Luke Akehurst MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Victim Support Schemes: Rural AreasMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is provided to police and victim support services on supporting victims of rural crime in cases where no suspect is charged.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consistency of crime recording practices between police forces for offences involving (a) livestock, (b) horses, (c) agricultural vehicles and machinery and (d) fly
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she can provide an update to the Rural Crime Strategy, including when she expects it to be published, and what performance indicators will be used to assess progress against its objectives.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that police response times in rural areas are not consistently lower than in urban areas.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to Question 27081, whether her Department has considered whether it should set up a national dataset of average police response times to incident in rural areas.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Machinery: TheftHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of agricultural machinery identification and marking schemes, including CESAR, in reducing theft and increasing recovery rates; and whether she pl
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had since 1 January 2025 with ministers and law enforcement agencies in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) the Republic of Ireland on tackling organised rur
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what central Government funding streams are available in 2026-27 for (a) rural crime prevention, (b) rural crime intelligence activity and (c) support for victims of rural crime; and what criteria are
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish annual statistics on rural crime by offence category, including for each police force area the number of offences recorded, charges brought and convictions secured.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTenancy Agreements: Anti-social BehaviourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with social housing providers on the use of tenancy agreements to address anti-social behaviour involving off-road e-bikes, including through tenancy
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Wardens: Electric BicyclesHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered introducing powers for Neighbourhood Wardens to seize e-bikes used in anti-social behaviour.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the anti-social use of vehicles, including e-bikes. The Crime and Policing Act 2026 strengthened police powers under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 for vehicles being used anti-socially, by removing the re...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChallenger Tanks: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the level of requirement for a successor capability to Challenger 3 beyond its planned out-of-service date.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has assessed that there remains an enduring requirement for the capability provided by a Main Battle Tank. The Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank will provide the British Army’s principal armoured fighting capability through the 2030s, ...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated value is of defence procurement programmes that have received departmental approval but are awaiting contract signature.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold information in the specific format requested. The Department reviews and grants departmental approval at programme level. However, a single approved procurement programmefrequently encompasses multiple underlyin...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expenditure his Department has forecast on replenishment of munitions stocks between 2026-27 and 2029-30.
Answer: In financial years 2026-27 to 2029-30, the Department currently forecasts a total expenditure of approximately £5.72 billion on investment in munitions and weapons stockpiles. This includes investment in General Munitions, Directed Energy Weapons, LMM, AS...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether stockpile holdings for (a) Brimstone, (b) Paveway IV, (c) SPEAR 3, (d) Meteor and (e) ASRAAM munitions are assessed as meeting departmental planning assumptions and needs.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not publish munition stockpile levels, as disclosure of such information could undermine national and operational security. The UK’s weapons stockpile is maintained at levels required by the Armed Forces and is actively ...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the military flying training systems operated by NATO allies for the purpose of identifying opportunities to improve value for money and pilot output within the UK M
Answer: The UK undertakes regular analysis of NATO flying training system opportunities via participation in the NATO Flying Training Europe High Visibility Project, the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training system and the International Flying Training School. Outpu...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost has been incurred by his Department on corrosion inspection and remediation work for the F-35 fleet.
Answer: As with all aircraft types, corrosion inspection and remediation was anticipated and included as part of the whole life cost estimate for the programme. It is conducted across Government and industry facilities. It is therefore not possible to disaggregat...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on deep maintenance and corrosion inspection of the F-35 fleet.
Answer: The UK is following the F-35 Joint Program Office-directed maintenance policy for corrosion inspection. All aircraft types undertake corrosion inspection and maintenance throughout their life. This activity is well under way on the UK F-35 fleet and will ...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: ShipbuildingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the long-term sustainability of UK naval shipbuilding capacity following the completion of programmes funded under the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer: The Government assesses the long-term sustainability, capability and capacity of UK naval shipbuilding through the ongoing work of the National Shipbuilding Office (NSO), as part of the National Armaments Director Group, and the Royal Navy. The Defence In...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordType 26 Frigates and Type 31 FrigatesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to maintain Royal Navy escort numbers pending the entry into service of the planned fleet of Type 26 and Type 31 frigates.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 July 2026 to Question 17101 to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr Obese-Jecty). https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-08/17101
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordType 23 Frigates: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the risk of a reduction in the Royal Navy frigate force resulting from the withdrawal of Type 23 frigates before the entry into service of replacement Type 26 and Type 31 friga
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 July 2026 to Question 17101 to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr Obese-Jecty). https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-08/17101
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProductionMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK missile production capacity in meeting the requirements of a sustained high-intensity conflict; and whether that assessment has been informed by missi
Answer: The UK’s munition stockpile levels and operational planning assumptions are classified; disclosure of such information could undermine national and operational security. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) works with the Military Commands and industry to regula...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSwimmingDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability and affordability of swimming lessons.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of swimming lessons. Swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy as well as being a crucial life skill in terms of water safety, which is why it is a mandatory part of the primary PE Nati...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSwimming and Water: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of recruitment and retention trends among teachers involved in delivering curriculum swimming and water safety lessons in schools.
Answer: The current PE national curriculum requires all primary pupils to be taught to swim competently and confidently over 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.The government accepted th...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: SwimmingDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to improve levels of consistency in how swimming attainment is assessed and reported by schools.
Answer: The current PE national curriculum requires all primary pupils to be taught to swim competently and confidently over 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.The government accepted th...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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