Written questions

442 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Wines: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will support the emerging wine and wine tourism industry in Chichester by reducing taxes on produce sold to visitors on site.

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

Farming and Food Partnership Board: Horticulture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of representation of the horticultural industry on the Farming and Food Partnership Board.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Educational Psychology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of places available for educational psychology courses at universities in England, and whether she has considered salaried training routes for experienced profess

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the voices of the Iranian people are heard in decisions about Iran's future once military action subsides.

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans: West Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposing different start dates for the preparation of new local plans on local planning authorities, in the context of loc

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consultation his Department has had with local planning authorities on section 78c of the National Planning Policy Framework.

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider postponing the start dates for local plan-making for areas undergoing Local Government Reorganisation.

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether planning permission should only be granted in a tilted balance scenario where there is evidence that delivery of the proposal would fall within the 5 year housing land su

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of joint plan-making where his Department has mandated different start dates for the preparation of new local plans.

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local planning authorities have been provided with a 31 December 2026 start date for the preparation of new local plans.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Counter-terrorism and Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what processes are in place to ensure that companies registered with Companies House are not linked to organisations subject to UK sanctions or counter-terrorism measures.

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of State for Education on the recognition of the Pathological Demand Avoidance profile within assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools and local authorities on recognising and supporting pupils with a Pathological Demand Avoidance profile when developing an Education, Health and Care Plan.

16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Shared Ownership Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider creating a mandatory buyback scheme for owners of shared ownership homes.

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a modern service framework for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

LuaLua TV

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has held discussions with Ofcom on national security considerations relating to the broadcasting licence held by LuaLua TV.

13 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Charities: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of fiscal drag on the number of charities expected to become liable for VAT registration over the next five years.

13 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Charities: VAT Exemptions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HM Revenue and Customs provides to charities on the classification of educational activities for the purposes of VAT exemption.

13 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Charities: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the VAT registration threshold on small charities that generate income through educational public engagement activities.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government’s decision not to provide compensation following the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on changes to women’s State Pension age, whether his Depart

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners living in the Chichester constituency are currently in receipt of Pension Credit.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women living in the Chichester constituency are currently in receipt of Pension Credit.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women born in the 1950s living in the Chichester constituency are currently in receipt of Pension Credit.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of assessing the income of a parent’s cohabiting partner who is not (a) a legal parent and (b) step-parent when determining eligibility for student maintenan

12 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Higher Education: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of temporary visa status on the ability of students from Ukraine residing in the UK to gain places at UK universities.

12 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Foods: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in infant formula prices on families.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hares: West Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect hare populations in (a) West Sussex and (b) Chichester constituency.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hares: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing a statutory close season for the brown hare during its breeding period on levels of conservation.

12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in the provision of prison education on future reoffending rates.

12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Hillsborough Law Now

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the dates of all meetings with the campaign group Hillsborough Law Now, or Pete Weatherby KC, since Sunday 18 January 2026.

Source: official written-questions record.