Written questions
3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plants: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her European Commission counterparts on border controls for the import of high-risk plants in the context of the 10 remaining species of plants
19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people over 75 self referred for bowel cancer screening in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
19 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Unpaid Taxes: Interest Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the adequacy of the 7.75% rate of interest chargeable on unpaid income tax after each January deadline.
19 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions were calls to HMRC ended before the caller was connected, during January (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.
19 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Women: Public Spaces
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish guidance on single sex spaces in line with the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v. The Scottish Ministers.
19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the recent announcement by NHS England that a life-extending drug for prostate cancer will shortly be available on the NHS, if he will hold discussions with the Northern Ireland Health Mi
16 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when will she respond to the correspondence dated 9 October 2025 from the Hon. Member for East Londonderry.
15 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Haemochromatosis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what change has there been in diagnosis rates for genetic haemochromatosis during the past three years.
15 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Global Combat Air Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 104634 on Global Combat Air Programme, whether he expects the posts in the UK to be filled from existing staff in his Department or external applicants.
15 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many jobs were created in the past twelve months through the Support for Maritime Training fund.
15 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Ports: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether consideration is being given to granting Critical National Priority status to ports across the United Kingdom.
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expect to publish details of each implementation project arising from the publication of the cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce.
14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much expenditure has been incurred on the Ajax programme since the decision was taken to pause it in 2025.
14 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Deportation: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the transparency data entitled Returns from the UK and illegal working activity from 5 July 2024 to 4 January 2025, published on 12 January 2026, how many of the enforced returns of
14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what co-ordination there is between Veterans Commissioners and VALOUR support centres in providing easier access to essential care and support for veterans.
14 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Child Trust Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the matured Child Trust Fund accounts which were unclaimed in September 2025 have since been claimed.
13 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office
Connect Fund: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 92954 on Connect Fund: Northern Ireland, whether the unsuccessful applicants to the Connect Fund were offered a meeting to discuss their application
13 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Child Trust Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the approximate value of the 758,000 matured but unclaimed Child Trust Fund accounts as of September 2025.
13 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Freight: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2025 to WPQ 94153, what steps she is taking to help reduce insolvencies in Road Freight Transport companies.
13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Oil: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with her Irish counterpart on undertaking joint efforts to identify Russia, Iranian and Venezuelan registered oil tankers in British and Irish wa
13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Regeneration: Coleraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will hold discussions with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council on additional UK Government support for the Coleraine Future Town Fund.
12 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office
Derry-Londonderry on the North Atlantic Museum
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with Londonderry and Strabane Council on potential support for programming at the Londonderry North Atlantic (DNA) Maritime Museum.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on linking America250 initiatives to transatlantic tourism promotion focused on Ulster migration and maritime heritage in the Nort
12 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office
Anniversaries: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the (a) Northern Ireland Executive and (b) US Semiquincentennial Commission on how Northern Ireland’s status in the America250 programme will be used to promote economic
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of people whose ongoing living is in unconventional accommodation such as a v
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Global Combat Air Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) overseas military and civilian personnel will be routinely employed at the Global Combat Air Programme International Government Organisation in Reading when it is fully operational.
8 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of how much fuel lifecycle Greenhouse Gas emissions will be reduced within the next four years.
8 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Bank Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will undertake an assessment by the end of 2026 to establish if the cost of the The Eligibility Verification Measure provides value for money.
8 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Foreign Influence Registration Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, since the introduction of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, how many breaches have been detected.
8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Digital Technology: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people undertook the Essential Digital Skills qualification in the past two years and how many did not complete the course.
Source: official written-questions record.