Written questions

140 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Injuries: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the national spinal cord injury database.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Supply of New Cars Order 2000

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will review the effectiveness of the Supply of New Cars Order 2000.

1 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support the integration of refugees.

19 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Law: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including essential safeguarding aspects of the law in the curriculum.

12 May 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on preventing violence against women and girls.

7 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to respond to findings of the consultation on Managing Pavement Parking which closed on 22 November 2020; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of granting local

28 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding available for Music Hubs.

25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of his Department's consultation on The licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England, published on 2 September

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Dysphagia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of incidents relating to dysphagia in SEND settings; and what steps she is taking to manage dysphagia safely in those settings.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Dysphagia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring all (a) teachers and (b) support staff in SEND settings receive training on dysphagia.

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on tackling irregular migration to the UK.

12 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes made to her Department's guidance entitled Nationality: good character requirement, published on 10 February 2025, on (a) refugees alr

4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide military support to Ukraine.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support grassroots football.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Philosophy: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2024 to Question 8936 on Religion: Education, whether locally agreed syllabuses on religious education must also take into account the teaching and practices of (a) humanism

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2024 to Question 8936 on Religion: Education and with reference to her Department's Guidance for local authorities about membership of Standing Advisory Councils for Religio

4 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Migrants: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure decisions on whether to grant Indefinite Leave to Remain under Appendix VDA are made (a) correctly and (b) with reference to appropriate evidence.

29 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of Official Development Assistance is spent on (a) fragile and (b) conflict-affected states.

28 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings and Housing: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2024 to Question 9543 on Housing: Construction, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the fitting of solar panels on new homes and

25 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Artificial Intelligence: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has carried out research into the impact of AI in education settings on children's wellbeing.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of conducting research on the impact of social media design on children's mental health.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a statutory requirement to log centrally incidents of hate at (a) schools and (b) colleges.

22 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support peacebuilding efforts by Israeli and Palestinian civil society.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Fireworks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the (a) health and (b) welfare of (i) pets and (ii) wild animals during fireworks season in Aylesbury constituency.

14 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Canada: Hinduism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Canadian counterpart on reports of anti-Hindu hatred in that country.

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure faith groups are regularly consulted on locally agreed syllabuses for religious education.

14 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Hinduism: Religious Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect Hindu places of worship.

14 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hinduism: Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle anti-Hindu hatred in Aylesbury constituency.

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Hinduism: Aylesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) teachers are given training in and (b) schools have high-quality resources to support teaching on Hinduism in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Aylesbury cons

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Hinduism: Aylesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Hinduism is taught in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Aylesbury constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.