Written questions

265 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the continued need for individual, trauma-informed 1-to-1 therapeutic support for adoptive and special guardianship families; whether the national transition programme

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the proposed peer-mentoring pathway for adoptive and special guardianship families will involve; whether trained adopters participating in this programme will be remunerated for their work; and what steps

10 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the extent of geographical variation in access to NHS ear syringing and ear wax removal services; and what plans he has to support Integrated Care Boards to ens

9 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BBC World Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of reforming the funding model of the BBC World Service so that it is fully funded by Government.

9 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BBC World Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the long-term sustainability of the BBC World Service.

9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what oversight exists to ensure that housebuilders’ commitments to the Competition and Markets Authority regarding estate management governance are being delivered in practice, a

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of capacity considerations in class sizes for Key Stage 1 and 2 in schools with high levels of SEND; and whether she will consider a needs-weighted pupil cap to reflect the addition

5 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Hybrid Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposed Electric Vehicle Excise Duty pay per mile charge for plug in hybrid vehicles will apply only to the mileage driven using electric power, or to the vehicle’s total mileage.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether homeowners receiving support under the Warm Homes Plan will be free to choose their own accredited installer.

4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the future homes standard will be published.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many consumers who received heat pump installations under the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive and Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme have been left without redress following installer ins

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what processes were in place to verify that accredited installers participating in government heat pump schemes held the required seven-year Insurance Backed Guarantee cover; how many install

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what inspection regime was in place for verifying the quality and compliance of heat pump installations funded under the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive and the Green Homes Grant Voucher Sc

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria his Department plans to use to select areas eligible for the £15 million programme to address long term rough sleeping; and whether Cornwall Council will be conside

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Academies: Attendance and Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has access to real time data on attendance and exclusions at academies.

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme for civil servants on the decarbonisation of the public sector.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department will apply when deciding which organisations are invited to participate in the forthcoming consultation on banning trail hunting; and whether bodies which

6 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the changes to the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands on the protection of the marine environment of the Chagos Archipe

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of compound interest on the long-term balances of student loan borrowers including those with intermittent or low earnings.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what hardship protections are available to student loan borrowers experiencing financial pressure, and what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the absence of interest freezes or repay

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ports: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK Port Waste Reception Facilities regime in supporting the disposal of fishing gear; and whether he plans to strengthen or stan

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) define and regulate the classification of ocean plastic and related environmental claims and (b) tackle marketing practices where products

6 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of requirements relating to safe and suitable flooring within the reformed Decent Homes Standard for social and privately

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether additional support will be made available to schools to help meet staffing costs as a result of the launch of the new free breakfast club programme in April 2026.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding within the consolidated low income household energy efficiency scheme will be ringfenced for community level low carbon heat technologies, including (a) Shared Ground Loops a

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of funding in the consolidated low income household energy efficiency scheme will be allocated to (a) private sector homes and (b) social housing properties.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to customers whose energy efficiency improvement works were due to begin under the ECO4 scheme but are unable to proceed before the scheme ends.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for social and privately rented homes.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Academies: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87556, how long the pause on the introduction of new electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes in the public sector will last; and if she will publish the

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish a report on the implementation and outcomes of the first year of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.

Source: official written-questions record.