Written questions

167 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of (a) postal provision in Scotland, (b) postal provision in Mid Dunbartonshire constituency and (c) Royal Mail delivery services for time-sensit

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to National Insurance contributions on economic growth.

29 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) Dr Abu Safiya and (b) other Gazan healthcare workers who remain imprisoned in Israel are (i) released and (ii) allowed

27 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain to ten years on the finances of families with children; and what steps she

27 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the additional (a) visa fees and (b) immigration health surcharge costs that (i) applicants and (ii) their families will be required to pay following the extension of the

16 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Punjab: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports regarding extrajudicial killings in the Punjab region.

15 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what logistical or operational support RAF aircraft (a) are providing to Israel and (b) has provided over the last year.

13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent patients being treated in (a) corridors, (b) converted office spaces, (c) gyms and (d) other inappropriate spaces.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what strategic steps his Department is taking to protect (a) SMEs and (b) other UK exporters from the compounded impact of (i) new tariffs, (ii) customs charges and (iii) administrative burdens in the

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Overseas Students: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Palestinian students in Gaza who have been offered places at UK universities to (a) complete visa biometric enrolment requirements, (b) travel safely to

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 49938 on Nuclear Submarines: Safety, whether he plans to publish further information on those incidents.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Breaching of Limits on Ticket Sales Regulations 2018 to prevent the use of automated systems to secure and resell practical driving test a

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s online booking platform's bot detection and mitigation systems on access to practical driving tests for learner

17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of Liraglutide for patients with type 2 diabetes; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with a

15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the humanitarian needs in Homs, Syria; and whether any UK-funded aid programmes are currently operating in that region.

15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any of the UK Government’s pledged aid to Syria in 2025 will be directed specifically to support (a) humanitarian or (b) reconstruction efforts in the Homs region.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Industrial Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) devolved authorities and (b) regulatory bodies on the cross-border movement of industrial waste for land reclamation purposes.

15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hussam Abu Safiya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent decisions with his Israeli counterpart on the extension of the internment of Dr Abu Safiya.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 5 March 2025 from the hon. Member for Mid Dunbartonshire, case reference CMPT12025-20534.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of employment protections for individuals engaged on zero-hour contracts.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Funds: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuel-related holdings; and what plans she has to (a) encourage phased divestment from fossil

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will establish mandatory pre-deployment testing requirements for AI companies.

30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to (a) his Israeli counterpart and (b) international humanitarian agencies on the entry of medical infant formula into Gaza.

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trifluoroacetic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of levels of trifluoroacetic acid in (a) rivers and (b) drinking water supplies on (i) public and (ii) environmental hea

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Palestine Action

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria and evidential thresholds her Department applied in reaching the decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000; and whether a formal assessment was undertaken to ev

23 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with (a) the Scottish Government (b) Police Scotland on the findings of the Casey Review.

18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Ceremonies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions produced by the ceremonial activities associated with Trooping the Colour; and what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the e

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the article by the University of Manchester entitled Tackling unmet needs for social care among older people, publish

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Households

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing care support packages for households, rather than people requiring care.

11 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) increase the supply and (b) ensure (i) consistent and (ii) equitable supply of hormone replacement therapy products in each region.

Source: official written-questions record.