Written questions

399 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help protect intellectual property rights in the training of AI models.

1 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central Asia: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Freedom of Religion and Belief is integrated into UK aid programmes that promote gender equality, the rights of disabled people and as

1 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise issues concerning freedom of religion or belief in future Human Rights and Democracy Reports.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of setting annual targets for reducing the number of instances of animal testing.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to set out a timetable for phasing out animal testing where alternatives are viable.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to reduce duplication in animal testing.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to promote youth employment in the IT sector.

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: ICT

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government IT contracts have been granted to companies predominantly based outside the UK since 2024.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Creative Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration she has given to rejoining Creative Europe.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cabotage

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to secure multilateral and bilateral agreements for relaxed cabotage rules for the cultural sector.

8 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to negotiating a short-term mobility and work framework for touring creatives.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the gender pay gap in the civil service.

21 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

EU Defence Policy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing levels of defence co-operation with the EU.

13 May 2026 · Treasury

Private Education: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on job losses in the independent school sector over the next five years following the removal of eligibility for business rates charitable relief for private sch

13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed union access rules on small businesses; and if he will consider exemptions.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Plan 2 student loan interest rates, particularly for graduates from less advantaged backgrounds; and whether she is considering further reforms.

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that public investment in sports facilities supports a balanced range of sports, including court-based activities such as tennis and padel, to maximi

15 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Government of Saudi Arabia on the application of the death penalty to child defendants.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the requirement to pay childcare costs in advance prior to reimbursement through Universal Credit on levels of employment; and what steps she is ta

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dolphins: Faroe Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal welfare strategy for England, published on 22 December 2025, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of dolphin hunting in the Faroe Isl

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

Poultry: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to publish the consultation on a ban on caged hens.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Counselling: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to provide bereavement support to families grieving loved ones that passed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

17 Mar 2026 · Women and Equalities

Transphobia: Media

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of allegedly transphobic rhetoric in the media in the last 12 months.

12 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Childcare: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the availability of the childcare wear and tear allowance on the (a) affordability of childcare for parents, (b) recruitment and retention of childmin

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government and with the Church of Scotland on the closure of the Listed Places of Worship Grant; whether there will be Barnett Consequentials as a r

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of including an annual earnings requirement of £12,570 for three to five years within the proposed Earned Settlement reforms for Indefin

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Offices: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Valuation Office Agency’s reclassification of flexible office spaces as single properties on (a) the level of business rates and (b) small busin

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support disabled people with the cost of living.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Audio-visual Industry and Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will formally recognise podcasting and audio production as part of the creative industries.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure parity between the Investment Reserve Fund to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme and the British Coal Superannuation Scheme.

Source: official written-questions record.