Written questions

397 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of the Maritime Skills Allowance on Border Force officers; and whether it will review remuneration arrangements.

12 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential risks of using (a) Capita, (b) Equiniti and (c) other private providers for pension administration; and whether he plans to review the 2023 procurement exercise.

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will assess the effectiveness of the urgent care dental pilot project.

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been supported (a) nationally and (b) in Woking constituency by the urgent care dental pilot project.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve information sharing between (a) the Child Maintenance Service, (b) HM Revenue and Customs and (c) his Department to help enable accurate income assessments

5 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the trial of extending the move on period for refugees from 28 to 56 days on the number of refugees who were rough sleeping during th

5 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the move-on period for refugees from 28 to 56 days.

28 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Sutton Place

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation on granting a licence to allow (a) renovations and (b) other maintenance works to proceed at Sutton Place in Woking.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review the requirement for park home residents to pay a 10 per cent commission to site owners upon the sale of their home.

24 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his department is considering extending the eligibility for the winter covid-19 vaccination programme.

24 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department will considered introducing a covid-19 booster vaccination programme for front line NHS staff.

22 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Sutton Place

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department made arrangements to (a) maintain the property and (b) pay any outstanding liabilities following the introduction of sanctions on the owners of Sutton Place.

22 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Sutton Place

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the status is of sanctions on Sutton Place in Woking constituency.

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

Pets: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps to (a) encourage the acquisition of dogs through (i) reputable rehoming organisations and (ii) breeders and (b) otherwise promote responsible

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

Dogs: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of improving (a) traceability and (b) transparency in dog breeding through strengthened (i) regulation and (ii) microchipping req

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

Animal Welfare: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate animal (a) rescues and (b) sanctuaries.

22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Woking Borough Council: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with Woking Borough Council on the steps it has taken following his predecessor Department's report of its non-statutory review int

20 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Motor Sports: Alternative Fuels

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing the tax on sustainable fuel on the UK's motorsport sector.

13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the employment tribunal process.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Revenue and Customs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on improving communication between his Department and HMRC on (a) cases involving voluntary National Insurance contributions paid while working a

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of Leave to Remain applications.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Sutton Place

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements were made following the introduction of sanctions on the owners of Sutton Place to (a) maintain the property and (b) pay any outstanding liabilities.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: National Grid

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising grid connections for renewable energy projects that are ready to commence.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people who have been diagnosed privately with ADHD to enter shared care agreements with GPs.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase NHS capacity for ADHD assessments.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Connect to Work: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned local government reorganisation in Surrey on the implementation of the Connect to Work programme in that county.

10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73379 on Armed Forces: Vehicles, if his Department will centrally record data on the length of time that military assets are not (a) deployed and (b) operati

8 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the suspension of new applications for refugee family reunion on children seeking to reunite with family members.

8 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish an impact assessment on suspending new applications under the refugee family reunion route.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of permanently linking local housing allowance rates to the bottom 30th percentile of local private rents to help ensure (a) affordable housing supp

Source: official written-questions record.