Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent people who overstay their visas from working illegally for companies within the UK.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) training and (b) support her Department provides to police to investigate (i) coercive control and (ii) other non-violent domestic offences.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Crime: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will implement safeguards to tackle crimes being reported online to open-source AI services.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Freedom of Expression: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the new false communication offence in the Online Safety Act 2023 from stifling freedom of speech.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Offenders: Ethnic Groups and Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the National Police Chiefs Council guidance on releasing to the press the ethnicity and nationality of suspects for serious offences.

10 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Cocaine: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle the illegal (a) sale, (b) possession and (c) use of cocaine.

10 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Cannabis: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle the illegal (a) sale, (b) possession and (c) use of cannabis.

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to tackle the trade of illegal tobacco.

10 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to reduce instances of criminal child abuse.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to work to reduce instances of crime against animals.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken work with relevant authorities to reduce instances of violent crime in prisons.

10 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Homicide: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce instances of murder.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Royal British Legion: Fundraising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to support the British Legion's Poppy appeal.

10 Nov 2025 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Romford

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to encourage more people under the age of 40 to attend Sunday services in Romford constituency.

10 Nov 2025 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Attendance

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to encourage more people to attend Sunday services in their local parish church.

10 Nov 2025 · Church Commissioners

Abortion: Decriminalisation

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact on the decriminalisation of abortion on clergy’s cure of souls.

10 Nov 2025 · Church Commissioners

Clergy: Gender

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what guidance the Church of England provides to clergy on gender ideology.

10 Nov 2025 · Church Commissioners

Clergy: Freedom of Expression

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what guidance the Church of England provides to clergy on the principle of freedom of speech.

10 Nov 2025 · Church Commissioners

Slavery: Compensation

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether she has made an assessment of the compatibility of (a) ‘Project Spire’ and (b) the ‘Fund for Healing, Repair, and Justice’ with the trustee obligations of the Board of Go

10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Christianity

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 recent attacks on the Christian community in Oromia region, Ethiopia; and what steps she is

10 Nov 2025 · Church Commissioners

Slavery: Compensation

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what legal advice the Church of England has received on the proposed use of church funds for slavery reparations through Project Spire.

10 Nov 2025 · Church Commissioners

Slavery: Compensation

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what legal advice the Church of England has received on the proposed use of church funds for slavery reparations through the Fund for Healing, Repair and Justice.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken with local authorities to improve children services.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal British Legion: Fundraising

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to support the British Legion’s Poppy Appeal 2025.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help reduce the proportion of highly deprived neighbourhoods.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Switzerland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Marine Environment: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to introduce differentiated reporting requirements for (a) small-scale and (b) non-commercial marine genetic resource collection projects under the Biodiver

10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Marine Environment: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the seven month minimum waiting period for sample collection on UK-led marine research projects.

10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consultation she has undertaken with UK (a) academic and (b) research institutions on the practical implications of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill.

10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to publish (a) annual and (b) biennial reports to Parliament on the (i) implementation and (ii) enforcement of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

Source: official written-questions record.