Written questions
3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.
12 Sep 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps with Intertrade UK to help (a) consumers and (b) businesses in Northern Ireland trade with businesses in Great Britain.
12 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
Confucius Institutes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to monitor activities at Confucius Institutes.
12 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many appointments have been made to the Boards of her Department's public bodies since 10 July 2024.
11 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, over what period of time Operation Gull has been functioning in Northern Ireland.
11 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Artificial Sweeteners: Hospitality Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to hold discussions with the hospitality sector on the promotion non-sugar sweeteners.
10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Gardens Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May to Question 52582 on Defence Gardens Scheme, what recent progress he has made in simplifying access to Government support for Armed Forces charities.
10 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Citroën: Air Bags
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74957 on Citroën: Air Bags, whether her Department has received a response to its letter to Stellantis on the recall of Citroën cars.
10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the Army's future participation in jobs fairs in Northern Ireland, in the context of the Army's withdrawal from a jobs fair in Londonderry in September 2025.
9 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Natural History Museum: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the Natural History Museum informs potential customers in Northern Ireland that it is unable to ship to EU countries.
9 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Postnatal Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of women who did not have a postnatal check-up with their general practitioner after six to eight weeks in each of the last three years.
9 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Drugs: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to meet with her Irish counterpart to discuss the increase in the amount of illegal drugs being smuggled into that country.
9 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the change in obesity rates has been among young adults in the last 10 years.
9 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Creative Industries Sector Plan in helping creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
8 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Local Broadcasting
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with the Director General of the BBC on increasing locally (a) produced and (b) sourced (i) radio and (ii) television output.
8 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the NHS England Help Us Help You campaign on cancer symptom awareness.
5 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Cooperatives and Mutual Societies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking fiscal steps to help support the growth of the mutual and co-operative sector.
5 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted as a result of Operation Gull in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
5 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant the Answer of 2 September to Question 69743 on Universal Credit: Expenditure, whether she has had discussions with the OBR on the sustainability of the forecasted levels of expenditure on Unive
5 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Payments Vision Delivery Committee
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she expects to receive the report from the Payments Vision Delivery Committee before the Conference recess.
4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Global Combat Air Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will be the next steps following the launch of the Development Phase of the Global Combat Air Programme.
4 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that have been created in the small business sector in Northern Ireland in the period since the inception of the Investment Fund for Northern
4 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hamas: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 70326 on Hamas: Guided Weapons, if he will make representations to the UN on the need for an independent verifiable ass
4 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Citroën: Air Bags
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with representative bodies of car manufacturers on the extent of the recall of Citroën cars in connection with potential airbag problems.
4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 59984 on Fire Prevention, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the response to wildfires during summer 2025.
3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to receive the report of the latest review of prostate cancer diagnosis from from the UK National Screening Committee.
3 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 60425 on Sustainable Farming Incentive, what his planned timetable is for announcing further details of the reformed Sustainable Farm
3 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Business: Cybercrime
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 63282 on Business: Cybercrime, what steps the National Cyber Security Centre is taking to tackle those incidents of cyber cr
3 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help increase participation among the 18 – 25 age group in forthcoming elections.
3 Sep 2025 · Members Estimate Committee
Representative Money
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much Representative Money has been made available to elected Members who have not taken the Oath in each year between 2006 and 2025.
3 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for the future use of properties utilised as Northern Ireland Points of Entry.
Source: official written-questions record.