Written questions

127 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Film: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a film can qualify for the AVEC and IFTC tax credits if all other eligible criteria is met but all the images and audio were created by AI.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the benefits of updating the Education Act 1944 with regard to distance thresholds for school transport.

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK's artificial intelligence regulation.

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of the widespread use of artificial intelligence systems on children.

23 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department calculated the cost of additional spending on medicines over the spending review period.

23 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jonathan Benger

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department instructed Jonathan Benger to meet with the United States Ambassador.

23 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jonathan Benger

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the US ambassador on the potential summoning of Jonathan Benger.

22 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop a national infection strategy.

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on adding chalk streams to the list of irreplaceable habitats in the National Pla

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meat: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether mandatory testing of seized illegal meat imports includes testing for infectious agents such as foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever, and antimicrobial resistance genes.

14 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

NATO Countries: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to support the sovereignty of NATO allies.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress her Department has made on introducing an artificial intelligence bill; what timetable has been set for its publication; and what interim regulatory steps are being

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Pornography

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what fines, sanctions or enforcement measures her Department is applying to technology companies that make available artificial intelligence tools capable of generating sexually explici

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Pornography

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to prevent software companies from releasing artificial intelligence tools that enable the creation of sexually explicit images, in particular of wom

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Winchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times and improve contact accessibility for Child Maintenance Service users in Winchester constituency.

16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of apps which offer mental health advice via (a) chatbots and (b) large language models.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many meetings she has had since taking on her post on the safety risks posed by AI chatbots to children.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of an independent national review into the use and oversight of ventricular assist devices in the NHS.

2 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Deaths

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths have been recorded in inpatient mental health settings in each of the last five years.

1 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reform the compensation formula for maternity negligence compensation.

1 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many suicides were attended by police in the last five years.

1 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Police: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officer suicides were recorded in the last five years.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farming Profitability Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will accept the recommendations from the Farming Profitability Review in full.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farming Profitability Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its response to the Farming Profitability Review.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farming Profitability Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will commit to publishing Minette Batters’ farming profitability review in full.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Royal Hampshire County Hospital: Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who no longer meet the criteria to reside in hospital in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Young People: Heart Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of Health and Social Care on the potential merits of introducing heart screening for young people participating in physical education in (a) schools and (b) un

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of payouts from maternity services were rated by Care Quality Commission as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) requires improvement and (d) inadequate on safety in 2025.

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allocate funding to innovative diagnostics to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will host the Global Ministerial Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance in 2028.

Source: official written-questions record.