Written questions

1,945 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has set targets for improving (a) victim protection, (b) justice outcomes and (c) support services since the publication of Baroness Casey's audit of group-based child sexual ex

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to help tackle rates of group-based child sexual exploitation in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) Telford since the publication of Baron

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) closed and (b) previously under-investigated Child Sexual Exploitation cases have been referred for independent review since January 2025; and what percentage have since been reopened or

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional (a) funding, (b) staffing and (c) training support her Department is providing to the Child Sexual Exploitation Taskforce in 2025-26.

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to the national inquiry into grooming gangs; and what steps she has taken to ensure (a) that there is survivor-led engagement and (b) that statutory powers are used

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms she has put in place to help ensure 100% recording of the (a) ethnicity, (b) nationality and (c) number of perpetrators in all group based child exploitation and abuse cases;

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 53867 on Innovation: Aldridge-Brownhills, what the names are of the (a) members and (b) local (i) leaders, (ii) research organisations

20 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 53866 on Knives: Crime, if she will list the (a) names of members and (b) organisations they represent of the coalition to tackle knife crime.

20 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 56248 on Neighbourhood Policing: Aldridge-Brownhills, on how many occasions she has met the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner to discuss loc

20 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, CP 1336, published on 11 June 2025, whether he considered increasing revenue funding for end of life care as part of the Spending Review.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Vocational Education: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide information on vocational pathways to young people in the same way as information on university pathways.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle barriers to employers engaging with the (a) apprenticeship and (b) training system.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to improve the (a) HR and (b) strategy support provided by her Department to SMEs to help take on apprentices.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide capital or transition funding to Local Transport Authorities to support fleet conversion.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the capacity of Local Transport Authorities to implement the new bylaw-making and enforcement powers introduced in the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department plans to provide to Local Transport Authorities for the delivery of mandatory bus staff training on (a) disability assistance and (b) the management of anti-social behaviour.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) value for money and (b) public accountability where Local Transport Authorities choose to establish municipally owned bus operators under the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department plans to issue to Local Transport Authorities on (a) identifying and (b) protecting socially necessary bus services under enhanced partnership provisions in the Bus Services (No. 2)

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the readiness of combined authorities to exercise new franchising powers under the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill.

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with UK brick manufacturers on meeting the demand for new homes.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the trade deal with India on UK ceramics manufacturers.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Materials

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the (a) resilience of the clay brick and rooftile industry and (b) potential impact of (i) energy costs and (ii) the UK Emissions Trading Scheme on that industry.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps is he taking to include (a) ceramics and (b) manufacturers in the Industrial Strategy.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Energy Intensive Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the ability of (a) ceramics manufacturers and (b) other energy intensive industries to meet the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the data set used to analyse carbon leakage assessments in the recent consultation on free allocation review for the UK Emissions Trading System

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing the outcome of the consultation entitled Extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme cap beyond 2030, which closed on 9 April 2025.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 59009 on Railways: Midlands, whether the allocated funding is to support the full delivery of the West Midlands Rail Hub.

17 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consideration has he given to staffing (a) levels and (b) structures in his Department following changes to levels of ODA spending.

17 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister’s oral contribution during the debate on Gavi and the Global Fund of 15 May 2025, Official Report, column 203WH, when he will provide a detaile

17 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Finance Facility for Immunisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister’s oral contribution during the debate on Gavi and the Global Fund of 15 May 2025, Official Report, column 203WH, when he will write to me on th

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