Written questions

359 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on programmes aimed at recruiting (a) primary and b) secondary education teachers in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) programme and (ii) region and nation.

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the total amount owed to the Home Office by companies that receive money to house irregular migrants in hotels since 2019; and what discussions she has had with those com

15 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to welfare spending on the Household Support Fund.

15 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with social housing providers on (a) the Decent Homes Standard and (b) the provision of furnished tenancies in social housing in relation to levels o

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many social care staff there are by gender in each (a) region and (b) nation.

13 May 2025 · Department for Education

Social Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many social workers there are by gender in each region.

12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) membership is and (b) terms of reference are of the NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel; and whether that panel will be guided by the public procurement rules

12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS (a) has received and (b) is outstanding in charges from foreign nationals in each year that data is available.

12 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Rapid Transit Systems: Telford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the construction of a new light rail line in Telford constituency.

12 May 2025 · Department for Transport

M6: Tolls

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the owners of the M6 toll road on the potential merits of removing toll barriers.

9 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45981 on Parental Leave, what the breakdown in the Other/Unknown category is between (a) the Channel Islands, (b) the Isle of Man and (c) unknown for

8 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Events Industry: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to promote the UK business event sector.

8 May 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money is held in dormant bank accounts, broken down by (a) bank and (b) region.

8 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in receipt of the State Pension live outside the UK have less than (a) 35, (b) 20, (c) 10 and (d) 5 years of National Insurance contributions.

8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust and (b) Shrewsbury and Telford ICB on (i) patient safety, (ii) waiting times, (iii) value for money and (iv) regulator

8 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas for business events her Department has received in each of the past 3 years; how many of those applications were successful in that time period; what the (a) shortest,

8 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Telford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reopen court rooms at Telford Justice Centre.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Imports: Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Plastic Packaging Tax on imports.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enforce the Plastic Packaging Tax and (b) prevent illegal imports.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Imports: Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with representatives of the UK plastics industry on the enforcement of the Plastic Packaging Tax on imports.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Imports: Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have met with (i) the Environment Agency and (ii) His Majesty's Revenue and Customs to discuss the enforcement of the Plastic Packaging Tax on imports.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many foreign nationals who currently live outside of the UK are paid the state pension.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Telford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much is the capital grant to Telford and Wrekin Council for (a) road and (b) pothole (i) repairs and (ii) improvements in each of the last six years.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the potential economic value of the business events sector; and how many civil services in her Department work on supporting and growing the sector.

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

West Mercia Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many warranted police officers are in West Mercia Police for each year that data is available.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Telford and Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information other Department holds on the number of (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) SEND school places there were in (i) Telford constituency and (ii) Telford and Wrekin Council in each of the last ten

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police Community Support Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the longest serving police community support officer is in each police force; and what steps her Department is taking to recognise long service of police community support officers.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 36463 on Free School Meals, what arrangements are in place for transitional protections on free school meal entitlements for the 2025-26 financial year.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average length of (a) Statutory Paternity Leave, (b) Shared Parental Leave and (c) Statutory Maternity Leave claimed by each claimant has been in each of the past five years.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) Statutory Paternity Leave, (b) Shared Parental Leave and (c) Statutory Maternity Leave in each region in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.