Written questions

695 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to protect transport workers a) jobs b) pay c) pensions d) conditions and e) travel facilities in the transition to Great British Railways.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recently announced 870 job losses at Network Rail.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of student loan repayments on those with multiple plans and postgraduate loans.

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

Pet Travel Scheme: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to reach an agreement with the European Union on reinstating the pet passport scheme.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Fair Work Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what actions is the Fair Work Agency taking to prevent the exploitation of a) migrant workers b) social care workers.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Falcons: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is he taking to help tackle the theft and trade of wild falcons captured in the UK.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of requiring lower earning parents to take the other parent to court for child maintenance payments rated on income worth more than £3000 a w

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps towards introducing a mandatory food labelling scheme for animal welfare.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dermatology: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what implication the shortage of Consultant Dermatologists has for NHS waiting lists (i) nationally and (ii) in South Yorkshire.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dermatology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce Dermatology waiting lists (i) nationally and (ii) in South Yorkshire.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dermatology: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the size of the shortfall in NHS Consultant Dermatologists as a proportion of the total number of working Consultant Dermatologists needed by the NHS.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a Substitute Teachers Register to help ensure supply teachers are not underpaid or maltreated by their employer.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Animal Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether all species of Zebra will be included in the proposed ban on hunting trophies.

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending a Northern Ireland style Substitute Teachers Register to England in respect to ensuring supply teachers are not underpaid or maltreat

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support young people with Education, Health and Care Plans who stay in education after the age of 18.

29 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities with the cost of non-residential adult social care.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to increase public awareness of the changes to the Highway Code introduced in 2022.

27 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as treatment for post-stroke complications other than depression.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide support for young people with EHCPs who stay in academic education after the age of 18.

7 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities

Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has considered the potential merits amending the Equality Act 2010 to explicitly forbid perceptive and motivated discrimination.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of providing free bus travel to over 60s across the whole of the UK.

17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sport England: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he has considered the potential merits of ensuring that Sport England maintains its role in the statutory planning consultee framework.

11 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) children and (b) adults are subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds condition.

11 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether data is available on the average length of time people spend living in the UK before acquiring Indefinite Leave to Remain, including (a) all individuals, (b) those on work routes, and (c) thos

11 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Restoring Control Over the Immigration System: White Paper, whether families accessing Free School Meals under the No Recourse to Public Funds extension could be subject to penalties

11 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Restoring Control Over the Immigration System: White Paper, whether her Department plans to apply the 5 and 10 year penalties for accessing public funds to those on limited leave to

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Refugees: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the upcoming Homelessness Strategy addresses homelessness among newly recognised refugees arising from the 28 day move-on period.

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide an update on the rollout of a Fracture Liaison Service, due to be implemented by 2030.

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish the outcome of the Healthy?Start extension for families with the No Recourse to Public Funds condition; and whether a timeline has been set for bringing the scheme into law.

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the commitment to end the discharge of newborn babies into bed and breakfast accommodation or other unsuitable shared housing applies to all famil

Source: official written-questions record.