Written questions

191 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British National (Overseas): Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK residents with British National (Overseas) Visas are able to access pension savings held abroad.

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representation non legacy groups have in her Department's Expert Bus Manufacturers Panel.

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

New Businesses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the ability of newly formed companies to access finance.

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Dwelling Management Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many empty dwelling management orders were used in England in each of the last five years.

21 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has commissioned research into the satisfaction rates of (a) private companies and (b) students participating in apprenticeship levy programmes.

21 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of (a) trends in the level of completion rates of people undertaking apprenticeships funded by the apprenticeship levy and (b) the quality of monitoring of Higher Educati

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armed Conflict: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support women and girls in states affected by conflict.

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve partnerships with major humanitarian relief donors, in the context of the recent USAID funding freeze announcement.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Outdoor Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support the outdoor education industry.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on long-term funding for active travel.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Greater Manchester Active Travel Commissioner on encouraging (a) walking and (b) cycling across the Greater Manchester region.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Bolton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage active travel in Bolton West constituency.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Disclosure of Information: Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to update whistleblowing laws.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to harmonise the licensing requirements for private hire vehicles for every local authority in England.

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Electoral Register

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase voter registration for elections.

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle Islamophobia.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to consult on extending the list of conditions patients can be treated for under the Pharmacy First scheme.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Pharmacy First service.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of community pharmacists.

4 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Lobbying

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the Fourth Report of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Session 2023–24, Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and

30 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Tax Evasion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue HMRC estimates has been lost due to tax evasion facilitated through overseas territories in the last five years.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Financial Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Cypriot counterpart on the use of Cyprus-based financial structures by UK (a) businesses and (b) individuals to evade VAT.

30 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the legal right to a care supporter in a health and social care setting.

22 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22789 on Fraud: Coronavirus, how many (a) civil and (b) criminal compliance actions has HMRC taken relating to tax offences suspected of having been committed by

22 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22789 on Fraud: Coronavirus, how many (a) civil and (b) criminal compliance actions HMRC has taken on covid-related fraud since January 2020.

22 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Fraud: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22789 on Fraud: Coronavirus, what the total number of staff is who work on recovering overpayments on business support schemes in each year since 2020-21.

20 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Companies: Crown Dependencies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure Crown Dependencies introduce public registers of beneficial ownership.

20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cayman Islands: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of (a) the adequacy of the Cayman Islands’ new Regulations: Beneficial Ownership Transparency (legitimate interest access) regulations 2024, (b)

20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has set out expected levels of transparency in line with international standards in the EU’s 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive for legitimate interes

13 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Council Tax: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department holds a demographic breakdown of people (a) sent to prison and (b) given suspended committal orders for non-payment of council tax in each year between 2019 and 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.