The jury summoning process has for decades relied on electoral registration data, provided to us by local authorities. This information is received on an annual basis, which means there can be (and are) instances where a death has occurred but has not yet been reflected in the data relied on for jury summoning. We recognise the distress this can cause to bereaved families and are exploring how this issue can be further addressed.

While there are currently no immediate or specific plans to use the Tell Us Once service for jury summoning purposes, we are considering a range of opportunities to improve the quality and timeliness of data used in the jury summoning process, including to reduce the likelihood of summonses being issued to deceased individuals.

The Government is committed to investing in replacing outdated scanners. The 2025 Spending Review confirmed over £6 billion of additional capital investment over five years across new diagnostic, elective, and urgent care capacity. This funding will deliver new community diagnostic centres to increase system capacity in diagnostic services, new scanners in acute hospital settings, as well as replacement of the oldest computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners.

Aged scanner replacement is one of the areas the Government is investing in over the next four years. Many National Health Service trusts have submitted schemes to NHS England for consideration to replace CT, MRI, and non-obstetric ultrasound scanners as well as other types of diagnostic equipment. NHS England’s criteria for approval considers the age of the current scanners, the impact on diagnostics, Referral to Treatment, and cancer performance, benefits of replacement, including productivity gain, and value for money.

The Government is also supporting investment in artificial intelligence acceleration software for MRI machines which speeds up scanner acquisition time without degradation of image quality.

The Government takes fraud against the National Health Service very seriously and uses a range of measures to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud.

We have a comprehensive Counter Fraud Strategy in place, supported by a coordinated, system-wide approach across primary care, including in general practice, to identify and mitigate fraud risks. This includes the use of Fraud Risk Assessments and Initial Fraud Impact Assessments to understand and manage risks across contracted services.

A network of Local Counter Fraud Specialists operates across England, providing a comprehensive counter-fraud service to NHS organisations.

In addition, the NHS Counter Fraud Authority is a dedicated special health authority tasked with leading the fight against fraud, bribery, and corruption in the NHS in England. Where allegations of fraud are received, appropriate action is taken, including criminal investigation where appropriate.

To improve affordability for disadvantaged students, we will future proof our maintenance loan offer by increasing maintenance loans in line with forecast inflation every academic year. Maintenance loans will increase by 2.71% in the 2026/27 academic year, in line with forecast inflation, following a 3.1% increase in 2025/26. Additionally, care leavers, some the most vulnerable in our society, will also be automatically eligible for the maximum maintenance loan.

We are reintroducing maintenance grants from the 2028/29 academic year. These grants will support students from low-income households studying full-time courses aligned with the government’s missions and Industrial Strategy, funded by a levy on providers for international students.

The government remains committed to providing additional grant support for students with adult and child dependants and those with disabilities. Full-time students with adult or child dependants can apply for fully means-tested dependants’ grants and students with disabilities can apply for non-means tested disabled students’ allowance.

We have reset our relations with the EU and will continue engagement at EU level and bilaterally to build relationships that benefit Britain. While we have agreed with the EU the second Summit will not go ahead on 22 July as originally planned, we remain fully committed to this process, to deepening our economic ties with the EU, and to holding the next summit at the earliest opportunity.

We continue to work closely with partners across Europe to reduce barriers to trade and secure major export wins, like Sweden’s recent decision to select Rolls-Royce as its partner to deliver small modular reactors.

Government committed at Spending Review to continued employment support for the Long Term Unemployed. DWP have already announced a future employment service for out of work Universal Credit claimants in four eligible groups – long-term unemployed people, young people, lone parents and lead carers, and disadvantaged groups. The estimated go-live date will be in February 2028. Further detail can be found in the pipeline notice, published 2^nd April 2026: Future Employment Support - Find a Tender and market engagement notice, published 28^th April 2026: Future Employment Support - Find a Tender.

Details of any extension to the Restart Scheme contracts will be published on Contracts Finder Restart Scheme - Contracts Finder in the normal way.

National Health Services are free at the point of use for those ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, except for certain charges, such as NHS prescriptions in England and dental charges across the UK.

Many schemes are available to help reduce barriers for adults on lower incomes attempting to access NHS care. This includes charges exemptions for specific groups, support through the NHS Low Income Scheme, and prescription prepayment certificates to cap costs. Patients on a low income may also be able to get help with other necessary health-related costs, for example through the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme, subject to eligibility.

Since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Government has been working with airlines, airports, fuel suppliers and international partners to monitor supplies and keep flights operating. UK airlines are clear that they are not currently seeing a shortage of jet fuel. It is typically bought in advance, with airports and their suppliers keeping stocks of bunkered fuel to support their resilience. As part of our contingency planning, we have also been engaging with refineries to understand how they are increasing their supply of jet fuel.

I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June.

By the end of April 2026, around 1.1 million individuals had started on the Restart Scheme. 280,000 participants have subsequently achieved a job outcome. This is against a (minimum) contractual expectation of 240,000 job outcomes. The current number of job outcomes therefore represents 118% of the minimum performance level.

The 2024 Qualitative Evaluation has indicated that the Restart Scheme has supported participants to achieve positive employment outcomes. This includes not only sustained employment, but also a range of wider benefits such as improved wellbeing, the attainment of qualifications, increased proximity to the labour market, and enhanced job-searching skills. Findings from a longitudinal cohort study suggest that participation in the scheme is associated with improved employment outcomes. Specifically, 35% of Restart Scheme participants were in work compared with 26% of a comparable group of non-participants.

