Written questions

687 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Members

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on Members of Parliament holding surgeries for armed forces personnel in military barracks.

6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Public Participation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to Councils on the process for residents to issue deputations at meetings; and whether residents are required to provide the full text

6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Public Participation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance (a) her Department has and (b) its predecessor Departments have issued to councils on including within their constitutions provision for public participation at cou

5 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting people that have British National Overseas status and hold a UK passport from the Electronic Travel Authorisation requirement.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of holding a public consultation before implementing the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

3 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the use of the DeepSeek artificial intelligence model (a) on government devices, (b) in government buildings and (c) by government employees.

3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his (a) American, (b) European Union and (c) NATO counterparts on the DeepSeek artificial intelligence model.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Artificial Intelligence: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ban the DeepSeek artificial intelligence model in educational settings because of its built-in censorship.

3 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the use by officials in her Department of the DeepSeek artificial intelligence model.

31 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Crimes against Humanity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on the Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub.

31 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 24486 on Republika Srpska and Serbia: Politics and Government, tabled on 16 January 2025.

30 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual Offences: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many alleged (a) rapes or (b) sexual assaults have taken place in hospitals since 1 January 2024.

30 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of reports of (a) rape and (b) sexual assault that have taken place in hospitals since 1 January 2024.

30 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Children's Play: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has plans to consult the indoor play sector before future business rates reform.

30 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Children's Play: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving a VAT exemption on admissions fees for children under 12 for the indoor play sector.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Aarhus Convention: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the Aarhus Convention.

29 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional (a) interventions and (b) support to areas with higher rates of asthma.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the letter from him and the Secretary of State for the Home Department to the Planning Inspector in relation to the planning and listed building consent appli

29 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish any correspondence between her Department and the (a) Planning Inspectorate and (b) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in relation to the application to build a

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with (a) Ministers and (b) hon. Members on the application for a proposed Chinese Embassy.

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter from the Secretary of State for the Home Department and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the planning and list

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether social care providers will be allocated additional funding for measures announced in the Autumn Budget 2024.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support social care providers with changes announced in the Autumn Budget 2024.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's Get Britain Working White Paper, published on 26 November 2024, whether she has plans to review the eligibility of Personal Independence Payments claimants.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether the Government has plans to allow referendums to authorise local authority merges.

23 Jan 2025 · House of Commons Commission

China Daily

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will ban the China Daily publication from delivery to the offices of hon. Members.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what plans her Department has to consult with the public on proposals for local government re

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Confucius Institutes: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 on Confucius Institutes.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Confucius Institutes: Academic Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the work of Confucius Institutes on freedom of speech in the higher education sector.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Confucius Institutes: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has given any funding to Confucius institutes since July 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.