Written questions
614 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Independent Custody Visiting Association
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the operations of the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
2 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Independent Custody Visiting Association
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to ensure guidance is followed on the operations of the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
2 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Independent Custody Visiting Association
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure (a) structured training programmes and (b) required materials are provided to new volunteers in the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
2 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Independent Custody Visiting Association
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure (a) guidance and (b) standards are followed on the operation of the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadcasting: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending existing legislation on television broadcasting.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Glastonbury Festival
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the BBC’s compliance with media laws following their broadcast of the Glastonbury Music Festival.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Glastonbury Festival
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to bring forward new legislation on television broadcasting following the BBC coverage of the Glastonbury music festival.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Glastonbury Festival
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to enforce media law on the BBC following its recent broadcast of the Glastonbury music festival.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Glastonbury Festival
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC in relation to its coverage of Glastonbury music festival.
16 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a review of police conduct in relation to the treatment of grooming gang survivors.
12 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Bank Services: Reviews
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted a review into the listed causes of de-banking by banking corporations.
12 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Bank Services: Cryptocurrencies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number of de-banking cases involving cryptocurrency.
12 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Bank Services: Reviews
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted a review into cases of de-banking; and what steps she plans to take to prevent this.
12 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Political Impartiality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an estimate of the issues which have led to the largest number of incidents of reported civil servants being found in breach of strict impartiality conduct.
12 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Political Impartiality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of how to improve civil service compliance with strict impartiality in (a) recruitment and (b) retention.
12 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Political Impartiality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of incidents involving civil servants who were found to be in breach of strict impartiality.
12 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Political Impartiality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department plans to take to support (a) neutrality and (b) impartiality in the civil service.
4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Lucy Connolly
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to review the case of Lucy Connolly.
4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Freedom of Expression
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislation to protect free speech.
4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Lucy Connolly
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of Lucy Connolly's condition in prison.
4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Lucy Connolly
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has considered compassionate measures for Lucy Connolly.
4 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sebastien Lai
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to meet with Sebastien Lai.
4 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jimmy Lai
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of international measures to secure the release of Jimmy Lai.
4 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jimmy Lai
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to secure the release of Jimmy Lai.
4 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jimmy Lai
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the detention of Jimmy Lai.
30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of disputed Child Maintenance Service cases on people's health.
30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to increase oversight of Child Maintenance Service enforcement via (a) independent bodies and (b) ombudsmen.
30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to conduct a full audit of Child Maintenance Service accounts and third-party payments in the last ten years.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing prison sentences for domestic abusers on reoffending rates of assault.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to release inmates who have served a third of their sentence in order to tackle overcrowding.
Source: official written-questions record.