Written questions
1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Specsavers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the awarding of the contract for DVLA required eye tests to Specsavers.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the age of those responsible for road accidents.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Seahorses: Poole Harbour
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the health of the sea horse population in Poole harbour.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether eligible (a) prospective claimants not currently in receipt of Universal Credit and (b) existing Universal Credit claimants who do not receive the health element would be entitled to the rate of
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of pensioners whose sole income is the (a) basic and (b) full new State Pension.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting: Animal Products
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timescale her Department has for banning trophy hunting imports.
26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neighbourhood Health Centres: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much interest payments will cost for new neighbourhood health centres.
26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neighbourhood Health Centres: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of new neighbourhood health centres.
26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Holiday Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent properties being incorrectly designated as short term lets.
26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to allow areas that do not have a mayor to introduce a visitor levy.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: Coastal Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help promote tourism in coastal communities.
26 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the rate of VAT on retail, hospitality and leisure from 20% to 13% on that sector.
22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish a consultation on trail hunting; and with which organisations she plans to discuss the scope.
22 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Public Houses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ending the use of the approved guidance on valuation of public houses and introducing a standard RV calculation method for businesses.
22 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Public Houses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider reducing the multiplier for pubs to 20p below the standard multiplier.
22 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of replacing the VOA’s 2026 Revaluation list with the 2023 valuations list.
22 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using the 2023 valuations for business rates with multipliers of 0.2994 up to £51,000 and 0.333 over £51,000.
22 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan: Housing Associations
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the proposal to retrofit solar panels and heat pumps in the Warm Homes Plan will apply to Housing Association properties.
20 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Prostitution
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held recent discussions with (a) sex workers and (b) representative organisations on the law on prostitution.
20 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Prostitution: Decriminalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to abolish laws which criminalise brothel keeping.
20 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Prostitution: Decriminalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to decriminalise sex work throughout the UK.
20 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Ziglu Bank: Insolvency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the administrator of Ziglu Bank.
20 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Ziglu Bank: Insolvency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the FCA has made on its investigation into the administration of Ziglu Bank in June 2025.
20 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Ziglu Bank: Insolvency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what due diligence checks were carried out prior to the creation of Ziglu Bank in 2020.
20 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Ziglu Bank: Insolvency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support she is providing to individuals who had money invested in Ziglu Bank prior to its closure in June 2025.
20 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Ziglu Bank: Insolvency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the FCA's actions in relation to the administration of Ziglu Bank in June 2025.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for Ofsted to (a) increase the duration of inspections in early years settings and (b) use CCTV as part of the inspection p
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide additional Ofsted funding to increase the frequency of (a) inspections and (b) unannounced inspections of early years settings.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of firefighters in the (a) Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service and (b) Poole area to meet operational demand.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire Stations: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service in advance of their station closure consultation.
Source: official written-questions record.