Written questions

2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flats: St Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) Vistry Group plc, (b) Aviva Investors and (c) FirstPort Residential Property Management on the progress of fire safety remediation work for S

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Palantir: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June to Question 4321 on Palantir: Software, whether the National Cyber Security Centre expert guidance on the awarding of software contracts to Palantir included (a) any objections o

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date a decision will be made on a devolution settlement for Hertfordshire.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Universal United Kingdom Resort

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of funding for transport to support the Universal United Kingdom resort will be allocated to (a) improving the Bedford - Brighton Thameslink route and (b) the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Holiday Accommodation: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date the mandatory national registration scheme for short term lets in England will be introduced.

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) MHRA and (b) NICE on OPTUNE treatment for brain cancer patients.

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of research clinicians supporting levels of brain tumour research.

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access scanner capacity to support increased brain tumour research.

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there will be measures to increase the recruitment and retention of clinicians to support medical research in the ten year workforce plan.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Work: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June to Question 3411 on Social Work: Training, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of not including Step Up to Social Work bursary payments

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Emergency Services: Monuments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to erect a National Emergency Services Memorial.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the total cost of resolving all remaining Loan Charge cases broken down by (a) the 32,000 individual cases currently unsettled, (b) cases involving HMRC demand from before December 20

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of his department producing and publishing a long-term financial sustainability plan for community pharmacy in partnership with the communi

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to adopt the draft Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan, published on 4 May 2026, before 1 July 2026.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: School Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) when and (b) how secondary schools will receive additional funding for new books in secondary school libraries.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the equity of access to encorafenib with cetuximab treatments for bowel cancer between in England compared to (a) Scotland and (b) Wales.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NICE and the (b) MHRA about expediting the licensing and evaluation of the BREAKWATER treatment for advanced bowel cancer in England.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 71118 on Prescriptions: Occupational Therapy, if he will provide an update on the work of his department relating to the medicines respo

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 1246 on Department for Education: Workplace Pensions, if she will give civil servants the right to rescind applications to retire in circumstances where they ha

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 506 on Cancer: Vaccination, how many of those 15 companies were included in the 12 who attended the 2025 webinar.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 506 on Cancer: Vaccination, whether there will be further (a) webinars and (b) other engagement events for interested pharmaceutical companies in 2

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 506 on Cancer: Vaccination, whether those 15 companies have an interest in brain cancer vaccines.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palantir: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the National Cyber Security Centre has made of the impact on national security of awarding software contracts to Palantir.

20 May 2026 · Department for Education

Social Work: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has assessed the adequacy of the the Step Up to Social Work bursary to enable single working parents on Universal Credit to participate in the programme.

19 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the Minister of AI and Digital Government plans to reply to the correspondence of 25 March 2026 from the Hon. Member for St Albans, reference DC54221/DSIT.

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Luton Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will conduct a review of the adequacy of the Jet Zero strategy in the context of approved expansion of aircraft capacity at Luton Airport.

14 May 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99813 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, how many and what proportion of ratepayers who will see no increases were eligible for Retail, Hospitality and Le

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

St Albans City Station: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 99812 on Railway Stations: CCTV, on what date CCTV systems at St Albans City Station will be integrated with (a) British Transport Police and (b) Her

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125150 on Department for Education: Workplace Pensions, whether civil servants who submit applications to retire to receive an accurate retirement quote

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date he plans to implement the abolition of marriage value for lease extensions.

Source: official written-questions record.