Written questions

1,102 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken since 1 January 2026 to support research infrastructure that facilitates the advancement of key technologies.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Orchestras: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support community orchestras in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Choirs: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support community choirs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits by ministers in his Department have been made to Commonwealth member states in each of the last five years.

3 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Commonwealth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits by ministers in her Department have been made to Commonwealth member states in each of the last five years.

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many visits by ministers in his Department have been made to Commonwealth member states in each of the last five years.

3 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many visits by ministers in her department have been made to Commonwealth member states in each of the last five years.

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Hair and Barber Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Hair and Barber Council.

25 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth Games 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage the maximum ministerial representation from across Commonwealth member states at the Commonwealth Games in the UK.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to keep children in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire safe online.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Investment: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support locally led innovation investment in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Promotion: Canada

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to appoint a Trade Envoy to Canada.

15 Jun 2026 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Community Relations

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England is having with other religious groups on helping to promote community cohesion in a) Staffordshire and b) the United Kingdom.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young People: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of places that young people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire can go to outside of school.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure that the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games support grassroots sports in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

15 Jun 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Civil Disorder: Belfast

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he plans to take with the Northern Ireland Executive to help tackle the potential impact of the a) attempted murder in North Belfast and b) the subsequent violence and disorder on the young pe

15 Jun 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Civil Disorder: Belfast

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Irish Government about the violence and disorder that took place in Belfast in June 2026.

15 Jun 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Civil Disorder: Belfast

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has provided support to the Northern Ireland Executive to help ensure that people who lost their homes as a result of the violence and disorder in Belfast are rehoused.

15 Jun 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Civil Disorder: Belfast

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the political parties of Northern Ireland about the violence and disorder that has taken place in Belfast.

15 Jun 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Security: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what most recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Ceramics

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for introducing the funding of £120 million to support the ceramics industry in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and) North Staffordshire.

12 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Marie Curie's Fix End of Life Care campaign.

12 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Emergency Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of mandatory suicide prevention training for emergency service workers.

12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with the YMCA on their proposals to deliver 10,000 homes for young people.

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring children and young people with a visual impairment in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire get the support that they need.

11 Jun 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Civil Disorder: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with political parties in Northern Ireland on the a) knife attack on Monday 8 June and b) violence and disorder on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 June 2026.

10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

G20

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK's priorities for the G20 Summit in the US.

10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Waste: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with cabinet colleagues on the impact of waste crime on community cohesion.

10 Jun 2026 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Roman Catholic Church

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent engagement the Church of England has had with the Roman Catholic Church of England and Wales.

10 Jun 2026 · Church Commissioners

Cost of Living: Staffordshire

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, ?what steps the Church of England is taking to help support families in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire with the cost of living.

Source: official written-questions record.