Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Economic Situation: Productivity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to increase economic productivity in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Natural Gas: Death and Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many a) deaths and b) injuries have been caused by illegal gas works in i) England and ii) London in each year since 2020.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Natural Gas: Private Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to tackle illegal gasworks on private properties.

4 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Independent Office for Police Conduct: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the (a) efficiency and (b) response time of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

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

Estate Agents: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which estate agencies does his Department consult with regularly in large urban areas.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

First-tier Tribunal: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there are additional sitting hours for first tier tribunals after 1 May 2026.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

First-tier Tribunal

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of reducing the qualification time for people to sit on a first tier tribunal.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Repossession Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether county courts will have additional sitting hours to deal with Section 8 possession orders following the commencement of the Renters Rights Act.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Repossession Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judges he plans to recruit to help speed up Section 8 repossession orders.

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Energy Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a statement on the enforcement capacity of Trading Standards in respect of the proposed high-caffeine energy drinks ban.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

London and North Eastern Railway Company: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employees there were in London and North Eastern Railway in 2019-20, 2022-23, 2023-34 and 2024-25.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Marketing and Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what budgetary guidance is provided to nationalised passenger train operators concerning their marketing, advertising and sponsorship spending arrangements.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

London and North Eastern Railway Company: Marketing and Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she last met with the Managing Director of the London and North Eastern Railway to discuss its marketing, advertising and sponsorship spending and subsidy support.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

London and North Eastern Railway Company: Horse racing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the London and North Eastern Railway has paid to sponsor horseracing events in the past five years.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

London and North Eastern Railway Company: Football

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the London and North Eastern Railway has paid to sponsor and partner with York City Football Club, Lincoln City Football Club, Heart of Midlothian Football Club, Hibernian Football Club, Newcastle United F

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

London and North Eastern Railway Company: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent by the London and North Eastern Railway on marketing, advertising and public relations in 2019-20, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2023-25.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Queen's Hospital Romford: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the proposals for a complete reconfiguration of the Queen’s emergency department from the Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the training of Armed Forces personnel keeps pace with technological development in systems.

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

Social Rented Housing: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help ensure that new social housing is architecturally fitting to relevant localities.

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

Planning Permission: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his Department’s policy to take steps to strengthen planning regulations so that local authorities must take greater consideration of local architectural chara

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

A12: Road Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to work with local authorities to reduce traffic congestion on the A12.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to work with local authorities to reduce traffic congestion in Greater London.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to work with Transport for London to complete the Gallows Corner flyover.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Airports: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities in addressing crime at British airports.

2 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Airports: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities in addressing crime at British airports.

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

Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authority preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

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

Water Companies: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help improve water company preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve Accident and Emergency preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Type 23 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to extend the operational life of the remaining Type 23 Frigate Fleet.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to improve the operational readiness of the Type a) 45 Destroyer and b) 23 Frigate.

Source: official written-questions record.