Written questions

429 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Childminding: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of removing the 10% wear and tear allowance for childminders from April 2026 on the financial sustainability of home-based childcare provision; what conside

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Childminding: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has HM Treasury made of the potential impact of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax on self-employed childminders and other home-based childcare providers.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Childminding

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has the department made of the potential impact of administrative and financial compliance requirements, including Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, on (a) the recruitment and retention of chil

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Almshouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on the treatment of almshouses and other small charitable housing providers in planning obligations, including

9 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that displaced Ukrainians in the United Kingdom have access to long-term residency, education, and employment; how it determines whether return to Ukraine

5 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the proposed loan charge settlement scheme cut off date of 1 June 2021 for excluding taxpayers who have entered into contract settlements with HMRC before that date; a

29 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Government Securities: USA

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the risks associated with holdings of United States Treasury securities; and what steps she is taking to manage prudential financial risk in relation to those holdings.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued on the consideration of occupational health reports when assessing claims for (a) Employment and Support Allowance and (b) Personal Independence Payment for peopl

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people who leave employment due to long-term health conditions or disability can access Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that employers participating in the Disability Confident scheme do not unfairly dismiss employees due to health-related absence or long-term conditi

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of social rented homes built through the planning system in Bedford and in England over the past five years.

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to introduce a requirement for local planning authorities to include targets for social rented housing within their local plans.

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend planning rules to include measures relating to the long-term stewardship and public accessibility of green spaces provided as part of residential develo

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of national planning policy in securing the long-term management and maintenance of public open spaces in residential de

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Childminding

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax on (a) childminders and other home-based childcare providers on the levels of (i) recruitment and (i

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time is for correspondence from members of the public and from Members of Parliament acting on behalf of their constituents; what targets are in place for responding to corresp

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Greece

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a bilateral reciprocal social security agreement with Greece.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Greece

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK–EU social security coordination rules in protecting the pension rights of people who have worked in the UK and Greece.

27 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a (a) tuition fee remission and (b) loan-forgiveness scheme for students who commit to a period of service in the NHS following gr

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to linking Plan 2 student loan interest rates to inflation only.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Plan 2 student loan repayments and interest rates on graduates from different socio-economic backgrounds.

19 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the performance of Capita as administrator of the Civil Service Pension Scheme; what the current size of the casework and payments backlog is; what steps are being take

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the financial situation of mixed-age couples where one partner has reached State Pension age but the other has not; what information his Department ho

14 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Debts: Mental Health

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how government departments, regulators and local authorities are coordinating to help tackle the mental health impacts of debt, including monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of initiatives such as Breathing

14 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve public awareness of and regulate high-cost credit.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Debts: Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department recognises problem debt as a public health issue; and what support the NHS and social care services provide to people with problem debt.

13 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police time is spent on possession offences compared with tackling organised drug crime.

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Drugs: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted last year for simple possession of controlled drugs; and how many of those had a recorded drug dependency.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what pilots or trials are being planned to reduce drug-related deaths in areas with the highest rates of overdose.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to expand access to drug checking services, naloxone, and other overdose prevention measures.

Source: official written-questions record.