Written questions

707 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in response to the hon, Member for Twickenham during oral

19 May 2026 · Treasury

Housing: Oxfordshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Environment Agency on their decision to remove opposition to new housing developments that would be connected to the Oxford Sewage treatment works in Oxfordshire.

19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on protecting maternity safety campaigners from Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).

19 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of legislation to help tackle SLAPPs.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what conversations he has had with manufacturers on the procurement of the meningococcal B vaccine.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are he is taking to procure meningococcal B vaccines.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an estimation of the cost of a meningococcal B vaccination programme for all young people.

18 May 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure that individuals and businesses contacting HMRC by telephone receive a good standard of customer service.

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer provided on the 9th December to question 97007, if she can outline the (a) local and (b) national stakeholders who she will engage with during the initial scopin

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Pursuant to the answer provided on the 2nd March to question 115773, to provide an update on the evidence review to consider the environmental and public health implications of a chang

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

Affordable Housing: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to provide young people with affordable housing.

15 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Fathers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to question 125954, which (a) organisations (b) government bodies and (c) academic partners are conducting the incremental, evidence led approach.

15 May 2026 · Department for Education

Fathers: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to question 125953, whether the resources provided by Best Start for Life Family Hubs includes guidance for fathers who have been released from prison on co-parenti

15 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation and Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of integrated data and through-ticketing between rail services and airlines worldwide; and if she will take steps to make the UK a leader in integrated air-rail data

15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to produce a set of specific local recommendations for each trust included in the Amos review of maternity and neonatal care following the publication of the National

15 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

War Pensions: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) average and (b) median processing times were for (i) initial claims and (ii) deterioration claims under the War Pension Scheme in each of the last three financial years; and what steps the Department

15 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to the letter of 7 March 2026 from the Hon. Member for Henley and Thame and the Hon. Member for Earley and Woodley on the invitation to visit the flood affect

15 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what monitoring arrangements are in place and what enforcement mechanisms are available if Capita are unable to meet the June 2026 deadline for civil servants awaiting pension payments.

15 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his department is taking to ensure that civil servants awaiting pension payments as part of the remaining backlog do not experience financial hardship while Capita works toward the June 2026 deadline.

15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the response of 20 April 2026 to question 125947; what progress has been made on receiving independent expert advice from the JCVI on the meningococcal B vaccination programme, in

27 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to WPQ 125951 submitted on the 30th March, what the new cost per minute of call is under the rates agreed for the period between 1 April 2025 to 31 May 2027.

27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the treatment of NHS staff employed on honorary contracts in recruitment processes during periods of hiring freezes; and whether such staff are classi

27 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consumer protection and reimbursement for victims of authorised push payment and investment frauds that occurred before 7 October 2024.

27 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of response times to hon. Members when making enquiries to his Department on behalf of constituents about benefit claims.

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Service Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the response of 20 April 2026 to question 126112, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Service Pupil Premium in meeting the additional needs of pupils who are the children of ser

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of ADI part 2 and ADI part 3 tests in Oxfordshire.

22 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that coronial complaints procedures are independent and transparent; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of measures in place to prevent conflicts of interest within

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his department has made of the adequacy of Capita’s progress towards meeting the June 2026 deadline for clearing the Civil Service Pension Scheme backlog; and whether his Department has contingen

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000, what recent assessment she has made of the future viability of (a) parent funded school transport schemes and (b) spare seat schemes

20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Absent Voting

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's review on deadlines and practices relating to the dispatching of postal ballots.

Source: official written-questions record.