Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the cost of building materials on house building costs.

11 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Credit Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with regulators on reviewing rules on credit unions offering insurance products such as income protection.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many safety breaches have there been at rail road level crossings in Greater Manchester since 2015.

11 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of possible generational links to suicide; and what support is available to children of people who have taken their own lives.

11 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has been made of the potential impact, average level and trends of business rates payable by businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors since 2015.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Copyright: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will regulate the commercial use of copyright protected material by generative AI.

11 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential safeguarding risk of unknown adults from the general public being on premises such as B&Bs and hotels along with families with childr

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Young People: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of youth autism advocacy programmes in local authorities in England.

11 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Peers: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the regional representation of new peers appointed for each year since 2015 to the current December 2025 list.

10 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Police: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) police officers (b) PCSOs and (c) support staff remaining on restrictive duties pending an investigation for misconduct in England.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Compensation and Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of trends in complaints and compensation payments for unacceptable standards of maternity care since 2015.

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Insurance and Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department are considering introducing a requirement for users to (a) licence and (b) insure (1) e bikes and (2) e scooters.

10 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Electric Bicycles: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department have had with police forces about effective detection and enforcement of crimes where electric bikes are used as a means of offence and escape.

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Euston Station: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve platform advance notice, customer experience and waiting hall overcrowding at London Euston station.

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that the social media and online platform income and donations by non-party political activists are publishe

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of public service response to support for missing from home dementia patients.

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Organisations: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the government has accessed the potential merits of expanding uniformed groups such as scouts, cubs and brownies on levels of skills and confidence among young people and tackling online

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is being done to improve train driver availability and reduce train cancellations and delays that are caused by a lack of trained staff.

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Adult Education and Lifelong Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the government has made an assessment of the trends in the range and take up of lifelong learning and evening class courses since 2015.

10 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions have been had with US counterparts about potential US political interference in UK domestic political discourse.

10 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services: Young People

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of trends of junior bank account openings and levels of savings for young people since 2015.

10 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kashmir: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Indian and Pakistani counterparts on human rights violations in Kashmir and the potential impact of those violations on its diaspora in

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging the use of school grounds by communities to increase access to sports; and what plans she has to provide funding for upgrades to facilit

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Crime Prevention: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of arts and culture programmes on reducing and preventing youth crime.

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of electoral law governing crypto digital currency donations to UK political parties.

8 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the regional impact of having no workforce representation in any English region outside London and the South East.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to prevent the sale of log-in details for DVSA driving tests.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of financial barriers such as maintenance loans, accommodation costs, unpaid placements on working-class students in higher education; and what reforms are

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how are post-16 options such as apprenticeships, technical qualifications and other vocational routes being reformed; and what outcomes data she plans to publish on progression and earnings.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Working Class

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of unpaid internships, informal recruitment, and London-based hiring practices on working-class inclusion in the culture and media sectors.

Source: official written-questions record.