Written questions

331 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had recent discussions with her counterpart in the Scottish government on the potential long-term impact of changes to PIP eligibility on (a) people in Scotland who are in receipt of Adu

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people in Scotland who transition from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit will be (a) considered as new claimants and (b) subject to the new rules under the Universal Credit and Pe

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether existing claimants of the Universal Credit health element will be considered as new claimants upon (a) periodic reassessment and (b) subsequent (i) appeal and (ii) reapplication.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Elbit Systems UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any arms export licences held by Elbit Systems UK were suspended on 2 September 2024 following the review of Israel’s compliance with international humanitarian law.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Vetting: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to consult on further safeguarding measures following the introduction of the Disclosure and Barring Service new manual ID guidance in April 2025.

29 Aug 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.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Border Security Command: Police Raids

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Security Command operations have taken place outside of the United Kingdom since July 2024.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support compliance with International Humanitarian Law by the Israeli Government on the protection of journalists reporting on the conf

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the protection of journalists in conflict zones.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered the potential merits of allocating funding to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service.

21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ukraine: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to cover the costs in full for the provision of statutory obligations by councils for children resettled within a local authority in the Ukrainian re

21 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Contracts: Scotland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the maximum amount of money is the Scottish Government can spend through the Crown Commercial Service on a single contract.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) Hertfordshire County Council and (b) the Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service on safety at Traveller sites in the context of the fire at Re

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on the impact of 10% tariffs on UK exports to the USA on the Scottish economy; and what steps he is taking with the Scottish

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ongoing UK–US trade negotiations (a) in July 2025 and (b) at other times on (i) manufacturers and (ii) exporters in Scotland; and

8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Satellites: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen the UK’s ability to protect its satellite infrastructure from (a) cyber attacks, (b) jamming and (c) other forms of hostile interference.

8 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Directors: Income

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the employment status of joint or sole directors who receive their income from both dividends and a salary.

8 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve asylum claim processing times.

7 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Electric Bicycles: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has collected data on the share of e-bike sales comprising models imported from China.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Bicycles: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of changes in the market share of e-bikes imported from China out of all e-bikes sold in the UK since 6 February 2025.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel has made an assessment of trends in the level of demand for buses; and whether they have considered the (a) location and (b) type of demand over the next 10 years.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the impact assessment on the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill, published on 30 June 2025, how many of those moved into relative or absolute poverty are due solely

30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what steps his Department is taking to support the creation of defence-related jobs in (a) domestic supply chains, (b) advance manufacturing and (c) other area

30 Jun 2025 · Scotland Office

Gender Recognition: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Court of Session’s judgment on the Petition of the Scottish Ministers for Judicial Review of the Gender Recognition Reform

27 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of Universal Credit Health Element recipients have been diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome.

24 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to suspend arms export licences to Israel for use in the West Bank.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to bring forward the Industrial Strategy Bill.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to food bank referral slips on levels of food poverty since February 2024.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buses were ordered from British bus manufacturers with (a) full and (b) partial financial support from (i) the Government and (ii) devolved English authorities between 2011 and 2025.

17 Jun 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund: Grangemouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the £200m allocation to Grangemouth from the National Wealth Fund is restricted for investment proposals contained fully or partially within the boundaries of the Grangemouth oil refinery.

Source: official written-questions record.