Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Aquariums and Zoos: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the business rates revaluation on (a) zoos and (b) aquariums in 2026.

28 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Aquariums and Zoos: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending business rates relief to (a) zoos and (b) aquariums.

26 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Turks and Caicos Islands: Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help support the Turks and Caicos government with the procurement of outsourced professional services for the proposed expansion of

26 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Turks and Caicos Islands: Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to support the Turks and Caicos government with the procurement of outsourced professional services for the proposed expansion of the P

26 Jan 2026 · Church Commissioners

Anglicanism: British Overseas Territories

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, which of the Anglican Churches in the British Overseas Territories remain in communion with the See of Canterbury.

26 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many exempt vignettes have been granted in the past five years to family members of consular officers who do not fall within the categories of spouses or civil partners or dependent children under

26 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many exempt vignettes issued to diplomats posted in the UK were granted between 2020 and 2025; and for what reasons those vignettes were issued.

23 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 22583 on Government Departments: Procurement, whether he has had further discussions with the Institution of Civil Engineers on releasing a new edition of th

23 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Shellfish

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to phase out the use of crustaceans in scientific experimentation.

23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Safety Regulator

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question UIN 104660, what the average time was between receipt of a regulation 21 change control application by the BSR and notificat

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Classics: State Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to promote classical education within the state education sector.

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: First Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to improve awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques amongst pupils in state a) primary and b) secondary schools in i) England and ii) Romford constituency.

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to ensure the fire safety of train stations in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Marine Systems: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the operational deployment of autonomous surface vessels by the Royal Navy.

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken with industry leaders to help reduce the prevalence of microplastics in foodstuffs.

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of microplastics in the British food chain.

23 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to reduce instances of hospital corridor care in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

23 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS patients have been treated in hospital corridors in each year since 2010 in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

23 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Shoplifting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken with police forces to tackle shoplifting in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

23 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Crimes against the Person: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken with police forces to tackle a) physical and b) verbal abuse against retail workers.

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Questions 102720, 102721, 102722 and 102723.

14 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Motor Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her department’s policy to introduce a mandatory excess reimbursement for innocent parties in motor vehicle accidents.

14 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will prohibit insurers from a) increasing premiums and b) removing no-claims discounts for hit-and-run victims in motor vehicle accidents.

14 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Delivery Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to support businesses with the movement of small parcels between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freedom Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will have discussions with the Mayor of London on introducing a statutory right to the Older Person's Freedom Pass for eligible residents in areas served by Transport for L

14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authorities to make use of disused buildings in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local authorities in providing permanent housing for victims of domestic abuse.

14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support the (a) mental and (b) physical health of the homeless population in (i) England and (ii) Romford constituency.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to ensure the physical safety of public transport workers in (a) London and (b) Romford constituency.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to regulate dynamic pricing structures within the private hire vehicle sector.

Source: official written-questions record.