Written questions
988 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support (a) YMCA England & Wales and (b) other organisations to build additional move-on accommodation for people leaving supported housing.
19 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to align the homelessness strategy with the youth strategy.
19 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of having Jobcentre staff in supported housing sites to support young people into employment.
19 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Company Cars: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Employee Car Ownership Scheme on (a) VAT and (b) Vehicle Excise Duty receipts.
19 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Company Cars: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Employee Car Ownership Scheme on the UK car industry.
5 Nov 2025 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support kinship carers in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
31 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Attendance Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there has been a change in guidance for decision makers looking at Attendance Allowance applications in the last 12 months.
31 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training on employment law do Access to Work case managers receive in order to determine whether a requested adjustment is reasonable.
22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Young Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards support improved early identification of young carers.
22 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Mental Health Services and Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring that adult (a) mental health services and (b) social care are involved in improving information-sharing through th
22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Young Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the identification of young carers across other health services in the context of plans to change the Mental Health Act Code of Practice.
21 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Gambling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing taxes on the land based gambling sector on (a) jobs and (b) high street investment.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Firewood: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care on the public health impact of domestic wood burning, in the context of the forthcoming Environme
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Climate Change: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the forthcoming climate action plan.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Postgraduate Education: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of childcare support for PhD researchers on the demographics of people who take up studentships.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Postgraduate Education: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to PhD researchers with the costs of childcare.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Young Futures Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made in launching Young Futures Hubs.
16 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Private Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of safeguards to prevent the misuse of private prosecutions for vexatious purposes.
16 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Private Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that private prosecutions are not misused for vexatious purposes.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of research into postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards on steps to improve access to care for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards on the time it takes to be diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Sign Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the minimum British Sign Language level required is for communication support workers in his Department.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of rental properties with an EPC rating of (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D and (e) E in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing an electric vehicle social leasing scheme.
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Local Authority Registration and Coroner Services Association on their planned timescale to develop a professional qualification for registrars.
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing signage in register offices that state (a) marriage and (b) civil partnership can cause a will to be revoked.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Tyne and Wear
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund applications that received match-funding in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) North Tyneside in (i) 2023-24 and (ii) 20
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Tyne and Wear
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of children with approved Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund applications in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) North Tyneside in (i) 2023-24 and (ii) 2024-25
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government finances on the ability of local authorities to fund additional therapy above the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund's fair a
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