Written questions
3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his plans are for future import of (a) animals and (b) animal meat products from Germany, in the context of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in that country.
9 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans plans to review the Legal Aid regulations where (a) assistance has been received for a case and (b) several appeals are lodged with legal aid assistance to prevent the release of information via
9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of deaths from late diagnosis of prostate cancer.
8 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 23 June 2025, 30 June 2025 and 7 July 2025 to Questions 60413, 61747 and 63990 on Asylum: Northern Ireland, whether she plans to purchase (a) tower blocks and (b) student ac
8 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Innovate UK: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many grant assistance programmes are run in partnership between Innovate UK and Invest NI for Companies based in Northern Ireland.
8 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 16 June 2025 to Question 58921 on Innovate UK: Northern Ireland, how many companies were awarded contracts for Innovation grants in Northern Ireland in 2024.
8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with dementia in (a) 2025 and (b) 2029.
4 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Community Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing Enhanced Combination Orders for more offences.
4 Jul 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Journalism: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62540 on Journalism: Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Justice Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive on the number and proport
4 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Crown Estate: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62537 on Crown Estate: Northern Ireland, for what reason the rent income received from public authorities in Northern Ireland was higher in 2020 than any of the dat
4 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Occupational Money Purchase Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 62940 on Occupational Money Purchase Schemes, what steps she is taking to encourage awareness of collective defined contribution schemes by (a) em
2 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Payment Methods
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects to receive the conclusions of the Payment Vision Delivery Committee.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 62538 on State Retirement Pensions: Northern Ireland, what the total cost to the public purse was of all payments of the State Pension in Northern Irel
1 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eyes: Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to support national campaigns which (a) raise awareness of glaucoma and (b) encourage regular eye tests for preventable sight loss conditions.
1 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 30 June to Questions 60413 and 61747 on Asylum: Northern Ireland, whether she plans to purchase (a) tower blocks and (b) student accommodation to house people claiming asylu
30 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Defending Democracy Taskforce: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61724 on Defending Democracy Taskforce: Northern Ireland, whether she plans to hold meetings in Northern Ireland in 2025.
30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Activated PI3K Delta Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the current number of people with Activated P13K-delta syndrome.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sheep Meat: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the change in the quantity of sheep meat imports from Ireland between 2022 and 2024.
30 Jun 2025 · Treasury
National Wealth Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she if taking to help ensure that funding from the National Wealth Fund benefits t(a) nations and (b) regions across the UK.
30 Jun 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Community Relations: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the First Minister of Northern Ireland on the potential impact of her attendance at IRA commemorative events on inter-community relationships in Northern Ireland.
27 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Syria: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Syrian authorities following the suicide bombing that resulted in twenty three deaths and scores injured at a Church in Damascus on 23 Ju
27 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61117 on Business: Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is for allocating the remaining funding to businesses in Northern Ireland.
27 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Business: Cybercrime
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information the National Cyber Security Centre holds on the number of cyber attacks that were carried out against UK-based businesses between 2022 and 2024.
27 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 56158 on Prisons: Research, when she expects the research findings process for that Ipsos MORI research project to conclude.
26 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Occupational Money Purchase Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of collective defined contribution schemes in operation as of 31 December 2024.
26 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 60821 on Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland, whether Operation Gull is currently operating in Northern Ireland.
25 Jun 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Journalism: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many reports of threats have been made to the internal Journalist Safety Group in Northern Ireland.
25 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to provide for the National Institute for Health and Care Research Brain Tumour Research Consortium by 2029.
25 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost of State Pension payments to people resident in Northern Ireland in 2024.
25 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Crown Estate: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the annual rent paid by public authorities in Northern Ireland to the Crown Estate in each year between (a) 2014 and (b) 2024.
Source: official written-questions record.