Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 18 September (HL3098), whether any department or agency of His Majesty's Government has any contracts with Arconic for (1) the supply of materials, or (2) the provision of services; and, if so, for what materials or services.

Answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the noble Lord to my previous answer to his question about Arconic on 18 September 2026 HL3098.

MHCLG does not have any direct contracts with Arconic for the supply of cladding panels, materials or services.

Concerning the cross-government position, MHCLG do not hold this data. It is the responsibility of Contracting Authorities to publish their supplier data on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, so they are publicly available. We have checked these two data sets for references to "Arconic" and none have been found.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 18 September (HL3098), whether they have any contracts with Arconic for the supply of cladding panels.

Answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the noble Lord to my previous answer to his question about Arconic on 18 September 2026 HL3098.

MHCLG does not have any direct contracts with Arconic for the supply of cladding panels, materials or services.

Concerning the cross-government position, MHCLG do not hold this data. It is the responsibility of Contracting Authorities to publish their supplier data on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, so they are publicly available. We have checked these two data sets for references to "Arconic" and none have been found.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 18 September (HL3098), whether they have any contracts with Arconic for (1) the supply of any materials, or (2) the provision of any services; and, if so, for what materials or services.

Answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the noble Lord to my previous answer to his question about Arconic on 18 September 2026 HL3098.

MHCLG does not have any direct contracts with Arconic for the supply of cladding panels, materials or services.

Concerning the cross-government position, MHCLG do not hold this data. It is the responsibility of Contracting Authorities to publish their supplier data on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, so they are publicly available. We have checked these two data sets for references to "Arconic" and none have been found.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 18 September (HL3098), whether any department or agency of His Majesty's Government has any contracts with Arconic for the supply of cladding panels.

Answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the noble Lord to my previous answer to his question about Arconic on 18 September 2026 HL3098.

MHCLG does not have any direct contracts with Arconic for the supply of cladding panels, materials or services.

Concerning the cross-government position, MHCLG do not hold this data. It is the responsibility of Contracting Authorities to publish their supplier data on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, so they are publicly available. We have checked these two data sets for references to "Arconic" and none have been found.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of representations from nuclear test veterans involved in intelligence gathering of foreign nations' atmospheric nuclear tests, what progress they have made in extending the eligibility criteria for the Nuclear Test Medal to include those from 543 Squadron and 27 Squadron who recovered, washed, decontaminated, and maintained aircraft involved in nuclear cloud sampling operations between 1966 and 1980.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Nuclear Test Medal (NTM) eligibility has been broadened to include UK personnel who deployed in support of United States atmospheric nuclear tests, and UK personnel who were deployed from the UK in support of operations to monitor atmospheric nuclear tests conducted by France and China up to 1974 and 1980 respectively.

Ministry of Defence officials will continue to keep the eligibility criteria under review to ensure that they are as comprehensive and inclusive as they can be given the current boundaries. There are no current plans to expand the criteria to include personnel who did not deploy from the UK in support of either UK or other nations atmospheric testing.

Any formal proposal for the expansion of the NTM eligibility criteria would need to be endorsed by the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (HD Committee) and approved by His Majesty The King.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what communication, if any, they had with the parents of Andrew Bagshaw following his death in January 2023, and ahead of the autopsy report.

Answered by Lord Wood of Anfield - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 14 May 2025 in response to Question HL6994. Which for ease has been reproduced below:

The Office of the Prosecutor General in Ukraine has already recorded over 160,000 allegations of war crimes committed since Russia's barbaric invasion in February 2022. The majority of these will be investigated by Ukraine and where appropriate tried in Ukrainian courts. The UK has provided over £11.3 million in funding to support Ukraine's domestic accountability efforts to ensure allegations of war crimes can be fully and fairly investigated, by independent, effective, and robust legal mechanisms. Investigations into the deaths of Andrew Bagshaw and Chris Parry are a matter for the Ukrainian authorities, and we would respond to any requests for UK support through the usual judicial co-operation channels. It would not be appropriate to comment on any such requests or cooperation. FCDO officials have been in contact with both men’s families, but for GDPR reasons it wouldn’t be appropriate to provide a running commentary on this.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the autopsy reports regarding the deaths of Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Parry in Ukraine in January 2023; and what steps they are taking to further investigate their deaths.

Answered by Lord Wood of Anfield - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 14 May 2025 in response to Question HL6994. Which for ease has been reproduced below:

The Office of the Prosecutor General in Ukraine has already recorded over 160,000 allegations of war crimes committed since Russia's barbaric invasion in February 2022. The majority of these will be investigated by Ukraine and where appropriate tried in Ukrainian courts. The UK has provided over £11.3 million in funding to support Ukraine's domestic accountability efforts to ensure allegations of war crimes can be fully and fairly investigated, by independent, effective, and robust legal mechanisms. Investigations into the deaths of Andrew Bagshaw and Chris Parry are a matter for the Ukrainian authorities, and we would respond to any requests for UK support through the usual judicial co-operation channels. It would not be appropriate to comment on any such requests or cooperation. FCDO officials have been in contact with both men’s families, but for GDPR reasons it wouldn’t be appropriate to provide a running commentary on this.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wood of Anfield on 2 October (HL3675), whether it is customary for them to confer with the relatives of a victim of war regarding the circumstances of the death in advance of an autopsy.

Answered by Lord Wood of Anfield - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

UK consular officials routinely share information related to a British nationals' death overseas with their next of kin. The consular service has no direct role in post mortem processes. A funeral director in the country where the death took place can also do this.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to EU countries regarding inaccuracies in their operation of the EU Entry/Exit System and the impact on British citizens intending to travel to the EU.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Management of Entry/Exit System records is a matter for the EU.

We are aware that a small number of travellers may have been affected by incorrect registrations. The Government has raised the issue of incorrect registrations and inaccurate records with the European Commission and member states.

Passengers who are concerned they may have an incorrect record can find further information and contact details on the European Commission’s ‘Travel to Europe’ website.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the UK egg industry about the merits of existing egg-sexing technologies for ending the culling of male chicks.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This Government has regular discussions with the egg industry on a range of animal health and welfare issues. The industry recently provided an update on work trialling ovo sexing equipment in a non-commercial capacity and this Government will continue to discuss this issue with them.