Written questions

347 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of using existing public infrastructure, such as the Post Office network, to expand the provision of in-person banking support.

13 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will consider the potential merits of introducing a minimum standard for access to in-person banking services as part of the Access to Banking Services Review.

9 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Housing: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the merits of introducing a law to compel property owners to have adequate insurance for damage caused by their trees, especially in the context of more frequent storms and extreme weather

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing: Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the change in the Renters' Rights Act from fixed term tenancies to rolling, periodic tenancies on student HMO landlords.

7 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Rent a Room Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the annual allowance for the Rent a Room Scheme to allow it to catch up with inflation.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the compliance of battery energy storage systems with government guidance, particularly concerning risk assessments and emergency planning.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Trust Ports: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding is available to restore and maintain trust ports.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of further changes to the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate on levels of investor confidence in the automotive and chargepoint sectors.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Myeloma

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital trusts treat people with multiple myeloma; and how many patients they have treated in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support high street businesses.

23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Disabled Facilities Grants: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered making Disabled Facilities Grants available to social housing tenants due to the long delays they are facing for adaptations due to the depletion of the

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

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help local authorities reduce their number of out of area placements in temporary accommodation.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Digital Technology: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the role of the National Planning Policy Framework in supporting the deployment of digital infrastructure.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Aerials: Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of including width upgrades to existing mobile masts within future reforms to permitted development rights for digital in

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Digital Technology: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on considering responses to its consultation on reforming planning rules to accelerate the deployment of digital infrastructure; and what hi

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Aerials: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of establishing a national register of mobile mast sites that periodically reports on their number and operational status, inclu

29 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding the Better Youth Spaces Fund, what the timeline is for Phase 2; what the criteria will be; and whether it will include rural and coastal areas.

29 May 2026 · Treasury

Childcare

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC takes to publicise closing dates for applications for funded childcare.

19 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether businesses that re-power existing buses will be eligible for future government funding rounds for zero-emissions buses.

19 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Buses: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the government plans to review procurement rules that prevent local authorities from prioritising UK-built buses.

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Rented Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the number of rural properties that will struggle to reach the minimum EPC C rating by the 2030 deadline for all rental properties.

19 May 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of calculating student loan repayments on an annual basis so that people with fluctuating monthly incomes are not penalised and required to make larger repay

19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with NHS England on expanding medical exemption criteria to include people with multiple sclerosis dependent on long-term medication.

19 May 2026 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Adrenaline Auto-injectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered financing the provision of EpiPens for all children in an educational establishment.

18 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a register of mobile sites and their legal status to monitor telecoms masts at risk of removal after a site pr

18 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of implementing sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 on existing mobi

18 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of trends in notices to quit issued under paragraph 31 of the Electronic Communications Code; and what comparative assessment she has made of tho

14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to promote industrial growth in Cornwall.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Myanmar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the new work and study immigration routes will be open to nationals from Myanmar.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Refugees: Myanmar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the new community sponsorship safe routes will be open to nationals from Myanmar.

Source: official written-questions record.