Written questions
825 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Disabled Students' Allowances
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department a) has recently made and b) plans to make changes to the eligibility criteria for Disabled Students Allowance.
15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Wheelchairs: Nottingham East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to increase access to specialist wheelchairs for children in Nottingham East constituency.
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Charitable Donations
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing from a motive or purpose test to an outcome test as outlined in the draft Finance Bill 2025–26 on the volume of charity donations.
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Charities: Wills
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposal to require charities to spend gifts from wills within a set timeframe in the draft Finance Bill 2025-26 on legacy giving.
10 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that the review of the Loan Charge is (a) independent, (b) transparent, (c) robust and (d) free from interference.
10 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Loan Charge on the mental health of those affected; and if she will take steps to prevent such harm.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Working Class
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the obstacles working class people face to working in the film and television sectors.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Social Class
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve socio-economic diversity and representation in the creative industries.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Universities: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking improve the financial position of universities.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Universities: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help resolve industrial disputes between universities and the University and Colleges Union.
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Crimes of Violence and Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the police on taking steps to help ensure that people who incited (a) hatred and (b) violence during the Unite The Kingdom march in London on 13 September 2
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Part-time Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Universal Credit taper in incentivising part-time work.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Nottingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help improve the availability of free housing-related advice services in Nottingham.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the availability of (a) free and (b) independent benefits-related advice services in Nottingham.
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Visas: Prison Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to skilled worker visa requirements for prison officers on the level of prison staffing.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent property owners providing false information when applying for Temporary Exemption Notices.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of property owners (a) misusing and (b) providing false information to obtain Temporary Exemption Notices.
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Refugees: Secure Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the transition period to 28 days on the ability of refugees to secure accommodation.
16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the appeals system for private parking disputes is (a) independent, (b) fair and (c) transparent.
16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of capping (a) private parking charges and (b) penalty fees at a (i) fair and (ii) proportionate level.
16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for heart health pathways.
12 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Syringes: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the safe disposal of needles in the context of the growing use of GLP-1 medicines; whether his Department has had discussions with pharmaceutical companies about m
11 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) humanitarian relief, (b) long-term recovery and reconstruction, and (c) engagement with Pakistani diaspora communities in t
3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Physician and Anaesthesia Associate Professions Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate mental health support is provided to Physician Associates following the publication of the Leng Review.
2 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the government of Saudi Arabia on the death sentences given to (a) Rami Gamal Shafik al-Najjar, (b) Ahmed Zeinhom Omar, (c
2 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Immigration: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she consulted people with direct experience of the immigration system prior to designing the (a) settlement and (b) citizenship changes proposed in the Immigration White Paper.
1 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Export Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will place restrictions on the trade of British-manufactured equipment with Israel in circumstances where there is evidence of a risk that such equipment will be used t
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve air quality.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to local authorities on when they should accept that there is a housing duty after the abolition of Section 21 notices.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Enforcement
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that local authorities have adequate resource capacity to enforce the Renters' Rights Bill.
Source: official written-questions record.