Written questions

182 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether with reference to the Cabinet Office's press release her Department has carried out an assessment of the pilot scheme to stop Child Benefit payments where a claimant had been outside the UK for more than eig

29 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps, with reference to the Cabinet Office's press release her Department is taking to rectify data on people erroneously identified as having been outside of the UK for more than eight weeks for Child Benefit

29 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Cabinet Office's press release entitled Child Benefit action to save £350 million from claimants abroad, published on 22 August 2025, how many Child Benefit claimants were erroneously identifie

29 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Cabinet Office's press release entitled Child Benefit action to save £350 million from claimants abroad, published on 22 August 2025, for what reason her Department chose international travel d

15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS South West London: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments associated with the planned redundancies in the South West London Integrated Care Board under the new NHS 10-Year He

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of method-of-production labelling on UK animal products on (a) the economy and (b) export growth opportunities.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandatory method-of-production labelling on (a) animal welfare and (b) consumer transparency.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with train operators on the adequacy of criteria used to determine the provision of step-free access upgrades at train stations.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rehabilitation programmes on reoffending rates by young adults.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of court backlogs on levels of access to justice for (a) victims and (b) defendants.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of workforce shortages on the delivery of social care services to older people.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Manufacturing Industries: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with manufacturing firms on (a) their progress in adopting and (b) the barriers to the implementation of green technologies.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of support provided by his Department to help small and medium-sized enterprises increase their exports to EU markets.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Lifelong Education and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of access to (a) lifelong learning and (b) reskilling opportunities for adults seeking employment in emerging industries.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Digital Technology and STEM Subjects: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of high-quality apprenticeships for young people in the (a) digital and (b) STEM sectors.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of lower-cost imports of electric buses from (a) China and (b) other countries on the competitiveness of UK manufacturers; and what steps she is taking to en

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, how the funding allocated for electric vehicle charging infrastructure will be apportioned between (a) local, (b) en-route, (c) home, and (d) workplace charging.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, what metrics her Department will use to assess the effectiveness of the funding allocated to accelerate the roll-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, what the planned timetable is for payments to support electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

15 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any dedicated funding has been provided to the Metropolitan Police to support the Ninja Sword Surrender Scheme.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Bicycles: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that e-bikes on the UK market meet product (a) safety and (b) compliance standards.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Electric Bicycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on promoting road safety awareness among pupils who use (a) hire and (b) electric bikes.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking to steps with (a) transport and (b) safety regulators to ensure (i) public awareness campaigns, (ii) regulation and (iii) other preventative measures are in place to help reduce

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Injuries: Electric Bicycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance to (a) hospitals and (b) local health authorities on collecting consistent data on injuries linked to (i) hire and (ii) electric bikes.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Injuries: Electric Bicycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of (a) severe trauma and (b) other injuries cause by e-bikes on the NHS; and what steps his Department is tak

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that (a) hire and (b) e-bike operators comply with safety standards.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria will be used in the Home Office English Language Test procurement process to help ensure the (a) integrity, (b) reliability and (c) independent validation of English language assessments

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help (a) prevent and (b) disrupt modern slavery.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Drugs: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the British Transport Police on the adequacy of its procedures for (a) identifying victims of (i) modern slavery and (ii) county lines and (b) referring them for support.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether has had discussions with British Transport Police on the adequacy of the training available to help officers (a) identify and (b) respond to county lines exploitation.

Source: official written-questions record.