Written questions

464 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Doors: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating an accreditation scheme for fire door replacement works to allow approved contractors to carry o

15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to publish guidance for managing agents and freeholders on how costs should be allocated for remedial works relating to historic building defects whe

11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to (a) speed up the marriage application process, (b) expand the scope of legal marriage venues and (c) review the 28-day notice period prior to the marriage ceremony.

11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Nurseries: Road Traffic

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of nurseries falling within Class E of the Town and Country Planning Order 1987 on neighbouring residents; and if he wil

9 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the service level target is for HM Revenue and Customs for answering telephone calls; and when that target was last reviewed.

9 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional level of funding that would be required to enable HM Revenue and Customs to answer all telephone calls.

9 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of time was that callers to HM Revenue and Customs waited before ending their call without speaking to an adviser in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.

9 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone calls were received by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.

9 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs were answered in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure local authorities have sufficient resources to repair and maintain residential roads; and what steps she plans to take to improve the long-term funding settl

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a diplomatic humanitarian convoy to facilitate the delivery of aid through the Rafah Crossing; and what recent discussi

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to dismantle organised people smuggling gangs; and how recent (a) legislative and (b) operational measures will (i) improve border security and (ii) protect vulnerable individ

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timetable is for ending the operations of organised people smuggling gangs; and how she will measure progress towards this goal under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of large businesses repaying SME invoices 60 or 90 days after receipt of the invoice on levels of interruption to SME cashflow.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of midwifery recruitment freezes on maternal health outcomes in England; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce sta

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for properties; and what discussions he has had with (a) industry stakeholders and (b) property owner

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Thames: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that staffing levels of lock keepers and river infrastructure on the non-tidal River Thames are sufficient to guarantee public and oper

29 Aug 2025 · Women and Equalities

Intersex and Transgender People: Facilities

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure that all members of the Trans and Intersex communities have access to (a) safe and (b) gender affirming (i) bathrooms, (ii) changing rooms and (iii) refuges; a

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for publishing a Government response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will take steps to ensure that (a) X and (b) other social media platforms prevent their artificial intelligence systems from promoting (i) racist and (ii) anti-Semitic

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the reinstatement of UK-issued pet passports for travel to EU member states; and what his planned timeline is for impleme

18 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand access to degree apprenticeships in midwifery for (a) mature students, (b) career changers and (c) other people who face (i) financial and (ii) practic

18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

EU Countries: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) EU member states and (b) (i) VFS Global and (ii) other third-party visa service providers on improving the (A) accessibili

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Maidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how much additional funding her Department plans to spend on transport projects for Maidenhead; and what those projects are.

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urinary Tract Infections: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the symptoms of chronic urinary tract infections.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Trams: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of guidance from the Highway Authority and Utilities Committee that utilities beneath tram tracks must be diverted under the New Roads and Street Works

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt: Maidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to green belt protections on (a) biodiversity, (b) access to green space and (c) the lo

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Transport for London on taxi and private hire driver licence renewals.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring television manufacturers to include a dedicated BBC iPlayer button on remote controls in line with existing buttons for com

3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Berkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for adolescent mental health services in Berkshire.

Source: official written-questions record.