Written questions

55 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants receiving the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity element have received voluntary support from Pathways to Work Advisers since their introduction in

15 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Small Businesses: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support small and medium sized businesses through reforms to public procurement.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) document entitled Improving Trader recommendation platforms: consumer law compliance advice for businesses, published on 12 November 2024

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage enforcement action by the Competition and Markets Authority on consumer protection.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

UK City of Culture: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact the Department's UK City of Culture Competition and new UK Town of Culture competition will have on local communities.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to commission an independent review of the compliance of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's maternity and parental leave policies with employment law.

13 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring that (a) Portsmouth and (b) other areas receive sufficient funding to meet national cancer waiting time targets a

13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of resources allocated to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's human resources function (a) to address parental policy concerns raised by trade unions (b) in genera

13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel returning from maternity leave being required to (a) return to sea-based duties within a specified timeframe and (b) take unpaid leave to cover gaps in shore-

13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available to Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel who are (a) pregnant and (b) new parents where both partners are employed by the RFA; and what provision is made to ensure adequate childcare arr

13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Maternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes have been made to Royal Fleet Auxiliary shore-based assignment policies for personnel on maternity leave in the last two years; and what assessment he has made of the impact of those changes on (a) r

22 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement the British Standards Institute PAS 5222 Safeguarding Children specification.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Child Arrangements Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service section 7 reports recommend shared care; and what training is given to officers of that service on (a) parental alienation and (b) equal p

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for first hearings in private family law cases.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Child Arrangements Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Child Arrangement Orders were (a) shared care and (b) sole residency since 2019.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Maintenance Service has received in collection fees from (a) paying and (b) receiving parents in each of the last five years.

3 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June to Question 57910 on Legal Aid Scheme, how much the Legal Aid Agency paid in fees to Duncan Lewis LLP in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, (c) 2023-24, and (d) 2024-25 related to immigra

3 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the (a) names and (b) locations of former airforce bases within the UK that are no longer in use by the Royal Air Force but remain part of the Ministry of Defence estate as of 1 Septe

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by her Department at the rank of Chief Immigration Officer at the end of the 2015-16 financial year.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging schools to fully fund one-to-one music tuition for pupils eligible for pupil premium funding.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Arts: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase dedicated arts funding for schools to ensure (a) music, (b) drama and (c) art are delivered as core subjects.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Arts: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) requiring secondary schools to provide at least one hour per week of (i) music, (ii) drama and (iii) art teaching and (b) abolishing arts carousel t

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

Biodiversity: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve biodiversity in coastal areas impacted by algae overgrowth.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether claimants with disabilities who are in receipt of the Personal Independence Payment and legacy work-related benefits will be treated as new claimants for the purposes of the proposed changes to

30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for support for education professionals working with armed forces children; and what steps he is taking to ensure that funding in this a

30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is planning to take to improve the (a) quality and (b) availability of data on the educational (i) outcomes and (ii) experiences of armed forces children; and if he will make it his policy to develo

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Armed Forces: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure distinct recognition for children from service families in education policy; and whether she will adopt a whole person, whole journey approach for such children.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that projects supported by the Zero Emission Vessel Infrastructure fund in (a) Aberdeen (b) Portsmouth and (c) the UK are able to proceed with vessel plug-in demons

30 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Shipping: Energy Supply

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the VAT treatment of (a) shore power supplied to ships and (b) the services provided by contractors who connect or disconnect that supply; and if she will m

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's document entitled Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy, published on 25 March 2025, when he will announce the outcome of the consultation on the application of

Source: official written-questions record.