Written questions

773 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Child Arrangements Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 87080 on Child Arrangement Orders, if he will make such an assessment.

8 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled, Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back control, published on 7 April 2025, if he will provide an update on progress of the

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to section 5.3: Tackling child poverty and reforming welfare of the Budget 2025, when he expects to bring forward legislative changes.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Crown Estate

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide a list of assets held by the Crown Estate.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Crown Estate: Great British Energy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of of 7 May 2025 to question 48538, what the timetable is for the Crown Estate negotiating a Partnership Agreement with GB Energy.

24 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral answer of 20 November 2025, Official Report, column 851, whether she will make it her policy to summon the Russian Ambassador if lasers are directe

20 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what contribution the UK is making to Coalition efforts to address the security

20 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Islamic State: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what steps she is taking with Coalition partners to (a) leverage new technologie

20 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iraq and Syria: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what part the UK is taking in the re-structure of the Global Coalition against D

20 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what work her Department is undertaking with partners through the ISIS-Khorasan

20 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what role the UK is playing in the Terrorist Travel Working Group of the Global

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

School Libraries: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in a) Norfolk and b) North West Norfolk constituency do not have a school library.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87415 on Solar Power, how much solar power generating capacity from installations smaller than 150kW capacity are (a) operational, (b) u

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect gene editing provisions in ongoing trade negotiations with the European Union.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sugar Beet: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are being taken to ensure that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act supports research and field trials involving the genetic editing of sugar beet to improve r

18 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Weapons: Self-defence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of permitting self-defence weapons on personal safety.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Antisocial Behaviour: North West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of current powers available to police officers to address anti-social behaviour in North West Norfolk constituency.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Drugs: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide additional support to police officers to tackle drug-related crime .in North West Norfolk constituency.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Shoplifting: North West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support police forces in tackling shoplifting in North West Norfolk constituency.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Police: North West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has allocated to local policing in North West Norfolk in the last 12 months.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Police: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of police staffing levels in Norfolk.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: North West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the protection of chalk streams in North West Norfolk constituency.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to implement the Chalk Stream Restoration Implementation Plan.

13 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax: Supply Chains

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed Landfill Tax reforms on (a) the supply of UK-produced titanium dioxide and (b) the resilience of UK supply chains.

13 Nov 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Papers: Software

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, when he expects the HousePapers mobile app to be replaced.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

A17: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of grade separation to alleviate congestion at the A17 Pullover Junction in King’s Lynn.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

A17: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects to make a decision on proposals for improvements to the A17 Pullover Junction in King’s Lynn; and what the next stages are in the consideration of those proposals.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

A17: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether funding has been allocated for improvements to the A17 Pullover Junction in King’s Lynn.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

A17: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for improvements to the A17 Pullover Junction in King’s Lynn.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Hospitality Industry: Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage economic growth in the (a) pubs and (b) hospitality sectors.

Source: official written-questions record.