Written questions
433 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Recall Petitions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of broadening the range of circumstances under which a recall petition takes place.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to negotiate an agreement with her EU counterparts to permit British HGV drivers to register biometric details away from the UK/EU border under the Entry/Exit System.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating with his EU counterparts to secure an exemption for professional drivers from the 90 in 180 day Schengen rule.
23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changing the rules which prevent families from bidding for social houses that have too few bedrooms on waiting times for so
21 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Monuments
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January to Question 103107 on Monuments, whether he is taking steps to ensure that scheduled monuments will (a) continue to be protected under planni
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Care Services: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support small businesses with their provision of (a) barbering and (b) hairdressing apprenticeships.
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Care Services: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the (a) uptake and (b) drop-out rates in (i) barbering and (ii) hairdressing apprenticeships over the last 7 years.
21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the transition for NHS patients between paediatric and adult care in the NHS.
21 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending the statutory override for local authorities until the end of 2027/28 on the financial security of th
20 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Motor Insurance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56135, on Motor Insurance, what recent progress the cross-Government taskforce on motor insurance has made.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Occupational Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that any changes to SEND provision include access to occupational therapy for children and young people with SEND in mainstream schools.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Reasonable Adjustments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide dedicated funding for (a) sensory-friendly adaptations and (b) other environmental adjustments in schools to support the inclusion of children and young people with SEND.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Occupational Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist occupational therapists to support children and young people with SEND in schools.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that occupational therapists are consulted in the design of (a) new school buildings and (b) new learning environments, funded through school capital investment programmes.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to introduce testing for neurodiversity in educational settings for students aged 16 and above.
20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pectus Excavatum: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve treatment for patients with Pectus Excavatum.
19 Jan 2026 · Home Office
British Nationals Abroad: Iran
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure protections for British Iranians who are affected by the violence against protesters taking place in Iran.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) programme, (a) when the Department plans to publish the full evaluation of this programme; and (b) whether the findings of th
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cars: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring car hire companies to capture and store digitally timestamped (a) photographic and (b) video evidence of a vehicle’s condition both at c
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cars: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving the BVRLA guidelines on Fair Wear and Tear onto a statutory basis for people hiring cars.
19 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Electronic Government: Small Businesses
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Government Gateway for small business owners.
19 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to negotiate the harmonisation of the amount of time that UK nationals can spend in the EU under the 90 in 180 day Schengen rule with the amount of time that EU nationals can spend in the UK wit
19 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with hospitality businesses on the potential impact of the timeframe for completing rateable evaluations of business that have had their premises renovated on businesses completing su
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Animal Breeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department's policy paper entitled Animal Welfare Strategy for England, published on 22 December 2025, whether her Department plans to publish a timetable for the
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Personal Care Services: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing licensing requirements for the establishment of (a) hairdressers and (b) barbers.
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Care Services: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the uptake of (a) hairdressing and (b) barbering apprenticeships.
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fish Farming: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the risk to non-farmed animals of disease transmission from the nearby presence of a fish farm.
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fish Farming: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she will take to improving the health of farmed fish during production; and if she will give consideration to increasing spacing to reduce the risk of disease transmission b
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage industry to end the practice of culling male laying hen chicks; and if she will publish a timetable for taking these steps.
13 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to prohibit the importation of hunting trophies.
Source: official written-questions record.