Written questions

741 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza and West Bank: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the continued delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza and the West Bank.

21 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armed Conflict: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to promote the rights and wellbeing of children in conflict zones.

21 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK Official Development Assistance reaches the people most in need.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Work Experience: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage businesses to offer work placements for 16 to 18 year-olds within and outside the T Level programme.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Employment: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase employer awareness of training programmes available beyond apprenticeships.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Training: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of employer investment in skills training since 2017.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish further details of apprenticeship units funded under the Growth and Skills Levy.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take to ensure that apprenticeship opportunities for young people are protected under the Growth and Skills Levy.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Growth and Skills Levy: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards he plans to include in the Growth and Skills Levy to protect funding for small and medium-sized enterprises.

13 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Apprentices: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps have been taken to help ensure that employers are aware of National Insurance relief available when hiring apprentices under the age of 25.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evaluation has been carried out of the potential impact of fully funding apprenticeship training for under-22s in small and medium-sized enterprises on apprenticeship starts, prior to the announcem

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education and Schools: Basic Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to increases levels of emphasis on the development of essential life skills in schools and colleges.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education and Schools: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to increases levels of emphasis on the development of work-related skills in schools and colleges.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

T-levels: Work Experience

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the quality and availability of industry placements for T Levels.

13 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to provide increased incentives for non-domiciled individuals to remain in the UK.

13 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has plans to amend the temporary repatriation facility to encourage greater take-up by non-domiciled individuals.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with small businesses on the apprenticeship system.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

V-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools and colleges in the transition to V Levels.

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve capacity within the social care system and (b) reduce delayed discharges.

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate supporting services to enable swift discharges from hospital in winter 2025-26.

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of patients waiting for longer than 12 hours in A&E.

18 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed shotgun licensing reforms on rural employment.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Gun Sports: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recreational shooting on the economies of rural areas.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) growth and (b) employment in the hydrogen sector.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote UK-manufactured hydrogen technologies in international markets.

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Tissue: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to routine tissue freezing for brain cancer patients in Newbury.

18 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Public Finance: Devolution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to introduce longer-term fiscal devolution.

18 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Council of the Nations and Regions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Council of Nations and Regions’ programme of work will consider fiscal devolution.

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that cancer patients in Newbury are treated within 62 days.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting a phase-out date for fossil fuel heating systems.

Source: official written-questions record.