Written questions

1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Personal Care Services: Self-Employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the levels of disguised self-employment in the hairdressing sector, particularly in salons operating rent-a-chair models.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Houses: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the cultural and heritage value of public houses and the potential impact of planning deregulation on that sector.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Houses: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of public houses that could lose planning protection under proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Houses: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on local communities of restricting planning protections for public houses to cases where they are the final pub in an area.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the findings of the Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism improve service provision and reduce waiting times.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the House of Lords' Time to Deliver report of 23 November 2025, HL 205, whether the Department plans to develop and publish a new comprehensive autism strat

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of inclusion of climate change and environmental sustainability in the national curriculum beyond geography and science subjects.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Climate Change: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include mandatory training on the climate emergency within Initial Teacher Training and the Early Career Framework.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Climate Change: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce targets and funding commitments for climate education across all key stages.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to fill gaps in levels of endometriosis training for NHS healthcare professionals.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with regulators and professional bodies to improve endometriosis education.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of how endometriosis care is covered in the education and training of healthcare practitioners.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BBC World Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the resources available to the BBC World Service.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Somalia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the administration in the Northeastern state of Somalia on a) security and stabilisation, b) political and diplomatic engagement and c) econ

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Somalia: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to establish and maintain relationships with the administration in the Northeastern region of Somalia.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Somalia: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding has been a) allocated to and b) spent in the Northeastern State of Somalia in each of the last five years.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Somalia: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department collects data on how UK funding is a) allocated and b) spent across Somalia's federal states.

28 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on modern slavery in Afghanistan.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has issued to airports and transport authorities on allergy safety in public spaces, specifically latex allergy.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Airports: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with airports on allergy safety in public spaces.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department plans to introduce (i) increased safety standards for US-style pickup trucks and (ii) measures to limit the number of US style pick-up trucks in urban areas.

28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Physicians' report entitled A breath of fresh air: Responding to the health challenges of modern air pollution, published on 11 June 2025, what steps he is ta

27 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guinea: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to help promote human rights in Guinea.

27 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guinea: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with its counterparts in Guinea on the rights of political prisoners.

27 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guinea: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussion her Department has had with its counterparts in Guinea on the right to peaceful protest.

27 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guinea: Arrests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of arbitrary detentions in Guinea.

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

Leasehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services, which closed on 26 September 2025.

26 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the human rights situation in Syria, in particular in relation to the rights of Kurdish people; and what action she is taking.

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

Electoral Register

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for the rollout of Automatic Voter Registration as part of the Democratic Modernisation Strategy.

21 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities

Islamophobia

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission on tackling Islamophobia.

Source: official written-questions record.