Written questions
531 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Tea: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with (a) tea industry representatives, (b) Fairtrade organisations and (c) international partners on ensuring that tea (i) farmers and (ii) other workers receive a living
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that her proposals for curriculum reform align with the needs of the creative industries.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Arts: GCSE
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing a GCSE in digital creativity.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Asthma: Prescription Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making all asthma-related medication free on prescription for adults.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Performance Certificates: Holiday Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department his made of the potential impact of extending EPC C minimum energy efficiency requirements to self-catering holiday lets on the financial viability of small bus
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Creative Industries Sector Plan, published on 23 June 2025, when she plans to publish the video games skills strategy.
16 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Business: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) inheritance tax and (b) business property relief on family-owned manufacturing businesses.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Streaming
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support UK-based broadcasters in adapting to changes in consumer behaviour associated with moving away from satellite television and towards streaming servi
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Treatment: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review the regulatory requirements of sewage treatment works that serve fewer than 2,000 people.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
National Parks: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on the enforcement of water quality standards in national parks.
16 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Eswatini: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the human rights situation in Eswatini.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Archives
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on digitising the BBC archives.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when Horizon redress claimants where no evidence of shortfalls can be established will have their claims assessed.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Streaming
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling access to BBC iPlayer for license fee payers while abroad.
16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Parkinsons Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people with a Parkinson’s diagnosis were diagnosed by a specialist; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of that proportion.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Child Maintenance Service cases lapse each year due to failure to trace the paying parent.
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support veterans' services in Eastleigh constituency.
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds information on the level of homelessness in Eastleigh constituency.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support the growth of apprenticeships in Eastleigh constituency.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Night-time Economy: Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of the night-time economy in Eastleigh constituency.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
GCSE: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals achieved a grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSEs in the 2024-25 academic year .
10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to secondary school pupils who have not been awarded 5 GCSE's.
10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to engage with young people to promote recruitment in the Armed Forces.
10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support progression routes into higher education for students studying qualifications other than A-Levels; and what assessment she has made of the accessibility of univers
10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve training for health and social care staff in supporting patients with frontotemporal dementia.
10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support available to (a) families and (b) carers of people with frontotemporal dementia.
10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
Mental Health Services: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure children in foster care are provided access to mental health support.
10 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: Electronic Travel Authorisations
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in cost of Electronic Travel Authorisations on her Department’s target of 50 million annual visits to the UK by 2030.
10 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to ensure plans are in place to manage major power outages.
10 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Solar Power: Balconies
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits the installation of solar technology on home balconies.
Source: official written-questions record.