Written questions

147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking through its cross-government data strategy to develop a secure, unified data-sharing framework with the Department for (a) Energy Security and Net Ze

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that data held across HM Treasury, HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions is used effectively to reduce fuel poverty and improve the targeting of ener

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on helping to reduce business energy costs.

16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to publishing annual data on suicides among armed forces veterans.

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

Private Rented Housing: Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms his Department uses to monitor (a) the impact of private rented sector reforms on the availability of housing for vulnerable people and (b) local housing authorit

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many workers applied to the Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund during the pilot programme; and what estimate he has made of the number of workers who will be supported by the Oil and Ga

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the availability of flexible, remote or hybrid working on mothers with childcare responsibilities, including in Basingstoke; whether he h

21 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the inability of Further Education colleges to reclaim VAT on their financial sustainability.

21 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered extending Section 33 of the VAT Act 1994 to Further Education colleges.

21 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the exclusion of Further Education Colleges from section 33 of the VAT Act 1994 on social mobility for students at those colleges.

21 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the exclusion of Further Education Colleges from section 33 of the VAT Act 1994 on economic growth.

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS Trusts comply with NICE CG143 and national sickle cell clinical standards in the management of acute sickle cell crises, particularly in relation t

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Child Maintenance Service formula in cases where the paying parent is the sole earner in a household supporting children with registered (a

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has any plans to review the statutory minimum provision within the English National Concessionary Travel scheme to support disabled and elderly residents to safely and equitably access services and

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Safety Belts: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for a safe, accredited inspection or certification process to allow second-hand infant car seats in good condition to be re-used; and whether she will re

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rheumatology: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are his Department taking to ensure NHS staff can recognise rheumatological symptoms and ensure urgent referral to rheumatology services.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to reduce access to treatment variations between ICBs for people with arthritis.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people are able to access a timely diagnosis for arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.

17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probate: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the reasons for current waiting times within the Specialist Team of the Probate Registry, and of the impact of those delays on bereaved families; and what measures his Department is

17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probate: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the backlog within the Probate Registry; and what steps his Department is taking to expedite the processing of applications for

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the 12-month period during which holders of non-designated foreign driving licences are permitted to drive in the UK.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the validity period of driving theory test certificates for learner drivers who have been unable to secure a practical driving test date w

17 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Joint Ventures: Corporation Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to take steps to stop joint ventures using corporation tax reliefs through the purchase or transfer of trading losses.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that families of staff seconded to his Department's non-departmental public bodies receive the same recognition of ordinary residence as direct employees of his Department

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process mandatory reconsiderations for Child Disability Living Allowance applications.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Co-operative Group: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of lone working practices introduced under the Co-op’s Project Lunar scheme on employee (a) safety and (b) wellbeing.

13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide: Bereavement Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Suicide prevention in England: 5-year cross-sector strategy, published on 11 September 2023, what steps his Department is taking to help pro

13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide: Bereavement Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding to community-led suicide bereavement services.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring a unique provisional driving licence number to book a driving test to help tackle the (a) bulk buying of driving tests by bot accounts and (b) r

16 Sep 2025 · Church Commissioners

Poverty

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to help tackle poverty.

Source: official written-questions record.