Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Isle of Wight

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the schools identified to receive support through the National Youth Strategy will be selected; and whether schools on the Isle of Wight will receive support.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Isle of Wight

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Isle of Wight will be eligible for funding under the National Youth Strategy; and what steps are being taken to ensure that the Island is supported thought the national funding criter

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young Futures Hubs: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria is being used to determine the locations of Young Futures Hubs.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the eligibility criteria and application details for the Richer Young Lives Fund; and how she will help ensure that rural and island communities are able to access this

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Government unveils ambitious plan to tackle youth isolation crisis and deliver real life opportunities, published on 10 December 2025, wh

22 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105434 on Retail Trade: Business Rates, how many retail businesses will be impacted by transitional relief measures.

22 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105434 on Retail Trade: Business Rates, what proportion of ratepayers expected to see no bill increases in business rates are from the retail sector.

22 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 202 to Question 105434 on Retail Trade: Business Rates, what proportion of the 23% of ratepayers expected to see a reduction in business rates are from the retail sector.

21 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Charitable Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the reference in the answer of 14 January 2026 to question 103614 to “all other cases” in which common law perpetuity rules apply is intended to include commercial land instruments, including commercial o

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Swindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical car driving test at Swindon Test Centre in the most recent month for which data is available.

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing: Public Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether publicly funded works on the Lower Thames Crossing will commence after a Full Business Case has been produced and approved.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Official Hospitality

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of the DfT Operator Group Parliamentary Reception on 19 January 2026; and what proportion of that cost was met by the public purse by funding source.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Rail Delivery Group on recent updates to fare search limits for passengers and rail retailers.

15 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much additional funding has been allocated in the current financial year to expand secondary care capacity, including staffing and bed numbers.

15 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of capacity pressures in secondary care, particularly at hospital front doors, including staffing levels and bed availability.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has modelled the potential impact of Plan 2 interest rates on graduate retention in key public service professions.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of additional revenue raised by freezing student loan repayment thresholds.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Health Care: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the additional costs of maintaining and developing primary care estates in island, rural, and coastal communities.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Health Care: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated for the improvement and expansion of the primary care estate in each of the last five financial years.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Health Care: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the backlog maintenance costs for GP surgeries and other primary care premises in England.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Health Care: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the condition of the primary care estate in England; and what proportion of GP premises are currently rated as (a) good, (b) requiring improvement, and (c

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the efficiency savings attributed to executive agency reform will be permanent.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the implementation costs are for the DVSA, DVLA and VCA reform programmes underpinning the projected £39 million per year efficiency saving by 2028–29.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

National Highways and Network Rail: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the up-front technology and systems investment costs required for Network Rail and National Highways to deliver the efficiency gains assumed in the regulated settlements

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Office of Rail and Road

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the efficiency savings attributed to regulated settlements arise from regulatory funding constraints imposed by the Office of Rail and Road.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the annual efficiency savings projected for 2028–29 depends on efficiencies from National Highways’ Road Investment Strategy 3 which have not yet been finalised.

13 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend business rates relief to retail businesses.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

PRS for Music: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she Department has made of the potential impact of Performing Right Society licensing fees on the profitability of microbusinesses, freelancers and sole traders, particu

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

PRS for Music: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what oversight exists of tribunal decisions relating to Performing Right Society licensing fees; and what criteria are used to determine whether such fees represent fair and reasonable

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, what actions her Department will be taking to increase the number of unannounced inspections of

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