Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Small Businesses: Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the auction of occupied Palestinian land in the UK, in the context of guidance on businesses maintaining commer

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

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of cladding remediation costs in buildings under 11 metres in height on leaseholders.

21 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her department is giving to women-led humanitarian and peace-building groups in Lebanon.

21 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestine: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her department is giving to women-led humanitarian and peace-building groups in Palestine.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of defendants over the age of 18 who have been remanded by the police are released by the court at the first hearing on (a) sentence, (b) bail and (c) for other reasons.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of defendants under the age of 18 who have been remanded by the police are released by the court at the first hearing on (a) sentence, (b) bail and (c) for other reasons.

13 May 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours inmates spent out of their cell was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in each young offender institution in April 2024.

13 May 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase access to 15 hours of childcare support for (a) single and (b) disabled parent families.

13 May 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of access to 15 hours of government-funded childcare support by (a) single and (b) disabled parent families.

30 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours spent out of their cell by inmates was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in each young offender institution in March 2024.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Lewisham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on what the average rental costs were for houses in multiple occupation in Lewisham East constituency in the last 12 months.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Evictions: Lewisham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of section 21 evictions in Lewisham East constituency.

17 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hedges and Ditches: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of miles of hedgerow that has been (a) created and (b) restored since January 2023.

17 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Oakhill Secure Training Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours spent out of their cell by inmates was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in Oakhill Secure Training Centre in February 2024.

17 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours spent out of their cell by inmates was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in each young offender institution in February 2024.

17 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by Lay Observers entitled 2022-23 Annual Report, published on 10 April 2024, and the response from the Minister of State published on the same date, if he will make an assessment of t

16 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Lewisham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate on the waiting times for (a) assessment for and (b) diagnosis of autism in (i) adults and (ii) children in Lewisham East constituency.

16 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to work with local authorities to increase access to support services for people with autism.

26 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many keep apart instructions were issued in HM YOI (a) Cookham Wood, (b) Feltham, (c) Parc, (d) Werrington and (e) Wetherby in each of the last 12 months.

26 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Oasis Restore Secure School

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2023 to Question 5313 on Secure Schools, what recent estimate he has made of when the Oasis Restore Secure School will be completed.

20 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

HMYOI Wetherby

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of girls aged under the age of 15 (a) have been placed in the last 12 months and (b) are expected to be placed within the next 12 months at the Wetherby and Keppel Young Offender Inst

14 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the number of reoffenders aged 18 years or over by (a) age and (b) offence type for the year ending March 2023.

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to promote communication between (a) HM YOI governors, (b) the senior leadership team of Oakhill Secure Training Centre and (c) Secure Children Home managers in England and Wales and (i) t

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Prison Governors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Governors from HM YOI (a) Cookham Wood, (b) Feltham, (c) Parc, (d) Werrington and (e) Wetherby have met the (i) Senior Leadership Team from Oakhill Secure Training Centre ii) the Senior Leadership

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Senior Leadership teams at Secure Children’s Homes in England and Wales have met (a) the Youth Custody Service and (b) officials in his Department in the last 12 months.

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Oakhill Secure Training Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times a member of the Senior Leadership Team from Oakhill Secure Training Centre has met (a) the Youth Custody Service and (b) officials from his Department in the last 12 months.

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Prison Governors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Governors from (a) Cookham Wood, (b) Feltham, (c) Parc, (d) Werrington and (e) Wetherby Young Offender Institution have met (i) the Youth Custody Service and (ii) officials from his Department in t

7 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 3.35 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, published on 6 March 2024, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on extending the Household Support Fund

5 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

HMYOI Wetherby

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HM Chief Inspector of Prisons publication entitled Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Wetherby by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (20 November – 7 December 2023), published on 5 Marc

5 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

HMYOI Wetherby

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HM Chief Inspector of Prisons publication entitled Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Wetherby by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (20 November – 7 December 2023), published on 5 Marc

Source: official written-questions record.