Written questions

216 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what powers under the Online Safety Act 2023 she has used to address the financial incentives that reward harmful online content, and whether the Government plans to strengthen those po

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of restricting or removing monetisation for accounts that repeatedly promote extremist content, harassment, misogyny or misinfor

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of social media monetisation and advertising revenue in incentivising the creation and spread of extremist, misogynistic an

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Genetically Modified Organisms

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure full traceability of precision-bred organisms across the food and farming supply chain.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce mandatory labelling of precision-bred (gene-edited) foods.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the High Court's ruling on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how rescue centres, breeders and veterinary practices can verify whether a prospective owner is subject to a disqualification order.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department takes to monitor and enforce compliance with disqualification orders for animal ownership.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many disqualification orders preventing the ownership or keeping of animals were made by the courts under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each of the last three years.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a public register of individuals convicted of animal cruelty offences.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: East Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of a decrease in funding on the operational capacity of the British Transport Police in the East Midlands.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms are in place for transport staff to report safety concerns anonymously without fear of disciplinary action.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight mechanism exists to ensure that (a) East Midlands Railway and (b) other rail operators respond adequately to repeated safety concerns raised by staff.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) Amulet and (b) other private security contractors in railway stations.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Emergency Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the levels of delays caused by current emergency call protocols requiring transport staff to contact the British Transport Police before 999 services.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the British Transport Police on response times to incidents in Leicester and surrounding areas.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Leicester Station: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of safety levels at Leicester railway station.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central Africa: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the creation of a UN coordinator role to lead regional responses to the Ebola outbreak in central Africa.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are continuously safeguarded from the Ebola outbreak.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking with international partners to engage conflict parties in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to improve humanitarian access to a

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to pre-emptively position humanitarian support for countries bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo if the current Ebola outbreak

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help ensure safe and unrestricted humanitarian access in areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo affected by the Ebola

21 May 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to restore public access to the Multiverse online professional development materials for teachers, archived by the Department in 2011, including the research contributions

19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bipolar Disorder: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning an expert clinical review into the use of the Zamar Protocol for patients with severe treatment-resistant bipo

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a (a) senior team and (b) tsar to support people affected by sodium valproate.

14 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of damage to civilian infrastructure in Gaza on numbers of indirect deaths.

14 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on restrictions on humanitarian supplies required to restore water infrastructure in Gaza.

14 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Temperature and Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extreme heat and lack of clean water on children in Gaza.

14 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of waterborne and skin diseases in displacement camps in Gaza.

14 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Sanitation and Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the entry of water filtration systems and sanitation equipment into Gaza.

Source: official written-questions record.