Written questions

433 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maximise the use of available technologies used to establish the available capacity of NHS dental practices to improve access to NHS dentistry.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to introduce a requirement for buyers of park homes to be provided with independent legal advice during the buying process.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to facilitate the transferring of funds to Ukrainian charities.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Health Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to (a) provide guidance to veterinary practices on the pricing of Animal Health Certificates and (b) introduce regulations on the price levels for Animal Health Certi

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a minimum child maintenance payment for all paying parents on the Child Maintenance Service regardless of income.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to negotiate a longer-term pet passport arrangement with the European Union.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the effectiveness of arrangements within the Child Maintenance Service whereby HMRC evidence is used to establish CMS payments.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to expand the rollout of the Acquisitive Crime Project to areas of England not included in initial pilot areas, including Dorset.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Crossings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on side zebra crossings of the (a) use of side zebra crossings in London, (b) use of side zebra crossings in Wales and (c) resea

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stoma Appliances: Public Lavatories

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will establish provisions for people with stomas in public toilets within NHS establishments.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the (a) number of children between 5 and 10 admitted to hospital for dental procedures in each of the last five years and (b) average cost of such instances from a

8 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Passports: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the cost of a Certificate of Entitlement for dual nationals who have difficulties obtaining a British Passport due to complex fam

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for farmed animal mortality data to be published on publicly accessible platforms.

6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to extend free parking provision for all NHS staff on NHS sites.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on extending free school meals to all children whose families are in receipt of Universal Credit by the September 2026 deadline; and whether eligible families will have to opt-

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Equipment: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to put stickers or markings on such products to warn users t

2 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Self-assessment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the a) adequacy of the ease with which people can contact HMRC for support completing self-assessments and b) effectiveness of that support.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Conduct Investigations Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of legislating for the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office to have the power to investigate sentencing patterns of Judges.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to implement a ban on the emergency use of neonicotinoids as a matter of urgency.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Badgers: Animal Welfare and Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) badger baiting and (b) badger culling in the South West.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Badgers: Animal Welfare and Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on how many badgers were killed from (a) badger baiting and (b) badger culling in the South West as a proportion of the total number of badgers ki

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the timing of the announcement to the Sports Premium on schools' ability to set an effective budget to be approved in time for the next academic year.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to provide further details on the transitional PE Premium payment for primary schools.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Badgers: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of raising the maximum prison sentence for badger baiting under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 to

29 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Public Sector: Occupational Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change to the SCAPE discount rate on the retirement plans of public sector workers within five years of their expected retirement date.

29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether offenders servicing sentences for sexual abuse against children are eligible for the Early Release Scheme.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories of the UK's legal recognition of the State o

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories

24 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she will set out a timeline for the publication of a formal response to the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 on the legal consequences o

24 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 10193 on Israeli Settlements, if she will update the House on (a) the response from the Advertising Standards Authority to

Source: official written-questions record.