Written questions

988 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Members

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on reducing the time taken to provide a substantive response to casework enquiries from Members of Parliament.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman will consider previous cases of inadequate conduct by landlords when making decisions on complaints.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help schools adapt to rising temperatures.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help workplaces adapt to rising temperatures.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Housing: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help households adapt to rising temperatures.

23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the quality and volume of musculoskeletal content in medical training match the prevalence of these conditions in the population.

23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) data and (b) metrics used in musculoskeletal services.

23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Joint Replacements: Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of using BMI threshold criteria for joint replacement surgery and the Government's commitment to reducing health inequalities in regions with (a) lo

18 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Graduates: Income

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase the income of university graduates on (a) low and (b) middle-incomes in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Government policy keeps up to date with the rapid development of AI technologies.

16 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Child Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase enforcement action against image-editing tools powered by AI that can be used to generate child sexual abuse images.

16 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Child Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to prevent image-editing tools powered by AI being used to generate child sexual abuse images.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Tyne and Wear

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent funding her Department has made available to rugby clubs in Tyneside.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support rugby clubs to improve sporting facilities for women and girls.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help reduce global emissions.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of electric vehicle charge point operators that comply with Regulation (a) 5 and (b) 7 of the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether financial penalties have been levied against electric vehicle charge point operators who do not comply with the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the electricity output of electric vehicle charge points relative to their advertised speeds.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

First Time Buyers: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help young people buy their first property in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessments: Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of introducing routine audio recording of Work Capability Assessments.

15 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reinstating the 56-day asylum move-on period for families.

15 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the social impacts of the revised asylum move-on period of 42 days.

15 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Information Sharing: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department intends to publish its response to the consultation entitled Information sharing for public service delivery: expanding the information sharing powers in Part 5 (cha

15 May 2026 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria for the Holiday Activities and Food programme to include all children living in poverty.

15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on writing to households who are eligible but not registered for the NHS Healthy Start programme; and what his Department's planned timeline is for completing

15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS Business Services Authority is taking to ensure independent shopkeepers and convenience store staff (a) are aware of NHS Healthy Start cards and (b) enable all eligible families

15 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory reporting of food waste in large retailer supply chains.

15 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of claimants who have migrated from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit under managed migration who have had the calculations on their clai

14 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether digital ID will become an approved method of age assurance to comply with age checks required by the Online Safety Act 2023.

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve access to photographic identification.

Source: official written-questions record.