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.