Written questions

2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce additional statutory duties or guidance for local authorities to track and support children missing education.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities experiencing increases in children missing education, including Lancashire County Council.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the increase in the number of children classified as children missing education (CME) in Lancashire over the last decade; and what assessment she has made of the potenti

5 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Government: Personation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what coordination exists between departments including the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs in investigating suspected identity theft involving government digital services.

5 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Electronic Government: Security

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs has conducted a recent assessment of vulnerabilities in the Government Gateway system relating to unauthorised changes to personal account details.

5 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Electronic Government: Security

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what security checks are undertaken before an address change is accepted on a taxpayer’s Government Gateway account.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department cross-checks identity information with (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) other government databases before initiating debt recovery action relating to Universal Credit.

5 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Community Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure licences granted for Houses of Multiple Occupancy do not adversely impact community cohesion.

3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies on vaping regulation of vaping devices marketed as delivering tends of thousands of puffs.

3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to use powers in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to prohibit the sale of vaping devices designed to operate with refill containers that, when attached, resulting in a total liquid cap

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of location restrictions for high fat, sugar and salt products on fruit and nut (a) bars and (b) bags; and what steps he is taking to

27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stoma Appliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure that patients with a stoma are (a) offered a choice of dispensing provider and (b) actively involved in decisions relating to appliance selection; and how is

27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stoma Appliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on variation between Integrated Care Systems in access to specialist stoma review and structured follow-up.

27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stoma Appliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a nationally mandated annual specialist stoma review requirement within the NHS Standard Contract.

27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stoma Appliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the full cost to the NHS of preventable stoma management complications; and whether he will consider commissioning a national economic impact assessment of

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

Conveyancing: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is able to provide the conveyancing sector to digitise the property transaction process.

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

Conveyancing: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking any steps to assist the digitisation of the conveyancing process.

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment of the effect of calculating Child Maintenance Service payments on gross income on the financial wellbeing of paying parents in the last five y

25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the need for patients to contact GP practices at 8am in order to secure a same-day appointment.

25 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Passports: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of dual British citizens who hold an expired UK passport.

25 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorisation requirement from 25 February 2026 on dual British nationals travelling to the UK.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the £1.6 billion Inclusive Mainstream Fund will be allocated between (a) early years settings, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) post-16 institutions; and what accountability mechanisms wil

24 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Over £17 million saved in past six months through government office closures, published on 23 February 2026, whether the estimated annual savings from closing three c

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what conditions are attached to the Exceptional Financial Support granted to councils in 2026; and whether those conditions include requirements for (a) asset disposals, (b) serv

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have applied for Exceptional Financial Support in each financial year since 2020; and what the total value of support approved has been in each year.

24 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many child benefit enquiries were opened as a result of data-sharing between HMRC and Student Finance England to detect changes in the young person’s further education status; over what timeframe they were opene

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on implementing the £500 million fair pay agreement for adult social care workers.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disabled Facilities Grants: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many households in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) across Lancashire will benefit from the Disabled Facilities Grant in 2026–27.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representative organisations, including Mencap, on the adequacy of social care charging reforms.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Global Charter on Children's Care Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial or technical assistance her Department provides to support implementation of the Global Charter for Children’s Care Reform in Sri Lanka.

Source: official written-questions record.