Written questions

2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the consistency of pupil experience between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2; and what steps she is taking to address declines in pupil motivation or engagement during the transition

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Governing Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with school governing bodies on improving transparency for parents.

3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

DNACPR Decisions: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints his Department has received in each of the last five years regarding DNR notices being applied without consent.

3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

DNACPR Decisions: Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) families and (b) attorneys holding Power of Attorney are notified immediately when a DNR notice is added to a vulnerable adult’s medical record.

3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

DNACPR Decisions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether guidance has been issued to NHS Trusts to ensure that DNR decisions are never made solely on the basis of disability, learning disability and special needs.

3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

DNACPR Decisions: Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England audits the use of DNR notices in cases involving vulnerable adults.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new enquiries were opened into child benefit claims which were suspended from claimants as a result of data-sharing between HMRC and the Home Office in the period 1st to 30th November 2025.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the impact of the pay per mile tax on electric vehicle usage in the Fylde constituency.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Fylde

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of how many businesses in the Fylde constituency will be impacted by the pay per mile tax on electric and hybrid cars.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what engagement she undertook with the pub and hospitality sector ahead of the 2025 Budget, particularly in the context of Business Rates.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure there are sufficient rail services on alternative routes when planned maintenance works cause the closure of lines.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Literature: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the inclusion of the book 'Pigeon English' in the English GCSE curriculum in England and Wales.

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Churches: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has considered recognising listed church buildings as national heritage assets in the tax system.

28 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the VAT-recovery cap on the number of listed places of worship that are proceeding with planned repair or reordering works.

27 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to publish data relating to carbon offsetting for all government flights.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of potential changes in the level of demand for insulation and heating upgrades following the reduction of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO).

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on local employment and SME supply chains of reducing the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ringfencing receipts from the international student levy for funding in higher education and skills.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Fylde

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of households in Fylde who will be brought into paying income tax or higher tax bands as a result of extending the freeze on income tax personal allowance.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what replacement scheme will support energy efficiency for low-income households after ECO4 ends on 31 March 2026.

27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Surcharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the administrative cost to local authorities of implementing the High Value Council Tax Surcharge from April 2028.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new Electric Vehicle Excise Duty mileage charge from April 2028 on Electric Vehicle uptake.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Workplace Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of changes to pension salary sacrifice relief on the number of people saving for retirement in the Fylde constituency.

27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2025 Budget on local authority funding settlements in the North West of England for 2025–26.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Fylde

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 2025 Budget’s changes to personal taxation on average earners in the Fylde constituency.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Disposable Income: North West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the expected distributional impact is of the 2025 Budget measures on households in the North West of England.

24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 89730 on Chronic Illnesses: Diagnosis.

24 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Written Questions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to provide an answer to Question 22764 on Government Securities: Public Sector Debt.

24 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Climate Change Convention

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 91601 on Prime Minister: Climate Change Convention, on what basis possibility is assessed in respect of publishing offsetting data.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to reform water sector regulation to help tackle (a) water pollution, (b) water scarcity and (c) long-term infrastructure resilience.

Source: official written-questions record.