Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing Royal Naval presence in the North Sea.

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Apprentices and Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to support the recruitment of (a) apprentices and (b) graduates to the British defence industry.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit received additional consideration due to (a) racial, b) ethnic and (c) religious data in each of last three years.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her department collects data on (a) race and (b) ethnicity and c) religion from benefit claimants.

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

Green Belt: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ensure that new infrastructure projects protect the green belt in a) Essex and b) Romford constituency.

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

Brownfield Sites: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authorities in repurposing derelict sites.

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

Parking Offences: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will encourage local authorities to introduce enhanced discretion in the dispensing of civil enforcement penalties.

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

Parking Offences: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his Department’s policy to review the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce instances of type 2 diabetes.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his Department’s policy to introduce mandatory NHS testing for paediatric type 1 diabetes.

13 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to support the motor finance industry.

13 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has reviewed the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed motor finance consumer redress scheme.

13 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to ensure that the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed motor finance consumer redress scheme is proportionate.

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

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section 21 of The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023, how many change control applications were (a) received and (b) approve

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

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section 40 of The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023, how many completion certificate applications were (a) received and (b)

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

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section 47 of The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023, how many regularisation certificate applications were (a) received and

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

Buildings: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Regulation 11 of The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023, how many Building Control Applications were received by the Buildin

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

Buildings: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Regulation 10 of The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023, how many emergency works notices were received by the Building Safe

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

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many stop notices under section 35C of the Building Act 1984 the Building Safety Regulator issued in 2025.

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

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many compliance notices under section 35B of the Building Act the Building Safety Regulator has issued in 2025.

8 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Turks and Caicos Islands: Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government for the proposed airport expansion in Providenciales.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with regard to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, what action her Department took against the provider that re-used mice in a second experiment with

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Caribbean: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential security implications for British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean following the US’s intervention in Venezuela.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Indo-Pacific Region: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK defence commitments in the Indo-Pacific remain robust amid rising tensions between China and Japan.

7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Southern Transitional Council’s aim to hold a referendum on independence in the coming year

7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what implications have heightened tensions in Yemen had to the free flow of trade through the Suez Canal and Red Sea.

7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the resilience of UK diplomatic missions’ digital infrastructure against state-sponsored cyber threats.

7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Switzerland: State Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has considered inviting the President of the Swiss Confederation for a State Visit to the United Kingdom.

7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce mandatory social media checks for individuals receiving consular support.

Source: official written-questions record.