Written questions
2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Chancellor cuts pointless admin in nearly £6 billion business blitz, published on 21 October 2025, whether his Department has tested
22 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Business: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a breakdown of the £1.5 billion in savings identified to date under the Regulation Action Plan, including (a) sectoral distribution and (b) methodology used for calculating those savings.
22 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Business: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech at the Regional Investment Summit on 21 October 2025, what metrics her Department used to calculate the forecast annual £6 billion in savings for businesses arising from regulatory chang
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Councillors: Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring councillors in principle tier authorities to obtain a DBS check.
20 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Deportation: Undocumented Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many removal flights to France are planned under the current pilot scheme in the next three months.
20 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Crime: Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration crime network disruptions were led by the UK National Crime Agency in the last 12 months.
20 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Deportation: Undocumented Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost to the public purse is for each removal flight under the UK-France treaty.
20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include the mutual recognition of mandatory training qualifications between NHS Trusts in the forthcoming NHS Workforce Strategy.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Public Houses: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which organisations have been awarded Pub is the Hub funding to date.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Public Houses: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria were used by his Department to determine eligibility for funding under the Pub is the Hub scheme.
20 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Landfill Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the total value of landfill tax reclaimed by private landfill operators for (a) cover and (b) fluff material since 2000.
16 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Recruitment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Crown Commercial Service considered the (a) cost and (b) accessibility of the RM6277 framework to small independent recruitment agencies during the design and tendering process.
16 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
NHS: Recruitment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the RM6277 framework agreement on small and medium-sized recruitment agencies supplying non-clinical staff to the NHS.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Connect to Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Connect to Work referrals come from (a) healthcare professionals, (b) local councils, (c) self-referrals and (d) community organisations.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Connect to Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variation in uptake of the Connect to Work programme.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
General Practitioners and Mental Health Services: Connect to Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) GP surgeries and (b) mental health teams have Connect to Work employment advisers embedded in their services.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Connect to Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any local authority areas submitted unsuccessful bids for Connect to Work funding during this expansion round.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Connect to Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have participated in the Connect to Work programme since its inception.
16 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of homelessness in (a) Lancashire and (b) Fylde constituency.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to work with schools to (a) identify and (b) support pupils impacted by homelessness or temporary accommodation.
16 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a breakdown of how each local authority spends its share of the new £84 million homelessness support funding announced in the news release entitled £84 million
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Nurseries and Schools: Toys and Games
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to issue guidance to schools and nurseries on the risks posed by counterfeit toys and how to avoid them in procurement or use.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Toys and Games: Counterfeit Manufacturing
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with social media platforms on reducing the advertisement and sale of counterfeit toys online.
16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Injuries: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of child (a) injuries and (b) illnesses linked to counterfeit toys in the last five years.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Toys and Games: Counterfeit Manufacturing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to expand the Intellectual Property Office's Fake Toys, Real Harms campaign to (a) schools, (b) health services and (c) community networks.
16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the results of research funded through the Mental Health Goals programme are rapidly translated into frontline NHS mental health services.
16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to participation in mental health clinical trials across different (a) regions and (b) demographic groups in (i) general and (ii) Lancashire.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Mental Health: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Mental Health Goals programme on growth in the life sciences sector.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mental Health: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding for the Mental Health Goals programme has been allocated; and what criteria she uses to distribute that funding.
16 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support his Department has provided to bereaved families of infected individuals who died without receiving compensation to ensure awareness of the new registration process.
Source: official written-questions record.