Written questions

323 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to early years providers in the private sector to mitigate the impact of increases to employer National Insurance contributions.

18 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Independent Football Regulator

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Shadow Football Regulator on the regulation of businesses.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to football ticket prices on grassroots participation.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the criteria used to appoint senior members of the (a) Shadow Football Regulator and (b) Independent Football Regulator.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Extracurricular Activities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 33607 on Extracurricular Activities: Finance, what discussions she has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Education and (b) Chancellor of

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture and Sports: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is restructuring loans issued under the (a) Culture Recovery Fund, (b) Sport Survival Package and (c) Rugby Football League Loan Scheme.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of problem gamblers not receiving treatment between the ending of the voluntary gambling levy period and the distribution of funds collected under the sta

18 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34945 on Freedom of Expression, if she will make an assessment of the compatibility of the Youth Parliament’s statement in its

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34943 on Gambling: Health Services, what steps he is taking to ensure the new commissioning programme is in place before the end of the voluntary levy

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Diagnostic Centres: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to treatment tariffs on the ability of Community Diagnostic Centres to provide care.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the continuation of the Future of Cricket Fund.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Physical Activity Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the National Physical Activity Taskforce (a) last met and (b) next plans to meet; and whether she plans to update the terms of reference of that taskforce.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that charities in the United Kingdom are supported during periods of financial hardship.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the United Kingdom continues to host international sporting events beyond 2035.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that sporting events held in the UK are accessible for people with disabilities.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the hosting of (a) the Commonwealth Games and (b) other international sporting events results in long-term benefits to local communities.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that gambling harms charities are funded from the end of the voluntary levy period until the introduction of the statutory levy.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department holds on the number of gambling-related complaints filed with the Gambling Commission in 2024.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Addictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department allocated to gambling addiction support services in the financial year 2025-26.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure organisations funded by her Department promote free speech.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent ticket touts from selling tickets to the Women's Rugby World Cup at inflated prices.

3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities will begin to distribute funding generated from the statutory Gambling Levy.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Rehabilitation and Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to ring-fence funds levied through the statutory gambling levy for the research, treatment and prevention of gambling harms.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the continuation of funding for (a) the Holiday Activities and Food, (b) School Games and (c) the Primary PE and Sport Premium programmes.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to amend the charge for the Dartford Crossing, in the context of the potential impact of the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls on levels of congestion.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Motor Sports: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help increase the number of women and girls participating in motorsport.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the selling of shares in cricket clubs competing in The Hundred on the level of Government support that will be provided to grassroots cr

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cleft Registry and Audit NEtwork

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to the Cleft Registry and Audit Network.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cleft Palate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the long-term health and well-being of those born with cleft lips and palates.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide a redress scheme for those harmed by Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants.

Source: official written-questions record.