Written questions

476 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

National Curriculum Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, will an independent review be undertaken into the management of this year's KS2 SATs marking process.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

National Curriculum Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in relation to this year's delays to Pearson exam results, what steps are being taken to ensure that similar delays do not occur in future years.

9 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow asylum seekers to register with their most local police station.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of SEND delivery in primary schools with single-form entry.

6 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Birth Rate: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial insecurity on birthrates.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support single-form entry primary schools with reduced student numbers with funding levels.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Class Sizes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of pupil numbers on single-form entry primary schools.

2 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Offices: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the written answer of 25 March 2026 on the Valuation Office Agency's reclassification of flexible office spaces, what estimate her department has made of the change in business rates revenue from the recl

2 Jul 2026 · Home Office

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13580, when her Department will publish the economic and equality impact assessments for the earned settlement system.

1 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Shabir Ahmed

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of steps taken by her Department to have Shabir Ahmed deported.

30 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Defence: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will publish the list of infrastructure projects that will not proceed in order to fund the Defence Investment Plan.

29 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Energy: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the VAT reduction for installing domestic energy saving-materials on the number of installations since 2024.

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Utilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration his department has given to reducing the 6-month grace period that utility companies have to undertake full repairs to paving in town centres.

26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his department has made of the reasons for the decline in the number of planning permissions awarded for developments of between 10 and 49 homes.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Government taking to ensure that pharmacies are sustainably funded for the increasing costs and staff time involved in sourcing medicines during supply shortages.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of closures of community pharmacies on the level of medication supplies.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the closure of community pharmacies facing sustained financial pressures and medication supply issues.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the amount of time spent by pharmacists trying to source medications during shortages.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time spent by pharmacists trying to source medications during shortages.

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays for drivers whose licences require medical review by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

26 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Pharmacy: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of between increased business rates on the level of closures of community pharmacies.

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the seven-day deadline for providing information in support of a Child Maintenance Service mandatory reconsideration request, including for working parents

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including consideration of coercive and controlling behaviour between parents into Child Maintenance Service calculations and decision-making proce

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS Employers on pay adjustments to support visa holders in meeting indefinite leave to remain salary thresholds.

26 Jun 2026 · Home Office

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is considering exemptions for NHS workers who fall marginally below the salary threshold requirement for indefinite leave to remain.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS employees with Skilled Worker visas will not meet the salary threshold for indefinite leave to remain at their current pay levels at the point of eligibility.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS workers have salaries within £500 of the salary threshold required for indefinite leave to remain.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staff being unable to secure indefinite leave to remain due to salary thresholds on the workforce in the NHS.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of NHS staff whose current salaries fall below the threshold required for indefinite leave to remain.

26 Jun 2026 · Home Office

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of NHS workers ineligible for indefinite leave to remain due to salary threshold changes introduced since 2023.

Source: official written-questions record.