Written questions

93 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to consult with business to bring forward a comprehensive workforce strategy.

19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department will take to support businesses, especially small business, in complying with the Employment Rights Act, to ensure enforcement of the new framework.

19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Unfair Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to build on the tripartite discussions on the unfair dismissal provisions in the Employment Rights Act; and whether he is going to hold further discussions with business and tra

19 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to introduce an apprenticeship guarantee for 16-24 years old.

14 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to update the current terrestrial TV/Freeview licences following the Consultation on the renewal of digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplex licences.

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that future people that attend university will not have the repayment thresholds for their student loans altered after taking them out.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support the transformation of the National Lottery.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling Commission: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timeline is for appointing a permanent Chief Executive of the Gambling Commission.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the loss of revenue to good causes resulting from the time taken for the National Lottery licence transition caused by litigation.

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Licensing Reform Programme's call for evidence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on society of rapid alcohol delivery services.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that future people that attend university will not have the repayment thresholds for their student loans altered after taking them out.

25 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether criminal investigations have been undertaken on reports that British nationals paid money to kill civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo.

25 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with international counterparts on reports that British nationals paid money to kill civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan: Crawley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Warm Homes Plan on levels of fuel poverty in Crawley constituency.

12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Crawley Hospital: Urgent Treatment Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of the reduction in Crawley Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre's opening hours on patients.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Airports: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to regulate drop-off charges at airports.

22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's financial assessment and underlying data of the costs and savings of Local Government Reform.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the HAF programme’s impact on reducing child food insecurity and supporting families during school holidays.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to expand eligibility for the HAF programme to include children from low-income families not currently in receipt of free school meals.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure sustainable, inflation-linked funding for the holiday activities and food programme.

6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of protests in the Iranian cities of Tehran and Yasuj; and what steps she has taken to

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Crawley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, within Crawley constituency in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, what is the total amount resulting from (a) deductions and (b) sanctions applied to Universal Credit claims.

5 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Fiscal Policy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department uses wellbeing metrics in the context of policy development.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following the announcement made on 16 October 2025 regarding the extension of funding to Trailblazer areas under the Get Britain Working programme, what assessment his Department has made of the potenti

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to improve taxi licensing policy, in the context of the findings of the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Repayments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken for the payment of refunds from her Department.

10 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls.

10 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Spiking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) combat spiking offences and (b) support victims.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Conduct and Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his expected timetable is for publication of the Government’s response to the consultation on strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in Engl

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Independent Review into Civil Unrest in Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the independent review into civil unrest in Leicester in 2022 is due to report.

Source: official written-questions record.