Written questions

1,705 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans in (a) the UK and (b) Ashfield constituency.

13 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect persecuted Christians in Syria.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the accountability of social media companies on online safety.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with social media companies on online safety for children.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support food production in the UK to increase food security.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers.

13 Mar 2025 · Women and Equalities

Hospitality Industry: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department is taking steps to help protect freedom of speech in the hospitality sector.

13 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help end crossings by small boat across the English Channel.

13 Mar 2025 · Home Office

David Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the potential merits of holding a public inquiry into the murder of Sir David Amess.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that pricing for energy bills is competitive.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure value for money for water bills.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Political Impartiality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on impartiality in their coverage.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to re-shore manufacturing.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason she agreed to the recent increase in train fares.

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Pre-sentence Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will overrule changes to sentencing guidance which will place greater emphasis on pre-sentence reports.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending free bus travel to all people over 60 years old in England, outside of London.

6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the increase of international medical graduates coming to the UK for work on the employment rate of British medical graduates.

6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prioritise British medical graduates for medical posts in the NHS.

28 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse for legal costs relating to compulsory purchase orders made for the HS2 project.

28 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential cost to the public purse of abolishing the (a) High Income Child Benefit Charge and (b) reductions in the level of Personal Allowance for people earning over (i) £

28 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Amanda Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Amanda Pritchard will receive an exit payment.

27 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Wealth: Overseas Residence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage high net wealth individuals to remain in the UK.

27 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Domicil: Tax Yields

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential reduction in tax revenues from non-UK domiciled individuals leaving the UK.

27 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Impact Assessments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish detailed impact assessments for future tax increases.

27 Feb 2025 · Treasury

National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy not to increase employee National Insurance contributions in the Spring Statement 2025.

27 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy not to (a) lower inheritance tax thresholds and (b) increase inheritance tax rates in the Spring Statement 2025.

27 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Assets: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy not to implement a wealth tax on assets above a certain threshold in the Spring Statement 2025.

27 Feb 2025 · Women and Equalities

Stonewall: Finance

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has received a request from Stonewall for additional government funding.

27 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that council staff are unable to work from abroad.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had correspondence with councils planning on reducing the frequency of bin collections.

Source: official written-questions record.