Written questions

476 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uyghurs: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made with international counterparts on cooperating to protect the human rights of Uyghurs.

22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has implemented the recommendations of the Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Session 2021-22 on Never Again: The UK's Responsibility to

22 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Racing: Betting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to intervene in negotiations on the Horserace Betting Levy to (a) increase the rate to 11.5% and (b) include overseas races within the scope of that levy.

22 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Gambling: Internet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the harmonisation of gambling duty rates on levels of promotion of more addictive forms of online gaming.

22 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Horse Racing: Gambling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals in her Department’s consultation on the harmonisation of gambling duty rate on the horseracing industry.

22 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Tickets: Touting

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Department will present the bill on regulating secondary ticketing markets.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 for preventing fraud.

15 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Fraud: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 in preventing fraud.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Tickets: Touting

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the contribution of secondary ticketing platforms to the economy.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Tickets: Touting

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings ministers in his Department have had with secondary ticketing platforms since July 2024.

9 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Media: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of foreign governments investing in UK media on national security.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment she has made of the level of spending as a proportion of GDP on the state pension (a) other European nations, (b) other developed economies and (c) the UK.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of greater use of artificial intelligence in workplaces on welfare spending.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Intellectual Property: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which organisations have been invited to meet his Department in plenary sessions to discuss the intellectual property rights of creative industries.

8 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Newspaper Press: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of foreign (a) company and (b) government ownership of British media on national security.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Newspaper Press: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the partial

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Newspaper Press: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release of 15 May 2025 entitled Media law reforms to boost press sustainability and protect independence, whether a company (a) wholly owned by and (b) under the major

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential conflict between the impact of exemptions to copyright law for AI development on the creative sector and the creative sector being listed

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Catering

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will have direct responsibility for the quality of (a) hot drinks and (b) other catering on nationalised rail services.

25 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

South Yemen: General Service Medal

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of awarding the General Service Medal to military veterans who served in Aden during the early 1960s.

25 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his speech to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists World Congress, published on 23 June 2025, what his planned timetable is for the NHS Chief Executive and Chief

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of regional investment groups introduced under the SME Finance Charter.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Great Western Railway franchise fleet maintenance regime.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the mechanical adequacy of Great Western Railway's fleet of trains.

19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase accessibility to healthier foods.

19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce youth obesity rates.

19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has his Department has made of the potential impact of childhood obesity on risk of cancer.

19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the risk of children and young people developing cancer.

18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Retail Trade: Cheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support Cheltenham Borough Council to run high street rental auctions.

18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Retail Trade: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to require overseas landlords who own empty retail units to engage with local authorities.

Source: official written-questions record.