Written questions

1,131 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Overseas Students: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign students have had their visas revoked because of nationality security concerns since 2015, broken down by (a) year, and (b) nationality.

3 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Universities: Espionage

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of espionage have been identified in British universities since 2015, broken down by (a) year, and (b) nationality of identified suspects.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to introduce mandatory method of production labelling on food.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the responses to the 2025 consultation on the driving test booking system.

27 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Visas: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Chinese nationals have gained a visa through the Graduate Route in each year since 2021, broken down by (a) undergraduates, and (b) postgraduates.

26 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chinese Embassy: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the her US counterparts on the application for the proposed Chinese embassy in London.

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will introduce a national screening programme for prostate cancer.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Confucius Institutes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions have (a) ministers, and (b) officials had with the Office for Students on the presence of Confucius Institutes in the UK.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided for higher education programmes involving Chinese (a) military institutions, and (b) companies connected to the military.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department has received from UK universities on funding partnerships with Chinese (a) military institutions and (b) companies connected to the military.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between UK universities and Chinese (a) military institutions, and (b) companies connected to the military.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding hi Department provided for programmes that promote the use of artificial intelligence in schools.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has given to (a) headteachers and (b) school governors on the use of artificial intelligence in schools.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided towards supplying schools with (a) tablets, (b) laptops and (c) other electronic devices to children since 2015, broken down by (i) local authority area and (ii) yea

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish her internal Departmental assessments of the potential impact of screentime on children in schools.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish her internal Departmental assessments of the potential impact of smartphones on children in schools.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many child refugees have attended (a) primary, (b) secondary, and (c) post-16 schools in England since 2015, broken down by (i) local authority, and (ii) year.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Education: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reporting mechanism is in place for (a) primary, (b) secondary, and (c) post-16 schools when they find an adult asylum seeker impersonating a child.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Education: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out whether (a) primary, (b) secondary, and (c) post-16 schools are required to conduct immigration checks when adding new children to their admissions register.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Education: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to prevent adult asylum seekers from impersonating children in (a) primary, (b) secondary, and (c) post-16 schools.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Education: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adult asylum seekers have been found attending (a) primary, (b) secondary, and (c) post-16 schools by local authority annually since 2015.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school places would be created at the 44 free school applications that have been placed on hold since 22 October 2024, broken down by each individual project.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to make a decision on the future of the 44 free school applications that have been placed on hold since 22 October 2024.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a list of meetings (a) ministers, and (b) officials have had since 22 October 2024 regarding the 44 free school applications that have been placed on hold.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received from (a) headteachers, (b) applicant groups and (c) local authorities on the 44 free school applications that have been placed on hold since 22 October 2024.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has given to the 44 free school applications that have been placed on hold since 22 October 2024, broken down by funding stream.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to list the 44 free school applications accepted by her Department but placed on hold since 22 October 2024.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has contingency funds to meet the legal liabilities of the BBC.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Donald Trump

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has made to her US counterpart on legal action threatened by the President of the United States against the BBC.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what reasonable steps employers will be expected to take to comply with clause 18 of the Employment Rights Bill.

Source: official written-questions record.