Written questions

1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether use of the digital ID scheme will be mandatory for renting properties.

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals relating to the use of judge-only trials for certain criminal offences.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on 12 January, whether his Department will apply weighted criteria in the current phase of Local Government Reorga

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on 12 January, whether any weighting framework will be used to assess revised proposals for Local Government Reorg

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the impact of Physical Infrastructure Access costs on the deployment of fibre optic broadband in rural areas.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to create a public awareness campaign to promote the new highway code rules.

8 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2026 to Question 100730, whether electronic messages held in the Private Office of the then Prime Minister on 28 August 2019 would ordinarily have been assigned subject classi

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to (a) publish guidance and (b) pursue agreements to help improve certainty for UK Blue Badge holders driving in EU member states.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on disabled drivers of levels of recognition of UK Blue Badges across EU member states.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to seek mutual recognition of UK Blue Badges for disabled drivers when travelling in EU member states.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the European Commission and EU member states on the recognition of UK-issued Blue Badges for disabled drivers.

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

McClure Solicitors: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish the number of former clients affected by the collapse of McClure Solicitors.

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Profession: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing information for clients on their rights, options and available redress following the collapse of a regulated legal firm.

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Ministers from the Department are responsible for specific policy areas in different geographical regions in Devon.

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Boris Johnson and Peter Thiel

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December to Question 100721 on Boris Johnson and Peter Thiel, whether there is any (a) physical and (b) other form of record of the meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and M

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot sent on the 27 of November 2025 with case ref MW04041.

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot dated 16 December 2025 on an FOI relating to a request to search for and provide copies of documents then held by the private offi

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS organisations are expected to justify deviations from NHS England planning guidance where such guidance is non-mandatory.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England issues internal guidance to staff on the use of language in planning documents to avoid ambiguity about whether requirements are mandatory.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England distinguishes between the terms must, should, and are expected to in national planning guidance.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has sought legal advice on whether the effective mandating of the Federated Data Platform requires a new competitive procurement or a contract modification notice.

5 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Non-governmental Organisations: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the Department's standard response and protocol to responding to Governments which have de-registered UK funded NGOs.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Common Land: Dartmoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review and reform Dartmoor Commons legislation this Parliament.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Petrol: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2024 to Question 52063 on a pump watch petrol price comparison platform, if he will implement a statutory open data scheme for fuel prices.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Petrol: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2024 to Question 52063 on a pump watch petrol price comparison platform, what recent progress he has made on implementing a statutory open data scheme for fue

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Ukrainian Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made progress on the implementation of a Ukraine Language GCSE course.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to take into account the time spent on Ukraine Scheme visas and the Ukraine Sponsorship, family, extension and permission extension schemes to qualify for the (a) and (b) 5 year

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the 24-month extension to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme (UPE) is applied automatically for those already holding UPE visas.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Catering and Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve workplace catering and break facilities for healthcare workers.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to establish Staff Treatment Hubs.

Source: official written-questions record.