Written questions
429 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Music and Dance Scheme: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing funding levels for the Music and Dance Scheme; and whether she plans to (a) uplift bursary rates in line with inflation and (b) provide multi-year fundin
14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Brownfield Sites: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s September 2025 report entitled Brownfield Potent
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pet Travel Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the regulations governing the passage of pets to and from the United Kingdom to simplify the process for owners who meet all health and documenta
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pet Travel Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to implement its policy on the reinstatement of UK-issued pet passports for travel between Great Britain and the EU; and what her planned tim
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heat Pumps: Home Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the insurance industry on ensuring that domestic air-to-water heat pumps installed under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and other go
10 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Home Insurance: Heating
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) representatives of the insurance industry on the (i) availability and (ii) affordability of home insurance policies tha
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband and Mobile Phones: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of complex broadband and mobile contract negotiations on (a) older customers and (b) people with vulnerabilities.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband and Mobile Phones: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that broadband and mobile providers do not disadvantage existing customers compared with new customers when setting contract prices.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband and Mobile Phones: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment Ofcom has made of the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of in-term price increases in mobile phone and broadband contracts.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing Occupancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate downsizing for social housing tenants under-occupying homes.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of the water supply to support (a) the East Rail project and (b) housing growth before the completion of the new reservoir in Be
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Instruction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of driver (a) training and (b) testing requirements for overtaking large vehicles; and if she will take steps to improve learner driver education to help
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to strengthen the accountability of water companies for pollution other than by implementing a (a) self-monitoring and (b) fines system.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide an alternative source of funding for local environmental projects in the event that fines on water companies are not sufficient to meet the projected expen
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the level of fines that will be levied against water companies in each of the next five years.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to grant the Environment Agency statutory powers to test for (a) E. coli and (b) other harmful pathogens in watercourses.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
E. coli: Water Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor self-reports of E.coli by water companies.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pollution: Water Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of water companies' self-monitoring of (a) discharges and (b) pollution incidents.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pollution: Water Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase the accountability of water companies for pollution.
12 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Driverless Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will undertake a review of the timeline to bring the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 into force to allow an earlier rollout of proven supervised systems (a) to support older drivers seeking safe mobilit
10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diethylstilbestrol
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish an independent inquiry into the historic prescribing of Diethylstilbestrol.
10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diethylstilbestrol
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that historic (a) NHS and (b) GP records can be reviewed to identify women who were prescribed Diethylstilbestrol between the 1940s and 1970s.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh and Pakistan: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Pakistani and (b) Bangladeshi counterpart on (i) the provision of support following recent floods and (ii) strengthening resil
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Continuing Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) review and (b) update the NHS Continuing Healthcare guidance to ensure that mobility assessments fully consider the impact of severe dementia and other cognitive impairments on an pe
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with industry stakeholders on reducing water consumption in data centre operations.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) legislation and (b) policy relating to technology is informed by experts with technical knowledge.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the annual cost to the NHS of repeated or unnecessary appointments resulting from poor communication between departments and trusts.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Chronic Illnesses: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fragmented care pathways on (a) patient outcomes and (b) NHS resource use; and what steps he is taking to improve care coordination for patien
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure full interoperability between NHS IT systems.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what service standards the DVLA is working to; and what steps her Department is taking to hold them accountable for meeting them.
Source: official written-questions record.