Written questions
331 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the size of the backlog of civil service pension cases on (a) 1 December 2025 and (b) 1 March 2026.
2 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Emissions: Grangemouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to expedite long-term investment and skilled jobs at the Grangemouth industrial cluster as part of the transition to net zero.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Places of Worship Renewal Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the increase in the Barnett formula grant to the Scottish Government following the announcement of the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Carer's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of raising the state pension recipient maximum threshold on people who receive carer's allowance.
23 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a compensation scheme for Civil Service Pension Scheme members impacted by administrative delays related to receiving first lump sums.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Pensioners: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend the exemption to pay income tax to pensioners with private pensions who receive the same income as those who solely receive the maximum state pension.
23 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of insourcing the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration.
23 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Capita's compliance with their contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
23 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of lifting the £10,000 limit on interest free loans for pensioners impacted by delays to the Civil Service Pension scheme administration.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which country of origin had the lowest asylum applicant initial decision success rate since July 2024.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which country of origin had the highest percentage of asylum applicant initial decision success rate since July 2024.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum applicant initial refusals were reversed in the period between July 2024 and July 2025.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an entry clearance manager can consider a non-English untranslated document in support of a visa.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
MMR Vaccine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide additional UK-wide support to improve MMR vaccination coverage in areas where rates have fallen below the 95% herd immunity threshold.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Measles: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of cross-border public health coordination on measles vaccination uptake.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Measles
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on the rise in measles cases in the UK.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what length of time since the date of issue may Military Service Exemption cards be used by VISA applicants before they no longer qualify as proof of VISA applicants' circumstances by Home Office Entr
10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Bases: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the reported increase in drone incursions near UK military bases, including those in Scotland, and what steps are being taken to strengthen counter-drone capabilities to
10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality, maintenance and availability of service family accommodation in Scotland.
10 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jimmy Lai
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations her Department has made to the Chinese authorities regarding the prosecution and imprisonment of British citizen Jimmy Lai under the National Secu
5 Feb 2026 · Scotland Office
Schools: Travel
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the statutory walking distance for entitlement to home to school transport under section 42(4) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
3 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Falkirk
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) large sites and (b) hotel sites for Asylum Seekers are there in the Falkirk Council area.
30 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Extradition
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people based in the UK, including people granted asylum, are protected from politically-motivated red notices.
30 Jan 2026 · Home Office
INTERPOL: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reports that Russia is using Interpol systems to target political opponents abroad on UK national security.
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his statement on Pensions on 29 of January 2026, what new evidence did his Department's officials present to him in his re-consideration of the decision regarding state pension age cha
26 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether per capita share of asylum accommodation across regions is a criteria in deciding asylum hotel closure priority.
21 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps towards a compensation scheme for delays to first pension payments and lump sums caused by the transition between MyCSP to Capita of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
21 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Capita's performance on the delivery of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
21 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that new asylum seeker accommodation is equitably dispersed between the regions and nations of the United Kingdom.
21 Jan 2026 · Treasury
National Wealth Fund: Grangemouth
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the examination and shortlisting exercise for the deployment of the National Wealth Fund in Grangemouth will be concluded.
Source: official written-questions record.