Written questions
175 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the taxable turnover SMEs can earn in a12-month period before registering for VAT.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will launch a public consultation on the proposed changes to EHCP eligibility criteria.
12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cystic Fibrosis: Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to protect patients with cystic fibrosis in the context of a shortage of Creon gastro-resistant capsules.
18 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that property management companies (a) accurately relay charges to customers, (b) respond to correspondence within reasonable timeframes and (c)
17 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
FirstPort
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the adequacy of the service provided by First Port property management.
17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accessibility of face-to-face GP appointments (a) in general and (b) for people less digitally literate.
10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to further support Ukraine.
6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Q3 of the oral evidence given by the Lady Chief Justice of England to the Justice Select Committee on 26 November 2024, HC 421, what estimate she has made of the total cost of sitting the extra
6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice
HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has plans to increase the use of artificial intelligence in the HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Law Reporting
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost of a (a) court and (b) tribunal hearing transcript is.
6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Law Reporting: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of accessing court transcripts for each of the last five years.
3 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Uniforms
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure school uniform policies continue to promote school (a) identity, (b) pride and (c) inclusion, in the context of the proposed cap on branded items.
30 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Legal Profession: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support legal services and skills.
30 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Legal Profession: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the legal services sector.
17 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disability: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to accelerate provision of (a) therapy services, (b) wheelchairs, (c) orthotics, (d) prosthetics and (e) other equipment for children and young people.
17 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disability Aids: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance clarifying the (a) roles and (b) responsibilities of (i) local services and (ii) the third sector in the provision of specialist equipment for disabled children.
19 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Violence: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the definition of violence against women and girls.
19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Crimes of Violence: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases involved violence against (a) women and (b) girls in (i) criminal and (ii) family courts in each of the last five years.
19 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Crime: Women
o ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed against (a) women and (b) girls in each of the last five years by crime type.
16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of prolonged imprisonment on the (a) mental health and (b) prospects for safe release of prisoners serving imprisonment for public protection sentences; and wh
16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Imprisonment for Public Protection prisoners were (a) in custody and (b) in the community on licence in each of the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies
16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time imprisonment for public protection prisoners spend in custody following a recall; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extended recall periods on trends in s
16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Parole
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons was there a reduction in Parole Board oral review hearings for imprisonment for public protection prisoners between (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2022-23; and what steps her Department is taking to increas
16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rates are of (a) former Imprisonment for Public Protection prisoners following the termination of their licence period, (b) the general prison population and (c) prisoners released under the
11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Domestic Abuse: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of legal protections against the (a) abuse and (b) neglect of older people.
11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on developing a strategy for preventing violence and abuse against older people.
11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of economic abuse of older people.
11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ring-fencing a proportion of the funding provided to Police and Crime Commissioners for the provision of (a) independent domestic violence advisers and (b
4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Council: Repayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of British Council's repayment of its pandemic loan on its ability to promote UK soft power.
26 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Teachers: International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the recommendations from the United Nations Secretary General's High-level Panel on the Teaching Profession, published in February 2024, what assessment he
Source: official written-questions record.