Written questions
213 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Mature Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that mature students who wish to retrain as doctors are able to access available financial support; and what assessment her Department has made of the extent t
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Home Shopping: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of creating a national mail order fraud database for (a) retailers, (b) delivery companies, (c) customers and (d) other relevant parties to log delivery i
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Highway Code: Publicity
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will introduce an enhanced public awareness campaign to improve understanding of the updated Highway Code rules.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology and Internet: Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has for cross-government working to encourage safety by design of smart and connected technology to help protect victims and survivors of technology-facilitate
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of upgrading Ofcom’s Violence Against Women and Girls guidance to be a mandatory code.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much revenue has been generated from the application of VAT to private school fees to date and how this revenue has been allocated.
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Parental Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken comparative analysis of maternity and paternity pay provisions for (a) teachers and (b) other (i) public and (ii) private sector professions; and what steps he is t
14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Law Reporting
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what communications and outreach strategies the Department is implementing to inform victims, legal representatives, and support organisations about their eligibility and the future availability of free sentencin
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Decorations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the equity of the current eligibility criteria for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, including Regular Officers who were discharged before 29 July 2014 but who se
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out how the Department’s planned reforms to enhance staff awareness of safeguarding roles and responsibilities will integrate new safeguarding frameworks into its organisational culture a
6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England will take to ensure Integrated Care Boards comply with Regulation 6(4) of the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013, particularly where chem
5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that executors are not held personally liable for council tax bills, including empty property premiums, on properties undergoing pro
5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on implementing the Private Parking Code of Practice; what steps the Government is taking to ensure that penalty charges issued by private parking opera
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an expedited pathway for Child Maintenance Service cases involving (a) safeguarding concerns, (b) homelessness risk or (c) significan
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes are in place to (a) refund and (b) recoup Child Maintenance Service payments made in error following incorrect care-status determinations.
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken is for the Child Maintenance Service to adjust liability following notification of a change in care arrangements.
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mechanisms the Child Maintenance Service has to verify care arrangements with (a) local authorities and (b) schools; and whether collection action can be p
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Child Maintenance Service liability accurately reflects actual care arrangements, including in cases where the paying parent has become the primary car
2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Exemptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has plans to review the legislation governing Class F council tax exemptions, specifically the treatment of inherited properties that were occupied at the
27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Regional Planning and Development: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to allocate funding to support the Great South West Partnership from April 2026.
24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Public Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of economic factors and the consumption of ultra-processed foods on the prevalence of diet-related illnesses and mental health conditions, and
19 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Building Regulations: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of clarifying whether regulation 25A of the Building Regulations that relates to Approved Document L includes extensions
17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Out of Area Treatment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure seamless patient care for communities living on county boundaries, such as those between Somerset and Devon; and if he will take steps to (a) ensure interoperabili
17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out whether any military bases within the UK are being used for non-military purposes.
11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current level of availability is for service family accommodation; how this level has changed over the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Afghan resettlement
11 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Taxation: Rebates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process tax refund applications by HMRC; and if she will make a statement on measures to improve efficiency and accountability in HMRC’s service delive
11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bathing Water (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the methodology for Core Reform 2 of the Bathing Water (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2025 will be subject to effective scrutiny.
11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bathing Water (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy that Core Reform 3 of the Bathing Water (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2025 will not be used for (a) the purposes of cost cutting and (b) to
4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimates his Department has made of the time it will take to get all service family accommodation up to the Decent Homes Standard.
23 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns: Recreation Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure that new towns adopt approaches that incorporate (a) high-quality and (b) environmentally resilient green places.
Source: official written-questions record.