Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have received training on identifying and responding to transnational repression; and if she will provide a breakdown of the number of officers trained by each police force.

16 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will establish a secure online reporting portal for transnational repression to provide victims and potential victims with a safe means of reporting incidents directly to the UK authorities.

16 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Written question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government intends to issue guidance under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 requiring enhanced due diligence for Hong Kong-linke

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Batteries: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the regulations to be made under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 will include provisions to prevent the sale of unsafe batteries, chargers and conversion kits

14 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Community Safety Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using any of the savings from abolishing Police and Crime Commissioners to help fund Community Safety Partnerships.

14 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Business: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulatory consistency of allowing insurers to deduct Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme payments from

14 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the total monetary value of taxpayer-funded COVID-19 support payments, specifically the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, that w

14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the government will expand access to the Private Sector Rental Database and allow trusted partner status for estate agents to sync and share information.

14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made considerations to the establishment of Nightingale style Courts to deal with the courts backlogs, in property and Tier One tribunals.

14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to expand property courts.

10 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Delivery Services: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conversations her department has had with delivery companies to reduce harm from rapid alcohol deliveries.

10 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Delivery Services: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department will be taking to protect vulnerable people from rapid alcohol deliveries, and if she can provide a timeline for these steps.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department has issued to the Advertising Standards Authority on a fossil fuel advertising ban.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to prevent oil and gas companies promoting the use of fossil fuels through advertising.

8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fossil Fuels: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that advertisements by oil and gas companies are not political advertising under Section 321 of the Communications Act 2003.

7 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the gap between breast cancer outcomes in the most and least deprived areas.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Engineers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of long training lead times for licensed aircraft engineers on future aviation capacity and connectivity.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Engineers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of aviation engineering workforce shortages on the future resilience of the aviation sector.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Skilled Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role Industry Training Boards will play in supporting skills development in sectors with technical workforce shortages like aviation engineering.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria Skills England will use to identify priority occupations and future skills needs in sectors such as aviation engineering.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Family Hubs: Voluntary Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the role of volunteer-led family support services in supporting the objectives of the Best Start in Life and Family Hubs programme.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that Covid era Build Back Loan repayment programmes do not contribute to business closures and liquidations.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Holiday Accommodation: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local councils in enforcing the 90-day rule for short-term lets in London; and whether he plans to strengthen enforcement powers wh

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that employers correctly implement Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance in relation to the rights of transgender employees, including protections

8 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered reducing taxation such as business rates for small businesses liable for Extended Producer Responsibility.

8 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether changes to alcohol duty have increased revenue.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Ombudsman Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider allowing the Housing Ombudsman to issue fines for maladministration by housing providers to recompense tenants, ensure implementation of recommendations and t

21 May 2026 · Treasury

Food: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the administrative costs for outlets of running a VAT reduction for children’s food only; what comparative assessment she has made of this policy and reducing VAT on all fo

21 May 2026 · Home Office

Police: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the 1996 Police Act to allow staff associations other than the Police Federation of England and Wales to represent police officer

20 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Records: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the system of criminal record disclosure.

Source: official written-questions record.