Written questions

1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish The Schools White Paper covering SEND matters.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many existing NHS workers in Poole constituency could be affected by proposed changes to rules around indefinite leave to remain.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many existing NHS workers could be affected by the proposed changes to rules around indefinite leave to remain.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made as to the impact of proposed changes to rules around indefinite leave to remain for health workers on the viability of the NHS 10-year workforce plan.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions have taken place with the Home Office regarding proposed changes to rules around indefinite leave to remain for health workers and the impact this could have on the viability of th

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of State Pension age changes for 1950s-born women living in Poole constituency.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Religion: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will add Humanism to the Religious Education syllabus on the National Curriculum in England.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Collective Worship

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending compulsory collective worship in schools.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for replacing the existing system of business rates.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken to replace the existing system of business rates.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish a consultation on amending the Hunting Act 2004.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will amend water company regulations to ensure that companies banned from making bonus payments are not able to continue doing so.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to amend regulations on the pay of water company executives.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wessex Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will investigate payments made to the (a) Chief Executive and (b) Chief Financial Officer of Wessex Water in the year up to June 2025.

12 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS 111: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the 111 service in ensuring patients are referred to the correct place for treatment.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

State Retirement Pensions: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners who will pay tax on their (a) basic state pension (b) second state pension and (c) new state pension from April 2026.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Pensioners: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to confirm how many state pensioners will be exempted from the proposed freeze on personal tax allowances from April 2026.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the annual uprating arrangements for (a) both parts of the old state pension (basic and second) and (b) the new state pension.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals are currently in receipt of (a) the old state pension and (b) the new state pension.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Immigration White Paper published in May 2025 and paragraph 221 on exploring further measures against sponsors falling short of their responsibilities, what sanctions or penaltie

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Immigration White Paper published in May 2025, which stated at paragraph 176 that the Government would explore making it easier for workers to move between licensed sponsors for

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the incident in

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made for her policies of the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025; and what steps her Department is taking to help prevent animals

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Motability: Insurance Premium Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of limiting the relief from insurance premium under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7A to the Finance Act 1994 on disabled people.

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Disability: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of repealing item 14 of group 12 of Schedule 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 on disabled people.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the removal of the Mercedes Vito as a vehicle available through Motability on the availability of vehicles with a) dropped floors b) hand controls.

6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Bank: Demolition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Israeli Government over the decision to demolish a football pitch in the Aida Refugee Camp in the West Bank.

5 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Venezuela: Military Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her United States counterpart on the military operation in Venezuela and compliance with international law.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Circumcision

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regulation of non-therapeutic male circumcision.

2 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestine: Non-governmental Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Israeli counterpart on its decision to remove registration from 31 December 2025 from international NGOs operating in the occupied

Source: official written-questions record.