Written questions

129 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jul 2026 · Scotland Office

Carbon Emissions: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase skills in low carbon sectors in Edinburgh.

17 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Prostitution: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the funding her Department has provided to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of purchasing software licenses to obtain and analyse data from websites advertising p

17 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Exploitation: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the funding her Department has provided to the Tackling Organised Exploitation Programme (TOEX) for its referral pathway with Vivastreet for each year it has been in exis

17 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Prostitution: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in levels of women who are being advertised for prostitution on websites advertising prostitution in the UK.

17 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Adult Services Website Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the agenda, minutes and any other meeting papers of the Adult Services Website Working Group for each year it has operated.

17 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Online Enablers Working Group: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the membership is of the Adult Services Website Working Group.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Israel: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many export licenses for arms and defensive equipment between the UK and Israel are currently active.

11 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestine: Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK-produced arms are being used in a) the West Bank and b) the Gaza strip.

9 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of aid trucks entering Gaza in a) April and b) May 2026.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of legislation on the transparency of charity funding and donations.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Subversion

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made with Cabinet colleagues of the vulnerability of the third sector to be used by foreign actors to influence UK politics.

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Publishing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a Secondary Publishing right in relation to (a) the dissemination of publicly funded research and (b) value for money.

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Publishing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has formally asked the Intellectual Property Office to assess the feasibility of a Secondary Publishing Right.

20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the estates of deceased individuals will be eligible to claim for the Unethical Research Awards proposed under the Infected Blood Compensation Regulations.

15 May 2026 · Scotland Office

Local Growth Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the first tranche of funding from the Local Growth Fund will be released to delivery partners.

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department has taken to ensure that the rights and lived experience of children born through surrogacy are reported to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has undertaken on the adequacy of safeguarding procedures for surrogacy arrangements.

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has any plans to extend the restricted list of countries from which adoption is prohibited to also cover surrogacy arrangements.

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has undertaken on the compliance of safeguarding procedures for surrogacy arrangements with the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children.

21 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the estates of deceased individuals will be eligible to claim for the Unethical Research Awards proposed under the Infected Blood Compensation Regulations.

18 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what provision his department has put in place to undertake a human rights impact assessment of the infected blood compensation process.

18 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Appeals

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has considered establishing an appeals process for any applicant who is refused a Special Categorisation Mechanism payment as part of their overall compensation offer from the Infected Blo

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to implement the findings of the Sullivan Review.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement the findings of the Sullivan Review.

20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to implement the findings of the Sullivan Review.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to simplify the Pension Credit application process.

16 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Israeli Settlements: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that illegal settlements in the West Bank are covered by UK sanctions.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing patient records to be used to research the impact of the use of puberty blockers on people throughout their lives.

2 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Israeli government’s decision to suspend 37 aid groups on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Salmon and Whisky: South Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Written Statement UIN HCWS1171 on Upgraded Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea: negotiation update, what impact the deal will have on the a) salmon and b) whisky industry.

Source: official written-questions record.