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.