Written questions

10 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Cybersecurity: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have been subject to ransomware attacks in the last 12 months; and how much has been spent on recovering public data from those attacks.

20 May 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which database systems are the people who have arrived via small boat crossing checked against for (a) criminal and (b) counter-terrorism information; and how long does it take on average for full che

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Ferries: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will take steps to ensure the Port of Dover has sufficient energy supply to the Port to implement electric ferry charging points.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps: Dover and Deal

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using disused mine shafts for clean energy creation using heat pump technology in Dover and Deal constituency.

2 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to prevent the police from charging victims of theft whose cars have been stolen for the cost of holding or releasing those vehicles.

1 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Bank: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) the level of terrorist activity in the West Bank and (b) Iran's support for terrorism in the

13 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Police: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to prevent the police from charging people whose cars have been stolen for the cost of holding those vehicles for evidential purposes.

29 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the maximum daily spend on hotel accommodation for asylum-seekers between July (a) 2021 and (b) 2024; and in which (i) month and (ii) year that maximum spend was reached.

21 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Foreign Relations: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with her Turkish counterpart on a cooperation and security agreement; and whether she plans to hold such discussions before the end of the year.

18 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Hamas and Hezbollah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help disrupt Iran’s support for (a) Hamas, (b) Hezbollah and (c) the Houthis.

Source: official written-questions record.