Written questions
331 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Buses: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the Ten-year pipeline of projected bus orders.
19 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the level of the gender pension gap within the civil service pension scheme.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on ensuring economic and skills impacts for communities in Scotland hosting nationally significant energy infrastructure,
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Further Education: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of compensatory funding to further education institutions for the increase in Employer National Insurance contributions on colleges.
14 Jan 2026 · Scotland Office
Alexander Dennis: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish the dates on which the joint UK Government and Scottish Government taskforce met to discuss the consultation on Alexander Dennis closing their Falkirk and Larbert sites.
14 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential increased revenue due to recent changes to the tax classification of double cap pickups in 2026-27 financial year.
13 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of asylum seekers received initial decisions in quarter 4 of 2025 (October to December) compared to quarter 2 2024 (April to June).
12 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Sole Traders: Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the average compliance cost to sole traders of the transition to digital income tax in the 2026-27 financial year.
2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of UK Government measures to reduce child poverty on children in Scotland; and how he is working with the Scottish Government to complement devolved
2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy on employment and skills in Scotland; and what steps are being taken to ensure defence procurement supports jobs and econom
2 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on the development of the new Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy; and how her Department is working with devolved governments, including the Scottish Gover
2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government regarding the availability and UK-wide supply of flu and RSV vaccines this winter; and what steps are being taken at a UK level
2 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to improve the responsiveness and consistency of its telephone customer service.
16 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps Civil Service Pensions is taking to improve the process for the provision of the death in service benefit pay-out to bereaved families.
28 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Pensions: Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the exemption for basic or new state pension to not have to pay small amounts of tax through simple assessment from April 2027 will apply to recipients of the State Earning Related Pension Scheme.
27 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Service: Expenditure
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce spending on the Civil Service.
27 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Certification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring vehicle manufacturers to disclose the role of entities involved in vehicle certification processes.
27 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she intends to conduct a review of technical service arrangements involving non-European vehicle manufacturing and regulatory entities to ensure alignment with UK/EU regulatory standards.
27 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Government Departments: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to establish an independent audit mechanism for ISO/SAE 21434 and UN R155/156 compliance.
27 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Certification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a public registry detailing entities involved in vehicle certification approvals.
27 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Certification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring a) all certification bodies involved in vehicle approvals to be formally listed as designated Technical Services under UN ECE regulations and b)
27 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential for accelerating asylum hotel closures in the nations and regions of the United Kingdom that will be hosting large military site accommodation for Asylum
27 Nov 2025 · Scotland Office
Further Education: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Scottish Government's real terms reduction in College Funding since 2021 to the delivery of the industrial strategy in Scotland.
26 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Social Enterprises: Community Development
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Office for the Impact Economy is taking with social investors to increase funding for communities.
26 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cybersecurity: Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising cyber security in public procurement contracts for national infrastructure projects.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Personation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing offences for impersonating serving armed forces personnel or veterans.
25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mechanical Thrombectomy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the rollout of universal thrombectomy services.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Personation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of criminalising those who impersonate a (a) serving member of the armed forces or (b) veteran.
20 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tennis: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding will be allocated to (a) tennis and (b) padel in each year until 2028.
19 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Construction: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect workers’ terms and conditions including through the implementation of short-time working arrangements in the construction industry.
Source: official written-questions record.