Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners on license were released to supported accommodation in each local authority area in each year from 2015 to date.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legalisation to expunge the criminal records of victims and survivors of child sexual exploitation which were obtained during the period of abuse.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent support has been put in place to support victims and survivors of child sexual exploitation ahead of the national inquiry.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Repatriation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which countries are subject to prisoner transfer suspensions as a result of (a) human rights concerns, (b) corruption and risk bribery concerns and (c) any other reasons.

10 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Prisoners: Repatriation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dual-national offenders whose British citizenship was revoked and who were transferred under prisoner transfer agreements have (a) served their full sentence and (b) been released early in th

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

Social Rented Housing: Arrears

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) rent arrears and (b) tenant to landlord debt in the social housing sector in England.

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

Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing conditions in the (a) private rented, (b) social housing and (c) co-operative housing sector in England.

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

Affordable Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department plans to provide for (a) affordable and (b) social housing in (i) England, (ii) Greater Manchester and (iii) Oldham in each of the next five years

5 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Budget October 2024

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 13425 on Budget October 2024, whether its definition of working people has changed.

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

Sewage: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of sewage discharges in the North West on (a) social and (b) economic well-being.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of year-round fireworks displays by commercial venues (a) in and (b) near residential areas on social well-being.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of grassroots football on (a) social well-being and (b) contribution to economic value; and what support she has made available to (a) AVRO FC

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Theatres

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) social and (b) economic benefits of theatres in towns; and what support the Department has provided to help secure the future of the Oldham Coli

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people travelled by bus in Greater Manchester for each year from 2010 to date; and what assessment has her Department made of trends in the level of bus travel during the current spending period.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Trams: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed Metrolink tram extension in Greater Manchester; and if it plans to fund further (a) feasibility and (b) business case studies for

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Hygiene

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the mandatory displaying of food hygiene ratings on (a) shop fronts and (b) online food ordering platforms.

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Visits: Mileage Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of HMRC mileage rates on health and care workers undertaking home visits.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC mileage rates.

4 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the cost of asylum properties procured for dispersed accommodation in (a) England, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Oldham for each financial year from 2015/16 to date.

4 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Exploitation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of criminal records amassed in the course of exploitation and abuse on victims of child (a) sexual exploitation and (b) criminal exploitation.

4 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Exploitation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of child criminal exploitation interventions in England.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vehicles were leased through the mobility scheme in each year since 2020; and how many of those vehicles were British made.

30 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average number of asylum seekers who are housed in each property procured for dispersal accommodation in each local authority in Greater Manchester.

30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Housing: Cooperatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to help increase the number of co-operative housing units.

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

Agriculture: Cooperatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps to help support the expansion of the number of co-operatives in farming.

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

Agriculture: Cooperatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential contribution of co-operatives in agriculture to food security.

30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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 professional witnesses by the profession of those witnesses in Greate

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of out of area taxi operations on public safety.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Clean Air Zones: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department is providing to Greater Manchester to fund the removal of Clean Air Zone signage in the region.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprenticeship vacancies were advertised on the Find An Apprenticeship website in each month since 1 January 2020.

Source: official written-questions record.