Written questions

2,568 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission a review into the equality of protections for white British victims of hate crimes.

21 Oct 2025 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has had discussions with the (a) Confederation of British Industry and (b) other trade associations on anti-white discrimination in workplace diversity schemes.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has provided funding to universities for schemes that exclude white applicants.

21 Oct 2025 · Women and Equalities

Public Sector: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government collects data on complaints of racial discrimination made by white British employees in the public sector.

21 Oct 2025 · Women and Equalities

Public Bodies: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department provides guidance to public bodies on ensuring that positive action does not result in unlawful discrimination against white applicants.

21 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the number of farms that could be affected by proposed changes to inheritance tax.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department uses to define constructive dialogue with NGOs in relation to the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has undertaken any formal risk assessments which have concluded that the disclosure of meeting records with NGOs on asylum accommodation policy would endanger the safety of (a)

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many freedom of information requests have been refused by her Department under section (a) 36 (b) 38 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on grounds relating to (i) asylum policy and (ii) stakeh

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department keeps formal (a) minutes and (b) other records of meetings of the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum and Strategic Engagement Group.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of non-governmental organisations who attended meetings of the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum and Strategic Employment Group since January 2023.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees there are by nationality.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the employment rate of refugees in each of the last ten years.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the initial grant rate of asylum applications by the (a) ethnicity (b) nationality of the decision makers.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that the local elections in Norfolk take place on 7 May 2026.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was overpaid to Universal Credit recipients in each of the last ten financial years.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount of Universal Credit was paid to deceased recipients in each of the last ten financial years.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Political Impartiality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on maintaining political neutrality whilst on duty.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many hotels are being used as contingency accommodation for irregular migrants as at 20 October 2025.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many visits to farms have been undertaken by (a) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (b) the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs since

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Refugees: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people with refugee status are resident in (a) council and (b) social housing by local authority.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of Universal Credit payments made to people with refugee status in each of the last ten financial years.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency have had since January 2023 with (a) the Carbon Trust and (b) major food retailers on the introduction of carbon r

20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many slaughterhouses were (a) suspended and (b) permanently closed due to breaches of animal welfare regulations in each calendar year from 2015 to 2025; how many (i) improvement notices, (ii)

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had (a) discussions and (b) correspondence with Oldham Council on the proposed grooming gang inquiry since January 2024; and whether her Department has issued any guidance t

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department records the (a) nationality and (b) immigration status of tenants who purchase their homes under the Right to Buy scheme; and how many Right to Buy sales h

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Radicalism and Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) age, (b) religion, (c) ethnicity and (d) country of birth of people (i) referred to the Prevent programme and (ii) convicted of terrorism-related offen

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided any (a) grants, (b) contracts and (c) other funding to (i) Stand Up to Racism, (ii) Unite the Union,(ii) Migrants Organise, (iv) the Joint Council for the Welfare o

20 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Personal Care Services: Tax Evasion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many compliance investigations were (a) opened and (b) closed by HM Revenue and Customs on businesses classified under Standard Industrial Classification codes (a) 96020 (hairdressing and barbering) and (b) 9609

20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Genetics: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any NHS Trusts (a) employ specialist staff or (b) operate dedicated services to address genetic disorders associated with consanguinity.

Source: official written-questions record.