Courts are public buildings, open for anyone to attend and observe hearings.

The judiciary host visits by parliamentarians to courts and tribunals, to enhance understanding of how the system works and so that MPs can see first-hand the vital work that judges and court staff do every day. Those visits are always subject to agreeing a suitable time, and there are examples where the senior judiciary have requested that visits do not take place for periods of time, either related to operational issues or to preserve judicial independence and maintain public confidence in the judiciary’s neutrality.

I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by the then Prime Minister on 7 February 2017, Official Report, PQ 62542. Following the practice followed by past administrations, the Government does not comment on security matters.

DCMS has given £800,000 capital investment to build the new Mobile Museum and arts access charity Art Explora has matchfunded the costs of three 12-week tours annually for the next 4 years.

The aim of the mobile museum is to make the nation’s artworks more accessible for thousands of people, primarily school children, who would not otherwise be able to visit their local museum.

The mobile museum will also spotlight and encourage visits to local museums around the country. Over four years from 2027, the new UK mobile museum will take artworks from the nation’s collections into the heart of communities right across the country, focusing on towns and rural areas currently with low engagement with the arts.

With 36-40 weeks of touring annually, the mobile museum will visit 40-45 locations annually. It is expected to reach 100,000 visitors and 520-600 schools in the first committed 4 years of operations.

Ongoing evaluation will track audience reach, engagement levels, and social impact, ensuring ongoing assessment of outcomes against investment.

The mobile museum complements permanent infrastructure by reaching communities in between cultural venues and can be set up in local schools, parks, and high streets. This announcement is in addition to up to £1.5 billion in funding for the cultural sector to protect and restore permanent arts venues across England, announced by the Culture Secretary earlier this year.

The touring routes of the mobile museum will be focused on DCMS Culture Priority places, identifying areas in England where investment has been too low, reaching audiences who might not otherwise engage with museums and galleries.

DCMS has given £800,000 capital investment to build the new Mobile Museum and arts access charity Art Explora has matchfunded the costs of three 12-week tours annually for the next 4 years.

The aim of the mobile museum is to make the nation’s artworks more accessible for thousands of people, primarily school children, who would not otherwise be able to visit their local museum.

The mobile museum will also spotlight and encourage visits to local museums around the country. Over four years from 2027, the new UK mobile museum will take artworks from the nation’s collections into the heart of communities right across the country, focusing on towns and rural areas currently with low engagement with the arts.

With 36-40 weeks of touring annually, the mobile museum will visit 40-45 locations annually. It is expected to reach 100,000 visitors and 520-600 schools in the first committed 4 years of operations.

Ongoing evaluation will track audience reach, engagement levels, and social impact, ensuring ongoing assessment of outcomes against investment.

The mobile museum complements permanent infrastructure by reaching communities in between cultural venues and can be set up in local schools, parks, and high streets. This announcement is in addition to up to £1.5 billion in funding for the cultural sector to protect and restore permanent arts venues across England, announced by the Culture Secretary earlier this year.

The touring routes of the mobile museum will be focused on DCMS Culture Priority places, identifying areas in England where investment has been too low, reaching audiences who might not otherwise engage with museums and galleries.

The Ministry of Defence does not hold records of the number of visitors to Imber Village or how many of these visitors use the Imber bus.

The Ministry of Defence does not hold records of the number of visitors to Imber Village or how many of these visitors use the Imber bus.

Official records of overseas Ministerial travel for 2008-09 and 2009-10 are available on gov.uk.

It would be inappropriate to comment further given that there is a police investigation ongoing. The government remains committed to supporting the police and their investigation.

The Department has not made a specific assessment on the potential merits of introducing a right for families to visit their loved ones in a mortuary. The arrangements that apply in mortuaries undertaking post-mortem examinations are already governed by an established legal and regulatory framework. The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) is responsible for licensing mortuaries in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland which undertake post-mortem examinations, and standards are set by the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the HTA's Codes of Practice.

HTA licensing standards require establishments to have documented policies on the viewing of bodies by family members and others, such as the police. However, HTA-licensed mortuaries in the post-mortem sector are not required to provide viewings for families. Establishments are also required to have controlled access to body storage areas, put in place measures to prevent unauthorised access, and to ensure appropriate oversight of visitors and contractors.

Most post-mortem examinations are conducted under the authority of a coroner, and decisions about access to bodies under the authority of HM Coroner, including by the police, are at the coroner’s discretion.

No. I refer the Hon Member to the 10 Downing Street history page on gov.uk.

The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home education. Parents will be required to attend this meeting prior to their child being removed from the school roll. If a parent does not attend the meeting, their child cannot be removed from the school roll. Further details about how the mandatory meeting process should work in practice will be outlined via affirmative regulations and statutory guidance.

Separate to this, the measures will also require local authorities to make an assessment of the child’s home and other learning environments at the point of registration on the Children Not in School registers and when deciding whether they must issue a preliminary notice or a School Attendance Order. To support this, local authorities will have the power to request a visit to the child in their home. We intend to require local authorities to record their assessments of the home and other learning environments and the outcomes of home visits on the registers. Where a parent refuses such a visit, this would be a relevant factor for the local authority when considering whether to issue a preliminary notice for a school attendance order.

