Written questions

82 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Means-tested Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of means testing PIP to ensure targeted support.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thames Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make representations to Thames Water to continue to deliver (a) the Little Marlow Sewage Treatment Works upgrades and (b) other upgrades they have committed to.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

CAFCASS

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with fathers’ advocacy groups on the practices of CAFCASS.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Family Procedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has assessed trends in the level of regional variations in recommendations made by CAFCASS including differing outcomes for fathers.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

CAFCASS: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is issued to Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service officers on ensuring neutrality between parents in family court proceedings.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how CAFCASS ensures that safeguarding considerations are balanced with the rights of both parents to maintain meaningful relationships with children.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases involving CAFCASS resulted in recommendations for primary residence with (a) mothers and (b) fathers in the most recent year for which data is available.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings: Fathers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to commission an independent review into the practices of CAFCASS to assess whether fathers are treated equitably in family court proceedings.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

CAFCASS: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been made against CAFCASS in each of the last five years alleging (a) discrimination and (b) bias against fathers; and how many such complaints were upheld.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

CAFCASS: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to staff of CAFCASS on unconscious bias, with particular reference to fathers in family court proceedings.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

CAFCASS

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department collects data on the recommendations made by CAFCASS disaggregated by the gender of each parent.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the adequacy of case outcomes involving the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service for (a) fathers and (b) mothers.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Circumcision

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on complications arising from male circumcision for non-medical purposes.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Circumcision

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the minimum age requirement for practitioner of male circumcision for non-medical purposes.

24 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that hon. Members are consulted on proposals for provision of asylum accommodation within their constituencies.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the development of domestic energy manufacturing capability, particularly where companies are willing to invest in UK production subject to demand visibilit

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Small Businesses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of public procurement guidance in supporting SME participation and the domestic economy; and what steps he is taking to help mitigate market concen

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Manufacturing Industries: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ensure that UK-based firms offering comparable pricing and British-backed warranties are prioritised in procurement processes over Chinese manufacturers.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of solar procurement decisions on UK-based manufacturing capacity and employment within the domestic solar supply chain.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospices in England receive sustainable funding.

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all brain tumour centres have equitable access to (a) funding, (b) resources and (c) recognition within national frameworks.

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to determine the inclusion of tumour centres in the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access for all c

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve equitable access to clinical trials for brain tumour patients; and what plans his Department has to help eligible brain tumour patients to access trea

7 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Business: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of family businesses that may be required to (a) sell and (b) downsize as a result of the reduction in Business Property Relief; and what assessment she has

17 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Religious Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to provide funding for the ongoing (a) preservation and (a) repair of listed places of worship.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Grammar Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy not to amend the (a) status of existing grammar schools and (b) right of local areas to operate academic selection.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ecotricity

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met (i) Dale Vince and (ii) representatives of Ecotricity since 5 July 2024.

5 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the decision to stop implementation of the Higher Education (Free Speech) Act 2023, whether she received representations that informed that decision (a) on the potential impact of that Act on

5 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department will take steps to support children who receive bursaries and scholarships at independent schools who are adversely affected by the introduction of VAT on such schools.

5 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the percentage of designated Green Belt in each constituency to be re-classified Grey Belt under the changes proposed to the National Pla

Source: official written-questions record.