Written questions
545 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Profession: Harassment and Intimidation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce intimidation and harassment of members of the legal profession.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoner Escorts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines of up to £625 for each 15-minute delay caused by the late delivery of a prisoner to court have been levied on contractors Serco and GEOAmey.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoner Escorts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the frequency of late delivery of prisoners to court by contractors Serco and GEOAmey.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Trade Unions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with trade unions on the experiences of staff in his Department.
13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
LGBTQ+ People: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on the promotion of LGBTQ+ rights.
13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Human Rights: LGBT+ People
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help defend global LGBTQ+ rights through multilateral fora.
13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diplomatic Service: LGBT+ People
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which diplomatic missions took part in a Pride (a) event and (b) parade in 2025.
13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diplomatic Service: LGBT+ People
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department issues to British diplomatic missions overseas on supporting Pride events.
13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diplomatic Service: LGBT+ People
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support Pride organisations and LGBTQ+ activists a) in Hungary, b) in Europe and c) globally.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Delivery Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have considered the potential merits of compulsory training for delivery company workers.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Delivery Services: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of setting sectoral minimum pay levels for delivery companies.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Delivery Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered legislating to (a) require and (b) strongly encourage delivery company workers to join a union.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Delivery Services: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to require delivery companies to (a) employ drivers on a contractual basis and (b) prohibit the use of temporary and self-employed workers.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Delivery Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment they have made of the potential merits of setting standards for proof of delivery by delivery companies.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Delivery Services: Ofcom
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding Ofcom’s remit to delivery companies, including mandatory reporting of complaints and delivery metrics.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Delivery Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring delivery companies to obtain a licence to operate which is conditional on (a) performance, (b) workforce practices and (c) comp
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Delivery Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have made an assessment of the potential merits of making couriers jointly liable with retailers for (a) losses, (b) delays and (c) mis-deliveries.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Delivery Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have made an assessment of introducing minimum service levels for (a) lost parcels, (b) missed deliveries and (c) proof of delivery for delivery companies enforced by (i) fines and (ii) li
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children's Play: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to build capacity in the health play professional sector, including training, qualifications and registration, as sought in NHS England's Play Well toolkit published in June
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children's Play: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to deliver training in health play principles to multi-disciplinary teams as sought in NHS England's Play Well toolkit published in June 2025.
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children's Play: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to digitise the Play Well checklist, as published in NHS England's Play Well toolkit in June 2025, to enable data-based quality improvement, monitoring, evaluation and mappi
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children's Play: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support paediatric settings to adopt the recommended Play Well standards in NHS England's Play Well toolkit published in June 2025.
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children's Play: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include health play professionals in the modelling for multi-disciplinary paediatric teams for the new neighbourhood health service.
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children's Play: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make children’s play a key component of the commitment to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, and as part of the shifts from treatment to prevention, and from hospital t
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children's Play: Health Professions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will consider making health play specialists a mandatory registered allied health profession.
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children's Play: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include health play professionals in the NHS workforce plan.
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children's Play: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding for a strategic programme to support the NHS in adopting and implementing the Play Well guidelines and standards.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government reconsider the national concessionary fares scheme to reflect pressures on tourist areas like Bournemouth, where local authorities must fund concessionary travel for tourists who are eligible
2 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support and encourage local authorities to make buses more accessible, including ensuring pavement quality, fewer obstacles, better lighting at bus stops, and improved Passenger Info
2 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve the design of buses to include (a) clear and accessible destination boards; (b) consistent (i) placement, (ii) shape and (iii) colour contrast of card and travel pass re
Source: official written-questions record.