Written questions
1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Council Tax: Surcharges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Budget Policy Costing 2025, November 2025, page 51, on the High Value Council Tax Surcharge, what proportion of the (a) -£60 million impact in 2025-26, (b) -£120 million impact in 2026-27 and (
17 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2026, to Question 111693, on Business Rates: Valuation, if he will number of times that forecasts or estimates were given by the Valuation Office Agency to Ministers from 1 Apri
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Antisemitism: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on (a) challenging and (b) tackling antisemitic attacks against retail branches of Gail’s.
16 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Valuation Office Agency: Conferences
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 111691 on Valuation Office Agency: Conference, what the cost was of Valuation Office Agency attendance at each of those international conferences.
16 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Public Houses: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency document entitled, Valuation of public houses, published on 10 March 2026, if she will publish the guidance for the valuation of public houses used for the 2026 Rating L
16 Mar 2026 · Treasury
National Wealth Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund will allocate funding to affordable housing.
16 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Elections: Fraud
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has identified local authority areas of higher risk of electoral fraud in the May 2026 elections.
16 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Polling Stations: Languages
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will review its guidance in the Polling Station Handbook on providing official notices in written langua
11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of including fruit and nut bars under the restrictions for high fat, sugar and salt products on economic growth.
11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health impacts for consumers since fruit and nut bars were included in the location restrictions for high fat, sugar and salt products from
10 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 110396 on Strategic Migration Partnership: Finance, for what reason her Department does not currently publish funding levels to Strategic Migrati
10 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 110385, on Asylum: English language, for what reason there is a three-year qualifying period for English language training for those other than a
10 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of potential merits of making English language training compulsory for asylum seekers who do not have English language proficiency.
10 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Police: Flags
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance to the police on uniformed police officers being photographed holding the flags of foreign countries.
10 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion and amount of the (a) £18.3 billion police funding settlement and (b) the £746 million increase, is made up of council tax in England in 2026-27, according to the estimates made by the
10 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation Review
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2026, to Question 110397, on Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation Review, if she will make it her policy to set terms of reference to independent reviews that
10 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook report of November 2025, Table A.5, what analysis her Department has done of the causes for the rise in estimated business rates receipts from £38.8 billion in 2
10 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Houses
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of pubs that are (a) independent, (b) owned by public companies and (c) owned by breweries.
10 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Hospitality Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on the economic viability of (a) pubs, (b) nightclubs, (c) bars and (d) other parts of the hospitality sector.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Licensing Laws
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to the National Licensing Policy Framework published on November 2025, for what reason the guidance is non-statutory, and what consideration was given to issuing it as supplementary guidance un
10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Limited Liability: Scotland
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether Scottish Limited Liability Partnerships are deemed to be companies for the purposes of its guidance on corporate donations.
10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Elections: Local Government
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment has the Electoral Commission made of the capacity of local authority EROs to organise council elections in May 2026
10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Polling Stations: Police
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions has the Electoral Commission had with (a) the Metropolitan Police and (b) Defending Democracy Taskforce on whether
10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the risks of impermissible donations being made through high-volume repeated do
10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Electoral Register: Wales
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, further to the Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communique: 30 October 2025, 10 December 2025, what is the time
10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Elections: Local Government
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2026,
10 Mar 2026 · House of Commons Commission
Portcullis House: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the structural integrity, water ingress and building condition of (a) Portcullis House and (b) its atrium.
10 Mar 2026 · Restoration and Renewal Client Board
Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what assessment the Client Board has made of the potential impact of government regulations on the projected costs of the Restoration and Renewal
10 Mar 2026 · House of Commons Commission
Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of support provided to Hon Members in providing democratic representation to registered overseas electors, as
9 Mar 2026 · House of Commons Commission
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, further to the written ministerial statement of 29 January 2024, HCWS218, on Election Finance Regulation, whether they intend to align the £1,500 donation
Source: official written-questions record.