Written questions
169 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which types of UK institutions and organisations will be eligible to participate in the Erasmus+ programme.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the national UK agency for Erasmus+ will be in place and where it will be hosted.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) raise awareness of and (b) promote the opportunities offered by Erasmus+ among eligiblestudenrts and institutions.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will notify children’s hospices of allocations from the £80 million in funding announced on 16 October 2025.
11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provision has been made to help increase the number of appointments available within NHS primary care services in response to increases in online consultation use at GP surgeries.
11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of (a) the new online consultation system for GP surgeries and (b) as part of that, urgent clinical queries being included on forms meant for n
11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the impact that mandating extended online consultation use at GP surgeries will have on the availability of face-to-face appointments.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Thames: Owner Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Environment Agency on it registering property owners along the tidal Thames as riparian owners where legal evidence of ownership does not exist
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Thames: Owner Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency is permitted to register property owners along the tidal Thames as riparian owners where legal evidence of ownership does not exist.
9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason his Department calculates the maximum fair rent for regulated tenancies using the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rather than the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will consider amending The Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999 so that the formula to calculate the maximum fair rent for regulated tenancies uses the
9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) amend the maximum fair rent inflationary index set in the Rent Act 1977.
30 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what resources Capita has committed to reducing the Civil Service pension processing backlog, including staffing levels and system capacity.
30 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what performance metrics are specified in the contract with Capita to administer the civil service pensions scheme; and whether any service credits or penalties have been applied because of service failures.
30 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the causes and scale of delays in the administration of Civil Service pensions following the transfer of the contract to Capita on 1 December 2025.
23 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will (a) publish targets and delivery mechanisms in the implementation of the food strategy to reduce food insecurity and improve population health and (b) set out plans to moni
23 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of food poverty on children's health inequalities; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including measures
8 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the risk of harm, including financial hardship, distress, or loss of income, which may arise from the Universal Credit migration process.
8 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what protections are in place for claimants with disabilities during the Universal Credit migration process.
8 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Reasonable Adjustments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how reasonable adjustments are assessed and implemented for disabled claimants undergoing migration to Universal Credit.
8 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Musculoskeletal Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 1 December to Question 94595, how many current Access to Work applications which have been allocated for an assessment are there for people identified as living with a (a) form
5 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact on aid delivery of Israel's announcement that it will bar 37 humanitarian organisations from delivering aid in Gaza.
5 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to increase the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
5 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what action the Government is taking following Israel's announcement that it will bar 37 humanitarian organisations from delivering aid in Gaza.
12 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prisoners: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare provision in prisons; and what steps he is taking to ensure that prisoners have timely access to appropriate medical treatment.
12 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prisoners: Diabetes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare provision in prisons for inmates with diabetes; and what steps he is taking to ensure that diabetic prisoners have timely acces
11 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Port of London Authority: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set out the process by which appointments of the Chair and non-executive directors of the Port of London Authority are made.
3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgery: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS Trusts and clinical directors on ensuring surgical trainees have adequate access to operating theatres.
2 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to use AI-powered job-matching tools developed by the private sector to run the new digital service behind the new Jobs and Careers Service.
2 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the cost of ending the existing Find a Job digital service and transitioning to a new in-house replacement digital service for the new Jobs and Careers Service.
Source: official written-questions record.