Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Fraud: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to support victims of fraud.

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to support victims of domestic abuse.

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Small Businesses: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to enable local authorities to better support small business leaders.

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Markets: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to support local authorities in supporting market traders.

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business: Fraud

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

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support homeless Armed Forces veterans.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to present a timeline for the implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

22 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Bank Notes: Design

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Bank of England on updated designs on bank notes.

22 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Insurance: Age

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) the Prudential Regulation Authority on the regulation of age-based insurance premiums.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to reduce the number of canines used in scientific trials..

22 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to improve animal welfare standards in scientific trials involving animals.

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

Slaughterhouses: Gulf States

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether methods of animal slaughter have featured in trade negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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

Slaughterhouses: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether methods of animal slaughter have featured in trade negotiations with India.

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

Slaughterhouses: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether methods of animal slaughter have featured in trade negotiations with the European Union.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Animal Welfare: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authorities in upholding animal welfare standards.

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

Animal Welfare: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to support local authorities in upholding animal welfare standards.

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

Slaughterhouses: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of artificial intelligence in the monitoring of slaughterhouse footage.

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

Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory ban on non-stun animal slaughter.

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

Animal Welfare: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the effective enforcement of animal welfare legislation.

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

Animal Welfare: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to support research into animal sentience.

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

Slaughterhouses: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of artificial intelligence in the monitoring of slaughterhouse footage.

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

Animal Welfare: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make it her Department’s policy to mandate artificial intelligence in the enforcement of animal welfare legislation.

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

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help ensure the effective enforcement of animal welfare legislation.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of land war readiness of (a) regular and (b) reserve troops across the armed forces.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the level of ability of the armed forces to sustain an independent land campaign.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to encourage competition in defence industry procurement.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Artillery: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to support the (a) development and b) procurement of digital artillery fire control systems.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to support the construction industry in a) England and b) the parliamentary constituency of Romford.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to work with local authorities to increase emergency housing availability.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to work with local authorities to reduce social housing waiting lists.

Source: official written-questions record.