Written questions
443 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Parents: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to financially support parents of children who attend nursery.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of (a) increasing the number of driving test examiners and (b) introducing a greater number of out-of-hours tests.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of driving tests in rural areas.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help reduce waiting times for driving tests.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on the risks artificial intelligence poses to children; and what steps he is taking to mitigate those risks.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
OpenAI: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between UK and OpenAI on AI opportunities, published on 21 July 2025, what steps his Department is taking to ensure safeguards are in p
22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ME/CFS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing funding for new (a) services and (b) research to support people with (i) myalgic encephalomyelitis and (ii) chronic fatigue syndrom
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Solar Power: Public Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of transferring excess solar energy from large corporations to (a) hospitals, (b) schools and (c) other public facilitie
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of peer-to-peer energy transfers.
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Addictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to help protect people impacted by problem gambling.
22 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that new housing developments incorporate measures to reduce noise pollution.
22 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Noise: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of noise pollution in urban areas.
9 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Business: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to help support (a) rural and (b) independent businesses.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to encourage people who are not in employment but have the capability to work to re-enter the workforce.
9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the consistency of the quality of care in England.
9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Finance and Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS dementia and care homes are adequately (a) staffed and (b) resourced.
9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to ensure the effectiveness of the (a) monitoring of and (b) improvements to dementia care.
9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of dementia care.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Microplastics: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with stakeholders on preventing microplastics from infiltrating agricultural land.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Young Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken (a) with schools and local authorities to strengthen the measures used to identify young carers and (b) to ensure that schools are audited against those measures.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to incentivise young people to take up farming.
17 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Rural Areas
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the (a) hospitality and (b) pub sector in rural areas.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Inland Waterways: Nitrates
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the levels of nitrates in English waterways.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the PIP assessments are not impacted by illnesses which frequently vary in severity.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity: Gloucestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a cyber-security hub in Gloucestershire.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Speed Limits: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reducing speed limits to 20mph outside all schools.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Social Services: Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young people consider social care as a potential future career.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Curriculum: Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the education curriculum to prepare young people for the future workplace.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the transition from play-based to formal learning.
10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle shortages of care home workers in rural areas.
Source: official written-questions record.