Written questions
23 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Cooperatives
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on coordinating the work of the Co-operative Development Unit across Government.
25 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Cooperatives
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of co-operative models on international development.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Harlow
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation in Harlow constituency.
18 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Defending Democracy Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made on protecting democratic institutions.
10 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of households affected by the two child limit policy that are (a) two earner couple households and (b) two earner couple households in which bo
4 Dec 2025 · Women and Equalities
Children: Poverty
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty.
6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
UK Health Security Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the relocation of the UK Health Security Agency.
4 Mar 2025 · Wales Office
Economic Growth: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.
26 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Economic Growth: Technology
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase economic growth through new technologies.
25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Publicity
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing online publications to be used to advertise public planning notifications.
15 Nov 2024 · Department for Education
Writing: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the standard of writing in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) universities since 2015.
14 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that victims of (a) violence against women and girls and (b) rape (i) receive adequate access to justice and (ii) do not have long waits for court dates.
30 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence
VJ Day: Anniversaries
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to recognise people who were prisoners of war in the Far East at any VJ Day 80th anniversary commemoration.
28 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence
VJ Day: Anniversaries
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to recognise the 80th anniversary of VJ Day in 2025.
17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Princess Alexandra Hospital: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) business case status and (b) RIBA stage is of the new Princess Alexandra Hospital scheme.
17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Princess Alexandra Hospital: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding had been allocated for the (a) new Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow scheme and (b) New Hospital Programme by 2 July 2024.
17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Princess Alexandra Hospital: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the new Princess Alexandra Hospital scheme has received up to the end of the 2023/24 financial year.
17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Princess Alexandra Hospital: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the new Princess Alexandra Hospital scheme.
15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Domestic Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support care workers to recognise the signs of domestic violence.
9 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the unsuccessful module building project on students at Sir Frederick Gibberd school in Harlow.
27 Aug 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to remove barriers to trade with the EU.
23 Jul 2024 · Home Office
Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government plans to take to tackle violence against women and girls.
17 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Deregulation Act 2015 on the number and proportion of licences to operate taxis within local authority areas that were granted by other local author
Source: official written-questions record.