Written questions

531 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for International Climate Finance to support countries in the Global South in tackling climate change.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Older Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to promote initiatives to help reskill older workers without IT skills.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the policies set out in the Cabinet Office policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated on 19 May 2025, for the future of the

10 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Erasmus+ Programme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated on 19 May 2025, what his expected timetable is for association of the UK to the European Union Erasmus+ progr

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for applications to the Access to Work grant.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Breeding: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of breeding brachycephalic animals on animal welfare; and what steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of h

8 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of trends in UK aid spending on (a) water, (b) sanitation and (c) hygiene programmes.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Asbestos: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management in non-domestic buildings.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding model for fire and rescue services.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Artificial Sweeteners: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of food labelling requirements for people with (a) intolerances, (b) allergies and (c) undergoing cancer treatment of products that contain artificial sw

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Care Quality Commission adequately monitors the provision of meaningful activities in care homes.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Streptococcus: Babies and Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness of the potential impact of Group B Strep on (a) pregnant women and (b) newborn children.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Wiedemann-Steiner Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase support for children with Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of low noise vehicles on (a) visually impaired people and (b) guide dogs.

4 Sep 2025 · Attorney General

Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment her Department has made of the number of (a) rape and (b) sexual violence cases that are withdrawn post-charge; and what support is available to victims to help them continue with their cases.

4 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Sexual Offences: Arrests

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of (a) rape and (b) sexual violence cases that are withdrawn at the police stage before r

4 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safety of Uyghur (a) exiles and (b) dissidents residing in the UK.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) safeguard and (b) improve hospital helipad access at all major trauma centres.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support (a) children experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance and (b) their families.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of conditional selling by estate agents.

4 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Sexual Offences: Extortion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect (a) children and (b) young people from online sextortion.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service in the Spending Review 2025.

4 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Stream: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential risks associated with loans offered through the app Wagestream to employees on low incomes.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Passenger Ships: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the decarbonisation of the cruise industry.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to register a power of attorney.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were referred to the Prevent duty in schools in the last 12 months; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of referrals on (a) ethnic minority pupils, (b) neurodiverse pupils

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) disabled people and (b) carers will be consulted on the outcomes of the Timms review.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the post-Brexit passport validity rules.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support services for eating disorders; and what steps his Department is taking to help prevent eating disorder deaths.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government’s engagement with international partners on the use of the death penalty; and what steps his Department i

Source: official written-questions record.