Written questions

125 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Parents: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what stage of preparation the national rollout of the online parenting interventions project contained within the Best Start in Life strategy has reached.

19 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Parents: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the national digital parenting programme.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential of behind-the-meter self-generation, on-site storage, and private wire arrangements at data centre and AI campuses to alleviate

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the cumulative power and water demand arising from announced and pipeline AI Growth Zones and hyperscale data centre developments through to 203

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres: Clean Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure co-ordination between the National Data Centre Strategy, the AI Opportunities Action Plan, and the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.

18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reasonable adjustments his Department has put in place to support participants in the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment to share their views and experiences.

18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration his Department gave to the design of payment arrangements for participants in the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment to support participation by people in receipt of benefi

18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment includes participation from people with (a) current experience of claiming disability benefits and (b

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in (a) identifying non-compliance and (b) taking enforcement action to tackle non-compliance.

2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prosate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average national unit cost to the NHS is for an MRI scan used in prostate cancer detection using (a) multiparametric and (b) biparametric MRI.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Physical Education: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote inclusive Physical Education in the rollout of the revised national curriculum.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

UK National Screening Committee: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of research published on 3rd November 2025 by Langley S et al in the European Urology Oncology Journal; and if

30 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Housing: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending VAT energy-saving materials relief to promote the uptake of heat batteries in homes in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

4 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Innovation: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase opportunities for innovation in the economy.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of new technologies in reducing the use of animals in scientific research.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to phase out the use of animals in scientific research.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Beckenham and Penge

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to reduce digital exclusion in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that parents and carers understand the new protections for children under the Online Safety Act 2023.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 for reducing children’s exposure to harmful online content.

1 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

UK Relations with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to develop relations between the UK Government and the European Union.

1 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on tackling antisocial behaviour in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) across England and Wales.

1 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on improving neighbourhood policing (a) in Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) elsewhere in England and Wales.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote participation in sport among disabled people in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking through the Creative Foundations Fund to increase access to arts and culture in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Pension Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase returns on investments from pension schemes for people in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Credit: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help protect consumers from unregulated borrowing schemes in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Dyslexia: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to introduce mandatory early screening for dyslexia in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) nationally.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve teacher training on dyslexia in mainstream settings in (a) Beckenham and Penge and (b) across the country.

21 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve mental health support in schools in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.

21 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to use technology to improve school standards.

Source: official written-questions record.