Written questions
2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he made of alternative options to nationalisation before concluding that it was necessary in the public interest.
16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential for increased illegal imports or black market sales arising from restrictions on louder fireworks.
16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the section on proposal 3: reducing fireworks noise of his Department's consultation entitled Fireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK, published on 16 July 2026, wha
16 Jul 2026 · Leader of the House
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To ask the Leader of the House, what formal mechanisms exist to monitor whether undertakings given by Ministers during Westminster Hall debates are fulfilled.
16 Jul 2026 · Leader of the House
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To ask the Leader of the House, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to Government Departments of preparing for and responding to Westminster Hall debates.
16 Jul 2026 · Leader of the House
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To ask the Leader of the House, what the average attendance by honourable and right honourable Members was at Westminster Hall debates in each of the last five parliamentary Sessions.
16 Jul 2026 · Leader of the House
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To ask the Leader of the House, how many commitments made by Ministers during Westminster Hall debates have subsequently resulted in (a) policy changes, (b) new funding announcements and (c) legislative proposals in each of the last five parliamentary Ses
16 Jul 2026 · Home Office
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing recommendations arising from the Undercover Policing Inquiry's interim reports.
16 Jul 2026 · Home Office
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has undertaken an equality impact assessment in relation to proposals concerning the future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry.
16 Jul 2026 · Home Office
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff are currently employed by the Undercover Policing Inquiry.
16 Jul 2026 · Home Office
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual operating cost of the Undercover Policing Inquiry in each financial year since its establishment.
16 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms on demand for approved wedding venues.
16 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government intends to publish draft legislation for pre-legislative scrutiny before introducing a Bill to reform weddings law.
16 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms on the prevention and detection of sham marriages.
16 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms on the financial viability of local authority registration services.
16 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of additional marriages that would take place annually if the proposed reforms are implemented.
16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Pay Agreement on the number of agency staff in adult social care.
16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether local authorities will receive additional funding beyond the £500 million announced to meet any increased commissioning costs resulting from the Fair Pay Agreement.
16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average increase in hourly pay for adult social care workers arising from the Fair Pay Agreement in each of the first five years following its implementation.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Lavatories: Stoma Appliances
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider establishing an assessment scheme for the adequacy of toilet provision in public areas at catering to the needs of stoma users.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Overcrowding
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms are available to passengers to report breaches of maximum passenger numbers on public transport services.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the obligations of landowners near railway tracks to maintain land to avoid the risk of fire causing disruption to rail services.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Horse Riding: Fydle
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations protecting horse riders in Fylde constituency.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Reserve Forces: Tax Allowances
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the potential merits of increasing tax free bounty payments to members of the reserve forces.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Open Prisons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks associated with unofficial auditors accessing the open prison estate.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider introducing a requirement for a minimum provision of food supplies for rail companies to provide passengers affected by delays between stations.
13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Packaging
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing standardised plain packaging for vaping products on rates of youth vaping.
10 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to publish all the evidence submitted to the Timms Review, subject to data protection requirements.
10 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Life Sciences: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments, published on 9 July 2026, what st
10 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Life Sciences
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's joint press release entitled UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments, published on 9 July 2026, what estimate he has mad
Source: official written-questions record.