Written questions

198 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Planning Authorities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the process for restoring planning decision-making powers to local planning authorities designated for poor performance; whether his Department has

30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS capacity to deliver timely breast cancer treatment for patients diagnosed through the NHS Breast Screening Programme; and whether any assessment h

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that renewable energy developments are subject to appropriate oversight, transparency and accountability before planning applications are ap

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information the Health and Safety Executive holds on the number of HGV and LGV drivers found deceased in their vehicles whilst undertaking statutory rest periods in each of the last five years; and

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Ferries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent French seafarer employment legislation on British seafarers working on cross-Channel ferry services, including on workforce recruitment, retention,

22 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Personal Savings: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on taxpayers of discrepancies between savings interest data reported to HM Revenue and Customs by financial institutions and the information provided by those ins

17 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) UK Police officers travelled to Lebanon to train Police and (b) Lebanese Police officers were trained as part of the contract with Siren Associates Ltd.

17 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will commission an audit of the contract awarded to Siren Associates Ltd to train Police in Lebanon.

17 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish all communications from her Department in relation to the Police training Contracts in Lebanon awarded to Siren Associates Ltd; and whether other companie

17 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what evaluation her Department undertook before commissioning the contract to train Police in Lebanon awarded to Siren Associates Ltd.

17 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a cost benefit analysis was conducted on the contracts awarded to Siren Associates Ltd to train Police in Lebanon.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Small Claims: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time is for defendant applications and submissions compared to claimant applications within the Money Claim Online (MCOL) system; and what steps His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Serv

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Small Claims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the standard procedure is for Money Claim Online (MCOL) to notify a claimant that a defendant has applied for a Variation Order.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Small Claims: Judgements

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the Money Claim Online (MCOL) transaction log ceases to record claimant activity once a judgment has been issued; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure claimants retain access to their

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of NHS healthcare workers (a) recruited from overseas and (b) trained in the UK.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Minister for Child Maintenance has declined requests to meet with STOPSuicides UK.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of eligibility criteria for non-emergency patient transport services; and if he will make it his policy to expand eligibility to include transport of patients receivin

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services eligibility criteria on access to transplant services for patients with chronic kidney di

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Oil: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support households reliant on heating oil in rural areas; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to heating oil prices on ho

12 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether, whether his Department considers the extent to which a bidder’s business is based in the United Kingdom, and the proportion of its workforce that is employed in the United Kingdom as factors in the eval

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average wait time is for an NHS ambulance response to a Category 1 emergency in (a) Boston and Skegness constituency and (b) the UK.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Power Failures

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many UK households have experienced power cuts in the last five years due to insufficient renewable energy supply.

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care during the Adjournment debate on 20 March 2025, Official Report, column 610, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that all

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has considered proposals to require all new cars to be fitted with clearly visible window-breaking tools and seatbelt cutters above each window, and whether it plans to make such safety e

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Refineries: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial liabilities relating to Lindsey Oil Refinery decommissioning fall to the taxpayer, as opposed to the buyer of the site.

18 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration cases have been delayed due to legal challenges under the Human Rights Act in the past five years.

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual cost to the NHS is of providing healthcare to illegal migrants.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many onshore wind turbines have been constructed in the UK in each of the last five years; and how much funding his Department has provided for onshore wind.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the estimated total cost to households is of replacing gas boilers with heat pumps.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the projected cost is of achieving net zero by 2050, including costs to government, business and households.

Source: official written-questions record.