Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Government Social Research Profession: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of people employed by the Government Social Research Profession in Northern Ireland.

2 Sep 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

USA: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will have discussions with the US Consulate General in Belfast on how (a) heritage and (b) community groups in Northern Ireland can commemorate the 250th anniversary of the USA.

2 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Foyle Port

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will have discussions with representatives of Londonderry Port on its viability as a national maritime defence asset.

2 Sep 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will have discussions with Invest Northern Ireland and the Minister for the Economy of Northern Ireland on inward investment opportunities following the golf Open Championship at Royal Portrush Gol

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Employment Savings Trust Corporation: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of the National Employment Savings Trust will be paid more than £160,000 in the current financial year.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN on the need for an independent verifiable assessment of the number of missiles fired by Hamas into Israel between (a) July 2022 and

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 53819 on Ministry of Justice: Translation Services, what was the change in the cost of language services between 2019 and 2024.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Freezing of Assets: Libya

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the change in the estimated worth of the frozen assets of the previous Libyan regime between 2011 and 2025.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Investment: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to help encourage private sector investment in Northern Ireland.

22 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovate UK: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 67304 on Innovate UK: Northern Ireland, what data his Department holds on the reasons for the reduction in successful bids.

22 Jul 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Connect Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to undertake a review of the effectiveness of the Connect Fund by the end of the first round of funding.

22 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of Universal Credit payments in June 2029.

22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67821 on Dementia, what steps he is taking to help tackle the increasing rates of dementia diagnosis.

16 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral statement of 15 July 2025 on Afghanistan, Official Report, column 149-152, when was he first informed of the data protection breach.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with businesses on levels of need for apprentices.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of Universal Credit payments were in each year between 2022 and 2024.

16 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Infrastructure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she plans to make on the implementation of the 10 year infrastructure strategy by the end of 2026.

16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Eritrea: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Eritrean counterpart on reported discrimination of Evangelical Christians who are serving members of the Eritrean armed forces.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Germany

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Bundesbank's report entitled What’s behind the sustained decline in German export market shares?, published on 14 July

15 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many electronic travel authorisations were issued to visitors traveling to Northern Ireland from the Irish Republic between January and June 2025.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with dementia in (a) 2020 and (b) 2024.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the outcome of the Prostate Cancer UK-led TRANSFORM screening trial will be shared with Health Departments in each of the devolved institutions.

15 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Passports: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were born in the Irish Republic have applied for a UK passport through the naturalisation process between 2019 and 2024.

14 Jul 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Connect Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will extend the closing date for applications to the Connect Fund beyond 10 August 2025.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Semiconductors: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will have discussions with the Semiconductor Advisory Panel on the ongoing work of Northern Ireland based clusters.

14 Jul 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of whether the National Wealth Fund is operating on an equitable basis throughout the UK.

14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations she has received from the public on the use of reparations for those convicted of criminal offences.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2025 to Question 65724 on Innovate UK: Northern Ireland, how many projects have been successfully completed under the Knowledge Transfer Partnership sc

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eyesight: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of children recommended to have annual eye tests who have not done so in each of the past five years.

9 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of new jobs created in Northern Ireland as a result of increased defence spending.

Source: official written-questions record.