Written questions
1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oil: Poole Harbour
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the £6 million payout from Perenco for the oil spill in Poole Harbour is adequate to offset environmental harm.
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to protect transport workers a) jobs b) pay c) pensions d) conditions and e) travel facilities in the context of the transition to Great British Railways.
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Nurseries
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that nursery places are available to children with a range of special needs in Poole constituency.
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Tesla
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment was he has made of the potential risks of granting Tesla permission to supply electricity to households and businesses.
16 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether receiving statutory maternity leave will be considered receipt of public funds and impact a mother’s length of settlement route under the earned settlement model.
16 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information that shows introducing an earned settlement model would lead to an increase in people departing the UK.
16 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Israel–Iran confrontation and escalating hostilities in Lebanon on (a) regional stability in the Middle
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Pre-school Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure access for pre-school children with additional needs to nursery places in the Poole constituency.
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plastics: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to restrict the use/sale of non-essential single-use plastic products.
11 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026 to question 116099, when the evaluation of the 56-day pilot will be published; and for what reason the move-on period is set at 42 days.
11 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of regime change in Iran on regional stability.
11 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the likelihood of internal uprisings leading to regime change in Iran.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to retain existing exemptions in the Hunting Act; and if she will make an assessment of the level of likelihood that these exemptions are used to circumvent the law t
10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Assets: Public Houses
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the HC6 policy on pubs.
9 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: West Bank
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 Israeli Government's plans to develop the E1 settlement corridor east of Jerusalem, includin
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which the Timms Review steering group includes people with recent lived experience of disability and of claiming Personal Independence Payment an
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Timms Review steering group reflects diverse representation across (a) types of impairment, (b) geographic region, (c) race and ethnicity, (d) gend
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Pupils: Food Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of child morning hunger across early years, primary and secondary school settings in England and its impact on school readiness and attendance.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Pupils: Food Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the findings of Magic Breakfast’s recent report entitled Root Causes of Child Morning Hunger.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the decision in England to end or restrict gluten free prescriptions on (a) the health of affected patients and (b) additional cos
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the government has conducted an assessment of the number and availability of trained professionals needed to meet the Experts at Hand plan published in the Schools White Paper.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the government has conducted a risk assessment of whether, as a result of the proposed reforms to the END system, schools could be discouraged from identifying children as having SEND due to inadequate
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the government has conducted any assessment of the efficacy of SEND reforms in Wales whilst developing the Schools White paper.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out how much of the teacher training proposed in the Schools White Paper will be delivered in person.
9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring the revised National Planning Policy Framework supports national objectives to redu
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to publish a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities including tackling the potential impact of damp, cold and mould on people's health
4 Mar 2026 · Treasury
State Retirement Pensions: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that tax is not paid on state pensions.
3 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Libraries: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues and local authorities to increase the number of community libraries to mark the Year of Reading 2026.
3 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Libraries: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of 31% of libraries now using unstaffed hours on early literacy rates and access to libraries for children.
3 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Libraries: Opening Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for her policies of UNISON research that indicated that library opening hours have decreased in England by 22% since 201
Source: official written-questions record.