Written questions
1,690 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Apr 2026 · Women and Equalities
Employment: Menopause
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to assess the effectiveness of voluntary Menopause Action Plans.
22 Apr 2026 · Women and Equalities
Employment: Menopause
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that Menopause Action Plans reflect the needs of women managing menopause symptoms at work.
15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Mental Health Act 2025 and accompanying statutory guidance adequately address disparities in access, quality of care, and outcomes in commissi
15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Act 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department intends to publish the draft statutory guidance for the Mental Health Act 2025 for consultation; and if he will commit to consulting by and for specialist VAWG organisations in
15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s research paper, Out of Sight Out Of Mind, published in March 2026, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are tacking health inequaliti
15 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is in place relating to the quality of images required for facial recognition searches using the police national database, in the context of composite photofit images.
15 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of police facial recognition cameras on levels of local crime rates.
15 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police facial recognition technology is being used in conjunction with (a) body-worn video and (b) drones.
15 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of facial recognition technology when compared against traditional policing methods.
15 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proportionality of the police using live facial recognition technology to identify suspects for low-level offences.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the publication of Trussell’s End of Year food bank stats, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Universal Credit’s standard allowance covers essential costs.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered commissioning independent advice, including from people with direct experience of living on a low income, on the adequacy of Universal Credit’s standard allowance.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Uprating
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration his Department makes of trends in the costs of essential goods and services when setting the basic rate of Universal Credit during the uprating process.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms are in place to monitor the use of ACS and APS tools; and whether any independent audits have been (a) conducted and (b) planned.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training has been provided to caseworkers on the use of AI-supported tools during the pilot phase of ACS and APS.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued (a) standard operating procedures and (b) internal guidance to caseworkers on the use of the ACS and APS tools.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that the use of automated tools in asylum processes complies with data protection and equality legislation.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the APS tool is used to (a) generate and (b) inform casework decisions; and what human oversight mechanisms are applied.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role the ACS and APS tools play in asylum decision-making processes; and what safeguards are in place to ensure equitable decisions.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an Equality Impact Assessment was conducted prior to the deployment of the ACS and APS tools.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish Data Protection Impact Assessments for the Asylum Casework Support and Asylum Policy Search tools.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Iran: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish any legal advice on UK participation in military operations connected to the conflict in the Middle East.
25 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Lebanon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to impose sanctions on Israel to help prevent mass civilian casualties in Lebanon.
23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Iran: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward a voteable motion on the use of UK military bases in connection with operations related to the escalation in the Middle East.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lebanon: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of legality of displacement orders in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs under international humanitarian law.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lebanon: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that donors and the UN-led humanitarian response meet the specific and diverse needs of women and girls in Lebanon.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lebanon: Internally Displaced People
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure internally displaced people with chronic illnesses and other vulnerable groups can access essential medicines and health se
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lebanon: Internally Displaced People and Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on the protection of Palestinian refugees and displaced communities in Lebanon.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lebanon: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure safe humanitarian access for aid organisations in Lebanon.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lebanon: Ceasefires
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to secure an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon.
Source: official written-questions record.