Written questions

1,206 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Health Lottery

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Health Lottery's decisions to (a) divest from the People's Health Trust and (b) create its own funding distribution vehicle on organisa

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Health Lottery

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Gambling Commission on The Health Lottery’s new arrangements for distributing funds.

10 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 10451 on Israel: Occupied Territories, whether he plans to publish a formal response.

9 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to help ensure an adequate supply of fuel to Gaza.

9 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the entry of fuel into Gaza.

9 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fuel shortages in Gaza on the civilian population.

3 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Nurseries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) clarity of HM Revenue & Customs guidance for employers on workplace nursery schemes.

3 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Childcare: Employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage employers to adopt (a) tax-free childcare and (b) other workplace nursery schemes.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Google: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of Google's compliance with the AI safety commitments made at the Seoul AI Safety Summit in May 2024 in relation to its Gemini 2.5 Pro model.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure all signatory companies from the Seoul AI Safety Summit honour their commitments made at that summit.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support unemployed people not in receipt of benefits to find employment.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding Jobcentre access to people not in receipt of benefits.

25 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support British citizens in Iran.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment she has made of the adequacy of pension replacement rates in (a) the UK and (b) other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve pension replacement rates.

17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

St George's Hospital Tooting

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the closure of 83 beds at St George's Hospital on patients.

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 53118 on NHS: Workplace Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing NHS Professionals under the direct control of h

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline on waiting times for autism assessments a statutory requirement.

12 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Wandsworth: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of self-inflicted deaths of prisoners in HMP Wandsworth.

12 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Wandsworth: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of prisoner phone call charges included in current contracts for HMP Wandsworth on prisoners..

12 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Wandsworth: Prisoner Escorts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the procedures of the Prisoner Escort and Custodial Service at HMP Wandsworth on prisoners' (a) mental and (b) physical health.

11 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Slavery: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Sections 2.26 to 2.36 of the statutory guidance entitled Modern Slavery: statutory guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Sla

11 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Slavery: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of aligning the statutory guidance entitled Modern Slavery: statutory guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) a

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Performance Certificates: Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of proceeding with phase 2 of the non-domestic minimum energy efficiency standards.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Performance Certificates: Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to announce phase two of the non-domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.

5 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Planning

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing emergency planning in relation to infants and children.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

County Courts: Wandsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve (a) response times and (b) service standards at Wandsworth County Court.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

County Courts: Wandsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were awaiting hearing at Wandsworth County Court as of 1 June 2025.

30 May 2025 · Women and Equalities

Sanitary Products: Public Buildings

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to encourage local authorities to provide free period products in public buildings.

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

Empty Property: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of empty properties on the rental market in (a) Tooting and (b) Greater London.

Source: official written-questions record.