Written questions
1,820 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Post Offices: Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that communities relying on a mobile post office service continue to have provision when vehicles are undergoing repair or maintenance.
6 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Illness: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need for additional recognition and support for informal carers supporting people with mental health conditions.
6 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Psychiatric Patients: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to recognise the role of informal carers providing care to psychiatric patients.
6 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Psychiatric Patients: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure informal carers supporting psychiatric patients have access to appropriate support services.
6 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Psychiatric Patients: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has considered to support informal carers providing care to psychiatric patients.
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Falkland Islands: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK military capabilities to deter threats to the Falkland Islands.
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Falkland Islands: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the defence of the Falkland Islands reflects developments in long-range missile technology.
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Falkland Islands: Defence Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of modern military technologies, including drones, for the security of the Falkland Islands.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Lighting
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that motorcycle lighting systems do not cause glare for other road users.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Lighting
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review regulations relating to motorcycle headlight brightness and beam alignment.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Lighting
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of dip headlights on motorcycles in improving road safety.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Lighting
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of halogen and high-intensity headlights on driver safety and visibility for vulnerable road users.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Lighting
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of bright vehicle headlights on people with (a) sensitive and (b) elderly retinas.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce sewage discharges by water companies into rivers in rural areas.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on rules governing sewage discharge into rivers during periods of heavy rainfall.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of combined sewage overflows discharging into the South Winterborne at Martinstown on the environment.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate numbers of qualified physics teachers in secondary schools.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Physics: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of improvements in physics education on the development of new technologies and economic growth.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Physics: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure funding for physics research.
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the additional per-apprentice cost to employers delivering (a) apprenticeship in engineering and (b) other high-cost apprenticeships following the changes to app
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment on the potential impact of increasing employer co-investment to 25 per cent on the number of apprentices taken on by levy-paying employers.
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprenticeship Levy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of removing the 10 per cent levy top-up on the affordability of apprenticeship training for small and medium-sized
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing to Premiership Women’s Rugby clubs.
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Rugby Football Union and Sport England on the financial sustainability of Premiership Womens Rugby clubs.
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what long-term strategies her Department is promoting to help improve the (a) sustainability and (b) levels of participation of women’s rugby clubs across England.
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the development and financial sustainability of women’s rugby clubs in the South West.
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the sustainability of women’s rugby clubs in West Dorset; and what targeted support is available.
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the financial sustainability of grassroots rugby clubs across England.
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures are in place to support the long-term viability of grassroots rugby clubs in the South West.
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help improve public confidence in the water sector.
Source: official written-questions record.