Written questions

1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what actions have her department taken regarding the online sale of lithium-ion batteries that could be used in an unsafe manner on e-bikes.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is her department taking to help ensure that e-bikes are not exceeding 15.5mph.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is her estimate of the number of e-bikes registered as road vehicles in the UK.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is her assessment of the percentage of e-bikes on British roads which are not compliant with the EAPC regulations concerning a) electric motors exceeding 250 watts and b) possessing electrical assistance w

18 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his department holds about regional differences in the prevalence of Friday evening and weekend prison discharge rates.

18 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is his assessment of the potential impact of Friday evening and weekend prison discharges on reoffending.

18 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison discharges taking place on a Friday evening or weekend.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

X Corp: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with X on removing illegal material in different instances relating to how it becomes aware of that material.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

X Corp: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with X on removing illegal material which it has been made aware of through means aside from its new UK illegal content form.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

X Corp: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with X on removing illegal material.

18 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the situation in El Obeid, Sudan; and what steps her Department is taking to help prevent atrocities ther

10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chad: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of humanitarian need in Chad.

10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Baha'i Faith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the global persecution of the Baha'i community in (i) Iran, (ii) Yemen, (iii) Qatar, (iv) Egypt and (v) elsewhere.

10 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her written statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, by what date her Department intends to have operationalised a Named Community Sponsorship scheme for refugee resettlement.

10 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her written statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, what is her Department's policy on the intended scale of a Named Community Sponsorship scheme.

10 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her written statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, what her planned timetable is for establishing a Named Community Sponsorship scheme.

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

X Corp: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the levels of UK X users’ awareness of X’s new UK illegal content form.

10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the Sudanese civil-society dialogue process being established by the Quintet; and to help ensure that it is a diverse and inclusive proces

10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking under the International Strategic Framework on Women and Girls to help counter the global backlash against gender equality.

10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that that the commitments in the International Strategic Framework on Women are being delivered.

1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what action her Department is taking to tackle gender-based violence in Myanmar.

1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what action her Department is taking to promote women’s health in Myanmar.

1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what action her Department is taking to help women in Myanmar access period products in areas where the distribution of such products is banned.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Conduct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK expectations on responsible business conduct address the role of purchasing practices, including price, contract length and flexibility, in low pay

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for the conclusion of his assessment into the potential merits of introducing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation; and whether he has made an assessme

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking through the Responsible Business Conduct Review to tackle income and wage differences, including changes to purchasing practices.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that Colombian private military contractors transited through UAE bases before deploying in suppo

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports linking (a) the Global Security Services Group and (b) Mohamed Hamdan al-Zaabi to the (i) recruit

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Human Rights Watch's report From Bogotá to El Fasher: The UAE’s Role in the Deployment of Colombian Fight

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Papua: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK training of Indonesian military on the human rights situation in West Papua.

Source: official written-questions record.