Written questions
1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Refugees: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the move-on period for newly recognised refugees from 56 days to 28 days on (a) rates of refugee homelessness and (b) local authority b
24 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on contract termination for hotels originally commissioned for asylum seeker accommodation since 2023.
24 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria determined the order in which asylum accommodation hotels were prioritised for contract termination since 2023.
24 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones and WiFi: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the level of compliance by (a) mobile phone and (b) WiFi infrastructure installers with the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the qualifying journeys, how many claims were (a) made and (b) not made under train operators' delay repay schemes in each of the past three years.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much did train operators pay passengers in compensation for delayed journeys for each year from 2015 to date.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Pollution and Road Traffic Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the government has carried out a review of the effect of highway one way systems on congestion and pollution.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Education
First Aid: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the government has plans to offer basic first aid training in schools.
21 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Mutual Societies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help support the growth of the mutual banking and building society sector.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Delivery Services: Bicycles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many commercial food delivery cyclists does the government estimate currently operate in the UK; and how many are assessed to have valid public liability insurance in place.
21 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Markets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures has the government taken to help ensure that outdoor and indoor markets are sustainable.
21 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Car Boot Sales and Counterfeit Manufacturing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) car boot sale days that were licensed by local authorities and (b) trading standards compliance visits for counterfeit
21 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Retail Trade: Money
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number and proportion of retail businesses that only accept cash.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Carbon Dioxide and Fertilisers: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the security of the fertiliser and CO2 supply chain.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Education
Schools and Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of total cash reserves held by (a) schools and (b) colleges.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Litter and Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions have taken place with National Highways since July 2024 on the effectiveness of litter removal and general grounds maintenance of its assets.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Snow and Ice
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of winter grit salt bins that were provided by local authorities for each year from 2015 to date.
21 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Credit Cards
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employer provided payment cards were held by government employees in each year since 2015; and what the average credit limit is of those cards.
21 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Police: Dogs and Horses
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police (a) dogs and (b) horses were injured in the course of their duties in each year since 2015.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
M60: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of surface flooding due to inadequate drainage on the M60 motorway.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
A663: Road Traffic Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of detrunking the A663 Broadway in Chadderton, Oldham.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
A663: Road Traffic Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of (a) trends in the level of the build-up of traffic congestion and (b) the effectiveness of traffic light sequencing on the A663 Broadway in Chadderton, Oldham.
21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department spent with private sector providers of (a) diagnostic and imaging services (b) elective surgery (c) mental health services (d) community and primary care services for each y
20 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline numbers provided by his Department and its executive agencies for each year from 2015 to date.
20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline numbers provided by his Department and its executive agencies for each year from 2015 to date.
20 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline number provided by his Department and its executive agencies for each year from 2015 to date.
20 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Treasury: Telephone Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline number provided by her Department and its executive agencies for each year from 2015 to date.
20 Nov 2025 · House of Commons Commission
House of Commons: Official Hospitality
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many events gambling companies held in the Houses of Parliament for each year from 2015 to date.
20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Burial: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what cross government support is provided to local authorities to identify the location of, and those buried in, historic unmarked mass child graves in England such as those discovered in Royton, O
20 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Government Art Collection
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the total number and value of artwork owned by the UK government is in the national collection which is (a) on public display (b) in storage (c) loaned to organisations, institutions or i
Source: official written-questions record.