Written questions

196 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to introduce a new mechanism to restrict the activities of extreme criminal protest groups.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for her policies of Australia's Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026.

15 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98630, if she will recognise mathematical sciences as a strategically important high-cost subject as part of the Strategic Priorities Grant funding for 202

15 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2025 to Question 98631, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the mathematical sciences on delivering the Industrial Strategy and the Growth Mission; and

14 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Falkland Islands: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the Falkland Islands on the potential impact of trade tariffs on its economy.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mathematics: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what internal discussions her Department has had on the allocation of funding for the mathematical sciences within the 2026-27 Strategic Priorities Grant.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mathematics: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the role of the mathematical sciences within future Strategic Priorities Grant funding.

2 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bita Shafiei

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has raised the detention of Bita Shafiei on 13 November 2025 with her Iranian counterparts.

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Security Benefits: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of moving disabled military veterans from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit on their eligibility for loca

27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurological Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to improve (i) support, and (ii) access to treatments, for people with (a) Multiple System Atrophy, and (b) Parkinson’s.

19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made on the impact of participation in (a) gyms, (b) swimming pools, and (c) leisure centres on men’s (i) mental and (ii) physical health.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure early intervention for pupils with special educational needs.

18 Nov 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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of waiting times for children and young people accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of powers available to local authorities to (a) maintain and (b) intervene on land where ownership is (i) unknown and (ii)

13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in identifying ownership of land that has remained unregistered since 1974.

24 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental services for (a) carers and (b) frontline care workers.

24 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people in full-time employment who have caring responsibilities can access GP appointments.

20 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand access to smear tests.

17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing levels of access to hormone replacement therapy treatment on the NHS.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safety of British nationals located on the India-Pakistan border.

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Motor Vehicles: Anti-Social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent dangerous car racing.

2 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: London Allowance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that London weighted salaries for civil servants only apply to employees that live in London.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility packaging taxation will ensure that the cost of recycling is passed to manufacturers.

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Multinational Companies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce measures to help tackle (a) profit shifting and (b) other corporation tax avoidance methods used by multinational corporations.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will have discussions with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on the potential merits of reducing or removing the annual registration fee for nurses.

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Council Housing tenants to sell their property to buyers other than their Local Authority if the

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to make it an offence for non-electric vehicles to park in an electric vehicle charging space.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to (a) continue to fund the Music and Dance Scheme and (b) ensure that all Centres for Advanced Training continue to operate.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to reduce private car ownership and improve the connectivity of public transport.

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support families with children suffering from Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

Source: official written-questions record.