Written questions

356 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Supported Housing: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-Birmingham residents have been placed in supported exempt accommodation in Birmingham by HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last five years.

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Window Blinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds information on trends in the number of apprenticeship starts in the windows blinds manufacturing and installation sector.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Birmingham City Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for publishing the Birmingham Commissioners' latest report to the Secretary of State.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

National Highways and Network Rail: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average age and (b) number of deaths in service was for employees of (i) National Highways and (ii) Network Rail in each of the last ten years.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Supported Housing: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Supported Exempt Accommodation properties Ofsted inspected in Birmingham in each of the last ten years.

9 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Latex: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of latex glove usage in the food industry on individuals with a latex allergy.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 22 of the Road Safety Strategy, what discussions her Department has had with trade unions on the development of the National Work-Related Road Safety Charter.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 May to Question UIN 362, what her Department's proposed timetable is for introducing a consultation to ban the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs.

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

Game: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to launch the call for evidence on how gamebirds are reared in the gamebird sector.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed Two

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when HS2 Ltd will next publish minutes of its board meetings.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Trespass

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger rail delay minutes were attributed to trespassers in each year from 2020/21 to 2025/26.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Friedreich's Ataxia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Deputy Prime Minister, on 05 November 2025, Official Report, column 903, what recent progress his Department has made on ensuring that the NHS support

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Traffic Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 29687 on Traffic Officers, how many National Highways traffic officers were employed on 15 March in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding has been allocated to the construction of the Frankley Hill specialist school in New Frankley, Birmingham.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Trespass

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 125758, and with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2019 to Question 2677, what information the British Transport Police hold on the number of (a) prosecut

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hydrocortisone

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on patients with (a) Addison's Disease and (b) adrenal insufficiency of the permanent discontinuation of hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100mg/1m

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of her Department's acquisition of Class 365 units in 2019.

13 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she is making to G7 partner nations on the prevention of transnational repression.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department has assessed the potential merits of constructing (a) the Bordesley Chord West (b) the Bordesley Chord East at the same time.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the levels of public awareness of the 29 January 2022 revisions to the Highway Code.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Trespass

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the maximum penalty for railway trespass was set at £1,000; and what the maximum penalty was previously.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Trespass

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the sum of penalties for railway trespass has been in each of the last ten years.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Trespass

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of railway trespass in each of the last ten years.

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

Trapping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 in preventing unlicenced use of glue traps.

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Centre for Defence Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Glenart Castle Mess in Longbridge, Birmingham will reopen.

23 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Banking Hubs: Cheques

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether banking hubs are obliged to accept cheque deposits.

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

Planning: Bus Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to policy S5 of the draft National Planning Policy Statement, if he will consider the potential merits of including bus interchanges in that policy.

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

Planning: Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to policy S5 of the draft National Planning Policy Statement, how he will define reasonable walking distance.

11 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Members: Staff

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 09 March 2026 to Question 117392 on Staff, what the a) full-time equivalent median salary an

11 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Members: Staff

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the (a) median and (b) mean full-time equivalent salary was for each staff job title in 2024-25 for hon. Members'

Source: official written-questions record.