Written questions

106 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of data on the (a) location, (b) contact details, (c) health and (d) readiness of ex-Regulars held within the strategic reserve.

16 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to launch its consultation on settlement policy.

5 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether applicants from outside the UK who hold Commonwealth citizenship and are under the age of 18 at the time of joining are eligible to join the Army.

21 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Oppression and Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor levels of political (a) violence and (b) persecution in Bangladesh; and what recent representations he has made to his counterparts in Bang

18 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing sanctions on Israel Katz in the context of his proposals for the Gazan population in Rafah.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Waltham Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timescale is for (a) consultation and (b) decision-making on long-term plans for the expansion of rail maintenance capacity around the Temple Mills depot in Leyton.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Waltham Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to engage with (a) Waltham Forest local authority, (b) the Greater London Authority, (c) Transport for London, (d) existing cross-Channel train operators, (e) potential future cross-Cha

27 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of launching a prostate cancer awareness campaign for people at high risk of prostate cancer through his forthcoming National Cancer Plan.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the costs of implementing the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations for railway stations.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on facilitating the medical treatment of (a) injured and (b) seriously ill Palestinian children.

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Palestinian children have entered the UK for medical treatment since October 2023; and what steps her Department plans to take to increase the number of Palestinian children able to receive m

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with public transport providers on the cost of implementing the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing sanctions on (a) Itamar Ben Gvir and (b) Bezalel Smotrich.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate and Nature Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Rt. hon and hon. Members on the Climate and Nature Bill since 24 January 2025.

19 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Homosexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterparts in Indonesia on corporal punishment in relation to consensual intimacy between adult men.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Leyton and Wanstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people that receive (a) enhanced daily living Personal Independence Payment awards and (b) standard daily living Personal Independence Payment awards did not score four or more in any individua

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's Sex Offending Strategy, published in July 2022, whether he plans to review the current rules on the reporting of sexual offences within the Armed Forces; and whether he

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on replacing enhanced combat body armour for frontline troops.

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on waiving visa fees for (a) non UK nationality veterans who have served for four or more years and (b) dependents of those veterans; and whether he plans to introduce such w

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

VE Day: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department has offered local authorities to help facilitate local VE Day 2025 celebrations.

3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Leyton and Wanstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of prostate cancer cases that had presented with stage 4 metastatic disease at first diagnosis in Leyton and Wanstead constituency

28 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the National Screening Committee on the evidence that will be used to inform the criteria for a prostate cancer screening programme.

27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in levels of prostate cancer diagnoses; and what steps he plans to take to support (a) equitable access and (b) high-quality treatment strategies for pe

6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Landmines

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget he plans to allocate to mine action in the 2025-26 financial year.

6 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) the police, (b) local authorities and (c) other authorities on removing covers from illicitly-covered licence plates in public spaces to help enforce exi

6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (b) devolved administrations on the potential impact of waiting lists for medical care required in order to pass recruitm

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Telecommunications

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, published on 16 January 2025, what progress has been made with the Next Generation (fixed) Communication Networ

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, published on 16 January 2025, what progress has been made with the MODnet Evolve programme since 31 March 2024.

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, published on 16 January 2025, what progress has been made with the Collective Training Transformation Programme

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, published on 16 January 2025, what progress has been made with the Core Production Capability programme since 3

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