Written questions

531 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Regulatory Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of the recommendations in the Nuclear Regulatory Review, including proposals to amend the Habitats Regulations on the environment.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on assessing the beer market to determine potential structural barriers preventing small brewers from accessing pubs.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Care Leavers: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce risks of suicide, self-harm and depression among care-experienced young people; and what plans she has to ensure continuity of mental health and wellbeing support for car

14 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of Child Benefit claims that were suspended by HM Revenue and Customs on the basis of suspected emigration and were subsequently found to be compliant; what assessment she ha

14 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Dangerous Driving

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure standardised training for police in reviewing Operation Snap submissions involving horses; and what assessment she has made of the consistency with which police forc

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Horses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current driver education on equestrian safety; and if she will make it her policy to make equestrian safety a (a) mandatory and (b) assessable component of the (i

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Women against State Pension Inequality: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what correspondence he has received from the WASPI Campaign since 1 September 2025.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of State Pension age changes on 1950s-born women living in Eastleigh constituency.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Children's Play: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making play-based learning and continuous provision statutory in England's Key Stage 1 Curriculum.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to publish a timeline for improvements in the identification of young carers in the school census; and whether she plans to take further steps to support accurate reporting of young

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on achieving the Access and Waiting Time Standard for children and young people with an Eating Disorder.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Speech and Language Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 98528 on Schools: Speech and Language Therapy, what progress her Department has made in extending the Early Language Support for Every Child programme; and

12 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Cybercrime and Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to enhance the accessibility of reporting mechanisms for fraud and cyber crime.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to implement the recommendations set out in policy paper entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternativ

12 Jan 2026 · 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 discussions he has had with the National Fire Chiefs Council on the adequacy of the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-2027 to 2028-2029 funding formula fo

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action her Department is taking to help increase awareness of changes to the Highway Code introduced in 2022.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will consider establishing an Independent Commissioner to assess the claims of Equitable Life policyholders, the allocation of compensation, and the methodology used to distribute it.

12 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Practice Lists: Eastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of GP-to-patient ratios in Eastleigh constituency.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Armed Forces Covenant

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities give due regard to the Armed Forces Covenant.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Armed Forces: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure continuity of (a) assessments and (b) support across local authorities for children of service personnel with special educational needs and disabilities when families rel

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mobility associated with armed forces service on the educational continuity of the children of service personnel with special educational needs and disabilit

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Eastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help promote the growth of independent brewers in Eastleigh constituency.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Eastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support pubs with operating costs in Eastleigh constituency.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Young Carers: Eastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support young carers in school in Eastleigh constituency.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Further Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure young people from all backgrounds can pursue a career in STEM.

9 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of transport accessibility on attendance at antenatal appointments and the take-up of routine vaccinations for babies; and what steps he is takin

9 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the adequacy of access to CAMHS services for children in Eastleigh constituency.

9 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Care and Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Primary Care Networks to deliver improved access to community-based and preventative care.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of measures taken to raise public awareness of changes to the Highway Code made in 2022, and whether increasing understanding of those changes will b

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs: Postal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to coordinate data collection across (a) police forces and (b) other public bodies to monitor dog attacks on postal workers, and if she will hold di

Source: official written-questions record.