Written questions
277 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Renters Rights Act 2025, whether he is taking steps to extend the right to request permission to keep a pet to people living in social housing.
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is considering further measures to strengthen the enforcement of the ban on illegal piglet thumping beyond The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulatio
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions have been made for piglet thumping in each of the last five years.
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of farms involved in piglet thumping.
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle piglet thumping.
20 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the emails of 19 January and 17 March 2026 on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, case reference OG894, from the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage.
18 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Life Sciences: Oxfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support the life sciences sector in Oxfordshire.
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve timely diagnosis for people living with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
18 May 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many beagles have been approved for use in scientific research over the a) past five years and b) each year within.
18 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding is being allocated to alternatives to animal testing, such as the advanced use of human cells.
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to help ensure that epilepsy patients and their families have access to readily-available information of SUDEP risk and prevention.
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure that key risk factors for epilepsy patients are proactively assessed, and what is being done to increase awareness of these risk factors.
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to shift epilepsy care from a reactive approach to a proactive preventative model, such as increased early identification of symptoms.
15 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the funding required by Network Rail for the control period 2029 to 2034 to recover the average asset age to 2015 levels across key asset categories.
15 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed changes in average asset age and percentage asset life used across major railway infrastructure asset categories since 2015.
15 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of Network Rail's funding from 2024 to 2029 to prevent average asset deterioration of the railway network by maintaining the average asset (a) age and (b) perc
15 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much weight is given to protecting (a) businesses and (b) national infrastructure when directing resources in flood risk assessments.
15 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how her department is contributing to assessments on local government reorganisation.
15 May 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment they have made of the reasons for delays in processing applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain under the Settlement Protection route for Syrian nationals.
15 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Delivery Services: Robots
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has approved the use of pavement delivery robots to operate in urban areas.
15 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Delivery Services: Robots
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what vehicle type are pavement delivery robots classified as in legislation.
15 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Delivery Services: Robots
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the legal framework that pavement delivery robots operate within.
14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support high street businesses.
14 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Astronomy and Space: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to maintain levels of funding for astronomy and space science.
14 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether loss of revenue from user charges at the Dartford Crossings is accounted for in the Department's finances.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the department is taking to reduce regional disparities in dementia diagnosis rates.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the department is taking to ensure early diagnosis for individuals with dementia.
13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to phase out the use of CO2 gas chambers in slaughterhouses.
13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
AEA Group: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a process to allow Atomic Energy Authority Technology pension scheme closed section members to leave the Pension Protection Fund and r
13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
AEA Group: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on AEAT pension arrangements.
Source: official written-questions record.