Written questions
773 written questions tabled, most recent first.
31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the expansion of the Pathfinder pilot.
31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the the potential benefits of accelerating the expansion of the Pathfinder pilot.
31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Children: Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the handling of child custody cases through non-court processes.
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve public transport connections in (a) North West Norfolk constituency and (b) rural areas.
29 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 82981 on PE and sport premium grant funding, what alternative funding streams her Department provides that are available to primary schools for capital expe
29 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: North West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to house asylum seekers in North West Norfolk constituency.
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
HMP Garth: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps have been taken at HMP Garth to help prevent drones bringing drugs into the prison.
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners detained beyond their release date in 2024-25.
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's webpage entitled Prisons data, Additional data, how many of the 262 prisoners released in error in 2024-5 were returned to custody.
27 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Written Questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 82727 on National Security Adviser: China, tabled on 16 October 2025.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Schools and Further Education: North West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for (a) schools and (b) colleges in North West Norfolk constituency.
22 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Self-assessment: Fines
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question 77620 Self-assessment: Fines, what the average response time was of HMRC’s dedicated support service to those facing personal difficulties over the latest 12 mon
21 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Self-Assessment: Fines
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question 77620 on Self-assessment: Fines, if he will set out for (a) late-filing of Self Assessment forms and (b) late payment of Income Tax (i) how many penalties were c
20 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Self-assessment: Fines
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question 77620 on Self-assessment: Fines, whether her Department plans to consult on the new penalty regime for the (a) late filing of Self Assessment returns and (b) lat
17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the guidance entitled PE and sport premium: conditions of grant 2024 to 2025, last updated on 23 April 2025, to permit capital expenditure on s
16 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Theft: Agricultural Machinery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle the theft of farm machinery in rural areas.
16 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
National Security Adviser: China
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 13 October 2025, Official Report, column 67 which (a) minister and (b) civil servant gave the Deputy National Security Adviser full freedom to provide evidence without interf
15 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iraq: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what training the UK armed forces (a) provide and (b) plan to provide in future to the Iraqi Security Forces.
15 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iraq and Syria: Islamic State
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of (a) presence and (b) activity of Daesh in (i) Iraq and (ii) Syria.
15 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Islamic State: Military Intervention
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans her Department has for future UK contributions to the Global Coalition against Daesh.
15 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Islamic State Khorasan Province
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) intelligence-sharing and (b) border security cooperation with (i) central Asian partners and (ii) Türkiye, in the context
15 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
West Africa: Islamic State
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) stabilisation and (b) counter-terrorism support measures she is pursing with international counterparts in West Africa in the context of Islamic State activity in th
15 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Islamic State: Counter-terrorism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support (a) the Iraqi Security Forces, (b) the Kurdish Peshmerga, (c) the Syrian Democratic Forces and (d) other regional partners in the context
14 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Offenders: Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders have (a) been deported more than once and (b) returned to the UK since being deported in each year since 2019.
14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Life Imprisonment: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders are serving life sentences.
14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Sentencing: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will outline the (a) type and (b) length of sentences being served by foreign national offenders in prisons in England and Wales.
14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his policy that offenders to be deported under Clause 32 in the Sentencing Bill would be required to serve any custodial sentence in their home country.
10 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Angela Rayner
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the former Deputy Prime Minister has received a Ministerial severance payment.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow the use of privately owned e-scooters on public roads prior to completion of rental e-scooter trials in 2028.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many penalties have been issued for using a rental e-scooter without holding a provisional or full UK driving licence with a category Q entitlement in each of the last three years.
Source: official written-questions record.