Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Households: Taxation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of household income is spent on (a) Council tax, (b) Income tax, (c) National Insurance and (d) VAT by income decile.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the value of car parking income generated by NHS trusts in England; and how much was spent maintaining and operating car parks in those trusts in each year since 2015.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of dispersed accommodation procured by her Department in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Oldham is in Selective Landlord Licensing areas.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which contracts valued over £25,000 for dispersed accommodation providers have been contracted by Serco in Greater Manchester.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Houses of Multiple Occupation there were in England in each year since 2010.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Recreation Spaces and Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of tree planting and the provision of public open space for completed residential developments in England since 2015.

17 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Immunity: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many criminal cases were not prosecuted because the offender had diplomatic immunity broken down by nationality from 2015.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS England staff will be employed by successor organisations and other government bodies.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadcasting Programmes: Political Impartiality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Ofcom's enforcement of news channel impartiality.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many further education courses for 16-18 year olds were not completed in the last five years; and what the estimated cost was of providing those placements in England.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to introduce a fit and proper persons test for social media platform ownership.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 86689, what information his Department holds on the number of court cases that (a) did not progress and (b) were delayed due to the non-attendance of professi

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87814, what proportion of mileage claims are made using a). HMRC Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates and b). employers own assessment by 1). employees and

14 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department's contractors have spent on repairs for dispersed accommodation in (a) England (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Oldham in each year since 2015.

14 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many council tax accounts her Department's contractors maintained for dispersed accommodation in (a) England (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Oldham in each year since 2015.

14 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many gas safety certificates were verified by her Department's contractors for dispersed accommodation in (a) England, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Oldham in each year since 2015.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies educational attainment of boys and girls by (a) ethnicity and (b) social class in (i) England, (ii) Greater Manchester and (iii) Oldha

14 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Inflation: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of import duties on goods entering the UK from the EU on inflation.

14 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expand support for armed forces cadet units in England.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rising energy costs on the viability of grassroots sporting clubs in England.

14 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Knives: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enforcement test purchases have taken place for underage knife sales in England (a) in person at premises and (b) online in each year since 2015.

14 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Nitrous Oxide: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) fines, (b) community punishments, (c) cautions and (d) custodial sentences have been administered for the illegal possession of nitrous oxide in England since November 2023.

14 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Electric Vehicles and Motorcycles: Seized Articles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) mopeds, (b) motorbikes, including scramblers, (c) electric scooters, (d) electric bikes and (e) quad bikes; were seized and disposed of by (i) crushing or breaking and (ii) selling for re

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses and Taxis: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the average age of (a) passenger carrier vehicle buses and coaches, (b) private hire taxis and (c) Hackney carriages in England for each year from 2015 to date.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of waiting times by test centre in England for learner drivers undertaking a (a) Theory test and (b) Practical driving test.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the affordability of motor insurance in areas of higher deprivation.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of “historic vehicle” status on preserving Britain's motoring heritage.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies registered with Companies House were a). trading b). dormant and c). pending strike off action for each year from 2015 to date.

14 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Electronic Commerce: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the (a) cost and (b) number of HMRC staff undertaking inquiries into online marketplace sellers.

14 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Electronic Commerce: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many online marketplace sellers have been required to pay a tax liability following a HMRC tax inquiry, and what was the average amount owed.

Source: official written-questions record.