Written questions
2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken by her Department to ensure that animal conservation is recognised and promoted as part of a future UK – EU SPS veterinary agreement.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average cost to the public purse of a parliamentary by-election.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) reasons for and (b) outcomes of complaints made through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS were.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison and (b) probation workers have made complaints through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison and Probation Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.
22 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Police: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of surviving partners in receipt of a pension under the 1987 Police Pension Scheme who would lose their entitlement if they remarry or cohabit in (a) England an
5 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Warm Homes Plan will include the use of clerks of works or equivalent independent site-inspection roles.
5 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department have to provide support to households continuing to be affected by defects to their homes arising from energy efficiency schemes that pre-date the Energy Company Obl
5 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to provide remedial funding to address defects arising from government-backed home energy efficiency schemes that pre-date the Energy Company Obligation.
3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has been made of the sustainability of HM Coastguard relying on approximately 3,000 volunteers receiving expenses only as a result of the removal of hourly remuneration and intention to i
3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration she has given to alternative models that would allow some form of payment to Coastguard Rescue Officers while remaining compliant with employment law following the removal of hourly remunerat
3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency plans are in place to maintain operational resilience of HM Coastguard if significant numbers of experienced Coastguard Rescue Officers leave the service as a result of the removal of hourly re
3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what impact assessment has been carried out on (a) public safety, (b) recruitment, (c) retention, (d) emergency response capability and (e) operational availability of Coastguard Rescue Officers as a result of
20 May 2026 · Home Office
Police: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Welsh Government was (a) consulted and (b) engaged with as part of the Independent Review of Police Force Structures prior to 7 May 2026.
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Conservation: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect funding for nature restoration programmes in Wales after the conclusion of funding from the EU LIFE programme.
18 May 2026 · Home Office
Police: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to review the 1987 Police Pension Scheme, in light of the mechanism under which widowers, widows and surviving civil partners can lose their pension entitlement if they r
14 May 2026 · Home Office
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the commitment to introduce new legal safeguards around strip-searching children and young people; and what the timeline is for the implementation of these safeguards.
22 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Teachers: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many former teachers or headteachers have forfeited their teachers’ pensions under Regulation 121 of the Teachers’ Pension Regulations 2010 or Regulation 181 of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulation 2014
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether a fraud risk assessment was carried out during the design of the Warm Homes Plan.
13 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Policy Paper published on 11 February 2026 entitled Local Power Plan, when the route to market for unlocking SLES will be operational.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Natural Gas: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that home gas suppliers charge reasonable renewal prices.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Motability: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the impact of the reduction in mileage allowance under the Mobility scheme from 1 July 2026 on disabled people living in rural areas.
10 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, noting the context of devolved legislation, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes put forward as part of her Department’s consultation entitled Family Returns: Reforming Asyl
26 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to respond in full to the Public Account Committee report on Faulty Energy Efficiency Installations, published on 23 January 2026.
26 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Company Obligation and Great British Insulation Scheme: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he refer the issue of fraud within ECO4 and Great British Insulation Scheme to the Serious Fraud Office as recommended by the Public Account Committee report on Faulty Energy Efficiency In
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offenders: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department have to consult with young women and specialist women and girls’ organisations on the development of the Young Women's Strategy as recommended by the Women's Justice Board.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offenders: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the Women’s Justice Board’s recommendation to develop a Young Women’s Strategy including a focus on young women who have experienced VAWG.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offenders: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans does his Department have to develop a Young Women’s Strategy as recommended by the Women’s Justice Board’s report.
24 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armed Conflict: Explosives
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UK government has taken to fulfil its commitment under the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas to promote implementation of the Decla
24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Iran: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department monitors the outcomes of individual strikes on Iran by the United States when using UK military bases, including monitoring for civilian casualties or damage to civilian objects.
Source: official written-questions record.