Written questions

464 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to (a) ensure that leaseholders whose leases are approaching the 80–85 year bracket are informed of the implications for lease extension costs and (b) colle

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of defined benefit pension schemes for public sector workers on the public purse; and whether she plans to review the balance between defined benefit a

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce (a) long service (i) awards and (ii) medals and (b) additional forms of formal recognition to support the (A) retention and (B) morale of magistrates.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase the recruitment of magistrates from (a) younger age groups and (b) ethnic minority communities.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Roads: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the cumulative impact of the rollout of digital street infrastructure on (a) public digital connectivity, (b) local amenity, and (c) complianc

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Outdoor Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual energy consumption of outdoor digital advertising screens installed in public spaces; and whether his Department has considered the

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

Urban Areas: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) digital advertising screens, (b) digital telecommunications hubs and (c) other digital street infrastructure on (i) s

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of regional variations in the proportion of NHS Continuing Healthcare applications that are approved; and what steps he is taki

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Direct Marketing: Personal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people can effectively exercise their legal right to object to the use of their personal data for direct marketing.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what structures are in place within the NHS to (a) oversee and (b) manage financial efficiency in healthcare settings; and whether his Department has considered establishing a dedicated executive f

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence not having updated its methods on evaluating the wider societal costs of rar

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orphan Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to examine options for a separate evaluation process for orphan medicines claiming significant benefit over existing treatments.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orphan Drugs: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is taking to ensure transparency in the (a) operation and (b) maintenance of the UK orphan medicines register.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Night-time Economy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the night-time economy; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) VAT reductions, (b) business rates reform and (c) National Insurance threshold a

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Russia: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK defence readiness following recent Russian incursions in NATO airspace; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) the UK and (b) its

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

HM Land Registry: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reducing and (b) abolishing the (i) £7 fee for obtaining title information and (ii) other leaseholder

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

Property Management Companies: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to strengthen the collective rights of (a) leaseholders and (b) residents’ associations to (i) access information, (ii) influence management decisio

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

Leasehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that leaseholders’ reserve funds are (a) legally protected, (b) transparently accounted for and (c) subject to independent oversight

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

HM Land Registry: Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of HM Land Registry providing registered leaseholders with an annual update of their (a) lease terms and (b) other relev

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

Leasehold: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring leasehold contracts to (a) include (i) a clear summary of the key terms and conditions and (ii) accessible web li

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

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing the (a) lease length, (b) ground rent (c) service charges and (d) other relevant matters of leasehold tenures (i

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

Permitted Development Rights: Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with local planning authorities on the impact of permitted development for Houses in Multiple Occupation on parking provision.

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

River Thames: Public Footpaths

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of reinstating (a) full public access and (b) navigation at Temple Footbridge in Hurley.

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

River Thames: Public Footpaths

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide additional resources to the Environment Agency to support works to restore full navigation under Temple Footbridge in Hurley.

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

River Thames: Public Footpaths

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has allocated funding for the (a) repair and (b) reopening of Temple Footbridge in Hurley.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effectiveness of late payment reforms.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of late payment reform on cash flow for small and medium-sized enterprises.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to provide the Small Business Commissioner with additional powers to help tackle persistent late payment by large firms.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with statutory maximum payment terms for suppliers.

16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s policy is on the use of cash for food vendor payments in NHS hospitals.

Source: official written-questions record.