Written questions

347 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support landlords to ensure their properties comply with the Decent Homes Standard.

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Performance Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to support landlords to meet the deadline for all rental properties to have an EPC C minimum rating by 2030.

2 Sep 2025 · Treasury

First Time Buyers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider increasing the £450,000 cap for buying a first property with a Lifetime ISA in line with property price inflation.

2 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

First Time Buyers: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered introducing additional measures to support first-time buyers.

2 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

First Time Buyers: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for first-time buyers in Cornwall.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Dartmoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what evidential basis reducing the number of (a) Dartmoor ponies and (b) other livestock will effectively control overgrazing on Dartmoor.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether new Sustainable Farming Incentives will take into account the potential impacts of grazing moorland on controlling monocultures.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Dartmoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to protect Dartmoor ponies.

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the availability of treatments for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in Cornwall.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Research: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the process for moving geographical samples between Britain and the EU.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Territorial Waters: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to facilitate the visa process for (a) non-British workers working for British companies within UK territorial waters and (b) British workers working in other countries’ terri

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Asbestos

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of compensation available to service personnel who develop mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Asbestos

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of compensation for service personnel who develop lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases as a result of exposure to asbestos

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Palestinians: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has considered the potential merits of allowing Palestinians to (a) apply for visas online and (b) provide biometrics after arrival in the UK.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Palestinians: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on supporting Palestinians with UK job offers to leave Gaza.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthwatch: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the transfer of the functions of Healthwatch England to the Patient Experience Directorate of his Department on Healthwatch Cornwall.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Forensic Science

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider creating a national forensics strategy.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Forensic Science

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will consider establishing a National Forensics Service.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Forensic Science

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police in-house forensic provision.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoner Escorts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have adjourned as a result of contractors failing to deliver prisoners to trial in the last year.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoner Escorts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department imposes fines on private prisoner escort contractors for delays in journeys longer than 100 miles.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of criminal cases that have collapsed due to (a) lost, (b) missing and (c) damaged evidence in the last year.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Wages Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to restore the Agricultural Workers’ Board.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has considered the potential merits of targeting the £400 million grassroots sports fund on swimming pools.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the legal aid portal will reopen.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will consider the introduction of mandatory autism awareness training for staff working in (a) HM Courts and Tribunals Service, (b) the police and (c) other areas of the criminal justice system.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of marine licensing on marine nature targets.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of marine licensing on (a) conservation and (b) nature restoration.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Merchant Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Chapter 7.2 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what discussions he is having with the Secretary of State for Transport on the rates for (a) training and (b) employment for UK resident civilia

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many seafarer (a) apprentices and (b) cadets have been trained by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010.

Source: official written-questions record.