Written questions

301 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Industrial Action: Deductions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will commit to making regulations under section 76(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to prohibit employers from making 100% wage deductions where the partial per

10 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to bring into force the remaining provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024; and whether they will publish a timetable for their implemen

20 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Greyhound Racing: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she held discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on commissioning independent research into the social cost of greyhound racing betting as part of

20 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of data from the Migration Advisory Committee report entitled The Fiscal of Immigration, December 2025, which found the actu

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Sheffield Hallam University: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ask Sheffield Hallam University to reconsider its proposal to close its Collegiate nursery provision.

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on the commitment to review early years funding, including national funding formulae, and consult the sector on changes by summer 2026; and when the consultation will launch.

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the net cost to her Department of the student loans system associated with the student loan outlay provided to English Plan 2/Plan 5 undergraduate borrowers in England in (i) 2022/

14 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the visa brake on applicants who have been long-term residents in third countries.

14 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on 4 March 2026, what steps she is taking to improve data sharing, in

14 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Chevening Scholarships Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119436 on Overseas Students: Sudan, if she will take steps to review the decision on Chevening scholarship recipients.

13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Greyhound Racing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department collects data on (a) track closures, (b) number of races and (c) attendance for greyhound racing.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education on the impact of earned settlement proposals on the Child Poverty Strategy.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Public Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of earned settlement proposals on overall tax contributions; and whether this has been factored into the fiscal modelling for the proposals.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Public Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the £10 billion figure cited in her speech of 5 March 2026 on the Earned Settlement proposals represents direct savings to public finances, or a long-term estimate of the fiscal cost of a spec

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to retain existing private life rules for children and young people, which were recently reformed to reflect the ties to the UK of children and young people who are

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure children’s best interests will be treated as a primary consideration when considering forthcoming legislation on Article 8, in line with the UK’s obligati

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Home Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether parents will be sanctioned if the child will not agree to a meeting under provisions in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill for local authorities to visit home educated children at more than one h

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Home Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of visiting several homes, including where the non-resident parent lives out of the area, on local authorities under provisions in the Children's Wellbeing a

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Home Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the non-resident parent will be subject to sanctions if the resident parent refuses a visit request under provisions in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill for local authorities to visit home educ

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Home Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the resident parent will be subject to sanctions if the non-resident parent refuses a visit request under provisions in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill for local authorities to visit home educ

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds information on the number of home educated children with separated parents living at different addresses.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Home Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds information on the number of visits carried out by local authorities to home educated children.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Home Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities of the provisions in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on visiting home educated children, including travel time.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Home Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the proposed 15 day limit for local authority visits to home educated children in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill would apply during school holidays.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Home Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the proposed 15 day limit for local authority visits to home educated children in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill would apply to (a) requesting the visit, (b) finalising arrangements for a vis

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to incentivise the installation of insulation to reduce private rented sector tenants’ energy bills.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking in the Warm Homes Plan to support insulation upgrades for fuel-poor households in the private rented sector.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty who live in properties that do not have loft insulation.

16 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gender Based Violence: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to Question 113276, and with reference to her Department's press release entitled New international coalition launched to end violence against women and girls global

13 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of ADHD care for people on the right to choose waiting list in England when they move to Scotland to take up a place at University.

Source: official written-questions record.