Written questions
433 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Doors: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned transition period for moving from the fire door safety testing standard BS 476-22 to standard EN 1634-1 on tim
2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) include support for adults with autism and (b) help support (i) Integrated Care Boards and (ii) local hospital trusts with supporting adults with autism through the N
2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing Associations: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans to extend Section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to apply to housing associations undertaking public sector contracts; and whether her
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foie Gras: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the proposed UK-EU common veterinary agreement would allow the UK to ban the importation of foie gras produced by force-feeding.
2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Electoral Register
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the Electoral Commission on automatic voter registration since 5 July 2024.
2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fires: Barbecues
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds up-to-date data on the number of fires linked to (a) disposable and (b) single-use barbecues.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Barbecues and Sky Lanterns
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to Eunomia's report entitled Sky Lanterns, Single-Use Barbecues and Helium Balloons Risks and Mitigation Options, published on 9 February 2024.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Holiday Accommodation: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to set a limit on the number of holiday lets on the national mandatory register for short-term lets within each local authority area.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Holiday Accommodation: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to begin public testing of the digital platform for the national mandatory short-term let registration scheme.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the DVLA self-reporting process for (a) age-related and (b) other health conditions.
2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Doors: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of pausing the proposed move from the British fire door safety testing standard to the European Standard until the review of
2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Doors: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is for removing the national BS 476-22 classification for fire door resistance from Approved Document B.
19 May 2025 · Treasury
Carbon Emissions: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of taxing high-polluting corporations to help support net zero initiatives.
19 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of non-sexual offences against children have been released under early release schemes; and what steps her Department is taking to supervise those offenders.
19 May 2025 · Women and Equalities
Transgender People
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Supreme Court ruling of [2025] UKSC 16, 16 April 2025, on levels of provision of (a) services, (b) healthcare and (c) workplace facilities for trans
14 May 2025 · Treasury
Emergency Services: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase funding for emergency services.
12 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of methodological changes to the classification of certain types of accommodation between the 2011 and 2021 census
6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Remote Meetings
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department will publish the response to the consultation entitled Enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings, which closed on 19 December 20
30 Apr 2025 · Treasury
CCTV: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of excluding CCTV systems used for security purposes from business rates valuations.
30 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the thresholds for Small Business Rate Relief to reflect changes in rateable values ahead of the 2026 revaluation.
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Arts: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department plans to provide for (a) dance, (b) drama, (c) music and (d) musical theatre higher education courses in each of the next three years.
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Students: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Office for Students will be required to provide a third category for registration; and whether this will take into account the specialised environments of small specialist providers.
29 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
5G: Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the (a) quality and (b) total area coverage area for (i) 5G and (ii) other wireless data reception in Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency; and what step
29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
GP Surgeries: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the funding made available to ICBs for primary care can be used by GP surgeries to develop plans for premises improvement that will extend beyond
25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which groups were consulted on the withdrawal of funding for non-specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department from the withdrawal of funding for non-specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
25 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Shared Rural Network: Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on the Shared Rural Network (SRN) since July 2024; and what SRN projects are underway in Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.
25 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in protecting artists against breaches of artistic
24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Gardens Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the benefit of including the Garden Trust as a statutory consultee to planning decisions.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the ongoing e-scooter trials, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of e-scooters on (a) the modal shift of transport away from private cars and (b) reducing traffic congestion in
Source: official written-questions record.