Zöe Franklin

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has paid for legal costs arising from proceedings concerning the proposed postponement of the 2026 local elections.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to local authorities arising from the postponement of the 2026 local elections and the subsequent reversal of that decision; and

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he consulted (a) Cabinet and (b) the Prime Minister prior to the decision to (i) postpone the 2026 local elections and (ii) reverse that postponement.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he sought legal advice prior to the decision to postpone the scheduled 2026 local elections.

20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Children: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what operational guidance (including authorised professional practice, College of Policing guidance, National Police Chiefs’ Council guidance, or Home Office circulars) governs police involvement in s

6 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Community Protection Notices: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of use of Community Protection Warnings in cases involving people experiencing a mental health crisis

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to prevent individuals subject to active civil court orders from receiving Legal Aid.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to monitor and evaluate the adequacy of Legal Aid funding awarded under the Schedule 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to address the funding anomaly whereby Legal Aid funding may be granted to alleged or confirmed perpetrators rather than judicially recognised victims.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards are in place to ensure that Legal Aid awarded under the LASPO Schedule 1 pathway is provided solely to individuals who have been judicially recognised as victims.

2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of care provided by care agencies to vulnerable people.

2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve oversight of care agencies and to enhance enforcement powers against providers who fail to meet required care standards.

2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that agency care workers receive appropriate and accredited training to meet the needs of vulnerable service users.

2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent care agencies from supplying staff who deliver unsupervised personal care without the required registration with the Care Quality Commission.

26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson’s Disease: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of healthcare professionals with specialist training in Parkinson’s disease; and whether he considers current data collection sufficient to support work

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of safeguarding practices on requiring parents to seek retrospective court remedies.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered introducing a requirement for automatic judicial oversight within a fixed timeframe where state bodies facilitate a significant change in a child’s living arrangements as part of safegua

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether national guidance permits (a) police forces and (b) local authority Children’s Services to facilitate a material change in a child’s place of residence without prior court authorisation where one parent w

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Great Western Railway: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on safety from overcrowding on Great Western Railway services, including where planned rolling stock capacity is reduced due to engineering works

23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in considering the Law Commission’s 2022 recommendation to regulate officiants rather than venues, and how independent celebrants are being considered within that approach.

23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Department plans to consult directly with independent celebrants as part of the development of marriage law reform.

23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether independent celebrants will be explicitly included within the scope of the forthcoming marriage law reform proposals.

23 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Period Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address period poverty and ensure affordable access to menstrual products.

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the biodiversity net gain de minimis threshold from 0.1 hectares to 0.5 hectares on nature recovery.

22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he will publish the Community Cohesion Strategy.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances the Child Maintenance Service ceases to pursue historic child maintenance arrears.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of enforcement correspondence issued by the Child Maintenance Service in cases involving very small arrears, including where that correspondence refers to bai

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that Child Maintenance Service enforcement action is proportionate in cases involving (a) small and (b) short-term arrears.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to prevent enforcement correspondence being issued by the Child Maintenance Service where maintenance has been paid early but outside the Service’s payment window.

19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend Business Rates reimbursements to Community Pharmacies.