Written questions
145 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of outstanding Plan 2 student loan debt in the year the first loans become eligible to be written off; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that debt
3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the implications of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal for the potential approval of Jascayd (nerandomilast).
3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has an estimate of the earliest possible date Jascayd (nerandomilast) could be available to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients.
28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives and Nurses: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Graduate Guarantee scheme for newly qualified nurses and midwives in England to include graduates who qualified prio
28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives and Nurses: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the eligibility criteria for the Graduate Guarantee scheme for newly qualified nurses and midwives in England was determined.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Post Office: Bank Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of the Post Office network hosting community banking representatives to provide in-person access to more complex banking services.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Post Office: Public Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken work to identify which additional public services could be delivered face to face through the Post Office network; and whether he has discussed the potential expan
11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Exports: EU Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework on the competitiveness of UK manufacturers exporting to the EU.
11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme: Plastics
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether companies in the UK plastics manufacturing sector will be eligible for inclusion in the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.
11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the methodology for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.
24 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s publication entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 1
24 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s publication entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 1
5 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s publication entitled Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2024, published on 23 October 2025, what assessment she has made of
29 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Primates
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s publication entitled Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2024, published on 23 October 2025, what assessment she has made of
29 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s publication entitled Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2024, published on 23 October 2025, what assessment she has made of
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Childcare: Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were in receipt of funded childcare in Worsley and Eccles constituency in the 2024-25 academic year.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Childcare: Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the size of the waiting list for accessing early years childcare in Worsley and Eccles constituency in the 2024-25 academic year.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Childcare: Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of children that were not accessing their entitlement to free childcare in Worsley and Eccles constituency in the 2024-25 academic year.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Childcare: Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the average annual cost of childcare for parents in Worsley and Eccles constituency in the 2024-25 academic year.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Nurseries: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school-based nursery places were available in Worsley and Eccles constituency in the 2024-25 academic year.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage all social landlords to adopt the Best Practice Guide included in the Decent Homes Standard.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Furniture
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage social landlords to adopt the furniture provision element of the Best Practice Guide included within the Decent Homes Standard.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Furniture
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging social landlords to provide furnished tenancies to those (a) leaving homelessness and (b) fle
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Furniture Poverty: Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the levels of furniture poverty in Worsley and Eccles constituency.
15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy will include targets on child poverty reduction.
15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy will include specific measures to support children in deepest poverty.
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will ensure that Parliament is able to adequately scrutinise the delivery of the Child Poverty Strategy.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a minimum recommendation of 80 hours of enrichment per academic year.
16 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Disclosure and Barring Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the effectiveness of the (a) Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 and (b) Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme; and whether she has made an ass
2 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support social housing tenants affected by the transition from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit.
Source: official written-questions record.