Written questions

295 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Electronic Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts on the level of employment in the video games sector.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Electronic Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with Electronic Arts on the potential impact of its proposed acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners on the level of jobs and investment in the

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the restrictions applied to the Network Railcard; and if she will take steps to permit its use on weekday morning services before 10am.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Gratuities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce legislation to prohibit the automatic addition of service charges to customer bills.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the use of provisional licence holders riding mopeds displaying learner plates (L-plates) to undertake commercial delivery work; and whether she plans to introduce measures to pr

25 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) lowering the minimum age for routine breast screening to 40 and (b) offering annual screening on (i) early detection rates, (ii) patient o

24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Transfers: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of prisoner transfer arrangements for serious sexual offenders.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Plastics: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review evidence on chemical exposure from plastic baby products, including feeding bottles, dummies and teethers; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the regulatory

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of UK Music's recent Black Music Means Business report.

23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Covenant: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether clause 2 of the Armed Forces Bill includes a Foundation Strategic Authority within the definition of a local authority in section 343AZB(3) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.

23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Covenant: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether clause 2 of the Armed Forces Bill includes a unitary authority within the definition of a local authority in section 343AZB(3) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.

23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ataxia: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early and equitable access to diagnosis and treatment for people living with ataxia.

22 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the implementation plan for delivering the Government's commitment to provide universal access to Fracture Liaison Services across England by 2030.

22 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards delivering the Government's commitment to provide universal access to Fracture Liaison Services by 2030; and when he plans to publish a timetable setting out the

22 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the continued difference in survivor pension entitlements between the Police Pension Scheme 1987 and the 2006 and 2015 Police Pension Schemes in relatio

19 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for the Primary PE and Sport Premium from the 2025-26 to the 2026-27 financial year on participation in physical education and schoo

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

Councillors

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current statutory framework for parish councillors.

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

Councillors: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a framework to enable parish councils to remunerate elected parish councillors.

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

Councillors: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the absence of remuneration for parish councillors on the recruitment and retention of those councillors.

19 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Circumcision

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to (a) introducing safeguards and (b) reviewing legislation relating to the circumcision of infants and minors for non-medical reasons.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to local education authorities with place planning following recent trends in birth rates.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that strategic commissioners, including Surrey Heartlands and NHS Sussex, have the commissioning flexibility and tools required to attract new NHS dent

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps, including through the UK’s role in the G20, to support reform of the international sovereign debt system to help ensure timely and effective debt relief for countries in financial crisis.

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to bring forward legislative proposals to require private creditors to participate in sovereign debt relief arrangements on comparable terms to official lenders.

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

Agriculture: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with insurers on the availability of public liability insurance for diversified agricultural businesses that host members of the public as pa

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

Agriculture: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has the Government made of the availability and affordability of public liability insurance for diversified agricultural businesses that rely on visitor income.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Music

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the BBC charter renewal process will assess the impact of the BBC on developing (a) musical skills and (b) creative talent.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Music

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the BBC’s work on (a) classical music and (b) choral singing.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of legal aid public law solicitors on an individual's ability to bring Judicial Review proceedings within the current three-month time limit.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the three-month time limit for applying for Judicial Review in cases where applicants are unable to secure legal representation within that period.

Source: official written-questions record.