Written questions

1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Finance

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of its funding levels on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's effectiveness.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Manchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of Local Housing Allowance on a) poverty b) homelessness among Universal Credit claimants in Manchester Rusholme.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with representatives of the higher education sector on ensuring that universities retain appropriate institutional autonomy in relation to pension provision; and whether she is cons

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of volatility in Teachers’ Pension Scheme employer contribution rates on the financial sustainability and long term business planning of higher education institutions

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the factors that led to the reduction in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme employer contribution rate from 28.68 per cent to 17.68 per cent from April 2027; and whether her Department

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what role UK Export Finance is playing in supporting UK–Türkiye cooperation in third-country markets.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of opportunities for joint UK–Türkiye commercial activity in third-country markets.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of engaging with Türkiye's as a trade corridor between the UK and Central Asia and Middle East markets; and what estimate his Department

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterparts on UK–Türkiye cooperation in third-country markets.

29 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Burial: Certification

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring local authorities to issue burial certificates on weekends in cases where burials must take place within 24 hours of death for religio

10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israeli Settlements: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of banning trade with Israeli settlements.

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a national target for the number of passengers switching from driving to public transport.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Welfare Assistance Schemes: Manchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure the long term provision of Local Welfare Assistance in Manchester Rusholme constituency.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will take steps promote furnished tenancy schemes and to include the Best Practice Guide for Furniture Provision within the Decent Homes Standard.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to re-evaluate the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 to expand the powers of the social housing regulator to allow the regulator to monitor furniture

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

AQA: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the AQA exam board regarding resolving strike action taken by staff over pay.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

AQA: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with the AQA exam board on the potential impact of wage stagnation on its staff.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects joint non-statutory guidance from the Department for Education, the Department for Health and Social Care and the NHS on how clinical healthcare is delivered in schools to be published.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what action she is taking to support school teachers who are responsible for administering healthcare to students with medical conditions.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia: Blood Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expedite full blood count referrals for patients with suspected leukaemia symptoms.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of emergency diagnoses for leukaemia patients.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people diagnosed with leukaemia have adequate access to haematology specialists.

13 May 2026 · Women and Equalities

Equality Act 2010

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to remove the Country of Origin principle from Schedule 25 of the Equality Act 2010.

27 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to meet representatives from UNISON to discuss her proposed changes to the immigration system.

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

Poultry: Ammonia

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the level of ammonia pollution from poultry farming.

22 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with a) her European counterparts and b) the Israeli Foreign Minister on the treatment of Palestinians in prison in Israel.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help tackle food poverty.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Association of Colleges on pay increases for further education staff.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing parity of pay between teachers in further education colleges and sixth forms.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Out-of-School Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities with the provision of Education Otherwise Than At School.

Source: official written-questions record.