A quantitative impact assessment of the Restart Scheme is underway and is due for publication later this year.

The Restart Scheme is designed to provide tailored and intensive support to help people move closer to, and into, sustained employment.

The value delivered by providers is not limited to matching participants with a specific vacancy. Providers work with individuals to address barriers to work and improve their employability through activities such as careers advice, CV development, interview preparation, skills training and confidence building.

The scheme is underpinned by a robust performance framework and Customer Service Standards (CSSs), which providers are contractually required to meet. These standards ensure that participants receive the high-quality, personalised support required by DWP.

The outcome payments have been calibrated at a scheme level to account for the fact that in some cases outcomes will occur partially or fully because of factors other than the support delivered by the provider, like support provided by Jobcentre Plus or independent job search by the participant.

We expect to publish the first phase of the evaluation of the Get Britain Working Trailblazer programme in due course, which involved developing Theory of Change models and system maps to describe how Trailblazer areas intend to address the aims of the programme.

The Department commissioned a full evaluation of the Get Britain Working Trailblazer programme in January 2026. This will use a range of quantitative and qualitative methods to assess the effectiveness of the programme and is expected to be published in due course.

Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions, such as migraines, to thrive in the workforce.

This Government is committed to working collaboratively to support people who are managing health conditions. DWP and DHSC’s Joint Work and Health Directorate was set up to co-ordinate Government activity which helps those managing health conditions and disabled people to get into and thrive in work.

There are a range of initiatives that provide support. The Disability Confident Scheme encourages employers to create disability inclusive workplaces and to support disabled people to get work and get on in work. The scheme provides resources such as the Disability Confident Manager’s Guide, which includes guidance on flexible working and workplace adjustments.

WorkWell offers integrated work and health support for people with health-related barriers to work and is being expanded across England, backed by up to £259m, over the next three years. Participants receive person-centred, early support based on their health-related barriers to employment, and a tailored support plan that can include employer liaison and advice on workplace adjustments.

In November 2025, Sir Charlie Mayfield published the Keep Britain Working Review, setting out recommendations to reshape how Government works with employers to improve work and health outcomes through creating healthier, more inclusive workplaces. We are now working with volunteer employers, providers and regions through a Vanguard Phase to test and refine approaches to help disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions, including those affected by migraine, receive the support they need to remain and thrive in employment. These include developing effective stay in work and return to work practices, strengthening prevention, and building the evidence needed to spread good practice.

The 10 Year Health Plan, published in July 2025, builds on existing work to better integrate health with employment support and incentivise greater cross-system collaboration, recognising good work is good for health. The Plan outlines how the neighbourhood health service will join up support from across the work, health and skills systems to help address the multiple complex challenges that often stop people finding and staying in work and deliver holistic care that leads to better employment outcomes for all.

We are fully committed to ensuring adequate support in the social security system for those who – through ill health or disability – are unable to work.

Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions, such as migraines, to thrive in the workforce.

This Government is committed to working collaboratively to support people who are managing health conditions. DWP and DHSC’s Joint Work and Health Directorate was set up to co-ordinate Government activity which helps those managing health conditions and disabled people to get into and thrive in work.

There are a range of initiatives that provide support. The Disability Confident Scheme encourages employers to create disability inclusive workplaces and to support disabled people to get work and get on in work. The scheme provides resources such as the Disability Confident Manager’s Guide, which includes guidance on flexible working and workplace adjustments.

WorkWell offers integrated work and health support for people with health-related barriers to work and is being expanded across England, backed by up to £259m, over the next three years. Participants receive person-centred, early support based on their health-related barriers to employment, and a tailored support plan that can include employer liaison and advice on workplace adjustments.

In November 2025, Sir Charlie Mayfield published the Keep Britain Working Review, setting out recommendations to reshape how Government works with employers to improve work and health outcomes through creating healthier, more inclusive workplaces. We are now working with volunteer employers, providers and regions through a Vanguard Phase to test and refine approaches to help disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions, including those affected by migraine, receive the support they need to remain and thrive in employment. These include developing effective stay in work and return to work practices, strengthening prevention, and building the evidence needed to spread good practice.

The 10 Year Health Plan, published in July 2025, builds on existing work to better integrate health with employment support and incentivise greater cross-system collaboration, recognising good work is good for health. The Plan outlines how the neighbourhood health service will join up support from across the work, health and skills systems to help address the multiple complex challenges that often stop people finding and staying in work and deliver holistic care that leads to better employment outcomes for all.

We are fully committed to ensuring adequate support in the social security system for those who – through ill health or disability – are unable to work.

The Treasury published the Green Book supplementary guidance on wellbeing, which helps officials to assess how their policies and projects affect the wellbeing of citizens, in 2021. In February, this Government published an update to the Green Book that reaffirms the importance of considering wellbeing. Most importantly, my new Green Book will support fairer and more balanced decisions on investment in every part of the country, including outside London and the south-east, across urban, rural and coastal communities, so that projects have a better chance of securing Government funding.

The government tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them.

On 28 September 2025, the government published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report. Both can be found on gov.uk here.

Between 23 March and 19 May 2026, the government consulted on the proposed New Towns Programme and its environmental implications. That consultation can be found on gov.uk here.

We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.