Written questions

1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled postgraduate medics entered medical training in the latest period for which data is available.

19 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on humanitarian access to detainees from El Fasher, Sudan.

19 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect civilians in Geizira state in Sudan.

19 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is taking steps with international counterparts to bring those responsible for crimes in Gezeira state in Sudan to justice.

19 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Politics and Government

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 report by the Lighthouse Reports on Gezira state in Sudan, published 16 December 2025.

19 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect civilians travelling from El Fasher to Tawila in Sudan.

19 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Norwegian counterpart on civilian protection in Sudan.

19 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent atrocities taking place in South Kordofan in Sudan.

19 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North al-Hilu on the protection of (a) civilians and (b) civilian infrastructure in South Kordof

14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land: Valuation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the incidence of costs on a) land-owners in reduced land value uplift as against b) new build sales prices, resultant from environmenta

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Natural Gas: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for energy independence of a) current and b) predicted future levels of gas use in new build homes.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Natural Gas: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for energy independence of a) current and b) predicted future levels of gas use in new build homes.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking on the development of the energy efficiency elements of the Home Energy Model for the new homes standard.

14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking towards drafting technical specifications for energy efficiency for the new homes standard.

13 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Body Searches: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent to which the ten recommendations from the IOPC report 'National learning recommendations and responses - EIP searches of children, published on 19 March 2024

12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Crimes against Humanity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on anticipating, preventing and responding to mass atrocities.

12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Crimes against Humanity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her budget is for atrocity anticipation, prevention, and response not including conflict prevention work.

12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Crimes against Humanity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in her Department work on atrocity prevention (a) as their primary role and (b) as part of their portfolio.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the Corporate Power Purchase Agreements system as it applies to automotive manufacturing.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy Intensive Industries: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will list the companies that will receive 90 per cent discounted network charging costs under the proposed Network Charging Compensation scheme from 1 April 2026.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Police Forces in England are meeting service levels on processing times for DBS checks, and which are not.

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, what comparative analysis she has undertaken on the impact of the uptake of EVs of the introduction of pay-per-mile schemes in other jurisdictions including Iceland and New

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the percentage of doctoral loans used by students to cover the costs of childcare.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what percentage of undergraduate students who are parents with caring responsibilities receive the Childcare Grant.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number and percentage of a) undergraduate and b) postgraduate students who are parents with caring responsibilities.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of childcare costs on the ability of parents to undertake postgraduate study.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Imports: Forced Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that importers ensure that their goods are free from forced labour.

7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Minerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to ensure that bilateral and multilateral mineral-security initiatives signed by the United Kingdom include binding anti-forced-labour standards.

7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Minerals: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being undertaken to promote UK investment in critical minerals and other resources outside of regions where forced labour is a significant risk, such as Xinjia

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Consumer Goods: Forced Labour

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that goods produced through forced labour are not purchased within the framework of government contracts.

Source: official written-questions record.