Written questions
518 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Service Broadcasting: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the level of the funding gap between the BBC, ALBA and S4C; and whether she plans to take steps to address disparities in long-term funding security between Gaelic
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current regulatory requirements on gambling operators to carry out due diligence in verifying the source of funds when accepting customer deposits;
3 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the Government has to work with the British Iranian community to create a memorial to those killed in Iran during protests on the 8th and 9th of January 2026.
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Museums and Galleries: Edinburgh
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will provide support to The Art Works facility in Granton.
26 Feb 2026 · Treasury
National Insurance Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the potential impact on the revenue differential to the Treasury if Class 1 National Insurance Contributions calculations matched those of income tax.
25 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of aligning National Insurance Contributions (NICs) earnings periods with those of income tax.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Edinburgh
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests (a) took place, (b) were cancelled and (c) went unused at the Currie Driving Test Centre in each month of 2025; and what the pass rate was in the same period.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of retailers withdrawing from the Better Chicken Commitment on her Department's Animal Welfare Strategy.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to impact assessment 13013 published by his Department on 25 May 2021, whether his Department still plans to publish a review of the advertising and promotional restrictions within t
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Bicycles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of the expiry of the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant on riders in the gig-economy, the use of illegal e-bikes, and road safety.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the feasibility and cost implications of braille food labelling, including a) the pharmaceutical sector's mandatory braille implementation si
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Food Standards Scotland and the Food Standards Agency on braille food labelling under the UK Food Compositional Standards and Labelling Com
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to undertake similar evidence gathering to Food Standards Scotland's Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment on braille food labelling in England.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence her Department is gathering on braille food labelling in England; and what discussions her Department has had with a) vision impaired consumers, b) braille users and c) d
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Consent to Medical Treatment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of informed consent guidance in protecting NHS clinicians from subsequent legal challenge where animal-derived ingredients are used in medicines or treat
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Electric Vehicles: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with counterparts in the European Union regarding regulatory alignment on battery passports for electric vehicles.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to support endoscopy services to ensure the increased test sensitivity in the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme to 80ug/g is rolled out by 2028 without impacting on colonosc
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the diagnostic and workforce capacity required to increase the test sensitivity threshold in the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme to 80ug/g by 2028.
11 Feb 2026 · Scotland Office
Reading: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to promote the National Year of Reading in Scotland.
11 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
BBC World Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the BBC World Service in countering state-backed disinformation from (a) Russia, (b) China and (c) Iran.
10 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work awards for blind and partially sighted customers had support worker hours reduced at the point of renewal, in each of the last three years.
10 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training Access to Work staff receive on assessing the needs of blind and partially sighted customers.
10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model on business investment in the food and drink sector.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Department has considered expanding the remit of the Warm Homes programme to provide impartial and reliable guidance on electric vehicle adoption and associated technologies, simi
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to provide financial incentives to support the adoption of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology.
5 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with industry on the number of flight instructors; and assessment she has made of the capacity of flight schools to train commercial airline pilots.
3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Infant Mortality: Bereavement Counselling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the findings of the Held in Our Hearts Impact Report on hospital-to-home bereavement support for families following the loss of a baby.
3 Feb 2026 · Women and Equalities
Women: Public Places
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress has been made on the development and publication of guidance on access to single-sex spaces for women; and when she expects this guidance to be published.
3 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Médecins Sans Frontières
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international counterparts to ensure Doctors Without Borders are able to access Gaza to provide aid to Palestinians.
2 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether funding from expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to maritime will be used to support maritime decarbonisation.
Source: official written-questions record.