Written questions

442 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parish and Town Councils: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to tackle the mismanagement of parish councils.

21 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parish and Town Councils: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to make parish councils more accountable to their constituents.

21 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to include reference to freedom of religion or belief, including the experiences of women who convert to minority religions, in future Human Rights and Demo

21 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NICE's severity modifier on access to drugs for secondary breast cancer patients.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government’s response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report of 21 March 2024 on public confidence in the Ombudsman process

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Animals: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of breeding and ownership of brachycephalic animals.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome in dogs in the UK.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Animals: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the health risks associated with brachycephalic animals.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the DVLA webchat.

21 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to cardiac screening for young people.

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Hockey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support available to schools for hockey provision.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lynx: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the feasibility and ecological impact of reintroducing the Eurasian lynx to woodland areas in England.

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has explored the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnostics.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of SEND reforms, how her Department plans to implement identification of special education needs in children younger than five years old; and how early intervention will be enacted.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to SEND reforms, what assessment she has made of the potential administrative burden on teachers under the new system.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to SEND reforms, what provisions will be made for home-educated children with SEND and children with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether support is available to rural households and businesses reliant on LPG in addition to the Crisis and Resilience Fund.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Steel Strategy on the wider UK steel supply chain, including downstream manufacturers and fabricators.

13 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of properties that have had planning permission for over six months yet no building work has yet commenced.

13 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of empty properties in Chichester constituency.

13 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of empty properties there are in the UK.

13 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Empty Property: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made on the cost of removing VAT on the renovation of unoccupied properties.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to expand supported internships to further education students on individual support plans.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether current guidance provides sufficient detail to ensure consistent interpretation of Special Rules for End of Life eligibility criteria across clinical settings.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of mandatory Advice and Guidance requirements on ensuring that appropriate referrals for endometriosis are not delayed or blocked.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Divorce

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will undertake a review of the legal management of divorce proceedings; and if he will make it his policy to reform interim financial arrangements to ensure neither party is financially disadvantaged or pla

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Audiology: Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when self-referral to community audiologists will be enabled on the NHS app.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Speech and Language Disorders: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of support available to children with situational mutism in Chichester constituency.

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Credit Cards: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that card payment processing fees do not disproportionately burden small and independent traders.

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is being taken to accelerate the Priority Service for employers and employees using the Certificate of Sponsorship Scheme.

Source: official written-questions record.