Written questions
648 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase financial decision-making transparency in universities.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Overseas Students: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to remove the immigration health surcharge for international students.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage strategic financial planning in the higher education sector.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Higher Education: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of research funding in the higher education sector.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help mitigate potential job losses in the higher education sector.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a review of the governance of higher education.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing student number controls to address competition in the sector.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an alternative to the fee-based funding model for higher education.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Entry Clearances
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of visa restrictions on revenue streams in the Higher Education sector.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the stability of higher education finances.
22 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of higher education (a) funding and (b) governance.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of (a) harassment and (b) abuse of NHS staff.
7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Turkey: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect democratic processes in Turkey.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reforming the regulation of cross-border taxi hiring.
2 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing (a) car and (b) other vehicle taxes to ensure non-emission producing vehicles are not charged higher rates than emission producing vehicle
2 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Citizenship: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the provision and (b) improving civic education.
2 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Business and Social Enterprises: Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing support for (a) growth in the social enterprise sector and (b) businesses that add general social value in Durham.
2 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Chemical Engineering
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department plans to take to engage with chemical engineers on ensuring the future of chemical engineering is sustainable.
1 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Chemistry: Education and Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the sustainability of high-quality chemistry (a) teaching and (b) research.
1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
Visas: EU Countries
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve visa requirements for UK citizens with homes in both the UK and in a country in the Schengen Area.
31 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office
EU Countries: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is having discussions with counterparts in the EU on the impact of the Withdrawal Agreement on UK citizens with homes in both the UK and Schengen Area.
31 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office
Visas: EU Countries
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve mobility arrangements for UK citizens within the Schengen Zone.
20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of autism assessments.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Weedkillers: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of prohibiting the use of weed killers such as glyphosate.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Data Centres: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answers of 6 March 2025 to Question 36136 on Geothermal Power: County Durham and to Question 36137 on Data Centres: Energy, if he will make an assessment of the potentia
20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Funerals: Codes of Practice and Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) a legal code of conduct for and (b) mandatory inspections of the premises of funeral directors.
19 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Arts: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing musical and wider cultural education alongside the child poverty reduction strategy.
13 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Police Custody: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of suicide prevention training for staff in police custody suites.
13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons and Probation: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of suicide prevention training provided to (a) prison and (b) probation staff.
11 Mar 2025 · Treasury
Debts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) impact of (i) banks, (ii) finance and (iii) debt collection companies' practices on consumers and (b) merits of bringing forward regulation to prevent overcharging
Source: official written-questions record.