Written questions

429 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the decision to allocate £126 million to kinship care pilot schemes.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with Bedford Borough Council on the financial support needs of kinship carers; and whether Bedford has been considered for inclusion in kinship care pilot schemes.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of kinship care preventing children entering the statutory care system on Bedford Borough Council; and how this informs funding policy for kinship

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's timeline is for national implementation of kinship care financial support; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken on kinship carers in Bedford Borough.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that kinship carers in Bedford Borough and other local authority areas do not wait for financial reform while kinship care pilot schemes are evaluated.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that evidence gathered from kinship care pilot areas is representative of kinship carers, including in Bedford Borough and neighbouring local authorities.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to kinship carers in (a) Bedford Borough and (b) Bedfordshire not participating in the kinship care pilot programme.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the absence of mandatory carbohydrate labelling in restaurants

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current requirements for the provision of carbohydrate and nutritional information in restaurants and other out-of-home food settings for

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Approved Driving Instructor Part 2 and Part 3 practical assessments; what the average waiting time is for these tests in all regions; how many exa

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Passports: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent passport requirement changes for dual nationals travelling to the UK on the level of (a) passport application (i) volumes and (ii) proces

10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase the speed at which compensation payments are issued by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority to affected people.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit and Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place for housing providers to report the end of a tenancy where Universal Credit Housing Element is paid directly to landlords; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent

26 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Demonstrations: Public Order

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the protest-related provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill 2025, how the Government will ensure that these powers are not used in a way that suppresses legitimate dissent; and wha

25 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UN Commission on the Status of Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to implement the agreed conclusions of the most recent session of the Commission on the Status of Women in (a) UK domestic policy and (b)

25 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UN Commission on the Status of Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has been made of the merits of including representatives of civil society organisations in the UK delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women; and whe

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to The Universal Credit (Earned Income) Amendment Regulations 2020, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of moving double-paydays to subsequent assessment perio

24 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Modern Slavery Act 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to promote the adoption of standards such as BS 25700 to support organisations in meeting their obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to further education providers on recognising participation in National Professional Qualification programmes as Continuing Professional Development; and whether staff ar

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce levels of dependence on international fossil fuel markets.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to address animal welfare concerns associated with the breeding of wildcat hybrids.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Unions: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the response to the consultation on trade union right of access to workplaces.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to evaluate the potential impact of the proposed under-16 social media ban on young people’s access to support and educational resources.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the mental health of young people reliant on online communities for emotional and social support.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Registered Intermediaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the registered intermediary allocation (a) rates and (b) waiting times are in each (i) police force area and (ii) Crown Court circuits; and what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all vulnera

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Registered Intermediaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the median waiting time was between a request for a registered intermediary and allocation in each of the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of these waitin

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Registered Intermediaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of vulnerable (a) victims and (b) witnesses assessed as requiring a registered intermediary under the Witness Intermediary Scheme were allocated one in each of the last three years; a

20 Feb 2026 · Attorney General

Hate Crime: Religion

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Crown Prosecution Service’s guidance on religiously aggravated and religion-based hate crime offences is applied; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of CPS dec

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether people with a Level 5 foundation degree can undertake the Teacher Degree Apprenticeship in primary education to achieve a Level 6 qualification and Qualified Teacher Status concurrently without completi

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Civil Service Pension scheme claims and member inquiries are outstanding for which the latest data is available; what steps he is taking to ensure that Civil Service Pension scheme payments are paid acc

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