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.