Deposited papers

Letter dated 01/07/2026 from Baroness Smith of Basildon to Lord Barber of Chittlehampton regarding a question on the tax policy of the Government of Israel in relation to the Palestinian Authority, raised following a statement on the G7 Summit. 1p.

I. The National Employment Savings Trust Corporation (NEST) framework document effective from March 2026. Incl. annexes. 34p. II. Letter dated 30/06/2026 from Torsten Bell MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.

Letter dated 30/06/2026 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Bishop of Manchester regarding issues raised during the oral statement on the government’s progress to reform children’s social care and the publication of the Enduring Relationships Strategy. 2p.

Letter dated 30/06/2026 from Lord Stockwood of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes to Baroness Neville-Rolfe and Baroness Kramer regarding questions raised during the Committee stage (first day) of the Financial Services and Markets Bill: shared liability for Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud across the wider ecosystem, greater transparency on APP fraud performance, discussions with technology platforms about fraud originating on their services and what more technology firms should be required to do, stronger incentives to online platforms to prevent fraud, plans to introduce legislation. 4p.

Letter dated 30/06/2026 from Shabana Mahmood MP to Tim Jacques, Independent Prevent Commissioner, regarding response to Lord Anderson's 'Lessons for Prevent' report - including responses to individual recommendations. 9p.

I. Safeguarding Directions for development affecting the route and associated works for the East West Railway Project [commencement date 30 Jun 2026]. 3p. II. Letter dated 30/06/2026 from Heidi Alexander MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.

Letter dated 30/06/2026 from Sir Martyn Oliver, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Ofsted to Tessa Munt MP in response to Written Parliamentary Questions regarding how many children's homes are awaiting registration with Ofsted in England, Somerset and North Somerset and the Wells and Mendip Hills constituency and how many children are assigned to children's homes awaiting registration with Ofsted in those areas. 2p.

Letter dated 29/06/2026 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Moylan and Earl Russell regarding questions raised during the debate on the Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026: Clean Air Zone operating surpluses and how the fee increase may impact on local transport investment plans, local authorities running deficits from Clean Air Zone operations, fees being set higher than they might have been, modelling cost recovery on a declining transaction base, publishing annual data on cost recovery. 3p.

Letter dated 29/06/2026 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lords regarding matters raised during the debate on the Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026: the 10% threshold, hand-back slots, potential reductions in airport footfall and associated income, the cancellation of flights, the inclusion of the winter 2026 season, the expiration of other retained EU law. 3p.

Letter dated 29/06/2026 from Lord Stockwood of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes to Baroness Neville-Rolfe and Baroness Kramer regarding questions raised during the Committee stage (second day) of the Financial Services and Markets Bill: accountability of the financial services regulators, publication of long-term strategies, he capacity for Parliament to make recommendations to the regulators, rules which might be seen to be inconsistent with the regulatory principles, non inclusion of a requirement for the regulators to consult on their long-term strategies. 5p.

Letter dated 26/06/2026 from Lord Coaker and Baroness Chapman to Peers regarding issues raised in the King's speech debate on foreign and defence policy. 15p.

Letter dated 25/06/2026 from Karin Smyth MP to Roger Gale MP, Rupa Huq MP, Emma Lewell MP, and Jeremy Wright MP, Health Bill committee chairs regarding clarification of the purpose and function of clause 8 (integrated care boards). 2p.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) action plan: How DWP will learn lessons following the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) investigation into communications around women’s State Pension age. 24p.

Letter dated 24/06/2026 from Lord Leong to Peers who spoke in the second reading of the Commercial Payments Bill regarding questions raised during the debate: maximum payment terms, payment disputes, small business commissioner resourcing, AI and data analytics, environment, social and governance (ESG), definition of business size, information provided to the commissioner, interaction with the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), regulations allowing further disputes to be excluded, analysis of late payments' impact through an equalities perspective, and retentions under construction contracts, 7p.

Letter dated 24/06/2026 from Lord Leong to Peers who spoke in the second reading of the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: questions raised during the debate: costs, failure of Scunthorpe, public interest, liabilities of British Steel, Trade, tariffs, and international considerations, Banking Act 2009 as precedent, and negotiations with Jingye. 5p.

Letter dated 24/06/2026 from Luke Pollard MP to Richard Holden MP regarding the estimated yearly cost to the Royal Air Force (RAF) of using Sustainable Aviation Fuel(SAF), further to an answer to a parliamentary question. 3p.

Letter dated 23/06/2026 from Lord Leong to Baroness Berger regarding a correction to a statement made about the Defending Democracy Taskforce during the Oral Question on Misinformation: Social Market Foundation Report. 1p.

Watch this space: a new strategic direction for UK media. Incl. annex. 98p.

Letter dated 22/06/2026 from Lord Stockwood of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes to Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach regarding access to finance for SMEs, as discussed during the Second Reading of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. 2p.

I. Letter dated 22/06/2026 from Lord Stockwood of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes to Baroness Morgan of Cotes regarding the actions the government and the regulators are taking to tackle economic abuse, as discussed during the Second Reading of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. 2p.