Information on the number of pupils with special educational needs support and the number with education, health and care (EHC) plans is published in the statistical release here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england/2025-26.

Information on individual schools, including administrative district and ward is available in the supporting files.

Information on the number of EHC plans maintained by local authorities is published here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans/2026.

This publication covers all EHC plans for children and young people aged 0 to 25. It includes those in early years, further education, and who are educated other than in school. Information from this publication is not available for levels below local authority.

The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on productivity targets for individual factories producing military equipment. The Department continues to work closely with industry partners to monitor programme performance, ensuring that equipment is delivered to our Armed Forces in accordance with contractual commitments.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is offered routinely to all adolescents in school Year 8, and catch-up vaccination is available up to and including 25 years of age for females and for males born on or after 1 September 2006 who missed vaccination through the school-aged programme. HPV vaccination is also recommended for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men up to and including 45 years of age.

The Department keeps all vaccination programmes under review, taking into account the latest scientific evidence and the advice of the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Any future changes to eligibility would be informed by the latest evidence and advice from the JCVI.

As part of the Government's 10-Year Health Plan, the Department is developing plans to expand access to HPV catch-up vaccination through community pharmacies for young people who missed vaccination at school, supporting the ambition to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040.

We keep the effectiveness of the UK Central Authority under regular review and continually seek to improve its systems and processes including considering publishable data. I can assure you that we are committed to effectively providing mutual legal assistance objectively and impartially across the world in accordance with international commitments.

The UKCA is one of the busiest central authorities in the world, responding to requests that often involve complex legal processes across different jurisdictions. Requests concerning the most serious offences are treated as a high priority.

Response times depend on the timely cooperation of multiple law enforcement authorities. Where delays arise, we remain committed to progressing requests as quickly and effectively as possible.

The UKCA aims to acknowledge receipt of a new MLA request quickly and to respond to requests promptly. Requests concerning the most serious offences are treated as a high priority to ensure justice is done and that the UK maintains its reputation as a high-quality criminal justice partner.

We keep the effectiveness of the UK Central Authority under regular review and continually seek to improve its systems and processes.

We are committed to providing mutual legal assistance objectively and impartially across the world in accordance with international commitments.

In 2025 the UK Central Authority (UKCA) received 8,309 requests for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) from other countries.

Please note that these figures are taken from a live operational system and are subject to change as records in that system are updated as cases progress.

Publishable data on the average time to respond to MLA requests is not currently held by the Home Office.

The UKCA aims to acknowledge receipt of a new MLA request within a few days of receipt, and aims to respond to requests promptly. Requests concerning the most serious offences are treated as a high priority to ensure justice is done and that the UK maintains its reputation as a high-quality criminal justice partner.

It is incredibly worrying that 25% of 11 to 15 year olds have tried vaping. That is why we are committed to bringing about definitive and positive change to stop future generations from becoming hooked on nicotine. Evidence shows us that vapes appeal to children for many reasons, including packaging, product appearance, flavours, and vapes being easy to access.

The Tobacco and Vapes Act bans the advertising and sponsorship of all vapes and nicotine products, and the Government intends this to come into force from 1 June 2027, mirroring the impactful current restrictions on tobacco. The act also includes a range of new regulation-making powers for the Government. This includes powers that will enable us to introduce new restrictions on the packaging, product appearance, and display of vapes in shops.

We are consulting on introducing restrictions on tobacco, vaping, and nicotine product packaging, flavour descriptors, vape appearance, and changing where and how vapes are displayed in shops. We will listen very carefully to the views and evidence put forward by stakeholders.

There is already a legal duty for employers to fully assess the risks to workers from extreme heat, and additionally to ensure a reasonable temperature for indoor workplaces.

The Government is committed to ensuring workplaces are safe in the modern world and in ‘Next Steps to Make Work Pay’, we committed to look at how to modernise health and safety guidance for extreme temperatures.

As part of this, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is progressing a wider review of the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 to ensure it is fit for purpose for a modern workplace.

The Nursery Milk Scheme is a statutory scheme which allows early years childcare settings to reclaim the cost of providing one-third of a pint of milk per day to children under the age of five years old who attend a setting for two or more hours per day. Schools can claim reimbursement from the scheme in respect of their pupils aged under five years old.

