Written questions

443 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of resources to support schools to reach net zero.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to streamline the recruitment process for the armed forces.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to streamline the transition between regular and reserve service.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the reliability of issued kit.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a joint procurement plan for the nations making up the Coalition of the Willing.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the preliminary findings of the ELSA Study that screens children for Type 1 diabetes.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of experimental treatments for Type 1 diabetes.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Tests: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the financial cost of blood ketone tests.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to improve diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes in children.

29 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia and Ukraine: Democracy and Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his Department of the report by Resilience & Reconstruction entitled Disinformation, UK Democracy, and Attitude

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Citizenship: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to support civic education initiatives aimed at strengthening resilience to foreign propaganda.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle gaps in public knowledge on the origins of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

27 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Subversion

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help improve cross-government coordination to counter hostile state narratives promoted through domestic voices.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Information Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to take steps to the Government plans to engage civil society on strengthening trusted information ecosystems.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Media: Democracy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of fragmented media systems on democracy.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on ensuring that it continues to report on local and regional stories of interest.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support regional and local media.

26 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Church of England: Children

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the Church of England on taking steps to help ensure that senior appointments within the Church uphold (a) accountability and (b) safeguarding culture.

26 Jan 2026 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioner, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the communication of the outcomes of Clergy Disciplinary Measures of the Church of England within the Church.

26 Jan 2026 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Children

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure appropriate safeguarding measures are in place within the Church of England.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Church of England: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help strengthen public confidence in safeguarding within the Church of England.

19 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of merging (i) shotgun and (ii) rifle licensing systems on (a) Police Firearms forces and (b) the number of officers dealing with

19 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of merging (i) shotgun and (ii) rifle licensing systems on people undertaking wildlife management.

19 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of merging (i) shotgun and (ii) rifle licensing systems on clay target shooting businesses.

19 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of merging (i) shotgun and (ii) rifle licensing systems on the backlog for firearms licensing.

19 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ending the crown exemption for the Duchy of (a) Lancaster and (b) Cornwall on reducing the budget deficit.

19 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration her Department has given to ending the crown exemption for the Duchy of Lancaster and Duchy of Cornwall.

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

M5: Gloucestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the M5 Junction 10 improvement scheme on local housing development and economic growth.

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

M5: Gloucestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to fund the M5 Junction 10 improvement scheme on housing development.

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

M5: Gloucestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will provide additional funding required to enable the development of the M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme.

Source: official written-questions record.