely access to evidence-based support;

- crisis alternatives to hospital admission, including urgent mental health helplines and safe havens; and

- workplace and community outreach approaches, designed to engage men who may not access traditional services.

In addition to National Health Service provision, Sussex works closely with voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations, which play a key role in engaging men through peer support, wellbeing services, and targeted community-based interventions.

While data is not routinely reported by gender at a constituency level, system partners use available data and local insight to identify inequalities in access and outcomes, including for men, and to inform ongoing service improvement.

We are partnering with the Premier League’s Together Against Suicide initiative, to help tackle male suicide, as part of England's first Men's Health Strategy. This work, carried out with Samaritans, provides matchday support for fans in stadiums, as well as an online hub with information and referral details for fans and followers watching from home. The partnership will see football clubs actively promoting existing mental health and suicide prevention support, such as NHS Talking Therapies and Every Mind Matters, and where appropriate, making onward referrals to appropriate organisations like the NHS.

Overall, Sussex continues to develop a whole-system approach to mental health support, ensuring that services are accessible, responsive, and effective for all populations, including men.

The data requested is not held centrally. Children with developmental coordination disorder, commonly known as dyspraxia, access support through local National Health Service occupational therapy, paediatrics, physiotherapy, and educational services.

NHS guidance sets out a referral process which typically begins with a general practice, health visitor, or a special educational needs coordinator, who may refer the child to paediatric occupational therapy and physiotherapist for assessment and support. The guidance is available at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/developmental-coordination-disorder-dyspraxia/

For the first time, we have set a target for systems to work to in order to reduce long waits for community health services. By 2028/29 at least 80% of community health services activity should take place within 18 weeks, bringing community health services in line with targets for elective care.

All customers of water and sewerage companies are entitled to guaranteed minimum standards of service, as set out by Government. These rights are known as the guaranteed standards scheme (GSS). Where a company fails to meet any of the standards, it is required to make a specified payment to the affected household or business customer.

Ofwat is responsible for monitoring the scheme. Details on payment amounts and conditions can be found here.

All customers of water and sewerage companies are entitled to guaranteed minimum standards of service, as set out by Government. These rights are known as the guaranteed standards scheme (GSS). Where a company fails to meet any of the standards, it is required to make a specified payment to the affected household or business customer.

Ofwat is responsible for monitoring the scheme. Details on payment amounts and conditions can be found here.

The Department does not centrally hold data on the number of patients in England awaiting specialised endometriosis care. In England, the waiting list for gynaecology care stands at 571,627. This is a reduction of 24,338 since the Government came into office. Waiting time data by treatment speciality, at both an integrated care board and national level, is published on the NHS.UK website.

The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health, including endometriosis care. Action to improve endometriosis care includes commissioning researching focussed on endometriosis diagnosis, treatment, and pain, and expanding the number of dedicated and protected surgical hubs, many of which gynaecology procedures. From 2027, a new online hospital, NHS Online, will also offer patients the choice to access specialist care from home. Menstrual problems potentially indicating endometriosis or fibroids from home will be among the conditions NHS Online initially focuses on, providing appointments to cut waiting times.

The Government has confirmed a record £7.3 billion investment into local highways maintenance over the next four years. This multi-year settlement gives authorities – including authorities across Sussex such as East Sussex and West Sussex – the certainty they need to plan ahead and shift away from short-term fixes to proactive, preventative maintenance. As part of this investment, combined, East Sussex and West Sussex are eligible to receive a total of £243,263,000 over the next four years - East Sussex is eligible to receive a total of £105,736,000 for the next four years and West Sussex is eligible to receive £137,527,000 for the next four years.

A portion of this funding is designated as incentive funding and is contingent on local highway authorities demonstrating that they have effective plans to fix and prevent potholes in their area.

To support further improvement in the condition of local roads, the Department introduced a new traffic-light rating system for all local highway authorities in England. All authorities are assessed annually and receive a red, amber or green rating based on the condition of their roads, how much they spend to maintain their road, and whether they do so using best practice. East Sussex received an amber rating, with individual scorecards showing amber for condition, spend and best practice. West Sussex received an amber rating, with individual scorecards showing amber for condition, green for spend and amber for best practice.

Local authorities can improve their ratings by adopting more best practice in highways maintenance, such as a greater focus on preventative maintenance to avoid potholes from forming in the first place, and by adopting innovative approaches such as those trialled through the Government's £30 million Live Labs 2 programme. The programme has been extended by a year to help councils access and adopt more innovative approaches to maintenance, including uptake of longer-lasting, low-carbon materials that reduce costs, emissions and disruption while keeping roads in better condition for longer.

Officials meet regularly with local authorities and their representative bodies to discuss a wide range of local transport issues. The Department also supports councils through its update to the Code of Practice for Well Managed Highway Infrastructure, which will provide guidance to help authorities further strengthen their highways management practices.

No such discussions have taken place.

Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population. We expect these organisations to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, ensuring equal access to fertility treatment across England.

NICE is currently reviewing the fertility guideline and will consider whether its current recommendations for access to National Health Service-funded treatment are still appropriate. The draft guidance was consulted on between 10 September and 21 October 2025, and final guidance is expected to be published in March 2026. We expect ICBs to consider and reflect the updated NICE fertility guideline in their commissioning decisions when it is published, and we are working with NHS England to support greater consistency in provision.

NHS England publishes data at a national level on accommodation status for people in contact with mental health services. Using accommodation types associated with homelessness, including rough sleeper, squatting, sofa surfing, staying with friends or family as a short‑term guest, bed and breakfast accommodation to prevent or relieve homelessness, sleeping in a night shelter, hostel to prevent or relieve homelessness, and temporary housing to prevent or relieve homelessness, the dataset at the end of November 2025 shows around 21,429 people fall into these groups out of 2,088,415 people in contact with services nationally (approximately 1.03%).

78% of all service users have an ‘unknown’ recorded accommodation status, meaning the true number experiencing homelessness while accessing mental health services may be higher.

NHS England publishes data at a national level on accommodation status for people in contact with mental health services. Using accommodation types associated with homelessness, including rough sleeper, squatting, sofa surfing, staying with friends or family as a short‑term guest, bed and breakfast accommodation to prevent or relieve homelessness, sleeping in a night shelter, hostel to prevent or relieve homelessness, and temporary housing to prevent or relieve homelessness, the dataset at the end of November 2025 shows around 21,429 people fall into these groups out of 2,088,415 people in contact with services nationally (approximately 1.03%).

78% of all service users have an ‘unknown’ recorded accommodation status, meaning the true number experiencing homelessness while accessing mental health services may be higher.

Data on substance misuse treatment is available on the ViewIt statistics viewer on National Drugs Treatment Monitoring System website (NDTMS - ViewIt - Adult). This data is only available at an upper tier local authority level, therefore data for East Sussex and West Sussex only have been provided below.

In East Sussex, there were 1,280 new treatment presentations with known housing status during 2024/25. Of these, 345 people were identified as experiencing homelessness, accounting for 27% of the total new presentations. In West Sussex, there were 1,465 new treatment presentations with known housing status during 2024/25. Of these, 350 people were identified as experiencing homelessness, accounting for 24% of the total new presentations.