The School Food Standards provide that milk must be available in schools for those who want it at least once a day during school hours. Separate legislation allows pupils who are eligible for free school meals to continue to receive free milk at school after the age of five years old. The Government is expanding eligibility of free school meals meaning that more children are able to access milk as part of their free meals.

This Government is committed to reducing physical and intangible barriers to accessing nature and ensuring everyone lives within a 15-minute walk of a green or blue space.

As set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), progress towards meeting these commitments is being made through work happening across government to both increase available natural space and make it more accessible. For example, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government's National Planning Policy Framework reform and Natural England’s Green Infrastructure Framework.

Actions being delivered by Defra include: the launch of the Wainwright Coast to Coast route and the King Charles III England Coast Path, creating nine new National River Walks, establishing three new National Forests, and publishing an Access to Nature Green Paper to explore further opportunities to enhance and expand access to green and blue spaces. Defra is also strengthening legislation to give National Parks and National Landscapes a clear mandate to widen the public’s access to nature by the end of this Parliament and publishing further details on supporting access to woodlands in a new Trees Action Plan.

Progress on delivery of the EIP will be set out in due course.

The Court of Protection does not record how many mental capacity assessments are ordered by the court or how many assessments find that a person lacks capacity.

The Court of Protection publishes statistics on applications and orders made under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. These statistics are available in the Family Court Statistics Quarterly: January to March 2026 - GOV.UK. Orders published within these statistics cover a range of case types and are not limited to cases where a finding of lack of capacity has been made.

On 28 May, the department published Evaluation evidence from policies targeted at claimants aged 50 plus - GOV.UK, which evaluated the effectiveness of Additional Work Coach Time for customers aged 50 and over, 50PLUS Champions and the digital Midlife MOT. We have also previously published research on the Midlife MOT: Jobcentre Plus Midlife MOT qualitative research - GOV.UK, which provides detail on its effectiveness.

Going forward, as part of our plans to Get Britain Working and create a Jobs and Careers Service, we are reforming employment support to make it more inclusive and better tailored to individuals. This includes strengthening the support we offer to people aged 50 and over to help them move back into good, meaningful work and progress in work. We will consider the evaluation findings as part of this.

The UK Government is committed to protecting 30% of land and sea in the UK by 2030 (30by30). We are developing a 30by30 Delivery Plan for land and inland water areas, which will set out how we will lead, support, and inspire action across England to deliver this vision. We will publish the 30by30 Delivery Plan in due course.

Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have the duty to shape their care market and to commission a range of high-quality, sustainable, and person-centred care and support services to meet the diverse needs of all local people. This includes encouraging a wide range of service provision to ensure that people, including those with sight loss, have a choice of appropriate services and equipment that maximises independence.

Although the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is not currently required to assess vision rehabilitation services as regulated activities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, sensory services, including vision rehabilitation, do form part of the CQC’s overall assessment of local authorities’ delivery of adult social care.

CQC assessments identify local authorities’ strengths and areas for development, in their delivery of their duties under part 1 of the Care Act. This facilitates the sharing of good practice and helps us to target support where it is most needed. It may be helpful to know that the CQC will report on sensory services when there is something important to highlight, for example, something being done well, innovative practice, or an area for improvement.

In relation to service charges I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026.

With regard to council tax, when a property has been left empty following the death of its owner or occupant, it is exempt from council tax for as long as it remains unoccupied and until probate is granted. Following a grant of probate (or the signing of letters of administration), a further six months exemption is possible, so long as the property remains unoccupied and has not been sold or transferred to someone else. Once the exemption period has ended, normal rules on empty properties apply. The government has no plans to change this exemption.

Our Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, published in December 2025, sets out how we will prevent abuse, pursue perpetrators, and support victims. We are introducing a domestic abuse identifier at sentencing in criminal cases, rolling out Domestic Abuse Protection Orders and expanding Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts.

The safety and wellbeing of everyone participating in sport is absolutely paramount. The day-to-day management and operational safety of all outdoor sports facilities, including 5-a-side and 7-a-side football pitches, remains the legal responsibility of individual activity providers and facility operators.

To support the sector directly, our arm’s length body Sport England provides free digital toolkits and resources via Buddle, its flagship support platform for community sport. This includes tailored guidance on safety and welfare, equipping grassroots organisers and facility managers with the tools necessary to manage risks effectively during extreme heat events.