Written questions
1,189 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the GP Contract 2026/27, what estimate his Department has made of the level of cost savings for the NHS in relation to the bonus GP practices in England will be paid to prescribe
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the GP Contract 2026/27, what cost benefit analysis his Department conducted in relation to the bonus GP practices in England will be paid to prescribe patients weight loss drugs.
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Sponsorship
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sponsor licenses for care homes and care agencies that have been revoked have been successfully challenged in a) 2022, b) 2023, c) 2024, and d) 2025 by county.
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Sponsorship
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sponsor licenses for care homes and care agencies have been revoked in a) 2022, b) 2023, c) 2024, and d) 2025 by county.
4 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has her Department made of the effectiveness of (a) the Loan Charge and (b) HMRC’s approach to dealing with disguised remuneration schemes.
4 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has her Department made of the value-for-money to the taxpayer of the Loan Charge.
4 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding Loan Charge cases she expects will be settled as a result of the McCann Review.
4 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of the loan charge and (b) adequacy of HMRC’s approach to dealing with disguised remuneration schemes.
4 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the value-for-money of the loan charge.
4 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people subject to the loan charge who will have their cases settled following the independent review of the loan charge.
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Care Workers: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take with (a) the Department for Health and Social Care and (b) local authorities to help ensure that immigration reforms support (i) recruitment to social care vaca
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Kinship Care: Parental Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to introduce a statutory entitlement to paid leave for kinship carers.
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of animals that have been used for animal testing in each year since 2022.
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of animal testing on animal welfare.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to reduce animal testing.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Uniforms
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with schools on the effectiveness of the three-item cap on branded uniform.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Children's Play: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will review best practice guidance for play-based learning for five to seven year-olds.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Residential Family Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support Ofsted in processing the backlog of applications for the a) registration and b) inspections of residential family centres.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Extracurricular Activities: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department plans to measure progress towards her target for reducing the enrichment gap; and what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to do so.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Extracurricular Activities: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to begin delivery of the Enrichment Expansion Programme; and how her Department plans to work with selected schools to roll out the programme.
4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of GPs that will be needed to ensure that patients deemed clinically urgent are dealt with on the same day.
4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of paying GPs a bonus to prescribe patients weight loss drugs on savings to the NHS over a (a) one, (b) five year and (c) 10 year per
27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sport England: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing Sport England as a statutory planning consultee on the future provision of playing fields, pitches and
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what timetable his Department has set for laying secondary legislation relating to deferment and capitalisation rates under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what transitional arrangements apply to leaseholders pursuing enfranchisement claims while awaiting implementation of the new valuation framework.
9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Nuclear Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she and Cabinet colleagues have had with their Chinese counterpart on the expansion of China's nuclear weapons.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her proposed timetable is for publishing her Department's white paper related to Schools and SEND.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the average time taken by Surrey County Council to repair a reported pothole in each month since July 2024.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase pothole repairs.
9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support community pharmacies from the potential impact of changes to the living wage, national insurance and business rates.
Source: official written-questions record.