Written questions

398 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing resources at Capita to manage case volume, following the Civil Service Pensions recovery plan being completed.

18 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the need for (a) additional resources and (b) mechanisms to award compensation to those who have experienced hardship and financial losses due to Civil Service Pensions processing

13 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sovereign AI Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the government will guarantee that the Sovereign AI Fund will only invest in companies that it reasonably believes adhere to UK copyright law.

13 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sovereign AI Fund: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps have been taken to ensure that any appointment to lead the Sovereign AI Fund is made on merit through a transparent and open competition, rather than being influenced by pers

13 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sovereign AI Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps are being taken to ensure value for money for taxpayers in the deployment of the £500 million Sovereign AI Fund, and what criteria will be used to assess the Fund’s success i

13 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sovereign AI Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what governance structures are in place to oversee investment decisions made by the Sovereign AI Fund, and what role Ministers, the Department, and the Fund’s Chair will have in approvi

13 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sovereign AI Fund: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the formal remit, decision-making powers and accountability mechanisms will be for the individual appointed to lead the Sovereign AI Fund, including how they will be held accountab

13 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sovereign AI Fund: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has been made of potential conflicts of interest in relation to the proposed appointment of Suzanne Ashman to lead the Sovereign AI Fund, including her previous roles in

13 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sovereign AI Unit: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recruitment process has been followed for the appointment of a Chief Executive or equivalent lead to the Sovereign AI Unit, and whether that process has been conducted in accordanc

26 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Proscribed Organisations: Arrests

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the cost for providing potential redress to people who were arrested for supporting a proscribed organisation whose proscription was reversed; and clarify whether her

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: National Curriculum Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether proposed SEND reforms will consider the experiences of SEND children with regards to SATs.

23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2025 to question 69493, how many: (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) reviews, and (b) Additional Family Member (AFM) reviews have been completed since 17 Jul

23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Universities: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will explicitly apply to all universities.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Orders: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her proposals for SEND reform, if she will give assurance to adopters and special guardians that their children, a majority of whom require active in-school additional support, which is curren

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Orders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the decision made to remove funding for Specialist Assessments for adopted children and children under special guardianship orders, and in the context of long waiting times experienced by cons

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of recent uncertainty about the future of the ASGSF, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistent, high quality therapeutic support for adopted children and their families and Regiona

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Universities: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to hold universities to account on their duty of care to students.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: National Curriculum Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will consider the experiences of SEND children in SATs, and include reform of SATs and other statutory assessment in the government's plans to put inclusion at the heart of education.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce the future funding settlements for the Music and Dance Scheme Schools; and whether Music and Dance Scheme Schools will receive a long-term settlement.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to address the Disability Transport Gap, as described in the December 2023 report entitled Are we there yet, from Transport for All.

17 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2026 to question 115217, what timeline the Government is working to in considering the best way to measure the prevalence of VAWG among children and young people in t

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to the answer of 17 December 2025 to question 98635, how heat network customers who purchase their energy supply from a housing association or a managing agent for their property will

17 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Import Duties: Exemptions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish data held by HM Revenue and Customs on: (a) the ports of entry used for low-value imports currently eligible for relief under the Low Value Import exemption, (b) what proportion of such consignme

23 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Manual

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to update the Cabinet Manual in the near future.

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring the harms experienced by girls under 16 into the scope of the monitoring and accountability metrics of the Freedom from Violence and Abuse Strategy.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

International Civil Aviation Organization

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on transparency and corporate capture detailed in the InfluenceMap report entitled Corporate Capture and the UN Internat

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

Plastics: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to Written Question UIN 106814, whether a response has been received from Southern Water.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2025 to Written Question UIN 80759, how many Access to Work claims have been processed since 10 October 2025; what the extent is of the backlog of outstanding claims

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Written Question UIN 106823, if he will (a) collect and analyse data on the extent of refusal, increase and reduction of Access to Work awards at renewal and

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in poverty as a result of the rule preventing mixed-age couples from claiming pension-age benefits until the youngest partner reaches State Pension age.

Source: official written-questions record.