Written questions

670 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Payments: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds data on how many times in 2025 the provisions of the Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were used; and what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) value of attempted

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Payments: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of use of The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024.

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Royal Hampshire County Hospital: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, for each of (a) February, (b) March and (c) April in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 and (iii) 2026, what was the average daily number of (A) total adult in

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for the Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, for each of (a) February, (b) March and (c) April in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 and (iii ) 2026, what was the average daily number of (A) total

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Queen Alexandra Hospital: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, for each of (a) February, (b) March and (c) April in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 and (iii) 2026, what was the average daily number of (A) total adult in-patien

2 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in levels of fraud.

29 May 2026 · Treasury

Energy: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her department has concluded its review into the Energy Saving Materials Framework; and when a decision is expected regarding the extension of its current sunset clause of March 2027.

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take further steps to reform the data collection methodology in order to (a) increase the accuracy and (b) reduce the statistical range in reporting the prevalence of (i) 25% extra time, (ii) use of

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides on the applicability of Normal Way of Working as a criterion for use of a computer for (a) GCSE and (b) A Level, for pupils who do not have a related physical disability or

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to CityFibre's press release entitled CityFibre and BDUK agree changes to Project Gigabit rollout following increase in commercial build, published on 26 May 2026, what t

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ofsted inspection frameworks take account of how schools support children from Armed Forces families with special educational needs or disabilities.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure SEND practitioners receive training on the impact of Armed Forces life on children with additional needs.

13 May 2026 · Treasury

Bank Services: Post Offices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of standardising cash and banking services in the next iteration of the Banking Framework between Post Office and the banking industry.

13 May 2026 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) the roll-out of banking hubs and (b) post offices to meet in-person banking needs beyond cash.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether in areas with middle schools, a pupil transitioning to Middle school or from Middle school will count as a change in phase of education for the purposes of the EHCP reforms she outlined in February 2026

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are changes of (a) circumstances and (b) residency other than moving to (i) secondary school and (ii) college which could trigger change of educational phase provisions in EHCP reforms.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the specialist provision packages in the SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First consultation on children with complex needs reliant on statu

27 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of (i) ward and (ii) parish financial data to facilitate funding disaggregation as a result of boundary changes an

27 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (i) systems and (ii) manpower capacity in local authorities to implement local government reorganisation; and if he will place

27 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the estimated financial payback periods for each of the options for local government reorganisation in (i) Hampshire, (ii) Essex, (iii) Norfolk and (iv) Suffol

27 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the cost-benefit analysis for local government reorganisation in (i) Hampshire (ii) Essex (iii) Norfolk and (iv) Suffolk, including (a)

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the specialist provision packages mentioned in the SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First consultation on children with complex needs relian

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the contribution of inbound international visitors to the UK economy in the five most recent years for which data are available.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Tax Yields

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the contribution of inbound international visitors to Exchequer receipts in the five most recent years for which data are available.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion GPs were not in General Practice in England one year after receipt of their Certificate of Completion of Training in each of the most recent five years for which data a

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue to local planning authorities guidance on the recommended mix of dwelling sizes in new housing developments in light of recent changes in the birth rate

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the change in business rates liability for the university sector in 2026/7 relative to 2024/5.

2 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Further Education: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the change in business rates liability for the further education college sector in 2026/7 relative to 2024/5.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 104726 on Department for Education: Business Rates, what estimate she has made of the change in business rates liability for the 2026-27 financial year comp

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 104726 on Department for Education: Business Rates, what was the level of (a) payment and (b) reimbursement of business rates in (a) her Department an

Source: official written-questions record.