Written questions

814 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the application of the new individual earnings requirement applies to spouses of UK citizens who are retired, carers, or stay-at-home parents.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements and Treaties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what review processes the Government has in place to assess the suitability of its trade and investment treaty commitments, including those over thirty-five years old, such as the UK-Russia Bilateral I

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Mikhail Fridman

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the likely costs of defending the arbitration being brought against the Government by Mikhail Fridman.

20 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there will be transitional arrangements for people due to be eligible for indefinite leave to remain from 2026 onwards.

20 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether proposed indefinite leave to remain eligibility changes will apply to existing visa holders.

19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Diagnostic Centres and Surgical Hubs: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the community diagnostic centres and surgical hubs set up since July 2024 are run by private contractors.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Royal Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the BBC Charter Review consultation will be launched.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to stop companies from using biobeads.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Microplastics: East Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the biobeads spill in Sussex.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Microplastics: East Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Ofwat and (b) the Environment Agency on the biobeads spill in Sussex; and whether Southern Water will be fined for that spill.

10 Nov 2025 · Women and Equalities

Public Bodies: Human Rights

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make a human rights impact assessment of the draft guidance by the Equality and Human Rights Commission entitled Code of practice for services, public functions and associations.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85834 on Water Companies: Criminal Proceedings, if she will confirm the number of live proceedings which are subject to reporting

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to publish a list of live legal cases the Government is taking against water companies.

20 Oct 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has undertaken a human rights impact assessment of the draft guidance by the Equality and Human Rights Commission entitled Code of practice for services, public functions and associations.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the mandatory digital ID system will be (a) developed and (b) operated by third parties.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandatory digital ID on minority groups.

16 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of mandatory digital ID in tackling illegal immigration.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her planned timetable is for the Gov.uk OneLogin system to re-attain DVS trustmark accreditation.

14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to recommence arms sales to Israel.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 foreign military sales have been made by country.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the original expenditure on the F-35 programme was from his Department.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government has received from foreign military sales of F-35s.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Power: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled US-UK pact will boost advances in drug discovery, create tens of thousands of jobs and transform lives, published on 16 September 2025, which regu

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Data Centres: Environmental Impact Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled US-UK pact will boost advances in drug discovery, create tens of thousands of jobs and transform lives, published on 16 September 2025, whet

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Data Centres: Environmental Impact Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department undertook an environmental impact assessment for the building of new data centres before the announcement of the Tech Prosperity Deal on 16 September 2025.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled US-UK pact will boost advances in drug discovery, create tens of thousands of jobs and transform lives, published on 16 September 2025, what

10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on retention rates for prison officers.

10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to (a) train and (b) recruit staff in the prison workforce.

10 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Prison Officers: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data the Government holds on the percentage of prison officers employed via the worker visa route.

10 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Prisons: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Justice of the potential impact of recent changes to the eligibility criteria for skilled worker visas on prison staff.

Source: official written-questions record.