Written questions
485 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, how much the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has spent on advertising driving examiner vacancies in each of the last three years.
19 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Government Departments: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which body has overall responsibility for consolidating greenhouse gas emissions data across the central government office estate; and what estimate has been made of the total cost acr
19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of electric vehicles in short-term hire fleets used by Government departments.
18 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Exploitation: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support children and families who have been victims of child exploitation by organised crime.
18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Offences against Children: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current sentencing guidelines for individuals convicted of grooming and coercing children as part of criminal drug activities.
18 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Exploitation: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national register for people found guilty of exploiting children for criminal activity.
18 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve her Department's decision time on visa applications.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Ports: Energy Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the availability of shore power and alternative fuel infrastructure for ferry operators serving the Isle of Wight.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the relative costs to Northern Ireland of a) inclusion of maritime emissions in the UK ETS and (b) potential exposure to the EU Carbon Border Adjust
18 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Organised Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent children from being exploited by drug gangs in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands and (c) the UK.
18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Single People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the equity of the current single person council tax discount given the relative burden on single-occupancy households.
18 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of postponing the proposed increase in fuel duty, given the current situation in the Middle East.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Outdoor Recreation: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase access to nature for people living in urban areas.
17 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to protect consumers from being charged additional fees for withdrawing cash from ATMs.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of Personal Independence Payment claimants who have been in receipt of the benefit for more than a) two years b) three years and c) five years without reassessmen
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Streaming: Television Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent subscription-based streaming services from being brought within the scope of the TV licence fee.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Motability
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children receiving SEND transport support where the responsible adult has access to a vehicle through the Motability Scheme.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: East Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support given to veterans in a) Leicester and b) the East Midlands.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of defence orientated apprenticeships and skills placements in a) Leicester and b) the East Midlands.
17 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what metrics are being used to measure progress on reducing violence against women and girls.
17 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made towards meeting the Government’s target to halve violence against women and girls within the next decade.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population is made up of foreign national offenders; and how many foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK in the last 12 months.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of converting productive agricultural land to solar farms on food security.
17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Infant Foods: Leicester
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of infant formula shortages on families in Leicester, particularly those on lower incomes or with limited access to alternative formula supplies.
17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Infant Foods: Contamination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is considering mandating routine cereulide toxin screening in all powdered infant and follow-on formula products placed on the UK market.
17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Infant Foods: Contamination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific support and guidance has been provided to NHS services in a) Leicester and b) the East Midlands to identify and manage infants presenting with symptoms consistent with the cereulide t
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Question 112415, what evaluation he has conducted of the link between students leaving higher education without completing their studies and subsequent reliance on out-of-work benefits among
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2026 to Question 112415 on Social Security Benefits: Higher Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of people who lea
17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help improve endometriosis training.
17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to work with regulators and professional bodies to improve endometriosis education.
Source: official written-questions record.