Written questions
1,206 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
West Coast Main Line: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the West Coast Main Line in December 2025 and January 2026 on commuters.
29 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cut to funding the International Baccalaureate on students.
29 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze in temporary accommodation subsidy rates since 2011 on (a) local authority budgets and (b) the financial sustainability of homelessness
29 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of uprating temporary accommodation subsidy rates to 90 per cent of 2024 Local Housing Allowance rates.
29 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the cost to the individual of a COVID-19 vaccination on (a) vaccination rates and (b) public health more widely.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Performance Related Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing recipients of universal credit to receive performance based bonuses without penalty.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Music and Dance Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a three-year funding settlement for the Music and Dance Scheme.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Music and Dance Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing real-terms funding for the (a) the Music and Dance Scheme and (b) eight schools supported by this scheme.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Further Education: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's timetable is for publishing the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Tooting
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support green energy businesses in Tooting.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with energy producers on energy prices.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Solar Power: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds information on the solar capacity produced by domestic solar installations in Tooting.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
L&Q Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had recent discussions with L&Q housing association.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 24 June, 1 August and 15 September 2025 from the hon. Member for Tooting relating to case reference RA69084.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Miscarriages of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Section 133 (1ZA) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 on people wrongly convicted of crimes.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Landlords: Tenants' Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help support tenants who are unable to secure new tenancies due to private landlords failing to provide references upon request.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Landlords: Tenants' Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making it a statutory duty for landlords to provide tenant references when requested.
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Estate Agents: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of independence of the Property Redress Service.
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Estate Agents: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Property Redress Service in dealing with complaints.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Blood: Donors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the maximum age for first-time blood donors.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Social Workers: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has taken recent steps to support social workers, in the context of increases in Social Work England registration fees.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Social Workers: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in Social Work England registration fees on social workers.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve access to treatments for metachromatic leukodystrophy.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including metachromatic leukodystrophy in the newborn blood spot test.
17 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of children at risk of waterborne diseases due to fuel shortages in Gaza.
17 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support access to education for children in Gaza whose schools have been (a) damaged and (b) destroyed.
17 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Bombings
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Government of Israel on the reported bombing of (a) schools and (b) shelters in Gaza.
17 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the conflict in Gaza on the mental health and wellbeing of children.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
People's Health Trust: Public Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decline in the People's Health Trust's turnover and funding on local public health initiatives.
16 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Lotteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure society lotteries are being run in the public interest.
Source: official written-questions record.