Written questions

251 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Venezuela: Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date her department last had discussions with US officials on the Bank of England holding Venezuelan gold.

5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reforms to jury trials on minority ethnic groups.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his arms licensing policy in relation to Indonesia of the human rights situation in West Papua.

22 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether B61-12 nuclear bombs have been delivered to the UK.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support households with increases to water bills.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure water companies are accountable to their users.

18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether Israel is in possession of nuclear weapons.

12 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence contractors and associated corporate entities were granted sight of the Strategic Defence Review prior to its official presentation to the House.

12 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will support the establishment of an independent public inquiry into the UK's involvement in Israeli operations in Gaza since October 2023.

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to encourage schools to buy food from local food cooperatives through the updated school food standards.

28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Islington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families are receiving Healthy Start in Islington North constituency.

24 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35627 on Strategic Defence Review, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the risks identified by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.

4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the red rating of the Core Production Capability programme by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority in its Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, publi

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Eastern Europe: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the presence of UK troops as part of the NATO’s Exercise Steadfast Dart 25 in Eastern Europe on the risk of escalating tensions in that region.

5 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to participate in the UN study on the effects of nuclear war.

5 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nuclear Weapons: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what research his Department has undertaken on the consequences of nuclear war since the signature of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1968.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Business Premises: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that the Insolvency Service investigates landlords that do not follow tribunal rent rulings to pay back monies owed.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rent Repayment Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that landlords who are found liable for rent repayment orders in tribunal pay back monies owed.

29 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prosecutions have been brought against corporate health bodies under section 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014; how many of those prosecutio

20 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to encourage the release of (a) Taj Muhammad Sarparah and (b) other Baloch citizens detained in Pakistan.

14 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to support hospitals that (a) are and (b) have been indebted by Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects negotiations with Mauritius on the (a) sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and (b) return of Chagossians who wish to resettle will conclude.

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of Israel's use of surveillance data provided by the UK on the UK's role in ensuring adherence to international law.

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Military Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) intelligence the Government is sharing with Israel on the potential location of remaining UK national hostages in Gaza and (b) other intelligence the Government is sharing with Israel gathered from surve

24 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Occupied Territories: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent increases in settler violence in the West Bank.

24 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of re-establishing the Leveson Part Two inquiry.

18 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will (a) make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the use of farrowing crates and (b) hold a public consultation on such a ban.

18 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to respond to the consultation entitled the Fur market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021.

18 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the import of hunting trophies.

18 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects to conclude negotiations with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago.

Source: official written-questions record.