Written questions
187 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Electronic Cigarettes: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many retailers have been prosecuted for the sale of non-compliant or illegal vaping products in each of the last five years in (a) Suffolk Coastal, (b) Suffolk and (c) East Anglia.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Charities: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Charity Commission on adopting a more proportionate approach to regulatory and audit requirements for small and medium-sized charities, to help red
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of underage access to vape products on young people’s health.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Trading Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing councils to take more rapid action to shut down shops repeatedly found to be trading illegally.
6 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Trading Standards: Suffolk Coastal
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support local police forces to tackle illegal traders on high streets across Suffolk Coastal.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Retail Trade: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen trading standards enforcement against rogue high street traders.
6 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Manufacturing Industries: Landfill Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to Landfill Tax on the competitiveness and viability of the UK foundry sector; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that any
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heating: Renewable Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Section 159 of the Energy Act 2023, when he plans to launch the consultation on technical issues for the proposed renewable liquid heating fuel obligation.
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Administration of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the identification of mental health needs among people entering the criminal justice system.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Administration of Justice: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between NHS mental health services and criminal justice agencies.
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specialist mental health support is available to children experiencing parental alienation.
6 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered amending the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to allow county councils to issue closure notices and apply directly for closure orders.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horse Passports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department is considering a mandatory digital equine identification system.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horses: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent data the Government holds on the number of horses seized in connection with illegal export or smuggling in the last three years; and what steps are being taken to prevent h
17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Motor Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) whether he is aware of reports that some motor insurers refuse cover to individuals on joining the Armed Forces and (b) what steps he is taking to address this.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Colour Vision Deficiency
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the forthcoming review of disability support will include the needs of people with colour-vision deficiency; and whether he will assess low-cost steps to improve accessibility for people with re
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Airports: Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the fairness and proportionality of penalty charges issued for non-payment of drop-off fees at UK airports; and whether she plans to review the current 24-hour p
17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of mental health care for people leaving prison.
17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated to mental health services for people in the criminal justice system in the current financial year and the previous five financial years; and how that fundi
17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health provision for people in prisons.
17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure timely access to mental health support for children and parents affected by family breakdown and parental alienation.
17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Child Rearing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on recognising parental alienation as a form of emotional harm to children.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education
Further Education and Postgraduate Education: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on (a) the number of people aged 60 and over currently enrolled in further education, (b) the number of people aged 60 and over currently undertaking postgraduate study, and (c) t
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education
Postgraduate Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is considering changes to postgraduate research funding eligibility for older learners as part of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Houseboats
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, following the Expanding the Warm Home Discount Scheme, 2025 to 2026, consultation and the decision not to expand the Park Homes Warm Home Discount Scheme, (a) what support is being provided f
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Trading Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made on whether current enforcement powers available to county council Trading Standards services are sufficient to tackle illegal and illicit trading linked to organised crime
17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward legislative changes to strengthen local enforcement powers before the introduction of unitary local government arrangements.
17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities are able to act swiftly where there is evidence of illegal tobacco or vaping products being sold on high streets.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered introducing a statutory requirement for annual DBS renewals for individuals engaged in regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the safeguarding risks posed by (a) DBS certificates not automatically updating after issue and (b) the current DBS system in general.
Source: official written-questions record.