Written questions

358 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Elections: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to use local election pilots under Section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 to amend the (a) franchise and (b) registration criteria.

4 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Identity Cards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 118513 on Identity Cards: Northern Ireland, whether the new Digital ID will list the date of birth of the individual.

4 Jun 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Identity Cards: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 118513 on Identity Cards: Northern Ireland, why it is detrimental to have the electoral ID used as a form of secondary identification by citizens

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

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his proposals to require candidates to provide identification to nominate, whether this will require the same identification requirements as needed to vote in p

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

Elections: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to consider (a) a uniform publication of local election results by local authorities and (b) an official central repository of local election results.

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

Electoral Register: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of fraudulent electoral registration.

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

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether virtual bank cards will be accepted as identification to vote at a polling station.

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

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the Third Sitting of the Public Bill Commit

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

Elections: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to local election pilots in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027.

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124675 on political donations, whether donations to Irish political parties, where passed on to Northern Ireland parties

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 124762 on Political Parties: Finance, what consideration has been made of using powers under the Electronic Communicatio

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

Candidates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118898 on Candidates, what consideration has been made by his Department of amending legislation to allow agents to resi

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

Elections: Campaigns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118899 on Elections: Campaigns, if he will amend (i) legislation and (ii) statutory guidance to ensure that hard copy an

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of registers held by the Republic of Ireland’s Companies Registration Office in providing data and information for politic

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

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124770 on Elections: Proof of Identity, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that policy on levels of

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124763 on Political Parties: Donors, how political parties and regulated donees can assess whether companies have suffic

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

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Public Bill Committee for the Representation of the People Bill, Official Report, Compilation PDF of all Committee Debate sittings so far, 21 April 2026, Co

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Parliamentary Parties Panel has been consulted by his department on how the Government intends to respond to the Rycroft review report; and how the Government plans i

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

Electoral Register

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124766, on Electoral Register, and of 20 April 2026, to Question 124792, whether political parties will be consulted on

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 125733, on Political Parties: Donors, how political parties and regulated donees will be required to verify the revenue

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

Elections: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of biraderi networks on levels of electoral fraud.

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 8 April 2026 to Question 123199 on Political Parties: Finance, what is the threshold at which hon. Members will be required to undertake due dilig

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials have had discussions with the Labour Party on the Government's response to the Rycroft review.

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 118771 on Political Parties: Donors and the Answer of 8 April 2026 to Question 123199 on Political Parties: Finance, wha

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125733 on Political Parties: Finance, what proportion of the donations from companies that would not meet the new permis

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

Absent Voting

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the timetable for the laying of secondary legislation on the change to the postal vote application deadlines.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has HMRC provided on whether an individual can be non-resident for tax purposes in the UK if they are on the UK electoral roll as a domestic, non-overseas elector.

1 Jun 2026 · House of Commons Commission

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Answer of 8 April 2026 to Question 123199 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the House of Commons authorities have made any asses

1 Jun 2026 · House of Commons Commission

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124668 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the House of Commons authorities have discussed wit

1 Jun 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129174 on Political Parties: Finance, what guidance has been given on whet

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