Written questions
1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has conducted an equality impact assessment of the sanctions regime on disabled people, single parents, and young adults.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that no child is pushed into poverty as a result of a sanction applied to their parent or carer.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of benefit sanctions on households with children; and if he will publish the evidence base underpinning that assessment.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making Access to Work support linked to the individual rather than the job role.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Evenbreak
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to ensure that Job Centres promote the work of Evenbreak.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the economic contribution of disabled workers.
22 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Disability 20
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to set up an engagement group of disabled people's organisations to be involved in decision making associated with the work of the D20.
22 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Disability 20
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK's lead in the D20 will be a person with a disability.
22 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Disability 20
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who will be the UK's lead from 15 December 2026 when the UK takes over the chair of the D20.
22 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to introduce screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in October 2026.
22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Listed Buildings: Defibrillators
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to exempting externally mounted defibrillators from planning and listed buildings regulations.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Import Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made as to the potential impact that the new tariff regime from 1 July will have on domestic jobs in the UK steel sector.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Import Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of a 50 percent tariff on steel coming into the UK that cannot be made in the UK on the ability of UK manufacturers to provide the required amounts
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of domestic steel production when quota levels for imports into the UK are reduced.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the UK's domestic production capability being able to provide 50 percent of domestic demand for steel within the next (a) 5 years (b) 10 years and (c) 20 years.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 May to question 1089 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, what his proposed timeline is for permitted development rights to be expanded EV charging provision.
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fire and Rescue Services: Occupational Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to have discussions with experts on implementing health monitoring for firefighters.
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fire and Rescue Services: Occupational Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to meet with the Fire Brigade’s Union to discuss the roll out of consistent and regular health monitoring for firefighters.
17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fire and Rescue Services: Occupational Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will confirm that introducing health monitoring for frontline firefighters in 2027 remains a priority for his Department.
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of additional legal costs that may be incurred by the Department in relation to ongoing litigation concerning compensation for women affected by maladministration in State Pens
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the comparative cost to the public purse of (a) compensating women affected by maladministration in State Pension Age communications and (b) losses to the Department arisi
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions Ministers or officials from his Department have met representatives of the WASPI Campaign since September 2024.
17 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Department has spent on legal fees and associated costs defending judicial review proceedings brought by the WASPI Campaign since December 2024.
15 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the estimated total cost of resolving all remaining cases involving the Loan Charge, including the 32,000 cases where individuals are directly affected.
15 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to publish HMRC’s estimates of the ongoing costs of the Loan Charge issue.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to support trans inclusive community sports.
15 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently housed in Poole constituency.
15 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what alternative accommodation will be used to house asylum seekers when the use of hotels comes to an end.
15 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where residents can find information as to the number of asylum seekers in their constituency.
15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Exercise: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on NHS costs of increased levels of physical activity participation; and whether he has shared that assessment with HM Treasury.
Source: official written-questions record.