Written questions
614 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the trends in the level of older people being required to move from established care home placements to alternative homes solely on cost grounds once they b
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will consider pausing repayment demands until an investigation into the causes of the incorrect payments has been completed.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed the extent to which franchised higher education provision contributed to the misclassification of weekend-only courses as eligible for maintenance loans.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Student Loans Company on the processes used to verify course attendance requirements before awarding maintenance support.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what number of students have been notified that they may be reassessed as ineligible for maintenance support as a result of incorrect course classifications by higher education providers.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Olympic Games: Medals
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with the International Olympic Committee on the potential merits of providing retrospective recognition or medal reallocation in cases where athletes co
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Athletics: Medals
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help support athletes who may have been denied medal opportunities due to competitors later deemed ineligible under updated World Athletics rules.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Athletics: Sports Competitors
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made representations to World Athletics on the (a) case of Lynsey Sharp and (b) potential impact of differences in eligibility rules between the 2016 Olympic Games and
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Olympic Games: Medals
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with UK Sport and the British Olympic Association on the process for reviewing medal allocations in cases where athletes were retrospectively found to b
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Adult Education: Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuity of Adult Skills Fund allocations to further education colleges in Hampshire during the transition to the devolved skills settlement.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Teachers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the pay gap between further education teachers and school teachers, and the potential impact of this gap on the level of recruitment and retention in technical subjects
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the lagged funding model for 16–19 provision, in the context of trends in the level of demographic growth and the inability of further education colleges to receive full in-year fund
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's joint publication entitled Post-16 education and skills white paper, published on 20 October 2025, whether it remains her policy to increase 16–19 funding in real terms for th
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in funding for 16 to 19 education in 2026-27 on the financial sustainability of further education colleges.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many safeguarding alerts have been recorded in the last five years involving transgender prisoners placed in the women’s estate.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many transgender prisoners are held in specialist units on the (a) male and (b) female estate; and what criteria determine those placements.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many transgender prisoners are held in women’s prisons; and how many of these individuals have convictions for (a) violent, (b) sexual and (c) stalking offences.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Gender Recognition Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether possession of Gender Recognition Certificates affects prison placement decisions for offenders convicted of (a) stalking and (b) harassment; and whether this was a factor in the placement of Vivienne Tayl
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the Prison Service Instruction governing the management of transgender prisoners.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguarding measures are in place to protect female prisoners from transgender offenders who present a risk due to (a) mental-health conditions, (b) obsessive behaviour and (c) previous offending patterns.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether ministerial approval is required for the transfer of transgender prisoners into the women’s estate.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used when determining whether a transgender offender with a history of (a) violent, (b) sexual and (c) stalking behaviour may be placed in a women’s prison.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms exist for individuals or businesses to seek redress or compensation when court administrative errors result in financial loss or procedural disadvantage.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Small Claims: Electronic Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evaluation his Department has undertaken of the effectiveness of digital court reform programmes in ensuring timely, fair and transparent case management for small claims.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Judgements
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards are in place to prevent default judgments being issued where a defendant has submitted a defence that has not been properly processed by the court.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
County Courts: Civil Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of lost or unprocessed documents have been recorded by County Courts in the last 12 months; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce administrative errors in civil claims.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Small Claims: Electronic Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the reliability of the Online Civil Money Claims system in recording and processing defendants’ submissions, including defences and responses to court directions.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuel Oil: Low Incomes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising heating oil prices on low-income households in semi-rural areas; and what steps she plans to take to help ensure thes
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Export Control Joint Unit
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Export Control Joint Unit has been involved in the clearance of the consignments under DHL tracking number 6480575743 and UPS tracking number 1ZE461190495384661; and what steps the Departme
17 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Magload
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has identified any outstanding documentation, compliance concerns, or risk-based triggers relating to the export consignments from Magload Ltd with (a) DHL tracking number 6480575743 and (b) UPS trackin
Source: official written-questions record.