Written questions

2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Unfair Practices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Competition and Markets Authority is taking to protect consumers from rogue traders, including those who provide substandard or fraudulent services.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Unfair Practices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the compliance advice published by the Competition and Markets Authority for trader recommendation platforms in protecting consumers from

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce (a) transitional protection and (b) retrospective corrective measures for NHS staff who took partial retirement before formal guidance on its impact on redundancy enti

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff who had taken partial retirement were placed at risk of redundancy between 1 April 2024 and 31 January 2026.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will update Section 16 of the NHS Staff Terms and Conditions Handbook to clarify the impact of partial retirement on redundancy entitlements.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written answer 907855 of 12 February 2026, if he will provide the data on (a) punctuality and (b) cancellations for (i) publicly owned and (ii) privately owned operators in each of the last five

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much transport infrastructure funding per capita has been allocated to (a) mayoral combined authorities and (b) non-mayoral areas in the North West of England in the latest funding round.

11 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries were opened as a result of data-sharing between HMRC and the DWP to identify when older children claim benefits in their own right; over what timeframe they were opened; and what the outcomes were

11 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of mandatory disclosure of unspent criminal convictions on rates of reoffending.

10 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Child Benefit: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to answer 107494 of 26 January on Child Benefit, how many of the compliance enquiries issued to Northern Ireland claimants (i) were confirmed to be eligible, (ii) were found to have been incorrectly receivi

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish the equalities impact assessment on the student loan repayment changes announced in Autumn Budget 2025.

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of student loan interest accrual on (a) disabled graduates and (b) graduates with long-term health conditions during periods of illness and reduced working

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of student loan interest accrual on borrowers who take (a) maternity leave, (b) shared parental leave and (c) periods of part-time work due to car

10 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review funding arrangements for local authorities requiring increases in asylum accommodation procurement and refugee move-on responsibilities.

10 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration is given to police advice and crime data when determining the suitability of properties for dispersed asylum accommodation.

10 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to accommodation providers on consultation with local authorities during the postcode check process.

10 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current Service User Demand Plan target is for dispersed asylum accommodation in Fylde Borough; and how that target was calculated.

10 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation local authorities are provided with in the development and review of their local Asylum Accommodation Plans.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the risks to patient safety arising from hospital records not being fully shared between different NHS trusts.

10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Law Reporting: Magistrates' Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure timely and accurate access to magistrates court listings and registers for the public and media following the deletion of the Courtsdesk archive.

10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Law Reporting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set out the specific data protection concerns cited by HM Courts & Tribunals Service in its November 2025 cessation notice to Courtsdesk; and what assessment he has made of the reasons that data protec

10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Law Reporting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the decision to require the deletion of the Courtsdesk archive on the principle of open justice and transparency in the justice system.

10 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Migrants: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of extending settlement qualifying periods under consultation CP 1448 on rates of child poverty among migrant families.

9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to make payments (a) Morgan McSweeney and (b) Tim Allan beyond their regular salaries.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of maintaining student loan repayment thresholds.

9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cape Verde: Travel Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) issuing and (b) updating travel health advice for Cape Verde on GOV.UK in relation to Shigella infections.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to improve the reliability of rail services that have been returned to state ownership.

4 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to answer 104272 of 14 January on Child Benefit, how many of the 5,637 enquiries which remained open have since been addressed; and what the outcomes were.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that people that do not use TV or radio services do not receive incorrect correspondence about TV licensing.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Cats

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 108043 on Roads: Wildlife, if she will amend Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to reclassify cats to ensure drivers are required to stop and

Source: official written-questions record.