Written questions

687 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether kidney disease will be included in the next wave of Modern Service Frameworks.

11 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal crossings were made over the Northern Ireland border in the last 5 years.

11 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many aslyum claims were made in Northern Ireland in the last five years.

4 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Livestock Industry: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reconsider the termination of the temporary visa free access scheme for overseas seasonal sheep shearers from Australia and New Zealand.

4 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: RAF Akrotiri

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Iranian Ambassador was demarched for the attack on RAF Akrotiri.

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized construction businesses facing insolvency as a result of planning delays and late payment practices.

27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisons: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure prisoners with severe mental health needs in Category C prisons receive timely access to appropriate care.

27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: East Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cuts to Integrated Care Board funding on cancer patients in the East Midlands.

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Physical Education and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to confirm funding levels for PE and school sport for the 2026/27 academic year.

27 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Claims Management Services: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for motorists who are unknowingly diverted from their insurers to claims management companies following road traffic accidents; and whether she ha

23 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

National Security Adviser

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long it took for the National Security Advisor to be vetted after his appointment.

23 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Childminding: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the wear and tear allowance on the viability of businesses owned by registered childminders; and what consultation her Department undertook with repre

10 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Stepan Latypov

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with international partners on Stepan Latypov; and what assessment she has made of the level of opportunity to secure his release in prisoner

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the department plans to review its commitment to statutory guidance on allergy safety in schools; and whether it will consider the potential benefits of legislative measures, in the context of the passi

9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

St Helena: Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether medical evacuation flights can currently leave from St Helena Airport following the airport regulators downgrade; and what emergency support is being provided to the

9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

St Helena: Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to the St Helena Government following the aviation regulator downgrade of St Helena Airport and subsequent suspension of flights.

9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandleson's contract as Ambassador to the United States was terminated on the basis of gross misconduct.

3 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of Conflict Management Dogs as a less-lethal option for Counter Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officers; and what plans she has to ensure that capab

2 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people she expects to settle their disguised remuneration liabilities as a result of the McCann Review into Loan Charge settlement terms.

2 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to extend the improved settlement terms announced following the McCann Review to individuals who have already settled their Loan Charge liabilities with HMRC.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Skilled Workers: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to incentivise UK-based companies to retain and create skilled jobs in the UK rather than offshore them.

2 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Offshore Industry: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds data on the proportion of roles employed offshore by UK-headquartered companies, broken down by sector and salary band.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment in UK: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a break down of the billions in investment secured on his visit to China in January 2026.

2 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the security of prisons holding ISIS members following gains by the Syrian army against the Syrian Democratic Forces.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the £530,000 community compensation payment listed in the Community funds for transmission infrastructure guidance for the installation of a substation applies to substations installe

30 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the UK will proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist organisation following its designation by the European Union.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will respond to Written Question 106338 which was due on 21 January 2026.

19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report on the Southport attack by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new offence of planning a mass

16 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Universities: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance on membership of the Chinese Communist Party being a declarable interest for university senior staff and trustees.

14 Jan 2026 · 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 Guidance on planning propriety: planning casework decisions, published on 16 December 2021, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Government'

Source: official written-questions record.