Written questions

464 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made a value-for-money assessment of the British Council loan issued during the Covid-19 pandemic.

15 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the British Council’s capacity to meet its Covid-era loan repayments on staffing levels and the closure of

15 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the Covid-era loan repayment obligations on the British Council’s ability to maintain its global network an

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the horticultural industry's transition to peat-free growing media.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ban the sale and supply of peat for horticultural use before 2030.

12 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Decorations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to review medal eligibility criteria for armed forces personnel injured in acts of terrorism while serving in the UK but not on operational deployment.

12 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has set a target date by which no veteran should be sleeping rough in England; and what resources have been allocated to achieve this objective.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the proposed timeline between January 2027 and December 2029 in the F Gas Regulation consultation for the refrigeration, air

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to include mandatory training and certification requirements for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump technicians handling alternative refrigerant

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential costs and benefits of a hybrid phasedown scenario that would maintain the existing phasedown schedule until 2030 before trans

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many responses his Department has received from (a) refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry representatives, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) trade ass

11 Dec 2025 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been deprived of their British citizenship in each year since 2020; and how many of those (a) were born British citizens, (b) became stateless as a result, and (c) had their citiz

11 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Disaster Relief

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses to determine the level of UK humanitarian assistance in response to natural disasters in developing countries.

11 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Disaster Relief

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the overseas development assistance budget was allocated to rapid disaster response in developing countries in 2024-25.

11 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Storms

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with the (a) World Bank, (b) International Monetary Fund and (c) Asian Development Bank on financial support for Sri Lanka's po

11 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Storms

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to Sri Lanka beyond the initial humanitarian assistance announced in response to Cyclone Ditwah.

11 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Storms

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much UK humanitarian assistance was provided to Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah in November 2025.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reservoirs and Water Supply: Thames Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative estimate her Department has made of the cost to consumers of (a) the proposed SESRO reservoir and (b) a Severn-to-Thames water transfer pipeline.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reservoirs: Thames Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered alternative water supply schemes to the proposed SESRO reservoir in the Thames Valley.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reservoirs: Thames Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed SESRO reservoir on the environment of the Thames Valley.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what advice his Department has received on whether changes to the inflation indexation methodology of the Feed-in Tariff scheme would constitute a material change to the contractual terms agr

11 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent sudden cardiac deaths in people aged 35 and under.

11 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Review: Judges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the process for assigning judges to cases involving legal challenges to Government decisions.

9 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Care Workers: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enhanced DBS check applications for care sector roles have exceeded 60 days at the police checking stage in each of the last six months; and whether the Government plans to provide additional

9 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Care Workers: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for enhanced DBS checks in the care sector in each of the last twelve months; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce the time taken in the police checkin

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that broadband infrastructure providers complete full fibre rollout in areas where initial deployment was incomplete; and what steps she is

8 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to change the minimum income requirement and English language proficiency level for applicants under the BN(O) visa scheme.

5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is planning to take to ensure that public confidence in the criminal justice system is maintained if the use of jury trials is reduced.

5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to remove jury trials for offences other than the most serious crimes on defendants’ rights.

5 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Index Linking

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of members of defined benefit pension schemes with pre-1997 service who have received no discretionary pension increases in the last ten years; and what steps he

Source: official written-questions record.