Written questions

609 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 May 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce provisions to allow British National (Overseas) visa holders access to home-rate university tuition fees prior to obtaining settled status.

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is considering (a) transitional arrangements and (b) specific exemptions to future immigration reforms for current British National (Overseas) visa holders.

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the (a) five-year residency requirement for Indefinite Leave to Remain and (b) subsequent one-year period for naturalisation will remain in place for British National (Overseas) visa holders (

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meat: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential environmental impact of US meat imports on UK (a) farming and (b) climate goals.

19 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Meat: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US meat imports on trends in the level of UK farmers (a) lowering animal welfare standards or (b) ceasing trading.

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meat: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the UK-US trade deal prevents the importation of meat from low-welfare feedlots; and if he will consult animal welfare organisations on this matter.

30 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered changing the withdrawal percentage for Lifetime ISAs.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Firearms: Lead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he considered a derogation for vintage firearms that cannot safely use alternatives to lead shot in the proposed lead shot ban.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of prescription medication that is wasted.

30 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Birth Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making legislative changes allowing birth certificates issued with an error to be re-issued with the original detail amended, rather than reta

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she conducted an impact assessment on restrictions to support through the adoption and special guardianship support fund.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling local authorities access to up-to-date Universal Credit claimant data for all claimants in their area.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Industrial Strategy Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans her Department to integrate the work of the Industrial Strategy Council with (a) Life Sciences Council and (b) other governance structures.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received (a) evidence and (b) data from the life sciences industry on increasing the NHS medicines budget.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of removing Apprenticeship Levy funding for Level 7 apprenticeships on the number of people using the apprenticeship route to obtain higher-

30 Apr 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Women

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will ask the EHRC to publish their full plans for consulting (a) the transgender community and (b) people who are intersex before publishing their full guidance in response to the Supreme Court judgemen

30 Apr 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Women

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will seek information from the EHRC on which (a) people and (b) organisations were consulted before the issue of the EHRC interim guidance on the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotlan

30 Apr 2025 · Women and Equalities

Intersex

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of the (a) Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 and (b) interim EHRC guidance on that ruling

30 Apr 2025 · Women and Equalities

Intersex

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has a definition of biological sex for (a) people with Turner Syndrome, (b) people with Klinefelter syndrome, (c) people with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, (d) people with Pa

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Forestry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide funding for agroforestry support to include (a) multi-species planting and (b) increased tree planting densities to enable woodland systems suitable for (i)

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to adapt farming subsidy schemes to encourage farmers to (a) house farmed animals in woodlands and (b) plant woodlands in permanent pasture.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Diagnostic Centres: Blood Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that a full blood count is (a) categorised as a core diagnostic service and (b) available at all community diagnostic centres.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what role the Treasury holds in approving new oil and gas fields.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who approves new oil and gas fields.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to meet climate change adaptation commitments.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support nature-friendly farming.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislation to end retail sales of horticultural peat.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help restore peatlands.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the carbon storage potential of natural blue carbon habitats; and what steps he is taking to help protect these habitats.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect blue carbon habitats from damaging human activities.

Source: official written-questions record.