Written questions

1,945 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of houses of multiple occupation being used to accommodate illegal migrants on (a) the wider private rented housing sector (b)

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the potential impact of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) on (i) community cohesion and (ii) levels of anti-social behaviour, (b) the

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to the Planning Inspectorate on considering potential environmental impacts of decisions to designate land as grey belt.

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to the Planning Inspectorate on deciding whether a site is considered grey belt when a decision by a local authority has been appealed.

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will issue guidance to local authorities to ensure mobile network operators are notified for large-scale residential developments.

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the National Planning Policy Framework to include guidance on the importance of telecommunications infrastructur

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the judgement in C G Fry & Son Limited v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government UKSC/2024/0108 on

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Waste Disposal: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times he has met with the leader of Birmingham City Council to discuss resolving the ongoing bin strikes.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason her Department reduced ODA spending on global health from £974.9 million in 2024–25 to £527.3 million in 2025–26; and whether that includes reductions to (a)

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Girls

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing spending on Education, Gender and Equality on girls’ education.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of recent UK aid reductions on the delivery of (a) global health and (b) climate resilience programmes.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Organisations: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role her Department will have in reforming the (a) UN, (b) International Monetary Fund and (c) World Bank.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to increase the UK contribution to the Global Fund ahead of its replenishment round.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding commitments she has made in support of (a) the African Development Bank and (b) other multilateral partners mentioned in Baroness Chapman’s G20 speech on 25 July

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how she plans to meet international commitments on (a) antimicrobial resistance and (b) global health security following the closure of the Fleming Fund.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to (a) replace and (b) replicate the work of the Fleming Fund in tackling antimicrobial resistance in (i) low- and (ii) middle-income countries.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of levels of antimicrobial resistance in regions previously supported by the Fleming Fund on global security.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fleming Fund: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of ending the Fleming Fund on the UK’s reputation in (a) global health and (b) international development.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fleming Fund: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she had with (a) international partners, (b) recipient countries and (c) public health experts prior to the decision to end funding for the Fleming Fund.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fleming Fund: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Fleming Fund’s closure on (a) the UK’s ability to respond to antimicrobial resistance globally and (b)

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fleming Fund: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support partner countries impacted by the closure of the Fleming Fund.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on maintaining the UK’s role in tackling antimicrobial resistance internationally.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fleming Fund: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Fleming Fund on global health.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestine: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the (a) European Union and (b) international counterparts on potential co-ordinated oversight of Palestinian Authority education reforms.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 66919 on Development Aid: Drug Resistance, whether he plans to establish a fund to replace the Fleming Fund.

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2025 to Question 67366 on Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, when he plans to discuss the timing of the UK pledge with (a)

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BBC World Service: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66929 on BBC World Service, whether any (a) specific programmes and (b) projects within the BBC World Service are under con

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

Landfill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2025 to Question 65783 on landfill, what estimate she has made of the amount of waste transported from Scotland to landfill sites in England by (a) vo

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is she taking to a) support and b) encourage new open access rail applications.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has she had with Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway since their open access application was rejected in July 2025.

Source: official written-questions record.