Written questions
840 written questions tabled, most recent first.
11 Nov 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.
11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Morteza Faghanpour Sassi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on the sentencing of Morteza Faghanpour Sassi; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure his rel
10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Morteza Faghanpour Sassi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on the sentencing of Morteza Faghanpour Sassi; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure his rel
10 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Electronic Cigarettes: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any cross-departmental work is being undertaken to (a) assess and (b) address the environmental impact of illegally imported disposable vapes.
10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the proposed pre-filled pod ban amendment in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill prevents the sale of non-compliant imported liquids to under-age users.
10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that imported vaping liquids are subject to the same (a) safety and (b) nicotine-level testing as those produced by UK-regulated manufacturers.
10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of illegal vape imports that do not comply with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s notification and testing regime which have en
10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will review the adequacy of her Department's position ahead of the next meeting at the UN on an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to stren
10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
International Law: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of the UK’s domestic provision of (a) a free reception year and (b) tuition-free secondary education with her Department's p
10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Education and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on the UK’s position on proposals at the United Nations to negotia
4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will meet with the Fire Brigades Union to discuss the safety of firefighters when tackling wildfires.
3 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of fuel duty increases on (a) the cost of living and (b) consumer prices in London.
3 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Buses and Freight: Greater London
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) fuel duty, (b) Clean Air Zone charges and (c) Direct Vision Standard requirements on London-based (a) haulage and (b) coach operators.
3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how his Department plans to work with relevant stakeholders to resolve potential issues affecting the delivery of social housing through Section 106 on early engagement between d
3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing and Social Rented Housing: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what alternative options for helping to deliver (a) affordable and (b) social housing in London have been considered by his Department.
3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to (a) maintain social housing commitments in existing planning permissions in London and (b) ensure that levels of social housing are not reduced in
3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of lowering affordable housing requirements on levels of social housing supply in London in the (a) long and (b) short term.
3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the 60% of affordable homes provided through the new route at social rent are not renegotiated out at a later stage in the development
3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mouth Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Department taking to promote earlier detection, ensure dentists, GPs and other frontline health professionals are trained to identify early warning signs, and improve timely diagn
3 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Shahram Fallah
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on the detention of Baha’i Shahram Fallah since August 2025; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure
28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tennis: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has allocated for (a) tennis and (b) padel in the next five years.
28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with the Lawn Tennis Association to develop covered (a) tennis, (b) padel and (c) multi-sport facilities to facilitate year-round all-weather participation.
28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tennis: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support the development of (a) affordable and (b) accessible padel courts in (i) Harrow East constituency and (b) England.
28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tennis: Harrow East
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to help tackle the lack of (a) indoor and (b) covered tennis and facilities in Harrow East constituency.
28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tennis: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increased funding for (a) tennis and (b) padel facilities.
28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding she has allocated for (a) tennis, (b) padel and (c) other court-based sports.
28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to update impact assessments for Part IX Drug Tariff reform in the context of methodological changes following the introduction of interchangeable size bandings.
28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Part IX medical devices process on (a) supplier confidence and (b) future investment in the UK medical devices market; and wha
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Somayeh Rashidi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of her policies of the death of Somayeh Rashidi in Iran in September 2025; and what discussions she has had with he
22 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to help improve the quality of local authority children's social care services.
Source: official written-questions record.