Written questions
738 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Omar al-Bayoumi
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of her Department's officials informed US authorities that they would not observe the interrogation of Omar al Bayoumi in 2001.
4 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Omar al-Bayoumi
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of her Department's officials informed the Metropolitan Police that the US would not be extraditing Omar al-Bayoumi in 2001.
4 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Omar al-Bayoumi
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the work of the Metropolitan Police in September 2001 on the possible extradition of Omar al Bayoumi.
4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority's on that organisation's ability to regulate solicitors where it is unable to access material over which privilege is claimed during investigat
4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on the operation of it complaints procedure for matters involving alleged Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Solicitors Regulation Authority: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the ability of the Solicitors Regulation Authority to access material over which privilege is claimed on the effectiveness of that organisation.
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on their approach to complaints involving alleged Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation activity, including concerns that such compla
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen protections against non-economic crime Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on ensuring the adequacy of legal protections for journalists, academics, campaigners and other public-interest actors facing Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
26 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has set a threshold for an acceptable proportion of misidentifications arising from police use of live facial recognition.
26 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of compensation schemes for people wrongly identified by live facial recognition technology used by the police.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Special Educational Needs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on providing additional funding support to local authorities in receipt of the lowest amount of funding for
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department gave to increasing the number of years for the transitional arrangements for the Fair Funding Review to be in effect.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration was given to providing additional financial support to local authorities that will have large reductions in Government funding.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the transitional funding arrangements in the Fair Funding Review in ensuring the sustainable operation of local authorities.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the balance of Recovery Grant funding between urban and rural authorities.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the methodology used to distribute Recovery Grant funding to local authorities.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department considered consulting local authorities or other stakeholders on extending the Recovery Grant.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of continuing the Recovery Grant on local government finances.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Services: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what analysis was carried out of the potential impact of deprivation on the cost of service delivery for local authorities.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide the basis on which his Department determined there was insufficient evidence of rurality and remoteness impacting the cost of service delivery in the provision
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment was made in the process of developing the Fair Funding Allocation formulae of the adequacy of the evidence supplied by stakeholders and local authorities of the c
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what reviews of the accuracy of the calculations used in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement to estimate Council Tax revenues were carried out.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of methodological changes made to the Fair Funding Allocation following the Government's consultation.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a complete list of definitions for all variables and data used in the Fair Funding Review.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, If he will publish the datasets used to determine the Relative Needs of local authorities in the Fair Funding Review.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the final formulae and formula calculations used in the provisional local government finance settlement, published in December 2025.
16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Managers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospital trust chief executives are on multi-year contracts.
16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Managers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospital trust chief executives have been appointed after being dismissed from other NHS hospital trusts.
12 Jan 2026 · Wales Office
Wales Office: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Source: official written-questions record.