Written questions

1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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 (a) SINs and (b) rapid reviews submitted to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel in (i) 2023-24 compared with (i

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Curriculum and Assessment Review: Artificial Intelligence and Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Curriculum and Assessment Review includes (a) media and (b) artificial intelligence literacy.

8 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the availability of fuel in Gaza for (a) desalination and (b) healthcare services.

2 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when decisions on applications for (a) leave in line and (b) status in line will resume.

1 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to (a) the UN and (b) other international bodies on the need for protection of civilians during the Sudan conflict.

1 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the warring parties in Sudan about the protection of civilians.

1 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the economic (a) stability and (b) powers of people involved in human rights abuses in Sudan.

1 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to sanction people involved in human rights abuses in Sudan.

30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the availability of medical-grade baby formula at the El-Tahrir Children's Hospital in Gaza.

24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of training of frontline NHS staff on (a) the definition of domestic abuse, (b) how professionals should respond to immediate and long-term risk and (c)

24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of training (a) modules and (b) courses on domestic abuse undertaken by frontline staff were (i) standalone and (ii) integrated with other training programmes broken do

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve (a) data and (b) evidence collection in response to her Department's report entitled Intergenerational offending: A narrative review of the literature, published on 5 June 2025

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support children with a parent in prison.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Prisoners: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to establish a national, statutory mechanism to (a) identify and (b) support children with a parent in prison.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Google: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with Google on its compliance with the Frontier AI Safety Commitments made at the AI Seoul Summit 2024, published on 21 May 2024.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Financial Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Department for Business and Trade and (b) Treasury on the potential merits of mandating UK-regulated (a) financial institutions, (b) banks

16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Sudan: Civilians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Ugandan counterpart on the safety of civilians in South Sudan.

16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in South Sudan on the provision of aid supplies to remote regions in advance of disruption resultant from weathe

16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the South Sudanese government’s use of Fogbow to deliver food supplies in remote areas on (a) UK and (b) other humanita

16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Sudan and Sudan: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of recruitment of children into (a) the military and (b) paramilitary groups

16 Jun 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 (a) potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of cases of cholera in (i) Khartoum and (ii) other parts of Sudan and (

10 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Holiday Accommodation: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on introducing a new planning use class C5 for short-term lets in England; and what assessment she has made of the potenti

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is to decide an in-country application for leave to remain on the basis of private life where (a) minimum income and (b) English language are not required.

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed the reasons for Sudanese children forming the largest group of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in 2024-25.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has reviewed the UK’s exposure to the business interests of the (a) Rapid Support Forces and (b) Sudanese Armed Forces.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to engage with the Sudanese diaspora in the UK on securing peace in Sudan.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan on children.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Rape

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the targeted use of rape against particular ethnicities as a weapon of war in Sudan.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the education of Sudanese children.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote sexual health in Sudan.

Source: official written-questions record.