Written questions
1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.
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 is taking steps to ensure that television coverage of the Tour de France remains available to UK viewers.
7 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the findings of the most recent four day week pilot; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure businesses have a structured forum in which to share insights on effecti
7 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has reviewed the findings of the recent national four-day working week pilot; and whether he plans to respond to the 4 Day Week Foundation’s recommendation to establish a working time counci
4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the rules that allow private companies working in the NHS to avoid paying VAT.
4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue new guidance to NHS Trusts advising them not to set up wholly owned subsidiary companies to avoid paying VAT.
4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of NHS Trusts setting up wholly owned subsidiary companies to avoid paying VAT.
1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking Offences: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy review the level of fines that local authorities can levy in relation to illegal parking.
1 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: China
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what current restrictions are placed upon tourist visitors from China.
1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Development: Bankcruptcy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing new restrictions on developers who have a history of bankcruptcy on the housing sector.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of job losses at (a) Bournemouth University and (b) the wider higher education sector on the (i) quality of education and (ii) range of courses availab
27 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an updated assessment of the potential impact of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on the number of people who will lose their entitlement to PIP.
27 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish an updated assessment of the potential impact of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on levels of poverty.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence
F-35 Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for manufacturing 12 new F-35 A jets.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence
F-35 Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new jobs will be created in the UK from the manufacture of 12 new F-35 A jets.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence
F-35 Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the 12 new F-35 A jets will be manufactured.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence
F-35 Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost of the 12 new F-35 A jets will be.
23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Chess
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58502, how many prisons currently hold regular chess activity sessions.
23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Chess
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58502, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of chess in prisons on reducing offending behaviour.
23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Education and Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58502, what the total discretionary budget across the prison estate for (a) education and (b) sports in 2024-2025.
19 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Hunting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward a consultation on fox hunting.
19 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Immigration: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, if she will make it her policy to include consideration of the social contribution o
18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Family Proceedings: Artificial Intelligence and Cameras
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to introduce AI integration and camera use in family law proceedings.
18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on private rents for residential properties.
18 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Local Housing Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to raise the Local Housing Allowance.
16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of private landlords that have issued Section 21 notices to their tenants since 5 July 2024.
13 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gibraltar: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will ensure that time spent in Gibraltar does not reduce the time British citizens can spend in Schengen countries.
13 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gibraltar: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether time spent in Gibraltar by UK citizens will count against the 90-day allowance for stays in Schengen countries.
13 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Equitable Life members are still waiting for compensation.
13 Jun 2025 · Treasury
State Retirement Pensions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to maintain the differential between the levels of the (a) new state pension and (b) lower personal tax allowance.
12 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Infrastructure: Investment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has for infrastructure investment in (a) Dorset, (b) Hampshire and (c) Wiltshire.
Source: official written-questions record.