Written questions

810 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children eligible for benefits receive their entitlement.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to update Universal Credit childcare costs regulations and guidance in line with paragraph 4.18 of the 2025 Budget.

17 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in relation to the FCDO 2030 restructuring review, when she expects to publish comparative data on staffing numbers by grade before and after the restructuring.

17 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in relation to the FCDO 2030 restructuring review, Ministers have undertaken of departmental priorities to reflect any anticipated short-term disruption to delivery.

17 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in relation to the FCDO 2030 restructuring review, what steps she is taking to ensure continuity of departmental delivery during the period in which staff are applying for ne

17 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the restructuring process on staff morale and retention.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether prisoners who are engaged in work make contributions to their pension funds.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether prisoners above pension age receive pensions in accordance with the contributions they have made.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the interventions available to unreleased prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection differ from those available to other prisoners serving such sentences.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to unreleased prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Education and Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made between prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection and those serving determinate sentences of levels of access to (a) education, (b) employment train

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department receives from NHS providers on the mental health conditions of prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection.

4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisoners: Stress

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have been diagnosed with Continuous Traumatic Stress.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were in prison on recall on 30 April 2026.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release and Prisoners' Transfers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection received a positive direction from the Parole Board for (a) release and (b) transfer to open conditions following a

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release and Prisoners Transfers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection received a positive direction from the Parole Board for (a) release and (b) transfer to open conditions following a

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Parole: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Parole Board hearings relating to people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection who had been recalled to custody having not committed

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection were recalled to custody having not committed a further offence in each of the last three reporting years.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of recommendations made by Local Advisory Panels to downgrade prisoners from Category A status were (a) agreed by the Category A Review Team, (b) approved by senior decision-makers wi

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests were (a) made, (b) granted and (c) refused for Category A oral hearings in each of the last ten years.

20 May 2026 · Home Office

Care Leavers: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education regarding the treatment within the immigration system of care leavers formerly looked after by local authorities in the context o

20 May 2026 · Home Office

Care Leavers: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy to prioritise the enforced removal of individuals who are care leavers formerly looked after by a local authority; and what mandatory safeguarding and best intere

19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Airspace and Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal basis under international law underpins the Government’s definition of “defensive operations” in relation to support for United States military activity.

19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK locations, including civilian airports, have been used to support United States aircraft transiting to operations in the Middle East since the start of the Iran conflict in February 2026.

19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Government authorisation is required for refuelling, staging, maintenance, intelligence support and overflight, in addition to aircraft launching from UK territory.

19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he reviews target-level information before approving United States missions supported from UK bases.

19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether missions supported from UK bases are approved on a case-by-case basis.

19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Airspace and Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition he uses for defensive operations in relation to United States use of UK bases and airspace.

13 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

SS Tilawa

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take diplomatic steps to encourage the government of Japan to (a) acknowledge the sinking of the SS Tilawa in 1942 and (b) provide goodwill closure to known survi

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Warships: Wrecks

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) recognise and (b) protect vessels carrying British personnel and civilians and lost to hostile action in a way that is comparable to military mari

Source: official written-questions record.