Written questions
558 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to phase out the use of animals for the production of antibodies.
9 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Ahmadiyya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Pakistani counterpart following the assassination of Dr Sheikh Mahmood in Sargodha, Punjab, in May; and what steps he is taking to hel
4 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to ensure that approved methods of killing piglets on farms are being adhered to through proactive inspections.
4 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farms: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what way is the Animal and Plant Health Agency verifying that approved methods are used in (a) farms with large integrated businesses and (b) other sized farms.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to include motorcycling in its planned Integrated National Transport Strategy.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity: Property Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered the potential impact of the recent consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain on (a) investors and (b) developers.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department is consulting on proposals to change Biodiversity Net Gain requirements for small sites and medium sites one year after Biodiversity Net Gain became mand
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Biodiversity Net Gain requirements for small and medium sites on nature.
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Amusement Arcades: Anti-social Behaviour and Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what obligations adult gaming centre operators have to report (a) antisocial behaviour and (b) violence on their premises to the police.
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Amusement Arcades: Police
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) nature of police call outs to adult gaming centres.
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Turkey: Minority Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Turkey on the treatment of (a) Alevis, (b) Kurds and (c) Christian minorities in that country.
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on (a) violence against and (b) the effect of anti-conversion laws on Christians in India.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support schools to (a) identify and (b) manage risks related to children and young people accessing gambling content through (i) websites, (ii) apps and (iii) social
9 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has submitted any recent human rights reports to the UN on China's regulation of (a) religious education and (b) clergy training.
7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic conditions his Department has attached to engaging with the transitional authorities in Sudan on freedom of religion or belief.
7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Armenia on tackling the transit of goods from (a) western countries to Russia and (b) Russia to western countries through
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to family hubs for each year of the Spending Review 2025.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to oblige local authorities to provide family hubs.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a national outcomes framework for family hubs.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Child Poverty Taskforce on family hubs, in the context of the development of the Child Poverty Strategy.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Family Hubs programme is available across England.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Family Hubs: Community Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of family hubs on (a) neighbourhood health and (b) the delivery of integrated community-based health services.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by Barnardo's entitled Building Families, Building Futures, published on 24 June 2025, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing family hubs to support f
2 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of gambling among the prison population; and what steps she is taking to help tackle gambling-related issues in prisons.
2 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Qatar: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of recent reports of the (a) detention and (b) deportation of members of the Baha'i com
2 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nigeria: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Nigerian counterpart on the killing of over 200 Christians in Yelewata on 19 June 2025; and what diplomatic steps he is taking to help
30 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Independent Review of the Loan Charge
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on the Loan Charge Review.
30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sri Lanka: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterpart on the recent excavations of a mass grave of Chemmani in Sri Lanka.
27 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ahmadiyya: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to tackle the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in (a) Pakistan and (b) other countries; and what discussions he has had with his c
25 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nigeria: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the challenges girls and young women in north-east Nigeria face who (a) have escaped Boko Haram captivity and (b) according to recent re
Source: official written-questions record.