Written questions

698 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential social and educational value of uniformed youth groups such as cubs, scouts and cadet units.

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the process for compensating general practitioners for the use of health facilities owned by local authorities.

23 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

UK Relations with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the next UK–EU summit is expected to take place in 2026.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the provision of physical exercise for (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils; and whether her Department is working with School Sport Partnerships.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly Tipping: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a single national reporting route for instances of fly-tipping.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, whether her Department plans to require that all chicken is sourced from higher welfare systems meeting the standards of the

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, whether her Department plans to support voluntary efforts to move away from the use of fast-growing meat chicken breeds.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, when the guidance on the welfare of decapods at time of killing will be published; and whether killing methods beyond live bo

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, what is the timeline for the publication of the evidence base on welfare issues affecting decapod crustaceans.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Unadopted Roads: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to list the (a) individuals and (b) organisations that her Department is consulting as part of its research to better understand the adoption process under the Highways Act 1980 and how it might be improved in

23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of (a) unused and (b) underused office space by local councils.

23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, to list highway improvements funded through Government grants from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in the East of England.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many licence fee enforcement letters were sent by the BBC in the last financial year and every other year for which data is available.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Unadopted Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data she collects from local authorities on roads awaiting adoption.

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Obligations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that Section 106 money is spent promptly.

19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the role of optometrists in delivering community-based eye care, including shared care schemes.

19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS dentists to reduce waiting lists by Local Dental Committee area in the East of England.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting: Housing Estates

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with relevant stakeholders to help ensure that trees planted on newly built housing estates survive beyond 12 months.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Gyms: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to support the growth of independent gyms in the East of England.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Languages: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered for (a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish and (d) other modern foreign languages at (i) GCSE and (ii) A Level by local education authority in the East of England in each year for wh

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the breeding of cats for physical characteristics associated with adverse health outcomes.

18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire and Rescue Services: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service following the recent HMICERS report.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many car driving tests were taken by people (a) taking it for the first time (b) taking it for the (i) second time and (ii) third or more times in 2025.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to parliamentary question 102105 answered on 14 January what assessment she has made of the measures being taken by Network Rail to mitigate the (a) performance and (b) safety risks of the 2.6% in rail

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 102105 on Network Rail: Assets, what estimate she has made of the level of expenditure required to redress the predicted Composite Sustainability Index (CSI

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 102105 on Network Rail: Assets, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail’s calculation of the Composite Sustainability index for ea

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for rolling out the Great British Train branding to each station in the East of England.

6 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rail fare freeze on the (a) budget and (b) spending plans of the Department for Transport Operator (DfTO) train operating companies between 1 April 20

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unadopted Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the Competition and Markets Authority recommendations on unadopted roads in its Housebuilding Market Study, published in

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Unadopted Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department collects on the number of unadopted roads going through the Section 38 process by local authority.

Source: official written-questions record.