Written questions

879 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on making provisions for Iranians seeking asylum in the UK.

29 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken in response to the situation in Iran.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding Ofcom has received year on year since the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023; the current number of staff allocated to leading investigations; and what assess

26 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods are available to allow Syrians who arrived under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to demonstrate their (a) right to (i) work and (ii) study in the UK and (b) recourse to

26 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s policy is on managing applications from Syrians who entered the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.

26 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recommencement of processing settlement applications from Syrians.

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the UK-US pharmaceutical deal.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of setting a minimum age of 16 for access to social media.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Intimate Image Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Written Statement of 12 January 2026 on Social Media: Non-consensual Sexual Deepfakes, whether the changes announced will apply to Northern Ireland.

9 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Postal Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on Northern Ireland's place in the EU Custom’s Union in relation to charges incurred when sending parcels from NI, to Europe, via GB postal s

9 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

EU Law: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what actions his Department have taken to enhance public education on the extent of protections EU Law continues to provide in Northern Ireland, under the Windsor framework.

9 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Human Rights: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of a) the findings and b) recommendations of the Windsor Framework Article 2: Enforcement and Remedies paper produce

18 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will outline the role of the Cabinet Secretary in relation to the civil service code.

15 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Brian Nelson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she would publish the (a) dates and (b) names of the institutions in which Brian Nelson served his sentence after his conviction in 1974.

11 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process certificate of sponsorship applications.

9 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people living in the UK on family visas will be exempt from the sustained economic contribution requirement under proposed changes to earned settlement.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

TG4: Freeview Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on ensuring greater prominence of TG4 on Freeview.

1 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Devolution: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Department of Finance Minister has submitted fiscal devolution plans to her Department in this current Stormont mandate.

1 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Devolution: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions on further fiscal devolution with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Department of Finance during this current Stormont mandate.

26 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Childcare: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families exceeded the tax-free childcare cap in each year since 2017.

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

VAT: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to to clause 32 in the Windsor Framework relating to VAT and excise, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the VAT rate in Northern Ireland.

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of inheritance tax through secondary transfer charges on beneficiaries of estates relating to compensation from the infected blood scheme.

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Motor Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the regulation of car insurance providers.

5 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her polices of reports that UK weapons are being used in the Sudanese conflict.

5 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to conduct due diligence when licensing arms transfers to the United Arab Emirates to prevent weapons being diverted to Sudan.

5 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take diplomatic steps to secure guarantees that humanitarian (a) assistance will be delivered safely and (b) corridors will be opened for civilians in Sudan.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support (a) hospitality, (b) consumers, (c) pubs and (d) breweries by (i) reducing (A) VAT and (B) draught beer and cider duty and (ii) introducing targeted relief for (1) energy and (2) em

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Timms Review plans to (a) hold discussions with (i) carers and (ii) disabled people from and (b) considers the potential impact of proposed changes in Northern Ireland.

30 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of appraisal processes for (a) Freidrich’s Ataxia, (b) Neiman Pick’s disease and (c) other rare diseases for exceptional conditions.

24 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Ownership Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to football clubs in Northern Ireland through the Community Ownership Fund.

Source: official written-questions record.