The following private member’s bills introduced in the Commons have received Royal Assent this session:

• Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025

• Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025

• Space Industry (Indemnities) Act 2025

• Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025

The following private member’s bills that started in the Commons are now being considered in the Lords:

• Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Committee stage

• Licensing Hours Extensions Bill - Committee stage

• Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill - Committee stage

• Rare Cancers Bill - Second Reading

• Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill - Committee stage

The list of private member’s bills being considered in the Lords and their stage is available and kept updated in the House of Lords Business Paper document and on the Parliament website.

The following Lords-starting private member’s bills have had second readings this session, those that have begun committee stages are indicated accordingly:

• Support for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill [HL]

• Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL] - Committee stage

• Regulated and Other Activities (Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL] - Committee stage

• Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill [HL]

• Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL] - Committee stage

• Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]

• Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]

• Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]

• Imprisonment for Public Protection (Resentencing) Bill [HL]

• Women, Peace & Security Bill [HL]

• Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL] - Committee stage

• Listed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [HL]

• Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]

• Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]

• Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL]

• Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL] - Committee stage

• Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]

• Universal Credit (Standard Allowance Entitlement of Care Leavers) Bill [HL]

• Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill [HL] - Committee stage

• Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill [HL]

• Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL] - Committee stage

• House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL] - Committee stage

• Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] - Committee stage

• Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL] - Committee stage

The list of private member’s bills being considered in the Lords and their stage is available and kept updated in the House of Lords Business Paper document and on the Parliament website.

The Government does not centrally hold information about how much local authorities and the Government have spent on preparing for the reform of local government.

A full impact assessment has been conducted by the Government as part of the requirements for the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. It was given a green rating by the Regulatory Policy Committee, indicating it is fit for purpose. The IA has considered costs across the Bill’s policies which will reform local government, and it has been determined these will not be disproportionate and the relevant mitigations will be in place where required. The impact assessment has been published online and can be found here.

The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officer leavers in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.

Information on the length of service of leavers is available in table JL6 of the data tables accompanying the publication.

Table 1: Police officer leavers (headcount) by length of service in the year ending 31 March 2025, England and Wales.

Note:

1. Excludes transfers to another force

The retention of all officers, both new recruits and experienced officers remain essential to increasing public confidence in policing. This is why forces should be using strong evidence-based strategies to support retention and progression of existing officers, as well as continuing to recruit new officers using high quality recruitment processes that maintain standards.

The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officer leavers in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.

Information on the length of service of leavers is available in table JL6 of the data tables accompanying the publication.

Table 1 below shows the number of police officer leavers, by length of service, in England and Wales for the year ending 31 March 2024. In the year ending 31 March 2024 there were 9,236 police officers leaving the police forces in England and Wales. 16.2% of all leavers had less than 1 years service, while 12.3% of all leavers had more than 30 years service.

Table 1: Police officer leavers (headcount) by length of service in the year ending 31 March 2024, England and Wales.

Note:

1. Excludes transfers

Data on police officer leavers for the year ending 31 March 2025 will be published on 23 July 2025.

Retention is a key focus for the Home Office and the NPCC and forces should be using evidence-based strategies to manage the retention and progression of existing officers, as well as continuing to recruit new officers.

Elections are run by independent Returning Officers, who are responsible for publishing election results.

My Department does not have a formal role in collating and publishing information on the results of Mayoral elections.

The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of police officers, by frontline type, in the 'Police Workforce, England and Wales' statistical bulletin. The latest data, covering the situation as at 31 March 2024, is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.

However, information on an officer's probation status is not centrally collected by the Home Office.

There are a number of organisations designated as terrorist organisations by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) under United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1267, ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions. A list of these is publicly available at the UK Sanctions List.

UN Sanctions List: scsanctions.un.org/pnz54en-all.html

UK Sanctions List: docs.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.html

The list of proscribed organisations is publicly available on the GOV.uk website and was last updated in April 2024. 81 terrorist organisations are currently proscribed in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000, with an additional 14 Northern Ireland related terrorist organisations proscribed under preceding legislation.

