Written questions

442 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recounting experiences during police complaint procedures on (a) victims and (b) survivors of stalking.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it her policy to seek an agreement with the US Government on measures to minimise delays in UK probate cases where the deceased held assets in the US.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Crown Prosecution Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing AI solutions to minimise the need for the police to redact case files shared with the CPS.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Crown Prosecution Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ending the requirement for police to redact casefiles that are passed to the Crown Prosecution Service on (a) response times and (b) victim ou

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support businesses affected by the Regulated Asset Base levy for Sizewell C.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he made of the potential impact of the provision of funding for Sizewell C under the regulated asset base model on businesses.

16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) increase the number of specialist training posts for UK doctors and (b) remove barriers to practice for UK-trained doctors returning from overseas.

15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the capacity of NHS dental services in Chichester constituency.

14 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Management Organisation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide additional funding for the Marine Management Organisation.

14 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the (a) Marine Management Organisation, (b) Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities and (c) Environment Agency in tackling (

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Service Industries: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to cap companies' charges for (a) all customers and (b) the elderly (i) when customers are locked out of

13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing appropriately skilled professionals using a competency-based framework to undertake Initial Health Assessments.

13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Theft: Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to bring the financial threshold for electing for trial by jury for theft in line with that for charges of criminal damage.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Victims: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the levels of (a) protection and (b) support for male victims of (i) domestic violence, (ii) harassment and (iii) intimidation through the criminal justice sy

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Electrical Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will (a) review and (b) update legal obligations on electricity providers to (i) inspect, (ii) evaluate and (iii) replace (A) outdated and (B) dangerous wiring.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the use of smartphones by pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions Regulator

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will expand the remit of the Pensions Regulator to include employees whose employers have not made statutory contributions to pensions.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) effective management and (b) oversight of fibre broadband rollout in Chichester constituency.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in NHS ophthalmology services.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) review and (b) update NHS Continuing Healthcare.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 59607 on Infant Foods, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority's report entitled Infant formula a

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has to help increase (a) participation in and (b) access to dance in local communities.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the international student levy will be introduced.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Dance: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures her Department is taking to help support access to dance education in schools.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Higher Education Innovation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans she has to review the threshold for eligibility criteria for the Higher Education Innovation Fund.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Dance: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support the funding of training for young dancers from (a) disadvantaged backgrounds and (b) all backgrounds; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Management Organisation: Data Processing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to improve data processing at the Marine Management Organisation.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the Minimum Income Floor for Universal Credit claimants.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure increased access to electric vehicle transition for residents without off-street parking.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to update the National Planning Policy Framework to facilitate the installation of electric vehicle charging points for homeowners without driveways.

Source: official written-questions record.