Written questions

442 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support is available to SMEs in the steel fabrication sector as a result of changes to tariff measures.

25 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding cases of people facing the retrospective loan charge she expects will be settled as a result of the McCann Review; and the likely timescale is for bringing the topic to a conclusion.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many premises in Chichester constituency were included in the original Project Gigabit contract awarded to CityFibre for East and West Sussex; and how many premises are now out of s

24 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support stability and security on the island of Cyprus, including in relation to the safety of UK sovereign base areas.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for free milk under the school milk scheme.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of extending free school milk provision to all children until the end of the Reception year.

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

Plastics: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce environmental harm caused by glass-reinforced plastic pollution in protected landscapes.

24 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure sustainable funding for specialist women’s organisations supporting victims of domestic abuse, violence and health inequalities, and whether she has considered using Dormant Assets

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bees and Butterflies: Pesticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the recent authorisation of acetamiprid, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the use of such pesticides on butterfly and bee populations.

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

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce a timetable to end the emergency authorisation of neonicotinoid pesticides.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is considering additional support for individuals with Type 1 Diabetes through Personal Independence Payment.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: West Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter to West Sussex Council leaders sent on 25 March 2026, if he will share his Department's financial modelling for the two proposed unitary authorities.

22 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) consistency and (b) quality of continence product procurement across NHS England.

22 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to continence care services for residents in Chichester constituency.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the tariff measures proposed in the UK Steel Strategy on the supply of unfabricated steel products and the potential subsequent downstream impact

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the tariff measures proposed in the UK Steel Strategy, in what way his Department defines fabricated steel for the purposes of tariff application and enforcement.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK Steel Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) proposed tariff measures on unfabricated steel and (b) the decision not to apply tariffs

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK Steel Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of tariffs on fabricated steel on levels of demand for steel fabricated in the UK.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with the steel industry on the decision regarding the introduction of tariffs on fabricated steel in the UK Steel Strategy published on 19th March 2026.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department has considered the potential merits of ringfencing income generated by tariffs outlined in the UK Steel Strategy to be reinvested in supporting the UK Steel industry.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Constructional Steelwork Association

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish his Department's engagement with the British Constructional Steelwork Association since the publication of the UK Steel Strategy on 19th March 2026, including meetings and other form

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Special Educational Needs Coordinators' access to training and professional development required to meet the expectations for participation in senior leadership t

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide the date of his last formal communication with the Hillsborough Law Now and Pete Weatherby KC campaign regarding the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Means-tested Benefits: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consider exempting compensation awarded to veterans for service-related (a) illness and (b) injury from means testing for benefits.

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to update the Community Emergency Plan Toolkit.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to remove the requirement for three miscarriages before women are routinely offered support following pregnancy loss.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to miscarriage investigation and support services for patients in the Chichester constituency.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Convictions: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of hearings of appeals against conviction from the magistrates' court involve A) complainants in general and B) vulnerable complainants.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Convictions and Prosecutions: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who appeal against sentence and conviction from the magistrates court are unrepresented.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Private Prosecutions: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a date as to when his Department will respond to the consultation into regulation and oversight of private prosecutions in the Criminal Justice System which closed in May 2025.

Source: official written-questions record.