Written questions

433 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the current caps on the values of fines available to local authorities outside London on driver behaviour.

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing protections for sellers in conveyancing processes, in the context of levels of protections in (i) Scotland

23 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Migration Advisory Committee's review into the financial requirements for the Family Visa route to be published; and what plans she has for the minimum salary threshold for the Fa

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that ongoing work under the digital identities framework to digitise (a) sex and (b) other personal information incorporates safeguards to guarantee th

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ban the use of (a) cages for (i) laying hens and (ii) other animals and (b) close confinement systems for (A) sows and calves and (B) other animals in farming

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Automatic Number Plate Recognition: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing local authorities with the ability to use automatic number-plate recognition in car parks to help (a) increase t

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS's 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance, published on 30 January 2025, what steps his Department is taking to include health infrastructure planning decisio

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of offences against children have been released under early release schemes; and what continuing supervision is taking place.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a long-term funding strategy for Internal Drainage Boards.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to announce the allocation by local authority of the £5 million Internal Drainage Board support grant for 2025/26.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an increase in waste incinerators on the UK's carbon emission reduction targets.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of waste incineration on (a) public health and (b) respiratory conditions.

26 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Business: Capital Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on investment by businesses.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the upper threshold for small business rates relief for early years providers.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase funding rates for early years provision of three and four year olds.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of areas without childcare providers in England; and what estimate her Department has made of the number of early years providers that have closed sinc

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) changes to employer National Insurance contributions, (b) increase in the National Minimum Wage, (c) removal of the ability to c

20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help retain alternatives to digital booking systems for GP appointments for those that cannot access online systems.

20 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of HM Passport Office accepting multilingual standardised birth certificates as part of passport applications for the children of British par

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to identify alternative sources of funding for the university sector.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of vehicular accidents involving drivers who have not disclosed age-related health conditions on their driving license renewals in each of the last five years

20 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Housing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of linking stamp duty thresholds to regional house prices.

20 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Business: Recruitment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on recruitment by businesses.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling carers receiving Carer's allowance who defer drawing state pension to receive the same uplift as those who do not.

12 Mar 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to complete the Pay Transparency pilot, launched on 8 March 2022.

4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Afghan counterpart on improving safe access to education for girls in that country.

4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recommendations of the National Audit Office's report entitled Local Government Financial Sustainab

4 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Australasia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to accelerate the NHS employment at appropriate grades of doctors trained in (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand.

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people made bankrupt by the Loan Charge.

24 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

General Election 2024: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to implement the recommendations of the report by the Electoral Commission entitled Voter ID at the 2024 UK general election, published on 10 Septembe

Source: official written-questions record.