Written questions
670 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Online Advertising Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when will the Online Advertising Taskforce next meet; and how many meetings are anticipated in 2025.
19 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence the provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022 on the (a) New Homes Ombudsman service and (b) single code of practice for developers.
16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
University of Portsmouth Dental Academy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of awarding Dental Schools status to the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy.
13 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the time series trends are of the proportion of entrants for (a) GCSEs and (b) other public examinations that use a method other than hand writing for any written, as opposed to practical or coursework, as
12 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, CP 1336, published on 11 June 2025, what assumptions have been made about spending on (a) special educational needs and disabilities and (b) high needs.
12 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices and Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, CP 1336, published on 11 June 2025, how she plans to allocate the additional spending on (a) training and (b) apprenticeships.
12 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, CP 1336, published on 11 June 2025, what the £248 million of technical efficiencies are.
12 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, CP 1336, published on 11 June 2025, what the constituent parts are of the commitment to making at least 5% savings and efficiencies other than the changes already ann
11 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Teachers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) history, (b) physical education, (c) Classics, (d) drama and (e) religious education are included in the set of subjects defined as key subjects for the purposes of the commitment to recruit 6,500 n
11 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Uniforms
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, at what price level the cost of school uniforms will be capped.
4 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Cameras
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May to Question HL6929 on Roads: Cameras, if she will issue guidance to (a) police and (b) local authorities on how roadside noise cameras may be used to tackle noise-related anti-so
4 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Motor Vehicles: Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on tackling vehicle nuisance in residential areas.
4 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Motor Vehicles: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to give powers to the police to tackle illegally modified exhausts for (a) cars and (b) motorcycles.
3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 May 2025 on Childhood Obesity, HCWS652, what his distinction is between a product and a brand.
3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 May 2025 on Childhood Obesity, HCWS652, whether the output of TV channels not viewed as live broadcast TV will count as (a) TV and (b) online.
3 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
National School Breakfast Programme: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) set up, (b) other one-off, (c) food, (d) staffing and (e) other operating cost funding has been allocated to schools for school breakfast pilots in total; and what estimate she has made of the (i)
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Per Capita Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of school funding that is directly related to the number of pupils.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy: Health Services and Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the contribution from the apprenticeship levy to level 7 apprenticeships provided by (a) the NHS and (b) other bodies in the health and social care sector to apprentices (i) under
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy: Education and Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the contribution from the apprenticeship levy to level 7 apprenticeships provided by (a) schools, (b) other bodies in the education sector and (c) bodies in the children’s social c
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Per Capita Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on the effectiveness of the change in the real terms per pupil funding measure as an indicator of growth or otherwise in school budgets when pupil numbers are declining.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Per Capita Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of school costs that is directly related to the number of pupils.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that internet filtering systems used in education settings are independently accredited.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of internet filtering systems used in schools.
21 May 2025 · Department for Education
Teachers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the recruitment of 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects will be split across (a) mainstream schools (b) special schools and (c) other educational settings.
21 May 2025 · Department for Education
Teachers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the School workforce in England figures, published in June 2024 will be the baseline against which she will measure progress towards recruiting 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects.
21 May 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Personal Care Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship starts there were in the hair and beauty sector in (a) 2023-4 and (b) 2024-5; and what estimate she has made of the number of apprenticeship starts expected in the hair and beauty sector
21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Basingstoke
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 52225 on Hospitals: Basingstoke, what is the timescale for the short form business case for the purchase of land near Junction 7 of the M3.
21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Basingstoke
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 52225, whether there is a (a) budget cap, (b) indicative range and (c) best estimate of the money allocated in this financial year's capital budget
19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Almost million more pupils get access to mental health support, published on 16 May 2025, whether the next phase of the implementation sche
15 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the (a) scope, (b) function and (c) remit of the proposed advisory committee on disinformation and misinformation in Section 152 of the Online
Source: official written-questions record.