Written questions
1,492 written questions tabled, most recent first.
28 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Knives: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of knife-enabled crime in Surrey Police’s force area over the last five years.
28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of legislating for enhanced financial oversight mechanisms for newly established unitary authorities following Loc
27 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cars
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department will publish updated data on the number of cars per household by UK parliamentary constituency.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Freight: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the average administrative cost per cross-border haulage journey arising from (a) certification and (b) documentation requirements into the European Union.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Freight: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of how recent levels of insolvencies in the UK road haulage sector compare with those during the 2008 financial crisis.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Freight: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate has been made of the number of business insolvencies in the UK road haulage sector in each of the past 10 years.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce reliance on physical paperwork in sanitary and phytosanitary processes for trade with the European Union.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Freight: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment has been made of the economic costs arising from paper-based certification requirements for UK haulage operators trading with the European Union.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Written Question 106268, if his Department will publish its economic modelling of the potential cost-savings arising from the creation of unitary authorities in Surre
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Question 10626, whether his Department has conducted its own modelling of potential cost-savings arising from the creation of unitary authorities in Surrey.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve flood resilience on (a) key arterial roads and (b) motorways in (i) Surrey and (ii) the South East.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Landslips
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the risk of landslips affecting railway infrastructure in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
27 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Crime: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the rollout of facial recognition technology on levels of crime in Surrey Heath constituency.
27 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Police: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals to reduce larger policing bodies on (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Certification and Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the long-term sustainability of the testing and accreditation sector.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Trade with EU: Certification and Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with the European Union on reducing barriers related to product testing and certification.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Trade with EU: Certification and Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Government support for accreditation and conformity assessment on businesses’ access to international markets.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of eligibility criteria for free school transport on young children who are advised to walk to school in Surrey Heath constituency.
26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether recommendations arising from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s 2025 report will inform the handling of domestic abuse cases within the family justice system.
26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment has been made of the potential merits of increasing funding for support services available to families navigating family court proceedings in cases involving domestic abuse.
26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the psychological impact of contact arrangements on children is considered in cases involving domestic abuse.
26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to ensure that support provided to children involved in family court cases is (a) child-centred and (b) informed by their lived experience of domestic abuse.
26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of funding available to support victims of domestic abuse and their children while engaged in family court proceedings.
26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to help ensure that family court procedures prevent patterns of coercive or controlling behaviour following relationship breakdown.
26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the potential contribution of family court processes, including repeated proceedings and contact litigation, to ongoing harm for victims of domestic abuse and their children.
23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Security Action for Europe
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 106008 on Security Action for Europe, if his Department will publish the economic modelling used to assess the potential economic benefits of participation in
23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Security Action for Europe
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 106008 on Security Action for Europe, if his Department will publish the economic modelling used to assess the potential economic benefits of participation in
23 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Emergencies: Surrey
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to provide households with information on emergency preparedness in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to improve public awareness and participation in recycling schemes.
22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Recycling: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to (a) improve recycling rates and (b) reduce waste sent to (i) landfill and (ii) incineration in Surrey Heath constitu
Source: official written-questions record.