Written questions

1,131 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Feb 2026 · Attorney General

Honour Based Abuse: Prosecutions

To ask the Solicitor General,?what information his Department holds on the number of people that have been prosecuted for honour-based offences broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) category of offence in each year since 2010.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Forced Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many illegal marriages have been recorded in each year since 2010, broken down by local authority area.

4 Feb 2026 · Attorney General

Forced Marriage: Prosecutions

To ask the Solicitor General,?what information his Department holds on the number of people that have been prosecuted for facilitating forced marriages in each year since 2010 and broken down by local authority area.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many charges were laid under Prison rule 51 relating specifically to aggravation towards a protected characteristic of (a) race, (b) religion and (c) belief in the last year where data exists; and how many of

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which faith-based (a) charities and (b) organisations are permitted to visit prisons.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Agency: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made by law enforcement on apprehending those responsible for the Legal Aid Agency cyber attack.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Agency: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 January 2026 on Response to Legal Aid Agency cyber attack, HCWS1265, how much funding will be allocated to the transformation programme for Legal Aid Agency digital s

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid cases there were in each month since 23 April 2025.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 22 December 2025 to Question 100065 on Legal Aid Scheme, how many legal aid providers have left the market in total since 23 April 2025.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Intelligence Services: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received from counterparts in Five Eyes countries that do not have a statutory duty of candour.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Armed Forces: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a statutory duty of candour on (a) military intelligence and (b) Special Forces.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Armed Forces: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the effectiveness of introducing a statutory duty of candour on the military.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to establish a development corporation in support of construction related to the Forest City 1 plan to build a city of a million people between Newmarket and Ha

2 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Chemicals: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what grounds Border Force might allow (a) sodium nitrate and (b) other toxic materials onward passage to a postal address.

2 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Chemicals: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Border Force's policy is on the interception of (a) sodium nitrate and (b) other toxic materials at the border.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps Ofcom is taking to help tackle websites that provide instructions on committing suicide.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Cables: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the cost and feasibility of undergrounding new electricity transmission infrastructure in rural areas, including Suffolk.

28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to include physiotherapy graduates in the Graduate Guarantee Scheme.

22 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart on the US sanctions applied to Zaher Birawi and the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of desi

20 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet with the Valuation Office Agency to discuss the potentail impact of changes to business rates relief on pubs and breweries.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: Adenomyosis and Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations did he receive from women with (a) endometriosis and (b) adenomyosis on provisions within the Employment Rights Bill to support employees with these conditions.

15 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2025 on Investment in high needs place, HCWS1163, which (a) Members of Parliament and (b) local authorities met departmental officials to discuss the statu

15 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidential basis her department is using to promote resource bases for pupils with specialist needs in mainstream schools.

14 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an estimate of the lifetime net cost of a small boat migrant accepted by the UK.

14 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers and Public Consultation: Evidence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will take steps to prevent organisations with which the Government has a policy of non-engagement from submitting written evidence to (a) ministers, (b) officials and (c) public consultations.

14 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation Review: Muslim Council of Britain

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to refuse consideration of the written evidence submitted by the Muslim Council of Britain to the Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation.

14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Premier League

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the British Army has spent on sponsorship of Premier League Football in 2025-26 financial year.

14 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding from the Overseas Development Assistance budget has been directed towards housing (a) asylum seekers, (b) refugees and (c) illegal migrants in their first ye

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2025 on Investment in high needs place, HCWS1163, how much each local authority will receive from the £3 billion investment in SEND school places.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2025 on Investment in high needs place, HCWS1163, what meetings were held with the 18 local authorities that had successful bids for a (a) special and (b)

Source: official written-questions record.