Written questions
1,705 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 May 2026 · Department for Education
Swimming: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils are adequately educated on water safety.
29 May 2026 · Department for Education
Swimming: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of increasing the number of swimming lessons included as part of the national curriculum.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Delivery Services: Undocumented Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department has considered the potential merits of increasing the judicial penalty for illegal working in relation to riders for food delivery companies.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Delivery Services: Undocumented Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to increase the rate of (a) detention and (b) deportation for people found to be working illegally as delivery riders in Britain.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Enforcement: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of people employed in Immigration Enforcement.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Delivery Services: Undocumented Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure people working as riders for food delivery companies have the right to work in Britain.
29 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support people with the cost of obtaining a C1 driving licence.
29 May 2026 · Department for Education
Lifelong Learning Entitlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she has considered the potential merits of adding non level 4 (a) training, (b) adult education and (c) skills based courses to the eligibility for lifelong learning entitlement loans.
29 May 2026 · Department for Education
Lifelong Learning Entitlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she has considered the potential merits of including level 2 and 3 qualifications on the list of available courses for lifelong learning entitlement loans.
29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Training: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people with the cost of adult training courses.
29 May 2026 · Treasury
Import Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed tariff reduction for everyday essentials on the (a) British farming and (b) British food production industries.
29 May 2026 · Treasury
Import Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria her Department used when deciding which products to include on the list of everyday essentials as part of the proposed tariff reduction for everyday essentials.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis for prostate cancer.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into prostate cancer.
29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of unemployment on young people.
29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to tackle the causes of youth unemployment.
29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Training: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to get young people into (a) training and (b) employment.
29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Gyms and Leisure Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support independent gyms and leisure facilities.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Nottinghamshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce ambulance wait times in (a) Ashfield and (b) Nottinghamshire.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase capacity in A&E departments.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Paramedical Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of paramedics.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce ambulance wait times and (b) increase availability of ambulances.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in cancer treatment for patients in Ashfield.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle drug-related crimes.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Organised Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle organised drug-dealing.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local police forces to tackle (a) antisocial drug taking and (b) drug dealing.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of local authority powers to tackle antisocial drug taking.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing policing powers to tackle antisocial drug smoking.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Cannabis: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle cannabis use.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Cannabis: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to increase policing powers to help tackle cannabis smoking within homes.
Source: official written-questions record.