Written questions

121 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deer: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mandatory training is required for deer managers in order to adhere to the Deer Impacts Policy Statement.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deer: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons mandatory training for deer management was adopted, in the context of it not being required for other types of game and pest management.

9 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance to firearms licensing departments on mandating training for firearms being used for deer management at either grant or renewal.

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, as part of Recommendation 2 of the Casey Audit, the Cabinet Office has yet issued a formal instruction or preservation notice requiring the retention of records relevant to child sexual explo

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Eggs: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of extending tariff-free access for Ukrainian eggs on the level of domestic food security.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Agricultural Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to include mirror clauses in future trade agreements for agricultural products.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Eggs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has modelled the cumulative impact on domestic egg production profits margins of permitting egg imports that do not face equivalent (a) animal welfare and (b) fo

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Eggs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of permitting eggs imports from barren battery cage systems on the viability of the domestic egg production chain.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress her Department has made on implementing recommendation nine.

28 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress her Department has made on implementing recommendation seven.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress his Department has made on implementing recommendation three.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing and Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress she has made on implementing recommendation 11.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Offences against Children: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress she has made on implementing recommendation 5.

27 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress she has made on implementing recommendation 4.

27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress his Department has made on implementing recommendation 1.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to reopen the Sustainable Farming Incentive programme for new applications; and whether she will ensure that farmers do not go a full year without access to the progr

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for opening the next application round for (a) Capital Grants, (b) the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, (c) the Farming Innovation Programme's Farmi

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the final report of the Farming Profitability Review from Baroness Batters; and what her planned timetable is for publishing (a) the report and (b) the Gove

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support young farmers.

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which organisations his Department has allocated discretionary grants for the 2026-27 financial year.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for implementing the proposed reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Bradford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase capacity for housing asylum seekers within the Bradford Council district.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Bradford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what capacity her Department has to house asylum seekers within the Bradford Council district.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assurance mechanisms his Department has implemented to help ensure the accuracy of AI-derived data that forms part of the new UK peat map.

4 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of people who abscond abroad before (i) trial and (ii) sentencing in the most recent period for which data is available; and how many and

4 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) foreign and (b) dual national offenders were (i) tried and (ii) sentenced in absentia in the last 12 months.

4 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) suspects were tried and (b) convicted people were sentenced in absentia in the last 12 months.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the annual administrative cost has been of providing (a) delinked payments and (b) the Basic Payment Scheme since 2020.

24 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to tie the provision of UK aid to Pakistan to the Pakistani authorities' cooperation on the (a) deportation of Pakistani criminals in the UK and

3 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Children: Ministerial Responsibility

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to recommendation 3 of The Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published in October 2022, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Of

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