Written questions
40 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Information Sharing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of information-sharing frameworks in enabling victims of domestic abuse to be notified if their abuser enters the United Kingdom; and whether steps will b
13 May 2026 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 128336, what is the total a) amount and b) proportion of funding that is allocated to support additional needs for school pupils up to the age of 16, in
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: Secondary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in year 10 were eligible for free school meals by constituency in 2024-25.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted a comparative analysis of the per-pupil funding allocated to disadvantaged students in (a) Key Stage 4 and (b) 16 to 19 education; and what assessment she has made of the po
27 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment her Department has made of (a) service-by-service age verification and (b) device, app store, or operating system level age assurance, in terms of consistenc
27 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to incorporate Ofcom’s findings on the role of app stores in protecting children from harmful content into the Government’s consultation on children’s use o
27 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the (a) timetable and (b) resourcing for its work on the role of app stores in children’s access to harmful content.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Young Futures Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the provision of Young Futures Hubs.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Inland Waterways: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of local councils in exercising their statutory enforcement powers to protect local waterways from pollution; and whether her D
9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the average time taken to complete cladding remediation works on residential buildings of approximately 20 to 25 storeys; what evidence underpin
3 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on tackling knife crime.
24 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the amount of the Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases being less than Local Housing Allowance rates on the quality of tempora
21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness and Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) homeless services and (b) supported housing providers with their finances.
21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the supply of supported housing meets future demand.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 61354 on Personal Independence Payment, if she will set out the methodology used to estimate the number of claimants who would be subject to the benefi
19 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the PIP eligibility criteria on the number of people subject to the benefits cap (a) nationally and (b) in Croy
30 May 2025 · Home Office
National Age Assessment Board
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of independence of the National Age Assessment Board.
22 May 2025 · Department for Education
Childcare: Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that two-year-olds in Government-funded childcare places receive free school meals in (a) private and (b) school nurseries.
22 May 2025 · Department for Education
Domestic Abuse: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools provide (a) children and (b) young people with information on support available for victims of domestic abuse.
22 May 2025 · Department for Education
Social Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the cost to the public purse of (a) increasing funding for early interventions and (b) conducting late-stage interventions in children’s social care.
22 May 2025 · Department for Education
Social Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in early intervention funding on levels of demand for (a) child protection services and (b) care placements.
22 May 2025 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of assessments undertaken by the National Age Assessment Board that were subject to a legal challenge in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024; and how many and wha
16 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help protect patients who have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983.
8 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Croydon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Operation VALOUR will support (a) veterans in Croydon East constituency and (b) the creation of a new veterans hub in Croydon.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Bowling: Loneliness and Public Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of funding grassroots bowls on (a) tackling loneliness and (b) public health.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Bowling
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support she provides to grassroots bowls clubs.
28 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Accident and Emergency Departments: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for (a) decision-making and (b) funding allocation for embedded youth work in A&Es to support young victims of (i) violence and (ii) exploitation.
25 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of youth services on (a) preventing exclusions, (b) increasing school attendance and (c) educational attainment.
30 Jan 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs: Croydon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Croydon council will receive for family hubs in this financial year.
23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the use of short-term accommodation for homeless families.
Source: official written-questions record.