Written questions

464 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the implications of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's updated draft Code of Practice for transgender participation in grassroots and community

29 May 2026 · Home Office

Voluntary Work: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people currently residing in the UK on a Student visa that are studying part-time are permitted to undertake unpaid volunteering roles within the NHS, including training as a volunteer paramed

19 May 2026 · Treasury

Parcels: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the cumulative costs of VAT and associated handling fees applied to parcels sent from distribution centres in Great Britain to customers in the European Union

19 May 2026 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of EU de minimis charges and associated handling fees on UK retailers fulfilling consumer orders to customers in the Republic of Ireland from distribution sites

18 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of the SEND reform consultation process for families with caring responsibilities, disability, literacy barriers or limited time to engage with technical docume

14 May 2026 · Treasury

Budgets

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all material information held by HM Treasury on in-year departmental spending pressures is disclosed to the Office for Budget Responsibility in a timely manner ahea

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual expenditure by the National Institute for Health and Care Research on research workforce development programmes, including fellowships, training awards and capacity-building initiat

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to SEND tribunal powers on the ability of parents and carers to secure named school placements for children with education, health and ca

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed guidance provided to caseworkers on assessing the likelihood that visitor visa applicants will leave the UK at the end of their visit, particularly in cases where a

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Tenancy Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the rental period of converted assured periodic tenancies is determined for the purposes of a tenant's notice to quit in cases where rent was paid in advance under the previo

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the consistency with which the statutory guidance on suspensions is applied across schools in England; and what guidance his Department provides to parents where they

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department collects on (a) the use of suspension by schools in England and (b) compliance with the statutory guidance "Suspension and Permanent Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pup

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on reception year pupils of the age based eligibility threshold for the Nursery Milk Scheme; and whether he is taking steps to ensure consisten

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of the survivor pension rules in the Police Pension Scheme 1987 in England and Wales and the equivalent rules applying to (a) police officers i

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the lease extension premium formula on leaseholders with short leases; and whether he plans to bring forward proposals to r

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether artificial intelligence, machine learning, or automated analytical tools are used to process data submitted by sponsor employers for visa sponsorship purposes.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that automated or AI-supported decision-making relating to sponsorship licences is transparent, fair, and subject to human oversight.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what security protocols are in place to protect sensitive personal and commercial data submitted by sponsor employers as part of visa and sponsorship compliance processes.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons sponsor employers are required to submit large volumes of sensitive information without the routine use of protective measures such as password-protected files or encrypted transfer s

13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Feed-in Tariffs: Consumer Price Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact on Feed-in Tariff scheme participants of changing the indexation of payments from the Retail Price Index to the Consumer Price Index from April 2026.

21 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Mortgages: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes to mortgage rates, including those influenced by recent global economic conditions, on housing market activity.

16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is working with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to introduce a stand-alone clinical rule for suspected bowel cancer, including for patients under 50, to

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to deliver Disabled Facilities Grant adaptations where the property requiring adaptation is owned by a social landlor

16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure patients prescribed topical corticosteroids are informed of potential risks, including withdrawal reactions.

16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness and clinical recognition of Topical Steroid Withdrawal among GPs, dermatologists and other healthcare professionals.

16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce updated clinical (a) guidance and (b) training for healthcare professionals on the identification and management of Topical Steroid Withdrawal.

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Buses: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Chinese state export subsidies, including the export VAT rebate applied to zero-emission vehicles, on the competitiveness of UK bus ma

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that publicly funded electric bus procurement schemes support domestic manufacturing supply chains.

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of school transport costs on families in areas outside London; and whether she has plans to review school transport policy to address region

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foie Gras: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the she is taking to fulfil to help ban the importation of foie gras; and whether he has set a timeline for doing so.

Source: official written-questions record.