Written questions
810 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department plans to review the legislative approach to the frozen pensions policy, including the option of presenting it in a form that enables routine parliamentary debate and vote.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Uprating
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of opportunities for parliamentary scrutiny of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2026, laid on 6 March 2026.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials on the (i) the transfer of workers from private Train Operating Companies into the Department for Transport Operator and (ii) the transfer of wo
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the levels of challenges for transport workers in the transition to Great British Railways.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the establishment of Great British Railways on the statutory duty to consult with the public on any significant change to Schedule 17 of the Ticketing and
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including provisions for the protection of transport workers’ pensions during the transition to Great British Railways in the Railways Bill.
12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prison rehabilitative projects have been (a) assessed, (b) approved and (c) refused by the National Frameworks Intervention Panel in each year since 2023.
12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what scores were most recently awarded by the National Frameworks Intervention Panel for (a) the Time4Change programme and (b) the Sycamore Tree programme.
26 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Personal Care Services: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she will take to address the tax disparity that sees employing hairdressing salons pay 123% more tax than self-employed hairdressing salons for the same turnover.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to ensure that (a) mayors and (b) Policing and Crime Boards will retain ownership of the budget for policing.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
National Police Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Mayors and the new Local Policing and Crime Boards retain the ability to hire and dismiss chief constables so that policing leaders remain directly account
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
National Police Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Mayors and Local Police and Crime Boards are empowered to advocate effectively on behalf of their communities within the governance structures of the Natio
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
National Police Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the voices of local residents will shape the strategic priorities of the new National Police Service.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
National Police Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the National Police Service improves accountability.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
National Police Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that (a) mayors and (b) Local Police and Crime Boards will have a role in the governance structures of the National Police Service.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
National Police Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps with (a) Police and Crime Commissioners and (b) mayors on ensuring accountability within the governance structures for the National Police Service.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Western Sahara: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July to Question 61881 on Western Sahara: Origin Marking, if she is aware that Tesco sells tomatoes from Western Sahara labelled as produce of Morocco and i
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to deliver a sustainable supported housing sector.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the long-term housing strategy will include the potential impact of the supported housing sector on delivering outcomes, such as reducing homelessness.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to publish the long-term housing strategy by March 2026.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out long-term, holistic support for funding for regeneration of homes, alongside new supply.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the targets are of the social housing taskforce.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Western Sahara: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to UIN 61881 on Western Sahara: Origin Marking, if she will take steps to ensure that produce originating in Western Sahara is labelled as such by
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Western Sahara: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to UIN 61881 on Western Sahara: Origin Marking, what data her Department holds on produce originating in Western Sahara being sold in supermarkets
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Immigration: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the proposed earned settlement system does not negatively impact victim-survivors of VAWG with (a) insecure and (b) temporary immigration status, particularly w
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Immigration: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the earned settlement model on Black, minoritised and migrant women, particularly in relation to labour market exclusion, interrupted
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds information on the median age of cases yet to elect mode of trial.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court: Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the Crown Court backlog comprises the cohort of up to three years’ imprisonment cases and would go before a Judge only court under proposed reforms.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases in the court backlog are pending the decision of the defendant to elect mode of trial.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court: Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases in the Crown Court backlog are either way cases that would be no longer eligible for jury trial under proposed reforms.
Source: official written-questions record.