Written questions
233 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what actions, programmes and investment vehicles will be used to support agri-tech as a frontier industry under the Industrial Strategy.
16 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review and reform permitted development rights for on-farm reservoirs.
16 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16697 on Agriculture: Reservoirs, what assessment she has made of whether the current rate of large raised reservoir construction
16 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farmers to improve water resilience through on-farm reservoirs.
15 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy on trends in the levels of early retirement among police offic
15 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to consult experienced police personnel in the development of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy.
14 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Access to Work Programme: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying Access to Work expenditure as Annually Managed Expenditure to help ensure the scheme can respond to demand from new and sustained employment
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Young Carers: Education and Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to add young carers to the data which local authorities must provide in relation to 'Participation in education, training and NEET' for 16 and 17 year olds.
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Unemployment: Young Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent findings by UCL, City St George’s and Carers Trust that young adult carers are more than twice as likely as non-
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Agriculture: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has designated a team responsible for agri-tech as a frontier industry under the Industrial Strategy.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Agriculture: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much public funding has been allocated through the Industrial Strategy to support agri-tech as a frontier industry; and how this compares with the funding allocated to each other frontier industry
13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
National Institute for Health and Care Research: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were recruited into National Institute for Health and Care Research supported (i) phase 1, (ii) phase 2, and (iii) phase 3 trials for (a) dementia, (b) cancer, (c) stroke and (d) co
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his department will work with the NIHR National Speciality Lead for research into rare cancers to develop a national strategy focused on unlocking greater investment in pancreatic cancer resear
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure a.) patients with pancreatic cancer can easily access information about relevant clinical trials and b.) they are automatically linked onto clinical tr
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Infrastructure Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of legal mechanisms available to local authorities to repay Community Infrastructure Levy charges in cases of genuine home
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on strengthening planning policy to help ensure that new developments do no
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to update building regulations to require property flood resilience measures in new homes built in areas at risk of flooding.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Re: Home Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve consumer awareness of whether a property is insured through Flood Re.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewers: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not commencing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 on surface water flood risk from new housing dev
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Re
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of uncertainty over the future of Flood Re on mortgage availability for properties at high risk of flooding.
3 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of section 68 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on the funding routes available for new secondary school provision required to serv
3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring that the timings of funding for secondary school provision for the development of strategic site
30 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific legal working temperature for schools.
29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue national guidance to reduce variation in children’s hospice funding between ICBs.
24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure the Armed Forces Covenant is applied in the provision of education to SEND pupils who are children of service men and women.
17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to hold a consultation on the new neighbourhood governance framework.
12 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of CMS responses are in compliance with the CMS' 15 days response timeframe.
12 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2026 to question 3164, if he will publish (a) those performance indicators and (b) corresponding performance data.
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his proposed timetable is for publishing a new neighbourhood governance framework following the passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on small and medium-sized developers of the withdrawal of water neutrality requirements and associated credit schemes; a
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