The information requested is available at this link: Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations - GOV.UK

Following the Chancellor’s announcement in July 2024, the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) programme has been brought to a close. Three RYR-originated projects were already in the delivery phase, which we are continuing funding for: Northumberland Line, Thorpe Park Station, White Rose Station. This is in addition to the three projects already delivered under this programme: Dartmoor Line, Thanet Parkway Station, Marsh Barton Station.

All other RYR projects were not yet in delivery and are in scope of the Chancellor’s announcement. The Spending Review, announced by the Chancellor at Budget, will consider the funding available for rail enhancements and schemes will be considered as part of that process.

The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the size and composition of the police workforce in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.

Information on the length of service of police officers in post and the length of service of police officer leavers, can be found in Tables JL5 and JL6 respectively of the data tables accompanying the statistical release.

Table 1, below, shows the length of service of police officers in post, as at 31 March 2024.

Table 1: Length of service of police officers in post, headcount basis, as at 31 March 2024, England and Wales (excluding British Transport Police)

The Home Office does not publish more granular breakdowns of length of service.

Additional information on the number of new recruits to the police service each year, as well as information on leavers and the length of service of those leavers, is also available in the statistical publication linked above.

This data is not held centrally. However, the supporting Impact Assessment to the Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 estimated that around 2.3 million British citizens living overseas were enfranchised by the changes to the franchise under the Elections Act 2022. The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk).

This data is not held centrally. However, the supporting Impact Assessment to the Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 estimated that around 2.3 million British citizens living overseas were enfranchised by the changes to the franchise under the Elections Act 2022. The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk).

Following the Chancellor’s announcement in July 2024, the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) programme is being brought to a close. RYR-originated projects already in delivery will continue to be delivered but projects not yet in delivery are subject to the Department’s capital spending portfolio review. The Transport Secretary announced this review of the previous government's transport plans to ensure that our transport infrastructure portfolio drives economic growth and delivers value for money for taxpayers. Beyond the RYR programme, we believe it is for local transport authorities to consider whether particular transport projects are the best way to meet local needs and, if so, whether they wish to give them high priority from local budgets in the first instance.

My Lords, the Government are thoroughly reviewing the position they have inherited before setting out more detailed plans in due course. This includes our position on HS2 phase 2 safeguarding and on the land that was previously acquired for HS2’s cancelled phases. Any land acquired for phase 2 that is no longer required will be sold in line with Treasury rules through a disposal programme.

This Government recognises problems facing overseas voters at elections. The Electoral Commission will publish a report on the administration of the General Election held on 4 July later this year, which will cover postal voting at the poll, and the Government will give careful consideration to any findings or recommendations made in the report in relation to the current arrangements for postal voting.

My Lords, £36 billion of funding redirected from HS2 will see improvements to transport throughout the country. Every penny of the £19.8 billion committed to the northern leg of HS2 will be reinvested in the north, every penny of the £9.6 billion committed to the Midlands leg will be reinvested in the Midlands, and the £6.5 billion saved through our rescoped approach at Euston will be spread across every other region of the country.

As specified in the Public Appointment Order in Council, 15 November 2023, 2023-2-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf (independent.gov.uk), the Secretary of State for Defence is responsible for public appointments to the following public bodies and offices:

Armed Forces Pay Review Body

Defence Nuclear Safety Expert Committee

Departmental Board for the Ministry of Defence (non-executive members)

Independent Medical Expert Group

Independent Monitoring Board for the Military Corrective Training Centre

Nuclear Research Advisory Council

Oil and Pipelines Agency

Royal Air Force Museum

Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons

Service Complaints Ombudsman

Service Police Complaints Commissioner

Single Source Regulations Office

Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees

There have been five such cases since 2010, including the motion on 29 January 2024 relating to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. The other four bills, along with the dates they were debated on second reading, were the Health and Social Care Bill (11-12 October 2011); the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (3-4 June 2013); the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill (4 November 2014); and the Illegal Migration Bill (10 May 2023).

Public appointments made by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education are published on the Public Appointment Order in Council; please see the attached document. The appointments are publicly announced on GOV.UK and can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-non-executive-appointments. The order includes those roles where official sign off by the King and/or the Prime Minister is required.