Written questions
351 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Vulnerable Adults
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on accepting complaints relating to the treatment of vulnerable adults raised by (a) relatives, (b) carers, (c) friends and (d) other thir
19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to introduce any additional safeguards to ensure that changes to student loan repayment terms do not have retrospective adverse impacts on existing borrowers.
19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will commission an independent review into how student finance products, including Plan 2 loans, are communicated to prospective students, with particular regard to transparency and informed consent.
19 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools: Dewsbury and Batley
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on the adequacy of public swimming pool provision and the long-term sustainability of access to swimming pools for residents in Dewsbury an
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Plan 2 student loan interest rates on borrowers, particularly in relation to (a) long-term debt balances and (b) the ability of borrowers to (i) access mo
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance was issued to higher education institutions and the Student Loans Company on communicating to prospective students the potential for future changes to the terms and conditions of Plan 2 student lo
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of information provided to 17–18-year-old students entering higher education in 2012 on the interest rate structure of Plan 2 student loans, including the
18 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glaucoma: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of people waiting for glaucoma follow-up appointments and (b) the length of time they are waiting for such appointments.
18 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glaucoma: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help deliver more glaucoma services in communities.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress officials in UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has made on developing target areas of research for alternative methods for animal testing; and whether UKRI has any plans t
18 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with regard to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, how the number of unannounced audits in 2024 compares with previous years; and whether she she is
18 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105213 on India: Armed Conflict, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her recent discussions on fre
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Elections: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks posed by AI-generated and manipulated content on young voters’ ability to assess political information during election campaigns.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Elections: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with social media companies on measures to support users, including young people, to identify false and misleading political information, in the context of
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support is available to assist swimming pools with (a) energy efficiency upgrades and (b) operating costs.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the grassroots sport fund provides targeted support for swimming pools in areas with limited access to aquatic facilities.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of public swimming pool provision in England; and what steps are being taken to ensure long-term sustainable access to swimming faci
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill's incident reporting criteria for capturing novel failure modes arising from autonomous or adaptive
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what mechanisms exist for the AI Security Institute to receive systematic information about incidents involving autonomous or adaptive machine learning systems in critical national infr
18 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinian Authority: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on the potential impact of withheld tax revenues for the Palestinian Authority on the education of Palestinian child
18 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinian Authority: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made diplomatic representations to her Israeli counterpart on the withholding of tax revenues collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.
18 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Casualties
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on reports of civilian casualties in the Gaza strip since the October ceasefire.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to publish a breakdown of the £100 billion in private investment it states has been attracted to the UK AI sector since 2024 and what proportion of that is
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what mechanisms are in place to ensure transparency in the reporting of private investment linked to the Government’s AI strategy and the proportion of that investment which is spent on
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
AI Growth Zones: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many short-term, medium-term, and long-term jobs are (a) projected to be created and (b) have been created to date in relation to the Government’s proposed AI growth zones.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Data Centres: Electricity
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the electricity demand of proposed AI datacentre developments.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Nscale: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has been made on the proposed AI datacentre site in Loughton, Essex, announced in January 2025.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Nscale: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what due diligence her Department undertook before announcing Nscale’s proposed $2.5 billion investment in UK AI infrastructure in 2025.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Nscale: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether a formal contract has been signed with Nscale for the construction of the proposed AI datacentre in Loughton, Essex.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
CoreWeave: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the potential number of jobs that will be created as a result of CoreWeave’s investment.
Source: official written-questions record.