Written questions
3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has made representations outlining concerns to NHS England about multiple Trusts and FTs in the North West engaging in activities around the proposed formation of or changes
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment had been made by DHSC or provided to DHSC by NHS England about the potential impact on the NHS of proposed changes to introduce the full refund model for VAT in the NHS.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what response was provided by DHSC to the consultation by HM Treasury around changes to the VAT treatment of public bodies under Section 41 of the VAT Act.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken to ensure NHS England enforces the guidance around the formation of subcos.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information is being provided to his Department by NHS England on the progress on insourcing previously outsourced services within the NHS.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department is collecting to monitor progress towards reducing the level of outsourcing in the NHS.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what enforcement action his Department plans to take against companies found to be wrongly engaging people as self-employed.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to provide support for the electric motorcycle industry after the end of the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Wolverhampton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the City of Wolverhampton Council's safeguarding standards for obtaining taxi and private hire vehicle licenses.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring licensed taxi and private hire vehicle drivers to obtain a DBS check.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to implement Baroness Casey's recommendation on stopping out of area taxis from the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse report.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what legislative steps she plans to take to update taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxi drivers operating outside their licensing area on (a) public safety and (b) compliance monitoring.
4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any NHS Trusts are developing proposals for new SubCos.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Odour Pollution: Ellesmere Port
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence and compliance assessments the Environment Agency relied upon when permitting the continued operation of the Stanlow refinery, including in relation to BAT 52 obligations
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered taking additional steps to facilitate further Parliamentary scrutiny of amending the terms of student loan repayments administrated by Student Finance England.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Low Incomes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of (a) graduate debt and (b) recent media reports on levels of children from low-income households choosing to study at university.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Low Incomes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that students from low-income households are encouraged to consider university education.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Consumers: Subscriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to take steps to tackle subscription traps.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to bring into force secondary legislation contained within the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
National Highways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she had made of the adequacy of the benefits of the legal structure of National Highways.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Products: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish a consultation on the measures within the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 in relation to product safety.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Petrochemicals: Trade Competitiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the competitiveness of the UK's refined petroleum industry.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pollution: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the adequacy of permits supplied to manufacturers in Stanlow.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Odour Pollution: Ellesmere Port
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the odours emanating from Stanlow.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Franchises
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support the franchise industry.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Franchises: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the performance of franchise businesses in the UK since 2022.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Fair Work Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the Fair Work Agency a prescribed body under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to set out the timelines for the introduction of a (a) consultation on and (b) implementation of secondary legislation contained in Section 24 of the Employment Rights Act 2025.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including trade union representatives in Alan Milburn's investigation to tackle rising youth inactivity.
Source: official written-questions record.