Written questions
1,408 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Adoption
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adoption placements were (a) disrupted and (b) broke down in each of the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the role of access to therapeutic support in maintaining placement stabilit
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed SEND reforms on (a) adopted children and (b) children who have experienced early-life trauma.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Adoption: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of adopted children have an Education, Health and Care Plan compared with the national average for all children.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Education, Health and Care Plans exceeded the statutory 20-week timescale for completion in (a) Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council area, (b) the North East and (c) England in the latest period for which
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential long-term cost to public services arising from changes to the levels of therapeutic support for adopted children.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of adopted and kinship children whose therapeutic needs will no longer be fully met following changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund were approved in (a) Stockton West constituency, (b) across Stockton Borough, (c) the North East and (d) England in each of the last f
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund therapeutic support limit on (a) placement stability and (b) outcomes for adopted chil
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Police: Racially Aggravated Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police guidance and operational training require officers to assess all parties equally and objectively, regardless of race, when attending incidents
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Police: Racially Aggravated Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the College of Policing on ensuring that police officers prioritise immediate threats to life and evidence at the scene when responding to allegations of racially
19 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Care Services: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of apprenticeships in the hair and beauty sector for young people aged 16 to 24.
19 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Care Services: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships in the hair and beauty sector for young people aged 16 to 24.
19 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to provide targeted apprenticeship incentives for sectors with a high proportion of small and micro-businesses, including hairdressing, barbering and beauty therapy.
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support police forces to maintain specialist policing capacity.
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London regarding workforce reductions within the Metropolitan Police Service and their impact on specialist policing functions.
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has assessed the impact of national reductions in police officer numbers on the ability of forces to maintain specialist policing capabilities.
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of workforce pressures and police officer numbers on decisions on redeployment of officers from specialist policing functions within the Metropolit
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers have been transferred from (a) Counter Terrorism Policing and (b) other specialist commands to Basic Command Units within the Metropolitan Police Service since 1 January 2025.
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of officer redeployments on the retention of specialist expertise within the Metropolitan Police Service.
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police: Counter-terrorism
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has sought assurances from the Metropolitan Police that the redeployment of officers from specialist units will not reduce operational capability within Counter Terrorism Policing.
19 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police regarding the redeployment of officers since July 2024.
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many occasions there were on which no ambulance crews were available to respond immediately to emergency calls in the Stockton West constituency area due to hospital handover times in each of t
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether discharge times at hospitals operated by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are contributing to longer ambulance handover times.
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to reduce ambulance handover times at hospitals operated by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
University Hospital of North Tees: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of ambulance handover delays at the University Hospital of North Tees on emergency ambulance response times in Stockton West constituency.
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
University Hospital of North Tees: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of ambulance crew hours lost due to handover delays at the University Hospital of North Tees in each quarter since 2023.
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
University Hospital of North Tees: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average ambulance handover time at the University Hospital of North Tees in each month since July 2024.
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
University Hospital of North Tees: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance handovers at the University Hospital of North Tees exceeded (a) 30 minutes, (b) one hour and (c) two hours in each month since July 2024.
17 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Assault on Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that police officers who are assaulted while carrying out their duties are supported throughout criminal proceedings and any related conduct inves
17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has held discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on the evidential and public interest thresholds applied when deciding whether to seek a second or subsequent retrial in cases involving alleged
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