Written questions

1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional rate taxpayers have left the UK in relation to their tax liabilities in the last 12 months up to 1 August 2025.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

National Insurance Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the most recent statement of accounts for the National Insurance Fund.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Shingles: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the equity of access to the shingles vaccine.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether existing claimants of Employment Support Allowance, who leave the social security system and later need to return to claim (a) Employment Support Allowance and (b) Universal Health, will be cons

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Government Departments: Injunctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of super injunctions with (a) governance and (b) transparency.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a statement on how the decision to cut funding for Assistive Technologies within the Disabled Students’ Allowance was made.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that the decision to cut funding for Assistive Technologies within the Disabled Students’ Allowance will not affect students starting university in September.

15 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's planned timetable is for responding to the Additional Report by the Infected Blood Inquiry, published on 9 July 2025.

15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the relationship between the UK and Israel.

14 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is the average payment to those eligible With-Profit-Annuitants within the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.

14 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many eligible With Profit annuities are currently covered by the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.

14 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the the Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been paid out to eligible With-Profit-Annuitants.

14 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing draft duty relief for (a) consumers (b) pubs and (c) breweries in Poole constituency.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people in the Employment and Support Allowance Support Group will be classed as being a new claimant when they migrate onto Universal Credit for the purposes of the Universal Credit Bill.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Trade with EU: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, whether his Department will prioritise the removal of the need for sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) certifica

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to includes measures for young people in the forthcoming food strategy.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Dangerous Dogs: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing dog bite prevention to the school curriculum.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to introduce standardised (a) recording and (b) reporting for dog (i) bites and (ii) strikes.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has commissioned on whether breed is a precursor for aggressive behaviour in dogs.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of breed-specific legislation in relation to dogs on levels of public safety.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the recommendations made in the Children's Commissioner's report entitled Growing up in a low-income family: Children’s experiences, published in July 202

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Children's Commissioner's report entitled Growing up in a low-income family: Children’s experiences, published in July 2025, whether she plans to accept that report's recommendations.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the Children's Commissioner's report entitled Growing up in a low-income family: Children’s experiences, published in July 2025.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish a formal response to the Children's Commissioner's report entitled Growing up in a low-income family: Children’s experiences, published in July 2025.

8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the benefits of breast feeding to new mothers.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Limited Liability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of allowing the adoption of Limited Liability Partnerships for GPs.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Universal Credit on poverty levels.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that religious organisations’ assets are scrutinised before making decisions regarding an extension of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tour de France: Television

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with UK broadcasters on ensuring that television coverage of the Tour de France remains available to UK viewers.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tour de France: Television

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ceasing television coverage of the Tour de France in the UK on levels of interest in British cycling.

Source: official written-questions record.