Written questions

1,304 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in his Department (a) did not retain employment following completion of their probationary period and (b) had their probationary period extended in each of the last five years.

28 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many performance reviews were undertaken for staff in (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; in how many cases performance was rated as unsatisfactory or below; ho

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims have been lodged against his Department in each of the last five years by (a) unfair dismissal and (b) claims under the Equality Act 2010.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many performance reviews were undertaken for staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; in how many cases performance was rated as unsatisfactory or below; how many staff

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department are recorded as having a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability, broken down by grade.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff left his Department in each of the last 5 years, broken down by grade.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff (a) did not retain employment in the Department following completion of their probationary period and (b) had their probationary period extended in each of the last 5 years.

28 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Standards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what performance indicators are used in the Civil Service; and how frequently performance is assessed.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employment tribunal claims have been lodged against her Department in each of the last five years by (a) unfair dismissal and (b) claims under the Equality Act 2010.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Disability and Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department are recorded as having a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability by grade.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff left her Department in each of the last five years by grade.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department (a) did not retain employment following completion of their probationary period and (b) had their probationary period extended in each of the last five years.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many performance reviews were undertaken for staff in (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; in how many cases performance was rated as unsatisfactory or below; how many sta

28 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were involved in conducting the Equality Impact Assessment of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, published in February 2025; and how many hours were spent by (a) Departme

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff were involved in conducting the Equality Impact Assessment of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, published in March 2025; and how many hours were spent by (a) Departmental staff and (b) e

28 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Research and Development Expenditure Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were involved in conducting the Research and Development tax relief reform and intensive support Screening Equality Impact Assessment, published on 18 September 2025; and how many hours were spent by

28 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff were involved in conducting the Equality Impact Assessment of Official Development Assistance programme allocations for 2025 to 2026, published on 22 July 2025

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people work in her Department's (a) Human Resources and Transformation Directorate and (b) Public Sector Equality Duty team.

28 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 17707 on Home Office: Equality, how many and what proportion of people work in her Department's equality, diversity and well-being team.

28 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on the risk that OBR productivity growth forecasts would be revised down before the (a) Autumn Budget 2024 and (b) Spring Statement 2025.

21 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of transactions that will take place (a) up to £125,000, (b) from £125,001 to £250,000, (c) from £250,001 to £925,000, (d) from £925,001 to £1.5 million and (e) ab

15 Oct 2025 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Slavery

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, on what date the board of trustees will meet to approve the application for project spire; and when they plan to make an application to authorise an ex-gratia payment under secti

12 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spousal visa applicants were exempted from the standard income threshold because their partner in the UK was receiving disability benefits in the last 12 months.

9 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Civil Society: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on receipts to the Exchequer from the charity and voluntary sector.

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69372 on Midland Main Line: Electrification, what is her Department's estimate of the cost of completing electrification of the Midland Main Line to Notting

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Languages

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils who did not have English as their first language had each different non-English language as their first language in each of the last 10 years.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the reduction in expenditure from the cancelling the electrification of the midland mainline north of Wigston.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Integrated Care Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) general practices and (b) GP premises there were in each integrated care board area in each month since June 2024.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the report on the adult social care relative needs formula on the Adult Social Care Policy Research Unit Website.

21 Jul 2025 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Slavery

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2025 to Question 63010 on Church of England: Slavery, whether the £5 million to be spent on project Spire in the triennium spending plans 2026-28

Source: official written-questions record.