Written questions

Euan Stainbank

331 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tennis: Falkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to increase the number of (a) indoor and (b) covered tennis facilities in Falkirk.

21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of giving the Enforcement Conduct Board the power to (a) grant and (b) revoke EC2 certificates, in the context of its forthcoming response to the Re

21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish a response to the Regulation of the debt enforcement sector consultation.

14 Oct 2025 · Scotland Office

Economic Growth: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support economic growth in Scotland.

14 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the devolved administrations on harmonising policy on ending the use of (a) cages and (b) close-confinement systems in farming.

14 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Digital Technology: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to maintain the UK’s Digital Services Tax until an international agreement on the taxation of multinational digital companies delivers at least an equivalent revenue outcome for the UK.

13 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of induction processes for new asylum seekers.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government have reviewed the underspend on the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the application of the Litigation and Settlement Strategy on settlements made following disguised renumeration schemes.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to mandate a National Activities Safeguarding Framework for Children and Vulnerable Adults participating in extracurricular activities.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Online Safety Act on people accessing health and sobriety apps.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Gratuities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a ban on employer deductions for tipped workers.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing Band 3 vaccinators to continue in vaccination roles after April 2026.

10 Oct 2025 · Scotland Office

Trusts: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on issuing a Scotland Act Order to permit the bringing into force of relevant sections of the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish the integrated public transport strategy.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Buses: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the long-term competitiveness of the bus manufacturing sector.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Government on extending the provisions of the Bus Services Bill to Scotland.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Buses: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Scottish government on the potential impact of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 on the bus manufacturing industry.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make ecocide a criminal offence.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests following deaths at work are in progress in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.

8 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have received indefinite leave to remain in 2025.

8 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Health and Social Care and (b) Work and Pensions on the (i) proposed increase in standard qualifying period for permanent residence and

8 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement she has had with the Further Education sector in Scotland on the proposals in the Immigration White Paper to increase the standard qualifying period for permanent residence from five t

3 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) police forces to manage tensions around asylum seeker housing.