Written questions

1,940 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Dance and Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children from non-privileged backgrounds continue to have access to music and dance training, including through supporting the Music and Dance Scheme Schools.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport for London: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Transport for London on the distribution of the structure fund for repairs and renovations.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Think Pharmacy First campaign on helping to encourage people use pharmacies for treatment.

2 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107739, if he will clarify what productivity and effectiveness service improvements are used with the assistance of AI.

22 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses artificial intelligence for decision making on immigration applications.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Financial Reporting Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to put the Financial Reporting Council on a statutory footing.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Audit and Corporate Governance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the estimated costs saved to businesses following the cancellation of the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance bill.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Out of Area Treatment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is collected on patients with complex trauma and personality disorder diagnoses who are placed into private out-of-area placements.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department uses AI to automate decision making about access to public services.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department uses artificial intelligence to automate decision making about access to public services.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of therapeutic Tier 4 services.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reconvene the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce prior to the Spring Statement.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department had with Hammersmith and Fulham Council on the reconvening of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Hammersmith and Fulham Council on engineering options relating to the repair of Hammersmith Bridge.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Night Flying: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the results of the Aviation Nights Noise Effects study will be published.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce will reconvene in 2026.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on the Government's net zero targets.

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide additional support to councils that receive less funding after the fair funding formula is implemented.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department meet with representatives from Heathrow Airport prior to the Chancellor's announcement of the Government's support for a third runway at Heathrow in January 2025.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department held discussions with Hammersmith and Fulham Council regarding Hammersmith Bridge in the lead-up to the Budget 2025.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when announcements regarding the allocation of the Structure Fund will be made.

9 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement, entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, of 20 November, if she will explain the impact of the changes on pathways to settlement on the children of British National (O

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to launch a public awareness campaign to help tackle suicide.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered the potential merits of the mitigation of potential future risks from non-human, autonomous AI systems which may evade human oversight and control.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Personality Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who requested the table-top review of Tier 4 services for personality disorder by NHS England; who is leading that review; and what that review's aims and purpose are.

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to use the business rates system to help support high street businesses in the context of their competition with online retailers.

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the difference in the projected changes in liabilities for (a) pubs and (b) distribution warehouses over the three-year revaluation period after transition.

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying a) a 10p multiplier b) a 15p multiplier or c) the full 20p discount on high street and hospitality businesses; and if she will publish that assessme

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates: Home Shopping

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to reform the business rates system to support physical businesses against online retailers.

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Hospitality Industry: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle youth unemployment, in the context of trends in the level of employment in the hospitality sector.

Source: official written-questions record.