Written questions

Ben Goldsborough

314 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Landlords: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to her Department was of allowing incorporated landlords to deduct mortgage interest from rental properties when calculating taxable profits in the last year.

5 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Landlords: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to her Department was of the Replacement of Domestic Items Relief for landlords in the last financial year.

5 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Landlords: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to her Department was of tax relief for landlords of residential properties in the last financial year.

5 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Property: Income

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people reported a gross property income of greater than £1,000 to HMRC in the last financial year.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the annual cost of paying legacy benefits such as working tax credits and earlier iterations of Universal Credit to people in paid employment.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Universal Credit while in paid employment are employed (a) in the retail sector and (b) by supermarkets.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the annual cost of paying Universal Credit to people in paid employment.

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department will set out a date by which the sale of precision bred seeds will be made legal.

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Department has to implement a National Listing system to recognise precision bred seeds.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Compost: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will make an economic and environmental impact assessment on the alternatives to peat-free growing media.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that heating failures on the secure estate are fixed promptly.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will work with prison governors to implement appropriate contingency plans for inmate wellbeing in the event of heating failures.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Holme House: Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safety of inmates at HMP Holme House when the heating is not functioning.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve community healthcare in rural areas.

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Voluntary Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Written Parliamentary Questions 98665, 98666 and 98668, what recourse exists for Voluntary Controlled schools to carry out urgent repairs to the school estate when the local authority fails to provi

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

School Rebuilding Programme: Voluntary Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, a) whether Voluntary Controlled schools will be eligible for nomination under the school rebuilding programme and b) which responsible body would need to nominate a Voluntary Controlled school for the next roun

16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) alter and (b) mitigate the National Institute for Care and Excellence's downgrading of terminal cancer to moderately severe.

16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure Enhertu remains available on the NHS.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Products: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 80333 if she will take steps to help increase the audience reach of her Department's digital communications on risks of personal i

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 80333, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of funding public awareness campaigns, including advertisements at a