Written questions
2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum seekers are currently housed in properties that do not hold a valid HMO licence under the Housing Act 2004.
24 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties used to house asylum seekers under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract since 1 July 2024 did not hold a valid HMO licence under the Housing Act 2004 at the time
24 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently housed in properties that do not hold a valid HMO licence under the Housing Act 2004.
24 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Multiple Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of asylum seekers housed per property under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract where that property is a House in Multiple Occupation is.
24 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Multiple Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties currently used to house asylum seekers under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract are Houses in Multiple Occupation within the definition of the Housing Act 2004.
24 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the off-payroll working rules on the ability of small and micro-businesses operated by independent professionals to invest in growth and innovation.
24 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Employment and Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising (a) independent professionals and (b) owner-managed businesses as a distinct category in (i) employment and (ii) tax policy.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on implementing recommendations from the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices on (a) self-employment and (b) independent work.
24 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working: Reform
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to conduct a post-implementation review of the private sector off-payroll working reforms introduced in April 2021.
24 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent consultation HM Revenue and Customs has undertaken with freelance contractors, independent professionals and owner-managed businesses on the operation of the off-payroll working rules.
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Taxation: Debts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of taxpayers who would be affected annually by the proposed extension of powers to recover lower-value tax debts directly from bank accounts.
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Home Shopping: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of annual VAT losses arising from non-compliance by sellers operating through online marketplaces.
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Electronic Government
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of customer satisfaction with HMRC digital services.
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Individual Savings Accounts: First Time Buyers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects the proposed First Time Buyer ISA to become available.
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Income Tax: Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of more timely Income Tax Self Assessment payments on people with fluctuating incomes.
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Land: Sales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the potential impact of a zero rate of VAT on land intended for social housing on tax avoidance and abuse.
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Land: Sales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of additional social homes that could be delivered annually as a result of introducing a zero rate of VAT on land intended for social housing.
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Land: Sales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost of introducing a zero rate of VAT on the sale of land intended for the construction of social housing.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department received representations from external organisations regarding the MHRA's review of the PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public funding has been allocated to the PATHWAYS clinical trial; and from which budgets.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the capacity of children under the age of 16 to provide informed assent to participation in the PATHWAYS clinical trial.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the minimum recruitment ages of 11 for girls and 12 for boys in the PATHWAYS clinical trial.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fossil Fuels: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the effect of restrictions on new oil and gas licences on future domestic energy production.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many heavy goods vehicles are expected to qualify for the temporary Vehicle Excise Duty exemption.
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Electricity Generation: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional revenue that will be generated by increasing the Electricity Generator Levy from 45 per cent to 55 per cent from 1 July 2026 in each financial year to the end of the levy
23 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Electricity Generation: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effect of the increased Electricity Generator Levy on the UK's energy security.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forests: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to launch the consultation on the proposed deforestation policy.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forests: EU Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of aligning due diligence requirements with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forests: Commodities
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 June 2026 on The UK’s Approach to Deforestation Regulations, HCWS 137, which forest-risk commodities will be included within t
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forests: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her written statement of 23 June 2026 on The UK’s Approach to Deforestation Regulations, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed due dili
Source: official written-questions record.