Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to include grants for replacement windows in the upcoming Warm Homes Plan.

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

Housing: Glass

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has put guarantees are in place for using British-made glass in the windows and doors in her Department’s housebuilding programme.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Glass: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the UK glass manufacturing sector.

16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreas: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve access to pancreatic specialists in children’s healthcare.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Self-employed: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle bogus self-employment in the digital economy.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to require all primary care networks to publish annual accounts.

11 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Cybercrime: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) insurance and (b) reinsurance market for businesses affected by cyber-attacks.

9 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ask the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation to publish guidance on what constitutes terrorism in the event of an attack by a hostile state.

9 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Terrorism: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether existing (a) insurance and (b) reinsurance mechanisms cover (i) subsea cabled and (ii) other off-shore assets in the event of a terrorist attack.

26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Bank: Overseas Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on any British company operating in the illegal settlement activity in the West Bank.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Migrant Workers: Exploitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help tackle exploitative employers that target immigrant workers.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Certification Officer

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to improve the operations of the Certification Officer.

3 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sierra Leone: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions against people in Sierra Leone who pose a threat to democracy in the country.

3 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sierra Leone: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to work with (a) international counterparts and (b) the government of Sierra Leone to help ensure the 2028 General Election will be free and fair.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value is of the subsidy offered by the (a) Government and (b) Post Office to franchise operators of Post Office branches; and how long that subsidy is available for.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to monitor the level of support provided to people working in franchised Post Offices.

21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bipolar Disorder: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role neighbourhood mental health centre pilot schemes will play in improving (a) care and (b) support for people living with bipolar disorder; and whether these centres will provide specialist

20 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help prevent leaseholders facing high fees for leasehold renewals.

20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on the use of police vehicles as places of safety for people with mental heath conditions, in the context of police and prison cells no longer being used to place people experien

13 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Public Service Broadcasting: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Terms of Trade regime under the Communications Act 2003 on the (a) independent television production sector

9 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Office: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, over what period the proposed network subsidy to the Post Office would last.

9 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the proposed network subsidy to the Post Office could be used to support Post Offices with rental costs as they become franchises.

9 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the proposed network subsidy to the Post Office would be used to support the transition of directly managed branches to franchises.

7 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television: Broadcasting Programmes and Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the terms of trade outlined in the Communications Act 2003 on the (a) independent television production sector

7 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Disinformation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will create an offence of (a) lying in office and (b) using (i) media and (ii) social media to mislead (A) followers and (B) the public.

1 May 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the published criteria for exceptional circumstances in leave to remain decisions to include (a) exceptional community work and (b) ack

1 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to verify the number of UNRWA operatives involved in the 7 October 2023 attacks in Israel.

1 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for housing to local authorities were (a) partially and (b) wholly funded by the Government since July 2024.

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has for regulation of the residential property management sector to improve standards and protect leaseholders and other residents.

2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with learning difficulties have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.