Written questions
1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain's roles as industry representative and regulator on its ability to prioritise greyhou
29 May 2026 · Treasury
Motorcycles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration she has given to introducing a reduced rate of Vehicle Excise Duty for motorcycles.
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Oil and Natural Gas: Exploration
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ensure that new Energy Transitional Certificates uphold high environmental standards to protect UK seas from oil and gas operations.
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Oil and Natural Gas: Exploration
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his department will take legislative steps to increase the £50,000 cap on fines for oil spills during oil and gas operations.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that future increases in shotgun and firearms license fees will fund improvements in local police force administration.
29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to end the importation of hunting trophies.
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing those awaiting their asylum applications to be concluded to take paid employment.
29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the sentencing guidelines for under-16s year olds found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
21 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for making a decision on the request from BCP council to implement the measures trialled last August in terms of increased parking fines.
21 May 2026 · Home Office
Sexual Assault Referral Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of passing responsibility for the commissioning of Sexual Assault Referral Centres to Local Authorities when Police and Crime Commissioners ar
20 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to safeguard British citizens who were aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla and are imprisoned by Israel.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to prevent identifiable NHS patient data being accessed by (a) foreign governments and (b) entities subject to foreign jurisdiction.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Palantir
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether contractual provisions exist allowing the NHS to (a) terminate and (b) suspend arrangements with Palantir Technologies in the event of (i) national security, (ii) ethical and (iii) data gov
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palantir: Public Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an assessment has been made of the ability of public authorities to migrate NHS and other public sector datasets away from Palantir systems without (a) operational disruption and (b) excess
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made any assessment of the implications for UK procurement policy of senior foreign political figures holding investments in companies supplying sensitive UK public sector systems.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Palantir
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients may opt out of the use of their data within systems operated by Palantir Technologies without prejudice to their treatment.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether algorithms and predictive systems within the NHS Federated Data Platform are subject to independent scrutiny for bias, discrimination or opaque automated decision-making.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palantir: Public Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what frameworks govern the use of artificial intelligence systems supplied by Palantir Technologies within UK public services.
20 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what protection is available to those tenants that were issued with a Section 21 notice by their landlords just before the Renters' Rights Act 2025 came into force.
20 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will provide support to tenants that received Section 21 notices from their landlords days before the Renters' Rights Act 2026 came into force.
20 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he made of the level of likelihood of landlords issuing Section 21 notices prior to the Renters' Rights Act coming into force.
20 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds data on the number of tenants who received Section 21 notices to quit within 7 days of the Renters' Rights Act coming into law.
20 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Local Housing Allowance: Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential financial impact of maintaining Local Housing Allowance at current levels for another year on low income renters in Poole constituency.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants in Poole constituency are awaiting regular pension payments from the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when retired civil servants will receive Civil Service Pension quotations.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has considered awarding compensation to retired civil servants impacted by delays in the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many requests for Civil Service Pension quotations remain outstanding.
20 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services: Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase funding for youth services in Poole constituency.
18 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the FBU on introducing national standards across fire and rescue services.
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what planning the Department has done to ensure people’s holidays aren’t cancelled this summer due to the jet fuel crisis.
Source: official written-questions record.