Written questions

1,690 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have received compensation through the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Public Order Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 44272 on Public Order Act 2023, what her planned timetable is for the review process; and what methodology will be used.

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of establishing a safeguarding process to protect child refugees who are being mistakenly routed through the adult asylum system.

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the age of refugee children is accurately assessed at the port of entry and (b) they are not inappropriately placed in adult (i) accommodation an

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, whether refugees seeking to bring family to the UK will be subject to increased (a)

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of consulting on introducing a pilot humanitarian refugee visa for people fleeing (a) war and (b) persecution.

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the lessons learned from international examples of the use of limited humanitarian visas to allow people to apply for asy

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using limited humanitarian visas to allow people to apply for asylum from their country of origin.

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits expanding existing safe and legal routes.

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of people who will be impacted by the changes to the five-year settlement.

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the student loan system does not entrench socioeconomic disparities for (a) first-generation university students and (b) students from lower-income househ

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 50912 on Students: Loans, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of persistent student loan debt on levels of social mobility among (a)

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 50912 on Students: Loans, what comparative assessment she has made of the number of borrowers with increasing loan balances in (a) financial year 2024-25 and (b

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 50912 on Students: Loans, whether her Department has considered (a) changes to interest rates, (b) changes to repayment thresholds and (c) other policy changes

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 50912 on Students: Loans, what steps her Department takes to help ensure that borrowers are adequately informed about (a) how interest accrues on student loans

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 50912 on Students: Loans, what demographic data her Department holds on borrowers whose loan balances have increased.

4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Processed Food: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through (a) dietary guidelines, (b) public health policy and (c) food strategies to (i) promote and (ii) help improve public access to (A) whole and (B) minimally proces

3 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Death: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the National Police Chiefs’ Council's guidance entitled Practice Advice on Child Death Investigation, published in February 2025, on

30 May 2025 · Home Office

British Nationality: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 50209 on British Nationality: Children, what the reason was of the increase in administrative cost for child citizenship applications since 2021-22.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Arctic: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with Arctic nations to (a) monitor and (b) help tackle potential (i) security and (ii) environmental challenges from Arctic warming.

30 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Climate Change: Arctic

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what research his Department is supporting into the potential impact of Arctic warming on (a) the UK climate system, (b) shifts in the jet stream and (c) weather patterns.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Coastal Areas: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the risks of coastal flooding associated with rising sea levels.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Arctic: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help tackle (a) emerging security challenges from melting of Arctic sea ice and (b) related potential threats to critical infrastructure.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Arctic: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of warming in the Arctic on (a) UK national security interests and (b) geopolitical activity in the region.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tanzania: Non-governmental Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the safety of non-governmental organisations and journalists operating in Tanzania.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tanzania: Development Aid and Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the his Department plans to review its (a) bilateral relations and (b) aid commitments to Tanzania, in the context of concerns over political repression and human rig

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tanzania: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has raised concerns with the Tanzanian Government on the denial of consular access to foreign nationals detained in Tanzania.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tanzania: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent developments in Tanzania on (a) regional stability and (b) democratic governance in East Africa.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tanzania: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has raised concerns with the Tanzanian Government on the denial of consular access to foreign nationals detained in Tanzania.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tanzania: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to raise the reported deportation of legal observers and human rights defenders from Tanzania with the Tanzanian authorities.

Source: official written-questions record.