Written questions

107 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on how many young people between the age of 16-25, as a percentage of the total and as a total number, are not in education, employment, or training within a) the Whipt

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on the level of pupil attendance at a) primary school level and b) secondary school level for the Whipton South and Heavitree East MSOA.

17 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Child Nutrition Fund: Infant Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Healthy Women, Children and Newborns: A Coordinated Approach to Ending Preventable Deaths, published on 6 November 20

17 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Child Nutrition Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the UK's funding to the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) has been disbursed through the CNF's (a) programme window and (b) match window.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology: Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of new technologies on the use of animals in medical research.

4 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the level of therapeutic food procured through UK Overseas Development Assistance (a) directly by the Government and (b) by third party partners,

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Food Insecurity and Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 report, published on 28 July 2025, what steps his Department plans to take to support initiatives

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 report published on 28 July 2005, what assessment he has made of the implications for his his

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to hold discussions with the Reclassification Alliance on the future of medicines reclassification.

26 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sustainable Development: Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help accelerate progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 by 2030.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the Housing Benefits disregard from £5 to £57 for people in supported housing.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the Housing Benefit taper rate with that of Universal Credit.

14 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Dementia: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising the provision of dementia care to individuals as a qualifying disability service for VAT exemption.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to update regulatory requirements to (a) reduce and (b) eliminate the need for animal testing for (i) chemicals and (ii) pesticides where non-animal New Ap

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders in the (a) life sciences and (b) technology sectors on the potential contribution of artificial intelligence to supporting the upt

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to consult (a) industry stakeholders and (b) relevant experts on the proposals set out in the Government’s forthcoming strategy on phasing out the use of an

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

Homelessness: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help tackle youth homelessness.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young People: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to reallocate National Citizen Service funding to the wider youth sector.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Night-time Economy: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the night-time economy of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and asso

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations on the arts and

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to academies of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to primary schools of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Night-time Economy: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Equality and Human Rights Commission document entitled An interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court judgment, published on 25 April 2025, what ass

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the interim statutory code of practice on services, public functions and associations, published on 20 May 2025, on costs to the hospital

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Equality and Human Rights Commission document entitled An interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court judgment, published on 25 April 2025, what rec

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Equality and Human Rights Commission document entitled An interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court judgment, published on 25 April 2025, what estimate she has m

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Equality and Human Rights Commission document entitled An interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court judgment, published on 25 April 2025, what estimate she has m

30 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Water Power: Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department has taken to support the addition of an ocean energy pilot farms call to the 2026-2027 Horizon Europe Work Programme.

30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wave Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of replicating the Wave Energy Scotland model across the UK.

30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Water Power: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of innovation funding on the Levelised Cost of Energy of marine energy technologies; and what steps he is taking to suppo

Source: official written-questions record.