Written questions
695 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Migrants: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which government departments and schemes will explicitly include families with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) within their eligibility criteria following the introduction of new guidance; and what
3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cosmetics: Afamelanotide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who has responsibility for preventing the availability of products containing Melanotan II in England; and what steps he has taken to tackle the availability of these products.
3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Cancer Plan will specifically address the availability of products containing Melanotan II.
3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cosmetics: Afamelanotide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to set out the legal status of products containing Melanotan II, including i) tan-enhancing injections; ii) tan-enhancing nasal sprays; iii) other products the Department is aware of.
26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgery: Freedom of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider introducing a more centralised process for Freedom of Information requests concerning surgeons across England.
25 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking make it easier for those in terraced houses to charge their electric vehicle by their home.
25 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to increase the number of lamppost chargers for electric vehicles.
5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to increase legal aid fees.
5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will include provisions to grant leaseholders of houses the same Right of First Refusal as leaseholders of flats.
5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Freehold
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce legislative measures to prevent freeholders from demanding disproportionate payments from leaseholders for historic breaches of leasehold covenants.
5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Solicitors Regulation Authority
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on steps to help reduce investigation times by the SRA.
5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Freehold
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting freeholders from seeking financial redress for breaches of leasehold covenants that occurred prior to the
5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Freehold
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a statutory time limit within which freeholders may seek financial redress for alleged breaches of leasehold covenant
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department will take steps to (a) review and (b) increase the powers available to (i) the RSPCA and (ii) other animal welfare organisations to intervene in cases of suspect
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the impact of covid-19 on driving test backlogs.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of building more driving test centres to meet demand.
16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Landlords: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider introducing legislation allowing councils to introduce landlord licensing powers across whole cities, rather than selective schemes.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Incentives
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to extend the ban on water company bonuses to cover payments from offshore companies.
16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Assets: Biodiversity and Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to introduce a community right to buy for nature that would enable local communities to (a) purchase and (b) restore land for (i) environmental and (
16 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Football: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a two per cent levy on Premier League player transfers costing more than £10 million.
16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will (a) make an assessment of the extent of and (b) take steps to help tackle barriers to local authorities practicing ethical divestment.
16 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Migrants: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's review of the adults at risk in immigration detention policy, whether she has considered the potential merits of including (a) lesbian, (b) bisexual and (c) gay peop
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
Postgraduate Education: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has any plans to increase the yearly income threshold for postgraduate student loans to above £21,000.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Cycleways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to increase the number of dedicated cycle lines.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Cycling and Pedestrians: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the size of car bonnets on (a) pedestrian and (b) cyclist safety.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department are taking to ensure drivers leave at least 1.5 metres of space when overtaking cyclists.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of cyclists.
16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Sheffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to reduce the waiting time for ADHD prescription under Sheffield Adult Autism and Neurodevelopmental Service.
16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Physician Assistants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Physician Associates are supported to transition into new roles within the NHS on equal bands to their current roles.
16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excluding unpaid carers from the covid-19 booster shot scheme.
Source: official written-questions record.