Written questions

213 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Migrant Camps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to verify claims made by the Israeli government that the Nur Shams refugee camp was a significant source of militant opposition to the

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department used to determine that the proposed partnerships network would deliver equivalent outcomes for pupil physical activity and wellbeing as the PE and Sport Premium.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department conducted an equality impact assessment prior to discontinuing the PE and Sport Premium.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she consulted headteachers and primary school leaders before discontinuing the PE and Sport Premium.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that primary schools which have already incorporated PE and Sport Premium funding into their 2026/27 financial plans are not disadvantaged by the discontinuation of

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the difference in annual funding available to primary schools under the PE and Sport Premium compared to the proposed partnerships network replacement.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Electronic Messaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement a digital-first communications approach across NHS trusts.

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications of retrospectively changing the indexation mechanism for existing Feed-in Tariff contracts on investor confidence; and if he

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on households and small-scale renewable-energy investors of replacing Retail Prices Index indexation with Consumer Prices Index

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the revised bovine tuberculosis strategy; and whether she plans to expand the use of private testing to support the management of infection within affected he

4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for increasing available Units of Dental Activity in Somerset.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of school attendance penalty notice regulations on families of emergency service workers, including ambulance service staff, with limited ability to choose a

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning a national review of governance arrangements for changes to NHS pharmaceutical lists.

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Wellington Medical Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the NHS pharmaceutical service at Wellington Medical Centre was removed from the pharmaceutical list; and whether that removal was processed under Regulation (a) 25 and (b) 26A of t

3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Wellington Medical Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with NHS England and the Somerset Integrated Care Board on the removal of the NHS pharmaceutical service provided by Boots pharmacy at Wellington Medical Centre from the

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Accidents: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the statutory bereavement award under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976; whether he plans to review the level of that award; and whether an assessment has bee

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Day: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the 2026 Somerset Armed Forces Day's application for funding has been logged on his Department's systems.

14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has reviewed the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision of 30 October 2025 to accept legally binding commitments from major housebuilders to tackle anticompetitive behaviour and ensure

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the online driving license renewal process and other GOV.UK websites provide accessible digital services for members of the public to complete administrative processes ef

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s processes for drivers with medical conditions; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introduc

20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heating: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted guidance is available to medically vulnerable people who cannot safely reduce their heating use.

20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of levels in the availability of (a) anti-aircraft artillery, (b) electronic warfare, (c) low-cost interceptors and (d) other off-the-shelf mobile air defence systems.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that GOV.UK websites provide accessible digital services.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department last reviewed the income thresholds for the Healthy Start scheme, and whether it will conduct an updated review given concerns that thresholds have not been revised for nearly a

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has assessed the potential merits of extending Healthy Start eligibility to include working parents in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Religion: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Religious Education Council’s Task and Finish Group on the development of the proposed Programmes of Study for a potential National Curriculum for Religious Educa

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that network operators do not bear the cost of the necessary wayleave process when landowners serve notices to remove electricity infrastructure.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to energy infrastructure planning application fees on (a) network operator costs and (b) consumer bills.

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

Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Minister for Housing’s statement during the final Commons debate on the Renters’ Rights Bill that the Government intends to establish an alternative body or

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has assessed the financial and social impact of PSVAR compliance on local authorities.

Source: official written-questions record.