Written questions
1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Prisoners: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the proposed timeline for implementing a system to identify children with a parent in prison.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Infant Foods: Sugar
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 58 of the policy paper entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, whether Danone's commitment never to introduce a high sugar pro
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UK Relations with EU: Disinformation and Subversion
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to co-operate with EU counterparts on countering foreign information manipulation.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UK Relations with EU: Disinformation and Subversion
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to work with EU counterparts on countering foreign information manipulation and interference.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Nurseries: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the financial viability of nursery groups funded by (a) private equity firms and (b) venture capital funds.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Nurseries: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the rate of growth in each of the last five years in the (a) absolute number and (b) proportion of nurseries that are backed by (i) private equity firms, (ii) pension funds and (
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Water Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with international aid organisations on the potential impact of the availability of clean water not affected by cholera in conflict-af
18 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of telecommunications infrastructure in Sudan on the delivery of UK aid in that country.
18 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Cholera
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK aid has been used to support water and sanitation services for people at risk of contracting cholera in Sudan.
18 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Cholera
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the outbreak of cholera in Sudan on the delivery of UK aid in that country.
15 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Immigration: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 64542 on Immigration, what steps she is taking to speed up decisions being taken on applications for (a) leave in line and (b) status in line.
15 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Refugees: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce decision times for children’s applications under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Highways England on the potential impact of abuse of roadworkers on levels of retention of roadworkers.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of abuse at work on the mental health of roadworkers.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of roadworkers who have been spat at from passing drivers in the last five years.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many roadworkers have been hit by projectiles thrown by passing drivers or their passengers in each of the last five years.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many roadworkers have been hit by vehicles breaching cones or road signs indicating live work zones in each of the last five years.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Police Forces on (a) abuse of roadworkers and (b) steps to help tackle this.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on (a) abuse of roadworkers and (b) steps to help tackle this.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of abuse of roadworkers in different local authority areas.
14 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Oppression: Iran
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to protect Iranian (a) dissidents, (b) activists, and (c) journalists residing in the UK from (i) harassment, (ii) surveillance (iii) and intimidation by agents of
14 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Political Prisoners and Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) women and (b) political prisoners under threat from the Iranian regime.
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Shared Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has provided guidance to local authorities on (a) legacy shared space schemes and (b) how streets covered by those schemes can be altered to be made more accessible for blind and partiall
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Active Travel England: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Active Travel England has made on creating a disabled people's panel to help inform its work.
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the powers of councils to improve street accessibility.
10 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel and Palestinians: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question HL5327 on Israel and Palestinians: Development Aid and in the context of discussions held in the Knesset Constitution, Law
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities have been able to auto-enrol children for free school meals; and whether she expects that the new expanded eligibility will increase this number.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Pupil Premium
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the pupil premium will be linked to the current income unit only.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Pupil Premium
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be an increase in the pupil premium following the introduction of free school meals for all pupils from families on Universal Credit.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the reduction in the number of children put on the child protection register for reasons including sexual abuse from (a) 2022-23 to (b) 2023-24 in Engl
Source: official written-questions record.