Written questions
438 written questions tabled, most recent first.
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Conveyancing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing the Scottish system of house purchase whereby there is a binding contract between buyer and seller after exchan
4 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Investment in UK: Dispute Resolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies on Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms of the request for the institution of arbitration proceedings b
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horticulture: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to include traditional orchards in the list of irreplaceable habitats for biodiversity net gain.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of (a) personal independence payment awards are open-ended, (b) open-ended PIP awards are for recipients over pension age and (c) open-ended PIP awards are awarded to people
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Fossil Fuels: New Zealand
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the New Zealand Government’s new subsidies for oil and gas development on the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Chemicals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the consultation entitled: HSE Chemicals Legislative Reform Proposals, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of divergence from European standards on chemicals with comp
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Genomics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether whole genome sequencing will be available on the NHS for all sarcoma patients under the 10 Year Health Plan for England.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce waiting times for sarcoma diagnosis.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of sarcoma (i) care and (ii) treatment and (b) health outcomes of people diagnosed with sarcoma; and if he will conduct an urgent review of sarcoma (
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animals: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will include the live exports ban, as set out in the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024, in the list of exceptions to dynamic alignment that the Government will seek dur
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that Israel facilitates the safe delivery of humanitarian aid at the scale needed to alleviate starvation in Gaza.
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled 2030 roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations, published on 21 March 2023, what the (a) timeline and (b) terms of reference is fo
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on a timeframe for improvement on the facilitation of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to hold Israel accountable for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will set red lines in relation to the Israeli government’s (a) actions in and (b) policies on Gaza.
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Speed Limits: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the default 60mph speed limit for rural roads.
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses to benefit from largest flood defence investment programme in history, updated o
17 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Foster Care: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement a national exemption from council tax for foster carers; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of such a policy on the recruitment and retention of foster car
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
National Lottery Heritage Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of National Lottery Heritage Fund funding has been allocated to support (a) areas, buildings and monuments, (b) cultures and memories, (c) industrial, maritime and transport, (d)
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
National Lottery Heritage Fund: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to support (a) landscapes, (b) nature and (c) parks to contribute to the achievement of Environmental Improvement Plan targets through the National Lottery
10 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office
Boston Consulting Group: Civil Servants
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review (a) government contracts with and (b) the Business Appointments Rules for Former Crown Servants in relation to the Boston Consulting Group.
9 Jul 2025 · Women and Equalities
Equal Pay: Women
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle the gender pay gap for young women.
9 Jul 2025 · Women and Equalities
Conditions of Employment: Women
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure the effective enforcement of young women’s rights at work.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Conditions of Employment: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the the Fair Work Agency is taking with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to ensure the effective enforcement of young women’s rights at work.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring intensive poultry units to hold private insurance to cover losses in excess of DEFRA’s statutory compensation for pou
4 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Arms Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 145 of the skeleton argument of the Secretary of State in Al-Haq v Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Claim No: AC-2023-LON-003634, if he
2 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Electoral Register: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of time required to ensure adequate levels of (a) awareness and (b) voter registration ahead of a General Election in which 16 year olds vote.
1 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Agriculture: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on conditions attached to the spending of the farming budget to ensure (a) value for money, (b) increased food
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for publication of the revised Environmental Improvement Plan.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forests: Commodities
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to introduce the due diligence scheme for forest risk commodities enabled by schedule 17 of the Environment Act 20
Source: official written-questions record.