Written questions

741 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of long-term unemployment among people aged over 50.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of employment support available to jobseekers aged over 50, including access to tailored guidance and skills programmes.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what strategies his Department has in place to tackle unemployment among people aged over 50.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tenancy Deposit Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the comparative effectiveness of insured and custodial tenancy deposit schemes in ensuring that tenants' deposits are fully protected a

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tenancy Deposit Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made on the relative speed of deposit returns and alternative dispute resolution rates between insured and custodial tenancy deposit schemes.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tenancy Deposit Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what evidence underpins the current proposal to remove insured tenancy deposit schemes from the reformed tenancy deposit protection system.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tenancy Deposit Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken analysis of user experience differences between insured and custodial tenancy deposit schemes, including on (a) awareness of dispute rights

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of Post Office closures on elderly and digitally excluded residents in rural communities.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance his Department provides to Post Office Ltd on public consultation and communication with local communities ahead of planned branch closures.

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

Water Supply: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether customers are entitled to reimbursement where they incur costs, including the installation of private pumping equipment, as a result of reductions in mains water pressure by wa

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

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what oversight regulators undertake to ensure that reductions in mains water pressure are not used as an alternative to infrastructure investment by water companies.

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

Water Supply: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what rights to compensation or redress are available to customers whose mains water pressure is reduced to a level that impairs normal domestic use.

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

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what minimum standards apply to mains water pressure for domestic customers; and what steps are taken to ensure that water companies remain compliant with those standards when adjustin

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

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his department issues to water companies on the use of reductions in mains water pressure as a method of managing leakage or supply constraints.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to promote greater consistency by local planning authorities in decisions relating to telecommunications infrastructure.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Telecommunications: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the National Planning Policy Framework to state that digital connectivity is essential infrastructure.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the National Planning Policy Framework gives sufficient weight to the need to maintain, upgrade and expand telecommunications infrastructur

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights: Telecommunications

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to extend permitted development rights for routine upgrades to existing telecommunications infrastructure in order to support the rollout of standalone 5G.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights: Telecommunications

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's joint consultation entitled Reforming planning rules to accelerate deployment of digital infrastructure, published on 18 December 2025, what pr

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of funding apprenticeship training for under-22s in SMEs on apprenticeship starts prior to announcing an expansion to under-25s.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of re-orienting the further education funding system to rewards outcomes rather than headcounts.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Antisemitism: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to make education about antisemitism mandatory in schools.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a long-term financial sustainability plan for community pharmacy co-produced with the community pharmacy sector in England.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to engage physicians on the assumptions underpinning the modelling of workforce numbers in the 10-Year Workforce Plan.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of burnout of NHS staff.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of women waiting for NHS treatment.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Risk Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of whether Financial Risk Assessments under the Gambling Commission's pilot remain aligned with the policy intent set out in the 2023 gambling white paper;

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Risk Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will update the House on the progress of Financial Risk Assessments after the Gambling Commission Board meeting on 21 May.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to commission an updated Data Protection Impact Assessment for the NHS Federated Data Platform.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether the governance framework for the NHS Federated Data Platform reflects the data access arrangements currently in operation.

Source: official written-questions record.