Written questions · John McDonnell

29 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83227 on Visas: Skilled Workers, what assessment she has made of the number of workers working under the skilled worker visa route who will find t

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Insolvency Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average time taken was for the Insolvency Service to investigate civil offences in the latest period for which data is available.

22 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: IVF

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to include IVF in the (a) Employment Rights Act 2010 and (b) Employment Rights Act 1996.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Skilled Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to income thresholds in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, published on 1 July 2025, on the number of people empl

20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migrant Workers: Entry Clearances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to income thresholds in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, published on 1 July 2025, on the number o

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Visas: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to income thresholds in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, published on 1 July 2025, on the number of peo

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to income thresholds in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, published on 1 July 2025, on the number of p

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to income thresholds in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, published on 1 July 2025, on the number of p

17 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her policy paper entitled Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules: HC 1333, published on 14 October 2025, whether she has made an estimate of the number of workers currently employ

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the criteria relating to (a) environmental sustainability, (b) energy delivery and (c) local economic benefit for assessing proposals to host AI Growth Zones have been formally

13 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Trade Unions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that data relating to new civil service starters that is shared between Departments is based on formal trade union recognition rights and not general eligibility for union membe

5 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the proposed funding by the European Commission for the development of new approach methodologies which d

5 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken steps to implement the recommendations of the report by Dr Frances Rawle entitled The role of review and regulatory approvals processes for animal research in supporti

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Public Private Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which companies have expressed an interest in investing in Public Private Partnerships.

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Private Finance Initiative and Public Private Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide information on the (a) new Public Private Partnerships and (b) in what way they differ from Private Finance Initiatives.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle age discrimination in the workplace.

22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Genocide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55524 on Gaza: Genocide, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of this policy on Government decision making.

21 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Police: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided by police forces for interacting with neurodiverse people; and whether she has considered the potential merits of issuing guidance on this matter.

21 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Police: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has provided guidance to police forces on the entry of police into supportive environments for neurodiverse people.

21 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Police: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on supporting neurodiverse people.

21 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police on the development of policing best practice in responding to the needs of neurodiverse people.

16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestine Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with US president Donald Trump on the proscription of Palestine Action.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will enter into alternative dispute resolution with women impacted by changes to the State Pension age.