Written questions

101 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, why his Department's Crown Court Information data tool, which previously published receipts, disposals, guilty plea and trial effectiveness statistics broken down by individual Crown Court centre, has not been up

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court sitting days were sat in each individual Crown Court centre in England and Wales in each financial year from 2019–20 to 2024–25.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the (a) average length of a trial and (b) average time taken for a case to reach completion following receipt at the Crown Court, broken down by individual Crown Court centre, for each financial year fro

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Crown Court defendants entered an early guilty plea, broken down by individual Crown Court centre, for each financial year from 2019–20 to 2024–25.

19 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Republic of Ireland's implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum on the flow of illegal migrants and asylum see

19 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the British-Irish visa scheme to any further nationalities.

19 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of the nationality of immigration offenders identified by Operation Gull since June 2025.

19 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) days of action have been conducted under and (b) immigration offenders have been identified by Operation Gull since July 2024 by month.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent in relation to legal action connected to Soldier F.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on compensation on claims in relation to Northern Ireland in each year between 2000 and 2026.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on legal costs in cases related to Northern Ireland in each year between 2000 and 2026.

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on legal and administrative costs in connection to the Saville Inquiry.

21 May 2026 · Treasury

Food: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, hat assessment she has made of the potential impact of Government intervention on food prices on farmers.

26 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC does not collect data on the number of wine producers claiming Small Producers Relief; and whether the Department plans to begin collecting such data to inform the evaluation of the 2023 alcohol

29 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of business rate increases on the rural economy.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to disrupt organised crime groups engaged in the supply of illicit tobacco products.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential link between (a) organised crime groups facilitating illegal migration across the Channel, (b) organised crime groups engaged in the UK's illegal dr

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

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in effectively managing (a) waste disposal, (b) water pollution and (c) other environmental and public safety iss

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Reorganisation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) arm’s-length bodies, (b) Government Departments, (c) agencies and (d) public bodies (i) have been assessed as redundant and (ii) are being prioritised for (A) merging and (B) closure.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of her Department's suppliers for (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Stationery

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) her Department and (b) its arms-length bodies.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Paper

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from which countries her Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.

1 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of her Department’s suppliers for (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK.

1 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Stationery

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) her Department and (b) its arms-length bodies.

1 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Paper

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, from which countries her Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Paper

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, from which countries the Prime Minister sources (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of her Department’s (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture suppliers are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Stationery

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) her Department and (b) its arms-length bodies.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Paper

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, from which countries her Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many an what proportion of his Department’s (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture suppliers are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.