Written questions

1,338 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

PKK

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Turkish counterpart on the disbanding of the Kurdistan Workers Party.

16 May 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are on the SEND waiting list in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill constituency.

16 May 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Enfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to meet the demand for (a) special and (b) mainstream school placements for children with SEN in the London Borough of Enfield.

16 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mahmoud Khalil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 40483 on Mahmoud Khalil, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on the detention of pro-Palestinian

16 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling local authorities to use CCTV enforcement to address unlawful pavement parking; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals to perm

12 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Abduction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on ending enforced disappearances.

12 May 2025 · Home Office

Balochistan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support UK citizens with relatives impacted by the human rights situation in Balochistan.

12 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Balochistan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the human rights situation in Balochistan.

6 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with animal protection groups on phasing out animal experiments.

2 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was discussed during his most recent meeting with his Israeli counterpart.

2 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Intimate Image Abuse: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of AI-generated intimate images.

24 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the ten year route to settlement to five years.

24 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting migrants from the Immigration Health Surcharge after their second Leave to Remain application.

24 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting migrants in employment from the Immigration Health Surcharge.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tuberculosis: Asylum and Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve tuberculosis (a) screening, (b) diagnosis and (c) treatment services for (i) people experiencing homelessness and (ii) asylum seekers.

24 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reductions to Official Development Assistance on tuberculosis (a) screening, (b) diagnosis and (c) treat

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce competition ratios for specialty training for doctors.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase the number of entry-level positions for newly qualified physiotherapists.

24 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Delivery Services: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect the safety of home delivery drivers.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to direct the Circular Economy Taskforce to promote (a) repair and reuse and (b) other waste reduction measures.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of banning the advertising of (a) sports utility vehicles, (b) flights and (c) other high carbon products on levels of ca

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether the Circular Economy Taskforce plans to examine (a) excessive consumption and (b) high carbon advertising.

24 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Financial Services: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that buy now pay later schemes protect consumers from fraud.

24 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Financial Services: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle fraud through buy now, pay later schemes.

17 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the matters raised in the Breaking the Silence report entitled The Perimeter Soldier's Testimo

17 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the role of the Israeli Defence Force in the killing of Palestinian (a) medics and (b) emergency workers near Rafa

8 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mahrang Baloch

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the detention of Mahrang Baloch.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Means-tested Benefits: Take-up

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the take up of means-tested benefits among households with children in poverty.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Paying the Price of Child Poverty, published by Action for Children on 19 March 2025.

4 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32013 on Asylum, whether she has commissioned any reports on expanding (a) safe and (b) legal routes for people seeking asylum within the last twelve

Source: official written-questions record.