Written questions

480 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Portsmouth Dockyard: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he is working with the DSMA to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information from HMNB Portsmouth by the media which would improve an adversary’s knowledge and understanding of the UK’s military plans.

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reach of the Government's campaign to raise awareness of changes to travel rules for British dual nationals.

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Magazine Press: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes to EU customs duties for small parcels on the magazine media sector.

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Professional Publishers Association: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will meet with the PPA to discuss cookie exemptions for publishers.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 on trends in the number of sporting and cultural

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Culture and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish an impact assessment of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 on the number of sporting and cultural events; and if

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Culture and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definition his Department uses for a sporting or cultural event as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Culture and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what size by attendance of sporting or cultural events are within the scope of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee's 54th Report's chapter on Instruments on Interest, what assessment has his Department made of the adequacy of the Care Quali

17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Funerals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is responsible for reforming the regulation of funeral directors.

17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Funerals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is responsible for reforming the regulation of funeral directors.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Administration of Estates: State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 114815 on Administration of Estates: Correspondence, what proportion of reviews of the state pension record of the deceased were completed within (a)

17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2025 to Question 27053 on Cancer: Health Services, how much funding his Department (a) has allocated and (b) plans to allocate to increase maximise radiotherap

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

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timetable is for (a) responding to the consultation on the private parking code of practice and (b) laying the code before Parliament; and if he will make a statement.

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the exemption for temporary cultural and sporting events from laws mandating that medical providers be CQC registered for sporting events on t

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Care Quality Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with sporting (a) bodies, (b) venues and (c) events organisers on proposed changes to the role of the Care Quality Commission.

13 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Culture and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes removing exemptions for temporary cultural and sporting events from laws mandating that medical providers be CQC registered on the num

4 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Interest Payments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that HMRC provides clear information about interest on delayed and forward payments.

3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hallux Rigidus and Hallux Valgus: Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide funding for the treatment of (a) Hallux valgus and (b) Hallux rigidus in Hampshire.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to ringfence a proportion of UK ETS revenues generated from maritime to fund alternative fuels and port grid upgrades.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Scotish Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason ferries serving Scottish islands are exempted from the UK ETS scheme.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of children accessing online suicide fora.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of suicide fora to children through gaming chats.

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the UK ETS to maritime operators on ticket prices on ferries travelling between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

23 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to help secure the release of Craig and Lindsey Forman from arbitrary detention in Iran.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Childminding: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the wear and tear allowance for childminders within Making Tax Digital on the number of childminders in Gosport.

23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to include a reference to noise levels in part 4 of the updated National Planning Policy Framework.

23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Agent of Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will provide guidance to developers on the role of the agent of change principle in pre-application engagement.

23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Agent of Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of putting the agent of change principle on a statutory footing on i) the speed of the planning process ii) the number of gras

23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to fund domestic abuse support programmes in i) Hampshire ii) Gosport.

Source: official written-questions record.