Written questions

1,507 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Victims: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Victims' Code is enforceable; and what mechanisms are available to victims to ensure that criminal justice agencies comply with that code.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Victims: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to commence section 8 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2025; and what steps she is taking produce the framework to review compliance with the Victims Code.

18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to uphold International Humanitarian Law.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoos: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to improve the enforcement of zoo licensing.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a veterinary agreement with the EU on conservation.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling out sheltered employment work schemes for adults with learning disabilities.

6 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which staffing grades in his Department have been most impacted by reductions in Official Development Assistance spending; and what steps he is taking to ensure that levels o

6 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance spending on (a) internal structuring and (b) staffing levels in his Depar

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Welfare: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how responsibility for animal welfare policy is divided between (a) his Department, (b) the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and (c) the Home Office; and who the lead m

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Trade with EU: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement will include (a) zoo animals that are part of conservation breeding programmes, (b) plants intended for conservation pur

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Shellfish: Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21608 on Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare, what estimate she has made of when the Animals in Science Committee will conclude its work on

19 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38034, if he will establish an expert advisory group of representatives from (a) industry, (b) academia and (c) civil society to over

19 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46724, what steps his Department is taking to support research into (a) non-animal New Approach Methodologies and (b) alternatives to

19 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation: Rotherham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time was for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by people living in Rotherham in each of the last five years.

19 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of cases in which an applicant to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme had a criminal conviction did the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority apply discretion in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c

19 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of applications for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority outside the two-year time limi

19 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to insource public services.

12 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Medicine: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a veterinary agreement with the EU.

12 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sandeels: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to restrict bottom trawling of sandeel fish in the North Sea.

1 May 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the lethal dose 50 test.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with regulators to increase adoption of non-animal New Approach Methodologies.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will publish the outcome of the 2024 Fairer Food Labelling Consultation.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Judges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is available for family court judges on child sexual abuse.

17 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 42455, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adherence to (a) decent work and (b) human rights throughout the UK and global supply chains used to delive

7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Family Planning: Foreign Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his US counterpart on the Guttmacher Institute's publication entitled Family planning impact of the Trump foreign assistance freeze, publi

7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the planned reduction of Official Development Assistance on the number of women at risk of preventable death in p

4 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve data capture on the (a) number of private law proceedings that involve allegations of child sexual abuse and (b) outcomes of these cases.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fair Work Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to publish a timeline for the Fair Work Agency becoming fully operational.

1 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed reduction in Official Development Assistance from 2027 on people with disabilities; and what steps he is t

1 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Reconstruction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29899 on Gaza: Energy and Water Supply, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of prioritising Gazan con

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