Written questions

974 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for the national rollout of self-sampling kits to people who have previously been less likely to have had cervical screening under the NHS Cervical Screening Prog

25 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the steps it plans to take to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of self-sampling for cervical screening compared with clinician-taken samples.

25 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people from groups that have previously been less likely to have had cervical screening who will be offered self-sampling kits under the NHS C

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of removing the Direct Pay option on levels of compliance with child maintenance payments among non-resident parents.

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the Universal Credit deductions priority order on the (a) volume and (b) timeliness of child maint

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of current Direct Pay cases in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire that will transition to the Collect and Pay service following the implementat

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to incorporate the findings of the London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt into (a) future international development and (b) trade policy frameworks.

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the work of the London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt on the (a) accessibility and (b) resilience of sovereign borrowing frameworks in emerging market

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role the London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt will play in shaping the UK’s approach to sustainable debt financing in developing economies.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £380 million boost for creative industries to help drive innovation, regional growth and investment, published on 23 June 2025, how she p

24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what governance arrangements will oversee the (a) reporting lines and (b) accountability mechanisms of the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the special measures on the competitiveness of other UK steel manufacturers not subject to intervention under the Steel Industry (Special Measures

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure alignment between the special measures for British Steel and the UK’s obligations under international trade and subsidy control agreements.

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the lifting of local connection tests for the specified vulnerable groups on social housing demand and allocations in (a)

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Care Leavers and Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what monitoring systems will be introduced to ensure consistent exemption of victims of domestic abuse and young care leavers from local connection tests in all English local aut

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

National Housing Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what changes to Homes England’s structure or governance her Department is making to designate its subsidiary as a Public Financial Institution under the National Housing Bank pro

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

National Housing Bank: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria her Department plans to use to decide which equity and loan products the National Housing Bank offers to SME developers within its initial £16?billion capital alloc

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beef and Ethanol: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement the (a) ethanol and (b) beef quotas agreed as part of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beef: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Economic Prosperity Deal on the UK’s domestic beef sector and associated supply chains.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beef: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Government’s planned timetable is for laying legislation to implement the preferential duty-free quota for US beef imports under the Economic Prosperity Deal.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms have been agreed with the United States to monitor compliance with sanitary and phytosanitary standards under paragraph 2(a) of the General Terms.

18 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Windrush Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Windrush Commissioner is expected to make recommendations to government on future policy relating to affected communities.

18 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Windrush Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Windrush Commissioner’s role includes oversight of cultural change initiatives within her Department.

18 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Windrush Commissioner: Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Windrush Commissioner will have access to departmental data relating to the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

18 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Windrush Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Windrush Commissioner will provide regular progress updates on the implementation of the Government’s response to the Windrush scandal to Parliament.

18 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Windrush Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what formal mechanisms have been established to enable the Windrush Commissioner to engage with affected individuals and community organisations.

18 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Windrush Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reporting arrangements are between the Windrush Commissioner and ministers.

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Infrastructure Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of new Infrastructure Levy rules on (a) housing delivery and (b) developer contributions in high-growth areas.

17 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Public Works Loan Board

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the Public Works Loan Board lending cap on local authority investment strategies.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms available to the Small Business Commissioner for resolving payment disputes.

Source: official written-questions record.