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.