Written questions
356 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
DfT Operator: Industrial Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has held with railway trade unions on transfers of employment to DfT Operator Limited.
1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of Accident and Emergency intake staff.
1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tirzepatide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England’s publication entitled Interim commissioning guidance: Implementation of the NICE Technology Appraisal TA1026 and the NICE funding variation for tirzepatide (Mounjaro)
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
School Support Staff Negotiating Body
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 65451 on the School Support Staff Negotiating Body, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing the body in shadow fo
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
School Support Staff Negotiating Body: Scotland and Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has held with the (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish governments on the potential impact of the establishment of School Support Staff Negotiating Body on (i) recruitment and (ii) retenti
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
School Support Staff Negotiating Body: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) published and (b) unpublished research her Department has considered as part of its preparation for establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body; and what the titles are of each piece of rese
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help support service personnel to obtain education, health and care plans for dependent children.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Network Rail are taking to ensure that its trackside vegetation management programmed is adequate.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2024 to Question 763, on Special Educational Needs: Tribunals, if she will update the table given in that Answer for the most recent year for which figures are available.
29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office
History: Publications
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of resuming the Official History Programme.
29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office
Joint Intelligence Committee: History
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2022 to Question HL 6355 on History: Publications, what recent progress has been made on the publication of Volume 2 of the Official History of the Joint Intelligence Commit
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Allotments: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many approvals for the disposal of allotments were made under section 8 of the Allotments Act 1925 between 7 May 2010 and 4 July 2024; and what the (a) location and (b) refer
28 Aug 2025 · Women and Equalities
Dyspraxia
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help increase public awareness of dyspraxia.
22 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Bombings: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds historic records relating to the Birmingham pub bombings that have not been deposited in the National Archives.
17 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Marriage: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42776 on Marriage: Humanism, what progress she has made on reviewing the recommendations of the Law Commission's report on marriage reform, published in July 202
16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cats: Animal Breeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37879 on Cats: Animal Breeding, what progress he has made in reviewing the recommendations of the Animal Welfare Committee Opinion o
16 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 65477 on Railways: Capital Investment, if she will publish each iteration of that graph during the fourth quarter of 2022.
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress Network Rail has made on the potential replacement of the Total Operations Processing System.
9 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to improve the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; and what information her Department holds on levels of supported exempt accommodation in (a)
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 04 July 2025 to Question 64211, on High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase, if she will extend those compulsory purchase powers until February 2031.
7 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Children's Centres: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which children's centres closed in England between May 2010 and July 2024 by (a) name, (b) postcode and (c) date of closure.
7 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Q252 of the oral evidence given by Huw Merriman to the Transport Select Committee on 2 July 2025, HC 575, if she will publish the graph referred to in the answer to that question.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the dates on which the leases for West Midlands Trains' rolling stock expire; and which entity owns those trains.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Buses: Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation her Department has undertaken with UK-based bus manufacturers on the potential impact of Section 37 of the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] on future sales of (a) hydrogen-fuel cell and (b) h
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the powers to make compulsory purchases of land for HS2 Phase 2a purposes expire.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for (a) self-employed and (b) freelancer applications to Access to Work.
25 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the powers to make compulsory purchases of land for HS2 Phase One purposes expire.
19 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Repatriation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of facilitating repatriation flights for UK nationals in Iran.
17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a salary sacrifice car scheme for armed forces personnel.
16 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Prisons: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12091 on Prisons: Staff, when she plans to conclude the review of the guidance on the New Fair Deal.
Source: official written-questions record.