Written questions
189 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Motability: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn 2025 Budget on transport accessibility for disabled people through the Motability Scheme.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Motability: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of the Motability Scheme in supporting transport accessibility in areas with limited public transport provision.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Motability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the role of the Motability Scheme in supporting disabled people to access work, education and training.
10 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Mohammed Al-Wahidi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Israel regarding the killing of Palestinian aid official Mohammed al-Wahidi on 7 July 2026.
10 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hussam Abu Safiya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Israel to facilitate immediate access by the International Committee of the Red Cross to Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and othe
10 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hussam Abu Safiya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to secure the release of (a) Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and (b) other healthcare workers held in arbitrary detention by Israel.
10 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hussam Abu Safiya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made representations to the Government of Israel regarding reports that Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya faces an imminent threat to his life due to torture a
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mandatory disability pay gap reporting on the disability employment gap.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of the disability employment gap; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce that gap.
23 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities
Disability: Employment
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has assessed employer attitudes towards disabled employees and the extent to which such attitudes affect recruitment and retention.
23 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities
Equal Pay: Disability and Ethnic Groups
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what priority the Government has assigned to extending pay gap reporting beyond gender to include race and disability.
23 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities
Equal Pay: Disability
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to introduce mandatory disability pay gap reporting; whether this will be included within the scope of the proposed Equality (Race and Disability) Bill; and what the expected timet
23 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities
Disability and Ethnic Groups: Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the delay in bringing forward the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill; and whether she plans to include this Bill in the forthcoming parliamentary timetable.
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the legal costs that may be incurred by the Department in relation to ongoing litigation regarding compensation for women affected by maladministration in State Pension Age
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the comparative cost to the public purse of compensating women affected by maladministration in State Pension Age communications, as identified by the Parliamentary and Heal
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions Ministers or Officials from his Department have met representatives of the WASPI Campaign since September 2024.
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Women against State Pension Inequality: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on legal fees and associated costs defending judicial review proceedings brought by the WASPI Campaign since December 2024.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chemicals: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department plans to update the UK’s water quality monitoring frameworks to ensure that persistent pollutants, including PFAS chemicals and microplastics, are monitored across al
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chemicals: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department is advocating for strengthened international regulation of persistent pollutants, including PFAS chemicals and microplastics, on the international stage.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chemicals: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with a) international environmental governance bodies, including the United Nations Environment Programme, and b) other countries on regulating
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Gear: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with a) port and harbour authorities, b) fishers, and c) producers on free disposal facilities for end-of-life fishing gear waste in ports and h
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Gear: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate funding is made available for local initiatives which support the responsible disposal and recycling of discarded fishing gear.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Gear: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing an Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for fishing gear.
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether mechanisms are in place to provide compensation to higher education providers in cases where regulatory penalties imposed by the Office for Students are overturned by the courts.
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of staff redundancies (a) announced and (b) implemented by higher education providers in England since 1 January 2025.
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of higher education providers in England are expected to record an operating deficit in each of the next three financial years.
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public communications (a) have been issued and (b) are planned to inform women undergoing abortion care that identifiable data will be processed within a new system, including through new anal
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which sub-processors (a) have been and (b) are expected to be approved for the processing of HSA4 data under the relevant contract; whether that list will be made publicly available; and whether th
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the procurement specification for the Abortion Notification Service was reviewed between First Reading of the relevant legislative clause and the contract signature on 10 March 2026.
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether privacy notices issued to women undergoing abortion care have been updated to reflect the introduction of new analytical infrastructure and changes to the legal context following the Crime
Source: official written-questions record.