Written questions
1,507 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the implementation of the bovine Tuberculosis eradication strategy for England.
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to verify that all protective licence conditions and GPS exclusion zones recommended by a Victim Liaison Officer are (a) fully active and (b) communicated to the victim before an o
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what policy protocol is in place under the Earned Progression Model when a releasing authority declines to implement a safety or geographic exclusion zone recommendation made by a Victim Liaison Officer; and what
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the administrative and casework capacity of Victim Liaison Officers to manage the increased volume of statutory consultations required under the early re
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Victim Liaison Officers will make recommendations regarding victim safety prior to the early release of any prisoner convicted of (a) sexual offences, (b) child sexual offences and (c) domestic abuse-rela
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there is a requirement to ensure that a Victim Liaison Officer is formally consulted regarding victim safety and geographic exclusion zones prior to the early release of any prisoner convicted of (a) sexu
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department operates a single database to record (a) the number of offenders serving standard determinate sentences, (b) their offence category and (c) their release dates.
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department provides dedicated guidance on minimum rehabilitation requirements for prisoners in custody serving standard determinate sentences for (a) domestic abuse-related offences, (b) sexual offenc
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the safety of release provisions in place for offenders serving custodial sentences for (a) domestic abuse-related offences, (b) sexual offences and (c) child sexual
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk to victims of (a) domestic abuse-related offences, (b) sexual offences and (c) child sexual offences arising from the reduction of automatic release p
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prisoners serving standard determinate sentences for (a) domestic abuse-related offences, (b) sexual offences and (c) child sexual offences who are eligible
13 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Shellfish
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources have been allocated to the planned phased approach to policy development on decapods, including the number of full-time equivalent staff involved, dedicated budget, external expertise c
13 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Shellfish
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a roadmap for the phased approach to policy development on decapods used in scientific procedures.
13 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Animal Breeding: Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what assessment she has made of the reduction in procedures reported as
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Criminal Injuries Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme are pending a determination by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Criminal Injuries Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is to conclude an application to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
16 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Nitrous Oxide: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to further regulate the sale of nitrous oxide cannisters.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
International Science Partnerships Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the a) total funding and b) contribution from Official Development Assistance for the International Science Partnerships Fund in the financial years 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Beavers: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of the establishment of a dedicated Beaver Mitigation Fund to support farmers in managing localised impacts such as flooding.
4 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish ODA allocations by country and thematic area.
2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison and Probation Service: Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average time taken to complete HM Prisons and Probation Service staff security vetting for each quarter of the last 12 months.
29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of agroecology on (a) food security and (b) food prices.
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Rivers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce a mechanism to incentivise the creation of river habitat corridors across neighbouring farms to the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier.
15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Public Health: Developing Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Official Development Assistance funding will be provided to the UK-Public Health Rapid Support Team project in the financial years 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29.
14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Beavers: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to make long-term funding available to farmers to (a) support them to make space for beavers and (b) improve land-use through beaver presence.
14 May 2026 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government conducted an impact assessment prior to introducing changes to the Modern Slavery statutory guidance on the 11th May 2026, pertaining to the change in credibility guidance and t
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Forced Labour
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of new Chinese Regulations on Industrial and Supply Chain Security on companies doing due diligence to check for forced labour.
27 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestine: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle conflict-related sexual violence and sexualised abuse in the West Bank in the context of (a) incidents occurring in the pre
27 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorways: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the current average distance between dedicated emergency refuge areas, excluding slip roads and junctions, on All Lane Running Smart Motorways.
22 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorways: Safety Measures
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the current average distance between emergency refuge areas on All Lane Running Smart Motorways.
Source: official written-questions record.