Written questions

34 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process to ensure that claimants are not excluded from an independent assessment of the

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, for what reason claimants are excluded from the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process where Post Office Ltd contributed towards part of their legal costs.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what guidance has been issued to officials assessing eligibility for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process on cases involving contributions by Post Office Ltd towards claima

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many claimants have been found ineligible for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process because they received a contribution from Post Office Ltd towards legal costs.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has identified any category of Horizon claimants who are unable to access an independent reassessment of compensation because they do not meet the eligibility criteria f

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the equity of applying eligibility criteria for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process based on legal costs arrangements entered into before th

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process contains any discretion to admit exceptional cases where the application of the eligibility criteria would prevent a claimant's

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether claimants whose compensation has not been independently reassessed because they received a contribution from Post Office Ltd towards legal costs meet the eligibility criter

25 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has considered offering further interest free loans to retired civil servants who are still awaiting pension quotes and payouts from the Civil Service Pension Scheme operated by Capita.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Fair4All Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what levels of funding have been provided to Fair4All Finance and what governance structures are in place for monitoring the spending of this funding.

3 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Conflict Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding from the UK Government has been provided for the transition from conflict to peace in Colombia in the years 2018-2022 and 2022-2026 as part of the 2016 peace agr

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives and Nurses: Criminal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on its assessments of the appropriateness of registrants with criminal convictions to practice as registered nurses an

21 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist for universities to challenge or seek clarification where refusal of student visas appear to result from a misunderstanding of course structure or progression pathways.

21 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department monitors refusal rates for student visa's linked to the grounds of course credibility or academic progression.

21 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training and quality assurance processes are in place for staff assessing student visa applications where refusals are made on grounds of course credibility or academic progression.

21 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evaluation her Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation timeframe for the Basic Compliance Assessment.

20 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what internal assessment was undertaken of the impact of changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment for international student visas on student recruitment cycles in UK universities.

20 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what notice was provided to licensed student sponsors of changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment metrics.

20 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that visa decision making remains robust while maintaining the UK’s international competitiveness in higher education.

20 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were refused in each year of the last 5 years, broken down by visa category.

20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Overseas Students

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the Net Migrant figure was accounted for by international students in each year over the last 5 years.

14 Apr 2026 · Scotland Office

Skilled Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has has discussions with Scottish Government on levels of availability of accredited training providers for skilled trades.

14 Apr 2026 · Scotland Office

Apprentices: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what engagement his department has had with the Department for Education regarding accessing apprenticeship training through English providers where there is no alternative provider in Scotland.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what engagement his department has had with devolved administrations regarding to access to apprenticeship programmes in England for roles where there is a critical shortage of fully trained tradespeopl

4 Mar 2026 · Scotland Office

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on financial support for listed places of worship in Scotland unable to access the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

3 Mar 2026 · Scotland Office

Religious Buildings: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has made representations to the Scottish Government on support for listed places of worship in Scotland, including Sacred Heart Parish Church in Cumbernauld, that have been unable to access equivalent

3 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funding allocated to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme in England is treated as comparable expenditure for the purposes of calculating Barnett consequentials for Scotland.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Religious Buildings: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the financial pressures facing listed places of worship in Scotland, including Sacred Heart Parish Church in Cumbernauld, in the context of changes to heritage and

8 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on Colombia of recent comments by President Trump regarding President Petro.

16 Sep 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Health Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on health services in Northern Ireland.

Source: official written-questions record.