Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Musicians: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve UK-EU cultural cooperation, particularly for UK based musicians wanting to perform in European destinations.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Does she intend to ask the UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel to reconvene to examine it's projected numbers before the end of the current Parliamentary term.

24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what how many pharmacies have begun to provide the New Medicine Service within the past twelve months.

24 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central Africa: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of UK citizens returning from Central Africa in the past three months with a confirmed diagnosis of Ebola.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science and Technology: Germany

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-Germany Strategic Science and Technology Partnership on Northern Ireland.

23 Jun 2026 · Leader of the House

Oral Questions

To ask the Leader of the House, If he will issue guidance to Cabinet colleagues on not seeking to group questions for answer at Departmental question times.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young Futures Hubs: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential merits of extending schemes such as Young Futures Hubs to Northern Ireland.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Science Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the Science Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum on the timeline of resuming online sales to Northern Ireland residents .

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the next National Road Traffic Projections.

22 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme Annual report before the July Parliamentary Summer recess this year.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Trade Missions supporting Northern Ireland based businesses did VisitBritain and Tourism Ireland jointly fund in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

19 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Suicide: Gambling

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 5304, what steps are being taken to improve data collection on the number of deaths where the primary cause was addiction to gambling.

18 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 11 June 2026 to WPQ 7383, what the recently delivered improvements to the Duty Reimbursement Scheme are.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has set a target for an expected reduction in the level of student debt between now and 2029.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plants: UK Internal Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the remaining high-risk plant species that are not currently supplied to Northern Ireland from Great Britain to be cleared for supplying.

17 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Stocks and Shares: USA

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with the London Stock Exchange on the Companies intending to launch an initial public offering on the New York Exchange rather than London.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Lifelong Education: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to assist in expanding Life Long Learning, particularly among those post school leavers who are from more disadvantaged backgrounds.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 1157, whether he expects to publish proposals on the next steps for Emergency Lane Keeping Systems in vehicles before the end of 2026.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to help ensure that Universities in Northern Ireland and Innovate UK are aware, and taking advantage of, the benefits that graduates in Northern Ireland can gain f

17 Jun 2026 · Leader of the House

Oral Questions

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will issue guidance to Cabinet colleagues on preventing the tabling of identical questions on the Order Paper for Departmental question times.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 128643, when he expects the academic Peer Review to conclude its findings and issue a Report.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

HM Coastguard: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department held with representatives of Coastguard Rescue Officers before the recently announced changes to remuneration were made.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Polygamy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households of one family unit where there is one husband and more than one wife as a result of ceremonies performed outside the UK have been in receipt of benefits in (a) 2023, (b) 2024, and (c

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Russia: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken with international partners to prevent Russian Shadow Fleet vessels utilising the re opening of the Straits of Hormuz.

15 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes have been made in Capita's approach to existing and retired civil servants on pension problems since the commencement of the recovery plan.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Day: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has offered advice and support to the organisers of the Northern Ireland Armed Forces day celebrations to be held this year in Coleraine, Co. Londonderry on Saturday 20th June 2026.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coeliac Disease: Gluten-free Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with Coeliac UK on difficulties being encountered by coeliac sufferers as they have to buy gluten-free products which are more expensive than other similar non gluten fr

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent on the roll out of Making Tax Digital between its original inception and June 1st 2026.

15 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answers of 1 June 2026 to Question 2730 and 11 June 2026 to Question 7371, whether the topic of the three pastors shot dead in the State of Manipur on 13 May

12 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who arrived illegally in the UK have subsequently successfully applied for the right to remain within the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.