Written questions

840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what concessions are being sought by China on His Majesty’s Government’s decision to approve the planning application for China’s new embassy.

12 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide emergency day-to-day funding to hospices; and whether he will commit to releasing (a) £100 million in emergency funding now and (b) a further £100 million in Apri

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet with animal welfare organisations to discuss the promotion of responsible cat ownership and sourcing.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that cats are included in the Animal Welfare Strategy.

5 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the Valuation Office Agency provided Ministers with its final advice relating to the 2026 business rates revaluation.

5 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Sector: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to publish an impact assessment of changes to business rates for the hospitality sector due to take effect from April 2026.

5 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Sector: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has been of the number and proportion of hospitality businesses that will see an increase in their business rates liabilities between April 2025 and April 2028.

5 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Sector: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has been of the cumulative change in business rates liabilities for hospitality businesses over the next three years.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of non-disclosure agreements during corporate restructuring in safety-critical sectors; and he plans to ensure that

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to prevent British companies from selling hunting trips to British nationals to shoot so-called canned lions for sport and trophies.

9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households?have been denied applications for social homes due to affordability checks; and what alternative options are available for those households?in order to?avoid

9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Associations: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of pre-tenancy checks by housing associations on the ability of households experiencing or at risk of homelessness to access

9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he will take to?remove barriers to accessing a social home for those most in need.

8 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestine: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 79968, which organisation will conduct that audit; when it is scheduled to begin; and how its findings will be reported

4 Dec 2025 · Women and Equalities

Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential equality impacts of the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial.

1 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs and Medical Equipment: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to complete his review of stakeholder feedback submitted in April 2025 on the Part IX re-categorisation process for Waves 1 to 4, and when updates will be shared with the Drug Tarif

1 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs and Medical Equipment: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to update the Wave 1 Part IX categorisation published by the NHS Business Services Authority: and what mechanisms are in place for the Drug Tariff Committee and suppliers to provide i

1 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Aminollah Koushkbaghi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on the recent detention of Baha’i, Aminollah Koushkbaghi; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to ensure h

27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Trading Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he plans to issue to local Trading Standards teams on identifying high-capacity non-compliant disposable vapes under the powers created by the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of resources required by the MHRA to implement the new registration and testing regime for vaping products established under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming testing regime for vaping products will require imported liquids to undergo the same emissions and ingredient analysis as UK-made liquids before being placed on the UK marke

27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will publish a timetable for introducing product-verification checks under the new vape registration scheme, in order to assist Trading Standards in identifying non-compliant high-capaci

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking in collaboration with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to ensure that clinical guidelines relating to cannabis-based medicinal products ar

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs review of cannabis-based products for medicinal use is expected to be completed and published.

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will consider enabling electronic prescribing for cannabis-based products for medicinal use, in line with other controlled drugs.

25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking with the Department of Health and Social Care to reduce the number of people discharged from NHS care into homelessness.

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of hospitals delivering specialist multi-disciplinary teams for patients experiencing homelessness.

24 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Bangladeshi counterpart on the recent Islamist rally to declare the Ahmadiyya community as non-Muslim; and what diplomatic steps

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tennis: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding will be provided to (a) tennis and (b) padel up to 2028.

17 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afshin Heyratian

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Iranian counterparts concerning the recent arrest of Baha’i children’s rights activist, Afshin Heyratian; and what diplomatic steps she

Source: official written-questions record.