Written questions
359 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Buildings: VAT Exemptions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a policy to disregard VAT for the construction of budlings for the public benefit and services by charities.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
M54: M6
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the contract tender will be published to construct the M54 M6 Link road.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been provided to Telford constituency in each of the last 6 financial years by a) her department b) the Arts Council.
13 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels were used for asylum accommodation in Telford and Wrekin Local Authority area on 12 April in each of the last 6 years.
13 Apr 2026 · Home Office
West Mercia Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much special grant funding was (a) provided to and (b) applied for by West Mercia Police for 2026-27.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Gender Based Violence: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will publish the details and allocations of its £550 million investment over the next three years in victim support services as part of the Government's violence against women and girls strate
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what sums his Department spent on providing (a) hormone replacement therapy for female patients and (b) testosterone replacement therapy for male patients in each of the last three years.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Magistrates: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the a) age, b) ethnic and c) socioeconomic diversity of magistrates.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court: Shrewsbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court Judges were assigned to Shrewsbury Crown Court on 1 March in each of the last 5 years including 2026.
11 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Bereavement Support Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of extending the 18-month limit on the Bereavement Support Payment.
11 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Bereavement Support Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Bereavement Support Payment in supporting widowed families.
11 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Choirs: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Orchestra Tax Relief scheme to include a cappella choirs.
11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what payment will replace the new homes bonus for local councils who (a) meet and (b) exceed their housing target; when this payment will take affect; and when the New Homes bonu
11 Mar 2026 · Home Office
West Mercia Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the was value of the special grant (a) applied for and (b) received by West Mercia Police in each of the last five financial years including 2026-27.
11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Magistrates: Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the date that a vacancy to become a Magistrate on the Shropshire bench was a) advertised b) recruited to.
11 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of when the Office for Road and Rail will decide on the next phase new services on the West Coast Mainline.
11 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has been recovered from each provider of asylum hotels through the excess profit clause in each contract in each of the last four years.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
5G
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to accelearate the rollout of standalone 5G to a) urban and b) rural areas in the UK.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
5G: Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of 5G available on rail networks.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
5G: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered introducing minimum quality standards for 5G coverage from mobile providers.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Lipreading: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of making funding available to provide lip-reading courses for people with hearing loss.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Hearing Impairment: Lipreading
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the lack of publicly-funded provision for lip-reading classes for people with hearing loss.
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Growth Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department requires each local area to have a local growth plan.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her timetable is for the implementation of national taxi standards across England.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
M54: M6
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the M54 to M6 link road route will be confirmed.
2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the need for regeneration of housing stock in existing New Towns.
2 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made towards its target of ending the use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers over the course of this Parliament.
27 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 111898, what the evaluated costs are for delivering and operating the digital elements of the Jobs and Careers Service in-house compared with using
27 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 111895, what plans his Department has to engage with the private sector on delivery options for the digital element of the new Jobs and Careers Ser
27 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 111895, what delivery options his Department is considering for the digital elements of the Jobs and Careers Service.
Source: official written-questions record.