Written questions by MacCleary.

What steps her Department is taking to support the creation of a domestic payments system.

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Whether his Department owns land within the University of Sussex Campus.

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What his planned timetable is for the first flight of the Tempest Combat Air Flying Demonstrator.

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What is the a) cost to date and b) planned final cost of the Tempest Combat Air Flying Demonstrator programme.

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What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Making Tax Digital on those over-70.

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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has access to services provided under Ministry of Defence contracts with Palantir.

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What steps his Department is taking to accelerate the disposal of decommissioned nuclear submarines.

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Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of tasking the Royal Air Force with providing a national aerial firefighting capability in the United Kingdom to combat wildfires.

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If he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recent decision by the French Government to switch from using Microsoft Windows to Linux on government devices.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help clean up contaminated land.

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How many UK-based defence companies have dissolved since 2020.

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Media and Sport, when her department plans to announce the UK Town of Culture.

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How many of those who have completed NHS funded trainee schemes studying taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists remain working in the NHS i) after one year, ii) after two years, iii) after five years, iv) after ten years, v) after fifteen years and, vi) after twenty years.

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What is the total cost per NHS funded trainee studying a taught doctorate programme for Clinical Psychologists over their university career, including Government-funded (a) tuition, (b) travel and (c) accommodation support.

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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps has she taken to ensure the release of Craig and Lindsay Foreman.

Craig and Lindsay Foreman's welfare remains a priority for Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) ministers and officials. The Foreign Secretary raised the case with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on 8 May and we are continuing to support the couple and their family as best we can in the current circumstances, as we also will any other British nationals detained in Iran who request our help. A specialist team from the FCDO is in frequent contact with members of Craig and Lindsay's family, providing regular updates and advice.

What percent of complaints made to a) the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and b) the Armed Forces Commissioner were rejected in 2025.

Detailed information concerning the numbers, nature and timeliness of Service Complaints was published by the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces (SCOAF) in its Annual Reports which were laid before Parliament, and in the supporting Annual Statistical Tables that are available on the SCOAF website: https://www.scoaf.org.uk/annual-statisticals-tables Information on the numbers of complaints received by the SCOAF from LGBTQ+ personnel, and the number of staff hours and cost expended in working on complaints made to the SCOAF is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The office of the Armed Forces Commissioner was established on 1 April 2026, and no verified statistics are currently available.

What is the total cost per NHS funded trainee studying a taught doctorate programme for Clinical Psychologists over their university career.

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What was the total cost for all NHS funded trainees studying taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists in i) 2023, ii) 2024 and iii) 2025.

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What steps is his Department taking to ensure those who have completed NHS funded trainee schemes studying taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists stay working in the NHS.

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What progress he has made on the Type 83 design process; and whether it will be ready by 2038.

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