Statutory guidance, which we will be consulting on, will outline the details of how visits should be organised, provide steers to help local authorities sensitively conduct visits, and determine the best way to discuss outcomes from home visits with parents. We will also be developing a training package for local authorities focusing on their new duties.

The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home education. Parents will be required to attend this meeting prior to their child being removed from the school roll. If a parent does not attend the meeting, their child cannot be removed from the school roll. Further details about how the mandatory meeting process should work in practice will be outlined via affirmative regulations and statutory guidance.

Separate to this, the measures will also require local authorities to make an assessment of the child’s home and other learning environments at the point of registration on the Children Not in School registers and when deciding whether they must issue a preliminary notice or a School Attendance Order. To support this, local authorities will have the power to request a visit to the child in their home. We intend to require local authorities to record their assessments of the home and other learning environments and the outcomes of home visits on the registers. Where a parent refuses such a visit, this would be a relevant factor for the local authority when considering whether to issue a preliminary notice for a school attendance order.

Statutory guidance, which we will be consulting on, will outline the details of how visits should be organised, provide steers to help local authorities sensitively conduct visits, and determine the best way to discuss outcomes from home visits with parents. We will also be developing a training package for local authorities focusing on their new duties.

The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home education. Parents will be required to attend this meeting prior to their child being removed from the school roll. If a parent does not attend the meeting, their child cannot be removed from the school roll. Further details about how the mandatory meeting process should work in practice will be outlined via affirmative regulations and statutory guidance.

Separate to this, the measures will also require local authorities to make an assessment of the child’s home and other learning environments at the point of registration on the Children Not in School registers and when deciding whether they must issue a preliminary notice or a School Attendance Order. To support this, local authorities will have the power to request a visit to the child in their home. We intend to require local authorities to record their assessments of the home and other learning environments and the outcomes of home visits on the registers. Where a parent refuses such a visit, this would be a relevant factor for the local authority when considering whether to issue a preliminary notice for a school attendance order.

Statutory guidance, which we will be consulting on, will outline the details of how visits should be organised, provide steers to help local authorities sensitively conduct visits, and determine the best way to discuss outcomes from home visits with parents. We will also be developing a training package for local authorities focusing on their new duties.

The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home education. Parents will be required to attend this meeting prior to their child being removed from the school roll. If a parent does not attend the meeting, their child cannot be removed from the school roll. Further details about how the mandatory meeting process should work in practice will be outlined via affirmative regulations and statutory guidance.

Separate to this, the measures will also require local authorities to make an assessment of the child’s home and other learning environments at the point of registration on the Children Not in School registers and when deciding whether they must issue a preliminary notice or a School Attendance Order. To support this, local authorities will have the power to request a visit to the child in their home. We intend to require local authorities to record their assessments of the home and other learning environments and the outcomes of home visits on the registers. Where a parent refuses such a visit, this would be a relevant factor for the local authority when considering whether to issue a preliminary notice for a school attendance order.

Statutory guidance, which we will be consulting on, will outline the details of how visits should be organised, provide steers to help local authorities sensitively conduct visits, and determine the best way to discuss outcomes from home visits with parents. We will also be developing a training package for local authorities focusing on their new duties.

The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home education. Parents will be required to attend this meeting prior to their child being removed from the school roll. If a parent does not attend the meeting, their child cannot be removed from the school roll. Further details about how the mandatory meeting process should work in practice will be outlined via affirmative regulations and statutory guidance.

Separate to this, the measures will also require local authorities to make an assessment of the child’s home and other learning environments at the point of registration on the Children Not in School registers and when deciding whether they must issue a preliminary notice or a School Attendance Order. To support this, local authorities will have the power to request a visit to the child in their home. We intend to require local authorities to record their assessments of the home and other learning environments and the outcomes of home visits on the registers. Where a parent refuses such a visit, this would be a relevant factor for the local authority when considering whether to issue a preliminary notice for a school attendance order.

Statutory guidance, which we will be consulting on, will outline the details of how visits should be organised, provide steers to help local authorities sensitively conduct visits, and determine the best way to discuss outcomes from home visits with parents. We will also be developing a training package for local authorities focusing on their new duties.

The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home education. Parents will be required to attend this meeting prior to their child being removed from the school roll. If a parent does not attend the meeting, their child cannot be removed from the school roll. Further details about how the mandatory meeting process should work in practice will be outlined via affirmative regulations and statutory guidance.

Separate to this, the measures will also require local authorities to make an assessment of the child’s home and other learning environments at the point of registration on the Children Not in School registers and when deciding whether they must issue a preliminary notice or a School Attendance Order. To support this, local authorities will have the power to request a visit to the child in their home. We intend to require local authorities to record their assessments of the home and other learning environments and the outcomes of home visits on the registers. Where a parent refuses such a visit, this would be a relevant factor for the local authority when considering whether to issue a preliminary notice for a school attendance order.

Statutory guidance, which we will be consulting on, will outline the details of how visits should be organised, provide steers to help local authorities sensitively conduct visits, and determine the best way to discuss outcomes from home visits with parents. We will also be developing a training package for local authorities focusing on their new duties.