Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her departments permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini, (c) Claude (d) Deepseek or (e) Grok as part of their offici

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many slaughterhouses have been fined for failing hygiene standards in each of the last ten years.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many slaughterhouses have been fined for contravening welfare of animals at the time of killing in each of the last ten years.

1 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Crossbows: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will announce details of a licensing scheme for existing crossbow owners.

1 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Crossbows: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to undertake a consultation on banning the sale of crossbows.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

1 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Streaming

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

29 May 2026 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the identities of those convicted of animal abuse are available to the police when responding to call outs relating to domestic abuse.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Domestic Abuse: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that survivors of domestic abuse are able to move from refuge accommodation into suitable permanent housing.

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional driving examiners have been recruited to test centres in Lincolnshire since January 2025.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK Soft Power Council: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of the UK Soft Power Council since January 2025.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Advertising

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK–EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement on the farming sector in Lincolnshire.

29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support young people in Lincolnshire entering the farming sector.

21 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken a comparative assessment of previous Government compensation schemes when assessing options for financial redress for women affected by changes to the State Pension

21 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safety of children online in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

21 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Diesel and Petrol: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in levels of (a) petrol and (b) diesel prices in Lincolnshire.

20 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to tackle pensioner poverty in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

20 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been denied refugee status since 2023 as a result of being on the sex offenders register.

20 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to support increased participation in higher apprenticeships among young people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

20 May 2026 · Home Office

People Smuggling: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of creating or posting material online which promotes small boats crossings or services to facilitate illegal migration.

20 May 2026 · Home Office

People Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) intercepted and (b) arrested since January 2025 in relation to smuggling illegal migrants into the UK.

19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of NHS dental practices are accepting new adult NHS patients in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

19 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the total cost to the public purse of contracts awarded to Corporate Travel Management since July 2024 in relation to accommodation for asylum seekers.

19 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the provision of disability sport in Lincolnshire.

19 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Economic Growth: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of trends in the number of young people not in employment, education or training on economic growth in Lincolnshire.

Source: official written-questions record.