Written questions by Milne.

Whether the Child Maintenance Service sends template letters to clients stating that a call was attempted in cases where no call was made.

Awaiting answer.

What the Child Maintenance Service's service level agreement is for contacting clients; and how compliance with that agreement is measured.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 117035 on Arms Trade: Israel, how many of the five licences referenced are for IDF training; and what equipment is covered by those licences.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, whether academies and free schools will be classed as public settings for the purpose of the Government's ambition that half of all food served in public settings is either locally sourced or certified to higher environmental standards.

The Government is open to considering all lawful means of achieving its ambition that half of all food purchased across the public sector should be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards. Approximately half the £4.9bn annual spend on public sector food and catering in England is attributable to education settings, which represents a significant opportunity to deliver healthy outcomes for the public, contribute to sustainability goals and support domestic growth. Defra has published a new national procurement policy statement. It sets expectations for Government contracts to favour products certified to high environmental standards that we think high-quality British producers are well-placed to meet. Further, the Government is currently assessing what food the public sector buys and where it comes from. This will help inform our future approach on public sector food procurement, including for state-funded education settings.

Whether as part of the Timms Review his Department intends to make reductions in total PIP expenditure.

We have launched the Timms Review to ensure we have a system that supports disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and greater independence, including through employment.The Review is being co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, carers, clinicians, experts, MPs and other stakeholders, so a wide range of views and voices are heard.The group has established its ways of working, themes for the Review, launched a Call for Evidence, and outlined its varied approach to evidence gathering. It will continue to meet regularly over the course of this year to determine the Review's strategic direction, priorities and its recommendations. I cannot pre-empt the outcome of this work, but the Terms of Reference for the Review stipulate that “the Review will operate within the OBR’s projections for future PIP expenditure”.

If his Department will conduct an investigation into whether Watchkeeper drone components are being exported from the UK to Israel to support drone exports to Romania.

Awaiting answer.

If he will publish guidance used by his Department for the a) construction and b) management of battery energy storages sites.

The Ministry of Defence is progressing its ‘Defence Advanced Battery Strategy’ which sets out the Department’s approach to advanced battery technologies. The Department does not currently publish specific guidance for the construction or management of Battery Energy Storage Systems on its estate. This is a recognised gap, and a planned pilot project will inform future feasibility work and the development of appropriate standards and guidance in due course.

(a) how many people have been assessed at a PIP assessment as having a progressive and life-limiting condition who do not qualify for Special Rules, (b) are in receipt of a fixed-term award, and (c) what is the length of these fixed-term awards.

Awaiting answer.

If his Department will publish figures for how many people are in receipt of a Universal Credit health award and classified as Severe Conditions Criteria.

Plans to publish Severe Conditions Criteria cases for people on Universal Credit health are included in the published UC WCA Release Strategy: Universal Credit WCA statistics: release strategy - GOV.UK

Whether as part of the Timms Review his Department intends to make reductions in total PIP expenditure.

Awaiting answer.

If his Department will conduct an investigation into whether Watchkeeper drone components are being exported from the UK to Israel to support drone exports to Romania.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, whether academies and free schools will be classed as public settings for the purpose of the Government's ambition that half of all food served in public settings is either locally sourced or certified to higher environmental standards.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to Question UIN 117035, how many of the five licences referenced are for IDF training; and what equipment is covered by those licences.

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to question UIN 117033, how many of the 5 ML3 licences referenced are for non-military purposes.

Three were not for military purposes in Israel. One was for commercial use, one for civilian use, and one for re-export to another country. The remaining two licences were for military training purposes, specifically non-lethal ammunition only used in training and not suitable for operational use.

When his Department plans to respond to the letter from the Hon. Member Horsham sent to the Minister for Pensions on 23 November 2025.

I apologise for the delay in responding to my Hon. Friend’s letter. A meeting has been arranged for the 22nd of April.

When he plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Horsham of 6 January 2026.

We apologise for the delay in responding to this letter. As it requires input from multiple government departments, it has not been possible to respond within the usual timeframe. A response is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.

Progress his department has made on testing personalised employment support in the Wakefield Pathfinder pilots; and whether an assessment has been made of the potential impact on user experience.

As part of the first Jobs and Careers Service Pathfinder, launched in Wakefield in April 2025, we have been testing personalised employment support, including through a new Get Britain Working Coaching Academy and changes to claimant commitment appointments. Evaluation is ongoing and will focus on how personalised employment support is delivered both from a user and operational perspective. We are committed to publish evaluation findings in line with Government Social Research processes.

When the Department plans to publish the findings from its employment support pilot schemes; and what assessment has been made of their potential impact on employment outcomes.

The Department for Work and Pensions has adopted a test and learn approach across many of its employment support pilot scheme areas. The Government has committed to publish a report this spring which sets out more detail on how we are delivering the new Jobs and Careers Service. To evaluate the effectiveness of the eight Youth Guarantee Trailblazers and the nine Economic Inactivity Trailblazers, the Department for Work and Pensions commissioned an evaluation starting in January 2026. This is expected to build evidence on the effectiveness of the initiative at improving employment outcomes, reducing economic inactivity, enhancing health and well-being, increasing participation in education and training, and strengthening systems integration. We expect to publish interim findings during the next two years and will develop the value for money assessment once longer-term impacts have developed. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-12-08/hcws1137

How many times the incorporation SIEL, issued on 26 November 2024, for export to Israel by Thales UK has been used; on which dates; and whether that licence has been exhausted.

Since September 2024 this Government has suspended licences for exports for the IDF that might be used in military operations in Gaza and we have continued to refuse relevant new licence applications on the same basis.Not all military licences for Israel have been suspended, as many relate to items for re-export to third countries or are otherwise not assessed as being for use in military operations in Gaza.We can confirm that the licence referenced remains extant. The Department does not hold comprehensive data on exports that have taken place under individual export licences. For goods export data, you should refer to HMRC, who publish UK trade in goods statistics by partner country and product which can be found on www.uktradeinfo.com.

Whether any UK military facilities have been used for the testing and training of the Watchkeeper X drone.

No UK military facilities have been used for the testing and training of Watchkeeper X.