Written questions

641 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Glastonbury Festival: Musicians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the (a) Irish band Kneecap and (b) Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve training for teachers (a) in the early identification of dyslexia and (b) to ensure minimum standards of SEND support are in place across all primary schools.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Neurodiversity: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing mandatory screening for (a) dyslexia and (b) other forms of neurodivergence in primary schools on (i) early identification and (ii) supp

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support residents of rural 1950s properties to use alternative fuels to heat their homes; and if he will take steps to reduce the VAT rate on fuel for those unable

23 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her policies on levels of inflation.

23 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Japan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Tokyo District Court’s dissolution order against the Unification Church; and what steps he i

20 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support people stranded in Tel Aviv.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with mobile phone providers on inflation-linked price increases in fixed-term mobile phone contracts.

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

Mayors: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial requirements for standing in mayoral elections on the (a) accessibility and (b) diversity of candidates.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will commission a review into the (a) management arrangements and (b) maintenance outcomes on non-trunk A roads that cross multiple local authority areas.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has provided to local highway authorities on the timely removal of (a) cones, (b) sandbags, (c) signage and (d) other abandoned roadworks equipment.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) reports and (b) complaints there have been relating to (i) abandoned roadworks equipment and (ii) degraded signage on the (A) A3, (B) A31 and (C) A331

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms her Department has to coordinate maintenance responsibilities between multiple local authorities on A roads that do not fall under the remit of National Highways.

16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to repatriate British citizens in Tel Aviv.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Landfill: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he is having with his Scottish Government on the timeline for its 31 December 2025 landfill ban; and whether he has received any formal request from the Scottish Gover

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered public ownership as a potential outcome under the special administration regime in circumstances where a regulated water company is found to be in

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the eligibility rules for Carer’s Allowance for claimants receiving the State Pension.

11 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Clothing: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC applies import duties to mastectomy bras.

11 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Childcare: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Tax-Free Childcare scheme in reducing childcare costs for working families.

11 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

LGBT Veterans Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 57700 on LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme, what progress his Department has made on ensuring eligible individuals receive compensation under the LGBT Veterans I

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Safety Valve Agreement signed with Surrey County Council in 2021, whether her Department has disbursed the full funding allocated to support the delivery of three new SEND schools in Surrey.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a progress report on the (a) delivery of specialist school places and (b) other outcomes by all local authorities that entered into safety valve agreements.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential use of disused school buildings to increase SEND specialist school capacity in (a) Surrey and (b) Hampshire.

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

Owner Occupation: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of trends in the relationship between home ownership levels among under-45s and historic tax support for mortgage holders.

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

Owner Occupation: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to consult on new fiscal incentives to support younger people into home ownership.

10 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Mortgages: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of historical mortgage tax relief schemes in supporting access to home ownership.

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of whether funding allocated to upper-tier authorities adequately reflects (a) inflationary pressures in social care, (b) the increasing cost

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on cross-departmental strategies on (a) the size of the armed forces and (b) the rehabilitation of offenders.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of converting decommissioned prison facilities to (a) schools, (b) hospitals, (c) housing and (d) other public uses.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Alternatives to Prison: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the comparative annual cost per head of (a) incarceration and (b) military service for non-violent offenders.

Source: official written-questions record.