Written questions

1,102 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

African Business Chamber

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the African Business Chamber since 5 July 2024.

15 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Republic of Ireland: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Irish counterpart since 5 September 2025.

15 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

African Union

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the African Union since 5 September 2025.

15 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Southern African Development Community

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Southern African Development Community since 5 September 2025.

15 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sub-Saharan Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to visit sub-Saharan southern Africa.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Committees

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the membership is of the collaboration committees that were established in July 2025.

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

Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations since her appointment.

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

National Farmers Union

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet the leadership of the National Farmers' Union.

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

Ulster Farmers Union

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet the (a) President and (b) Vice President of the Ulster Farmers' Union.

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

Countryside Alliance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet the leadership of the Countryside Alliance.

9 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 73278 on Dementia: Research, what proportion of NHS funding was spent on (a) dementia, (b) cancer, (c) stroke and (d) coronary heart disease r

4 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.

4 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.

4 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Business: Staffordshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase access to capital for businesses based in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Landfill: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, , what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle safety risks associated with landfill sites.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

AUKUS

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the (a) purpose and (b) efficacy of the AUKUS programme.

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of the treatment available to people with Leukaemia in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Lightspeed and (b) other (i) broadband and (ii) connectivity companies on the effectiveness of their consultation processes with local res

1 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tanzania: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent reports his Department has received on the (a) political and (b) security situation in the United Republic of Tanzania.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Government issuing an official apology to people affected by forced adoptions.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 45551, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including (a) Portsmouth Urban Area, (b) Reading/Wokingham Urban Area

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Staffordshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is she will take steps to support the hospitality sector in Staffordshire.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made with developers to ensure unsafe buildings in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire are remediated quickly.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase funding for homelessness prevention services in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to support working families in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire through the parental leave system.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

English Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the gap between the lowest and highest achievers in GCSE english performance.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Science: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the gap between the lowest and highest achievers in GCSE science performance.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS funding was spent on dementia research in each year between 2019 and 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.