Written questions

1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to awarding compensation to individuals impacted by forced adoptions.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Wills: Mental Capacity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made as to the potential merits of introducing a mandatory requirement for adults with capacity to take out a will.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Wills: Mediation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to introduce mandatory mediation services in the case of contested wills.

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Union Officials

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to give elected workplace Green reps rights to information, consultation and participation in workplace sustainability and transition planning, including through joint Futureproofing C

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to give the right to reasonable paid time off for elected workplace Green Reps.

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Union Officials

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to provide legal recognition of Green Reps in workplaces where they are (a) elected and (b) appointed by a recognised trade union.

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Oil and Natural Gas: Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms are in place to help ensure oil and gas companies remain liable for the decommissioning costs of wells and pipelines within marine protected areas, including where operators c

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Chemicals and Oil: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many prosecutions and fines have been issued for oil and chemical spills into UK waters in each of the last five years.

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Oil and Natural Gas: Exploration and Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Energy Independence Bill will end new oil and gas licences and exploration.

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Faroe Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to include (a) animal welfare and (b) environmental conservation on the agenda of the next meeting of the Joint Committee established under the UK-Faroe Islands Free Trade

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Faroe Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which UK representatives are scheduled to participate in the meetings of the Joint Committee established under the UK-Faroe Islands Free Trade Agreement.

3 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Faroe Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the timetable is for meetings of the Joint Committee established under the UK-Faroe Islands Free Trade Agreement.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to address delays in the Armed Forces pension remedy programme.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when can veterans affected by the McCloud case expect to receive their Remediable Service Statements.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current status of the McCloud Remedy for veterans who were medically discharged from the Armed Forces around the time of the 2015 pension reforms.

2 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has carried out an impact assessment on the decision to further reduce the Official Development Aid budget.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Oil: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that changes in oil prices are reflected at UK petrol stations.

30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Arms Trade: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure that arms transferred through UK military bases are used in accordance with international law.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

WhatsApp: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of the inclusion of WhatsApp in any social media ban for under 16s.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has assessed the combined impact of reducing adoption support funding while also changing school meal eligibility.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the end of free school meal transitional protections will affect any adopted children who currently receive free school meals.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children adopted from care, or previously looked-after children, will lose any existing free school meal entitlement from September 2026.

30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will release Gaza surveillance flights footage of 25 and 26 March 2025.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Delivery Services: Robots

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will issue guidance on the potential impact of road-related legislation on the use of autonomous delivery robots.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Delivery Services: Robots

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered excluding autonomous delivery robots from plans for micromobility regulation.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of faith-based oversubscription criteria in school admissions on (a) racial and (b) ethnic groups.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Company Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department takes when facilities designated as part of national infrastructure do not submit accounts in line with the Companies House deadline.

25 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Consumers: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury will monitor the evidence after the Strait of Hormuz reopens to ensure that consumers are not continuing to pay higher prices.

25 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Gyms: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the government has modelled the net fiscal effect of a reduced rate of VAT on fitness services compared to the reduction in NHS and public costs associated with physical inactivity.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Private Education: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, does the government plan to review the impact of the introduction of VAT on private school fees on (a) pupil numbers (b) public finances and (c) state school capacity.

Source: official written-questions record.