Sir Julian Lewis

69736 • Written Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to representations made by the (a) Amess family, and (b) Father of the House and Rt Hon Member for Rayleigh and Wickford in their contributions to the Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment Debate in the House on 22 July 2025, if she will (i) establish a Public Inquiry into the failure of the Prevent programme in its dealings with the future killer or (ii) extend the terms of reference of the inquiry into the Southport killings, which she announced on 7 April 2025, to cover in addition the (A) murder of Sir David Amess and (B) similarities in the failures adequately to deal with either of the future killers.

69203 • Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury's oral contribution of 1 July 2025, Official Report, column 137, for what reason her Department did not inform (a) Rt hon. and hon. Members and (b) those (i) contractors, (ii) freelance workers and (iii) small company directors who were (A) mis-sold disguised remuneration schemes and (B) subject to the Loan Charge of HMRC's Loan Charge settlement with multinational companies.

69204 • Armed Forces: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the relocation of Armed Forces personnel causing families to lose their place in the waiting list for NHS dental provision in their new location; and what requirements the Armed Forces Covenant makes on this matter.

65691 • Armed Forces: Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason records of Service personnel previously dismissed from the Armed Forces for reasons of sexual orientation were ordered to be destroyed in 2010; how fully that policy of destruction was implemented; and whether such reasons for dismissal would routinely be included in the Record of Service which each veteran would normally have received on leaving the Armed Forces.

65692 • Armed Forces: Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans previously dismissed from the Armed Forces for reasons relating to their sexuality have applied to the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme since December 2024; whether the allocated funds will be adequate to deal with the numbers anticipated; how many of the applicants have already received awards; and what priority is given to applicants on grounds of (a) advanced age and (b) serious infirmity.

64386 • Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 30 June 2025 on Nuclear Test Veteran Records Exercise and the Merlin Database, HCWS748, for what reason the Individual Medical Records of military personnel who participated in the nuclear testing programme are not being examined as part of the search for relevant medical data.

64387 • Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 30 June 2025 on Nuclear Test Veteran Records Exercise and the Merlin Database, HCWS748, if he will publish the findings gathered from the 43,000 files which have already been reviewed, in the context of the (a) age and (b) infirmity of the remaining Nuclear Test Veterans.

63967 • Shipping: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62523 on Shipping: Russia, if she will publish the instructions her Department has issued in respect of the (a) interception and (b) onboard inspection of vessels suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet when in transit through UK waters.

62523 • Shipping: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on the (a) tracking, (b) interception and (c) onboard inspection of vessels suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet when in transit through UK waters.

61479 • Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Trussell document entitled Guarantee our essentials, published in June 2025, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report's estimates of the total amount needed to afford essentials for adults in a household of (a) £120 for a single adult and (b) £205 for a couple.

61480 • Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) increase awareness of, (b) improve screening for and (c) develop research into lobular breast cancer; and what recent discussions his Department has had with NHS England on the (i) prevalence and (ii) detectability of this type of breast cancer.

61481 • Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will designate a Minister in his Department to (a) have responsibility for the field of cell and gene therapies and (b) chair his Department's Advanced Therapies Medicinal Products Coordination Group.

61482 • BBC World Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Executive Order entitled Continuing the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy, published by the President of the United States of America on 14 March 2025, on the Voice of America service, what discussions he has had with the BBC World Service on the future (a) scale and (b) reach of its coverage.

59696 • Reserve Forces: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sites for reserve forces managed by (a) the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations and (b) his Department are (i) unusable and (ii) partly unusable because of (A) boiler breakdowns and (B) leaking roofs.

59697 • Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral statement of 2 June 2025 on Strategic Defence Review, Official Report, column 53, how much and what proportion of the funding for military accommodation will be allocated to the reserve forces estate.

58906 • Mayors: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason future candidates for a directly elected mayoral post are required to pay (a) a deposit of £5,000 and (b) another £5,000 towards a candidates' booklet; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of these payments on participation in mayoral elections.

56141 • Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 2 December 2024 from the Rt hon. Member for New Forest East on research into the accuracy of data produced by the Meteorological Office.

53452 • Cabinet Office: Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans respond to Question 50047 tabled on 6 May 2025 for answer on 12 May 2025.

53453 • Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the (a) removal and (b) retention of police widows pensions when those in receipt of such pensions (i) cohabit and (ii) remarry.

53454 • Employment: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to prevent non-disclosure agreements from being used to conceal serious misconduct against former employees.

EDM 1638 • Companion bus passes for the disabled

That this House applauds the two-thirds of English local authorities which issue, to each disabled person who cannot tra...

EDM 1718 • Road Traffic

That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulatio...

EDM 1142 • Mass deportation of illegal migrants

That this House expresses grave concern at the continued presence of over one million illegal migrants in the United Kin...

EDM 1579 • Loan Charge and settlement terms offered to large companies and individuals

That this House is deeply concerned at the treatment of those facing the Loan Charge; notes that instead of commissionin...

EDM 1629 • Lord Tebbit

That this House notes with sadness the passing of Lord Tebbit; recalls with gratitude his many years of public service; ...

EDM 1638 • Companion bus passes for the disabled

That this House applauds the two-thirds of English local authorities which issue, to each disabled person who cannot tra...

EDM 1473 • Three Dads Walking

That this House applauds the outstanding efforts of the Three Dads Walking as they embark on an eight-day walking challe...

EDM 1448 • Sentencing in Bhim Kohli case

That this House notes the sentences handed to the individuals responsible for the brutal and fatal attack on 80-year-old...

EDM 1481 • Animals

That the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 526), dated 2...

EDM 1400 • Mauritius Treaty (No. 2)

That this House believes the Mauritius Treaty should not pass because completing the decolonisation of Mauritius cannot ...

EDM 1308 • Former secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

That this House notes that Gary Kent, a parliamentary staff member since 1987, was secretary of the All-Party Parliament...

EDM 1366 • Brain tumour diagnosis

That this House recognises the urgent need to improve diagnostic pathways for brain tumours, the largest cancer killer o...

EDM 1347 • Interception of small boats by France

That this House notes that 1,378 migrants attempted to cross the Channel on small boats on 31 May 2025, the highest dail...

EDM 1398 • Mauritius Treaty

That the Agreement, done at London and Port Louis on 22 May 2025, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great ...

EDM 390 • Use of swift bricks

That this House notes with concern the dramatic decline in swift populations across the country; recognises that swift b...

EDM 1000 • Ensuring stability for Ukrainian refugees in the UK

That this House believes that Ukrainian refugees fleeing war must be treated with compassion in the UK; recognises that ...

EDM 1060 • Abduction of Ukrainian children

That this House expresses its anger and revulsion at the abduction of over 30,000 Ukrainian children since the start of ...

EDM 1135 • Sanctioning of UK Parliamentarians by Russia

That this House condemns the Russian Federation’s decision to impose sanctions on Members of the UK Parliament, for stan...

EDM 1254 • Service with the British Commanders’-In-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany, 1946-1990

That this House recognises the courage, service and commitment of the service personnel who served in the British Comman...

EDM 1074 • International Day of the Midwife

That this House recognises the International Day of the Midwife, on 5 May, along with its theme for 2025, ‘Midwives: cri...

EDM 756 • Injury on Duty Award Scheme

That this House acknowledges the inherent risks undertaken by police officers, firefighters, paramedics and other member...