Written questions
1,525 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Education
Parkfield School Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to dispose of the redundant site of the former Parkfield School at Hurn; and what estimate she has made of the (a) security and (b) opportunity costs of the premises remaining unused.
3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice
First-tier Tribunal: Judges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 68347 on Immigration: Appeals, when the recruitment exercise commenced in 2024 for the First Tier Tribunal will be completed; and how many vacant posts at the Im
3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice
First-tier Tribunal: Judges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status is of the recruitment exercise which closed in November 2024 for Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal; how many applications were received; and how many appointments have been made (a) in total, (b)
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
All-party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer on 27 October 2025 to Question 84141 on All-party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies, how many invitations he received for speaking events in (a) August, (b) Septem
30 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Deportation and Repatriation: Payments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what value of facilitation payments were made to people subject to (i) deportation and (ii) removal in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
30 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Immigrataion: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve decision-making by her Department in the context of the number of successful appeals under the Human Rights Act 1998 upheld by the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration
30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courts hear First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) appeals; and how many are fully funded to operate throughout the year.
30 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Fraud: Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct an inquiry into the reasons why Dorset Police discontinued their investigation into the fraudulent activities identified in Operation Ringwood.
30 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many beds at University Hospitals Dorset were occupied on (a) 1 April and (b) 1 October 2025 by patients with no criteria to reside.
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) were outstanding on 30 September (a) 2025, (b) 2024 and (c) 2023.
29 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions of the Home Office with a right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) have been made in each of the last 12 months; and how many of these have been or are no
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason is the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) at Taylor House Tribunal Hearing Centre on Rosebery Avenue, London, is restricted from using more than 20 of its 27 courts on average during the
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make his policy that witnesses giving evidence at hearings of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) should do so under oath.
23 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Repossession Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy that requests by district judges to transfer up to the High Court for enforcement should always be allowed (a) where the County Court bailiff delay locally is three months or more an
23 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Repossession Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the High Court Enforcement Officers Association's report entitled Possessions - Transferring Up, published in October 2025.
23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme for damage caused by covid-19 vaccines were received between 1 April and 30 September 2025; how many awards were made to claimants in that perio
23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Business Services Authority
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the application for a mandatory reversal of the decision of the NHS Business Services Authority with reference VAD20662 will be actioned; and for what reason it has not yet been actioned.
23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33850 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus, how many of the 69 cases referred to the First-Tier Tribunal were (a) successful and (b) reje
22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases before the (a) First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) and (b) Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) has the applicant been in receipt of legal aid in the last 12 months for which
22 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
All-party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he received an invitation to speak at the annual dinner of the Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies on 21 October 2025; what his response was; and when he sent his response.
22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Secondary Care on 3 September 2025, Official Report, column 107WH, whether the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health plans to mee
22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals heard at the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) were on the grounds that removal of the appellant from the UK would breach the UK’s obligations under the Refugee Convention in each of t
22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals heard at the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) were on the grounds that removal of the appellant from the UK was unlawful under the Human Rights Act 1998 in each of the last 12 months
16 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have applied for appointment as a (a) First-Tier Tribunal Judge (Immigration and Asylum) and (b) Upper Tribunal Judge (Immigration and Asylum) in the last 12 months; and how many of those applicat
16 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains between Waterloo and Christchurch have been (a) cancelled and (b) delayed for more than 15 minutes since South Western Railway was brought into public ownership.
16 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the 19.05 train from Waterloo to Christchurch not arrive until 22.30 on Monday 14 July; what estimate she has made of the number of passengers affected; and what compensation is available.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer 30 June 2025 of Question 58911 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus, if he will set out a timetable for completion of the (a) consideration of options and (b) recomm
2 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Christchurch of 3 April 2025, reference MC2025/08032.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism plans to respond to the correspondence from the Vicar of Christchurch Priory on the impact of the restrictions on the Listed Places of
1 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office
National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the Resilience Strategy.
Source: official written-questions record.