Written questions

579 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what standards have been set to measure the safe and ethical use of AI legal assistants during its trial period.

8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the estimated cost for the Ajax 2 package of upgrades.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the import of unethical fur products to Wales.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Genomics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the evidence base that underpins the use of tissue stabilisers - as an alternative to fresh frozen tissue - for whole genome sequ

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report 'Strike while AI is hot' by the Institute for Public Policy Research, whether his Department plans to give employees new rights to shape AI's deployment in the workplace.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing a more accessible appeals mechanism for coroners’ rulings.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of replicating Australia’s proposed gambling advertising reforms.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to the Ajax programme between December 2025 and April 2026.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote supply-chain resilience.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of prediction markets on young men.

28 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the availability of cheap alcohol.

28 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase access to alcohol treatment services for people not currently engaged with support.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider the potential merits of reducing the drink driving limit to 9µg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sovereign AI Fund: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her department is taking to ensure that Welsh companies benefit from the sovereign AI fund.

28 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Email

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Civil Procedure Rule Committee plans to publish their response to the Electronic Service Consultation.

28 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Homelessness: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her department has had with the Welsh Government on their new homelessness 'ask, act and co-operate' duties on public services in Wales, particularly regarding including further bodie

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his department has made of the impact of the decision not to uprate Local Housing Allowance on the affordability of the private rented sector for people in receipt of benefits in Wales.

28 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his department is taking to a) fulfil its target to halve homelessness on release from prison, as set out in the National Plan to End Homelessness and b) how this work can improve support for prison le

28 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a) Critical Time Intervention b) Built for Zero programmes in reducing homelessness on release from prisons.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (a) what assessment has her department made of the mental health awareness training offered by UK Coaching and Mind to sports clubs across Wales, and (b) whether she plans to support a similar in

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

16-19 Bursary Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, following the extension of the Education Maintenance Allowance programme in Wales, does her department plan to widen eligibility for the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund in England.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department will set out a timeline for developing a new policy position on the use of copyrighted works to train AI models.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how her Department is working with stakeholders to develop a new policy position on the use of copyrighted works to train AI models.

11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to allow CQC-registered drug and alcohol treatment providers, including charities, to use the NHS Electronic Prescription Service in place of paper instalment pr

11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the routine use of digital consultations in community drug and alcohol treatment services.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had on the need for an independent regulator of alcohol advertising.

11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effectiveness of licensing regulations to protect people from alcohol-related harms.

11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of people needing treatment for alcohol use disorders.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Operating Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department can take to communicate with businesses about rising operating costs in a clearer and more timely manner.

Source: official written-questions record.