Written questions

1,690 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support countries in determining their own healthcare partnerships without external interference.

5 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cuba: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her US counterpart on the imposition of visa restrictions on officials of third countries who cooperate with Cuba in the provision of

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the enhanced pre-donation testing process pilot on reducing the number of deferrals for low Hb levels.

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what demographic data his Department considered when choosing blood donation centres to pilot the post donation testing for advanced Hb assessment.

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which blood donation centres have begun a trial of the Post Donation Testing for advanced Hb assessments.

5 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police departments on appropriate use of live facial recognition technology.

5 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the real-terms freeze in the annual Cash ISA allowance on (a) pensioners and (b) other low-risk savers.

5 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Childcare: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the household income threshold for childcare support on (a) labour market participation and (b) associated reductions in local economic activity.

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Agency: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to compensate providers for additional work created by the cyber security incident at the Legal Aid Agency.

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Housing and Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timeline is for the implementation of the uplift of (a) housing and (b) immigration legal aid.

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations on council tax in the consultation entitled Modernising and improving the administration of council tax, published on 20

3 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to prevent the exploitation of workers on the Seasonal Worker visa in food supply chains following BBC’s File on 4 Abused for our Food investigation.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Heart Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to work with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to (a) improve awareness of cardiac risk among young athletes and (b) ensure sports clubs have access

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prosthetics and Wigs: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, what steps he is taking in November 2025 to promote inclusive (a) wig and (b) prosthetic services.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prosthetics and Wigs: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England to ensure the procurement of suitable (a) prosthetics and (b) wigs suitable for ethnic minority patients meets diverse patient needs.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prosthetics and Wigs: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a limited access to suitable (a) prosthetics and (b) wigs on ethnic minority patients; and what steps he is taking to improve access.

24 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protections are currently in place for police whistle-blowers reporting misconduct within their own force.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of public confidence in police handling of complaints; and whether she plans to strengthen accountability mechanisms to improve that trust.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Resignations and Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to prevent police officers under investigation from (a) resigning and (b) retiring before disciplinary proceedings are completed.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Resignations and Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police (a) officers and (b) staff have (i) resigned and (ii) retired while under investigation for (A) misconduct and (B) gross misconduct in each of the last five years.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of mechanisms for sharing police misconduct data between forces.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent National Police Misconduct Body to (a) collect and (b) publish data on police misconduct findings.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve transparency around police misconduct records.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce a statutory right for members of the public to access substantiated police misconduct findings.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of (a) increasing the level of funding and (b) introducing a multi-year settlement for the Music and Dance Scheme in the

10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) increase UK humanitarian assistance and (b) support macro-economic measures to mitigate drivers of food insecurity in Yemen; and what her plan

10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis showing that over 17 million people in Ye

10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 21% underfunding of the Yemen Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025 led by the United Nations Office for the C

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Subject Access Requests

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Metropolitan Police Service on the level of its compliance with its statutory obligations (a) under the Data Protection Act 2018 and (b) with GDPR in r

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make EV charging at home more (a) widely accessible and (b) affordable.

Source: official written-questions record.