Written questions
648 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she can confirm if the forthcoming consultation on phasing out farrowing crates will be based on a transition to free farrowing systems rather than permitting the use of contin
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to publish the consultation on phasing out the use of fallow farming crates.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on the timeframe for consulting on changes to home to school transport provision and the implementation of any proposed changes.
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the further legal costs that may be incurred by the Department in relation to ongoing litigation concerning compensation for women affected by maladministration in State Pen
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the comparative cost to the public purse of compensating women affected by maladministration in State Pension Age communications.
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Department has considered participating in Alternative Dispute Resolution or mediation in relation to the ongoing legal proceedings associated with the WASPI campaign.
12 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to unpaid carers.
12 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the identification and support of unpaid carers within NHS services.
12 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the physical and mental health of unpaid carers.
12 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is developing a cross-government action plan for unpaid carers.
12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Railway Stations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on the material weight to be afforded to emerging policies within the draft National Planning Policy Framework
10 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Burglary: Insurance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on insurers’ treatment of claims where burglaries occur following (a) misuse and (b) legitimate disclosure of a key-safe code; and whether exclusions
10 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Housing: Locks and Keys
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of differing requirements imposed by insurers for key-safe equipment, installation and compliance on barriers to switching providers and levels of competiti
10 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Housing: Locks and Keys
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of levels of consistency in underwriting standards for domestic key safes across the insurance industry and the potential impact on disabled and vulnerable policyholders.
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Councillors: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities maintain an (a) independent and (b) impartial process for handling complaints made against councillors.
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Regional Planning and Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will issue guidance to local planning authorities to help ensure consistency in how (a) draft and (b) consultative planning policies are applied to pre-applicat
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Regional Planning and Development: Railway Stations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the draft well-connected places policy and the proposed railway station connectivity assessment currently set out in
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Retirement
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of lowering the the retirement age for prison officers.
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Police Custody and Prison officers: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reinstating the right to strike for prison and custody officers.
19 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tobacco: Community Interest Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department considers that the Community Interest company Clean Streets is part of the tobacco industry.
19 May 2026 · Department for Education
Universities: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of universities at risk of insolvency in each of the last five years, broken down by Russell Group and non-Russell Group institutions.
19 May 2026 · Department for Education
Durham University: Astronomy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for the Institute for Computational Cosmology.
15 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestine: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Palestine.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce disparities in the early diagnosis of breast cancer.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure NHS England meets its target of 80 per cent breast screening uptake across all regions and eligible groups.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Secretary of State for Science and Technology on the potential impact of a respiratory modern service framework on the life sciences ecosystem.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of modern service frameworks; and whether respiratory conditions will be considered.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a respiratory modern Service Framework on winter pressures on the NHS.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in City of Durham constituency co
24 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Agency: River Wear
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to question 120636 a) what information her Department holds on the investigations and interventions; and b) is this information publicly available.
Source: official written-questions record.