Written questions

81 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) digitising and (b) introducing an online portal for the Child Maintenance Service.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) reduce decibel levels in fireworks, (b) restrict sales of fireworks to licensed shops and (c) create firework-free zones.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Educational Psychology: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of training placements of educational psychologists to meet the expected demand for education, health and care plans by each local

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of basing the energy cap for renewable energy.

26 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Morocco: Diplomatic Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to strengthen diplomatic relations with Morocco.

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

Thames Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Ofwat on the performance of Thames Water.

16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Phlebotomy: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review NHS grading bands for phlebotomists.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Politics and Government: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase political education in the curriculum in the context of lowering the voting age to 16.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of disability benefit claimants who are on a waiting list for NHS treatment.

23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Procurement: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adjusting the cycle of procurement for SMEs so that Government contracts are issued throughout the year.

23 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Drugs: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect (a) disabled and (b) vulnerable people from people who seek to take over their homes for illegal activities.

11 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that patients receive written information before hysteroscopy and biopsy procedures.

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Morocco

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support UK businesses seeking to (a) enter and (b) expand in the Moroccan market in (i) green energy, (ii) agritech and (iii) other high growth sectors.

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Delivery Services: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of retail delivery drivers when they are carrying out government-mandated enforcement checks with customers.

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Delivery Services: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will include retail delivery drivers within the standalone offence for assaulting a retail worker.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Driving Licences and Motor insurance: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of issuing fines to drivers who do not hold (a) a valid driving license and (b) vehicle insurance on revenues to the Exchequer.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hysteroscopy: Pain

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with NHS England to publish guidance on (a) safe and (b) effective pain relief for outpatient hysteroscopy procedures.

29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to help develop female-specific body armour.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Promotion: Scandinavia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing trade envoys to Nordic countries.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason she has made changes to the levels of payments made out of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund; if she will publish a risk assessment for this funding change; and what assessment

24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure improved (a) interoperability and (b) coordination between drone systems procured by his Department.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to update Personal Independence Payment application forms to ask whether applicants are veterans; and if she will meet the hon. Member for Swindon North to discuss the poten

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will undertake an impact assessment on the XL Bully ban.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a mandatory regulated size requirement for gerbil and hamster cages.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Panattoni: Swindon North

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will consider Panettoni Park in Swindon North constituency for Government funding for jobs in science and technology.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hares: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to protect brown hares in England and Wales from being shot for sport during their breeding season.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Young People: Swindon North

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people into (a) employment, (b) education and (c) training in Swindon North constituency.

10 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on the potential merits of Minimum Unit Pricing in England; and whether she plans to introduce the policy in England this Parliament.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to review the Department’s approach to tackling alcohol harm; and whether he will consider introducing an alcohol strategy in this Parliament.

12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an exemption from the increase in employer's National Insurance contributions for care homes in which more than half of residen

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