Zöe Franklin

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Contact Orders: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on parents of requiring a revised court order before the Child Maintenance Service can recognise changes to shared care arrangements that are already

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Contact Orders: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the accessibility and affordability of requiring parents to seek repeated court orders for the Child Maintenance Service to recognise changes to child contact arrangement

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the state pension age to 60 for women and 65 for men.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Airports: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with airport operators on recent increases in terminal drop-off charges at (a) Heathrow Airport and (b) other airports; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact o

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

Romanian Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of the introduction of a GCSE qualification in Romanian.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sheltered Housing: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether forthcoming leasehold reform legislation will include measures to protect residents of retirement leasehold properties from (a) excessive service charges and (b) associat

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sheltered Housing: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what protections are in place for the families of deceased leaseholders of retirement properties who continue to incur service charges while a property remains unsold.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sheltered Housing: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the number of leasehold retirement properties that may be difficult for people to sell because of (a) high service charges and (b) associated f

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sheltered Housing: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to protect residents of leasehold retirement properties from unaffordable increases in service charges and associated management fees.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sheltered Housing: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of service charges in leasehold retirement properties on the ability of older residents and their families to sell those prop

29 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce additional safe and legal routes for Afghan nationals at risk.

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of directional differences in rail fares on (a) part-time workers, (b) hybrid workers and (c) self-employed commuters on the Portsmouth Direct Line.

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways will be required to publish the justification for directional differences in rail fares on the same route.

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that fares set by Great British Railways are priced consistently regardless of direction of travel where there is no operational justification for differential pricing.

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of whether the complaints framework operated by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education is fit for purpose in the context of current (a) higher education tuit

21 May 2026 · Treasury

Councillors: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance for councillors on the application of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax; and whether further guidance is planned.

21 May 2026 · Treasury

Councillors: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether councillors will continue to be able to claim allowable expenses against PAYE councillor income under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax; and what mechanism will apply for claiming such expenses.

21 May 2026 · Treasury

Councillors: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how councillor-related expenses should be reported under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax where a councillor also has self-employed or property income above the relevant threshold.

21 May 2026 · Treasury

Councillors: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether councillors whose only income is a PAYE councillor allowance and related expenses are within the scope of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between the country’s most and least deprived communities.

24 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of stopping the issuing of visas to Afghan nationals on the ability of those people to safe and legal routes for relocation and protection.

24 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze on Local Housing Allowance on levels of poverty among older private renters.

22 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Police: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of pay levels on morale among police contact centre staff.

22 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Police: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that pay for police contact centre staff reflects regional variations in the cost of living, including in Surrey.

22 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Police: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether pay for police contact centre staff is sufficient to support recruitment and retention in high-cost areas such as Surrey.

20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cataracts: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the contractual requirements that apply to independent sector providers delivering NHS-funded cataract surgery, including whether they are required to accept an appropriate case

14 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Family Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of average waiting times for fact-finding hearings in the family courts; and what steps he is taking to reduce those waiting times.

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support community pharmacies to improve accessibility for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or living with dual sensory loss; and whether he is taking steps to suppor

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping and Landfill Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of landfill tax rates on levels of fly-tipping; and whether she has made a comparative assessment of (a) revenue generated from lan

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Death Certificates: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered introducing reduced fees or fee waivers for additional copies of death certificates purchased at the same time.