Written questions
1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling concessionary bus pass holders to use services before 9am.
10 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Immigration: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of clearer pathways to settlement for Ukrainians, in addition to working visas.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Royal Commissions: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has assessed the potential merits of establishing a Royal Commission on Youth on the challenges facing future generations.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Departmental Responsibilities: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Minister for Youth.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Foster Care: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support for foster carers.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out the support available for children in care to help them prepare for life post-18 years.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of taking steps to tackle noise pollution caused by high powered cars and motorbikes.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a Personal Independence Payment Special Rules award reached the end of their three-year award period and had their benefits award reviewed in each of the last 12 months for which da
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been assessed at a Personal Independence Payment assessment as having a terminal condition; how many of those people were in receipt of a fixed-term award; and what was the length o
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people assessed at a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment as having a terminal condition did not receive PIP under the Special Rules in each of the latest 12 months for which data is
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people that were claiming Personal Independent Payment and in receipt of the both enhanced components died (a) in total and (b) who had accessed PIP under the Special Rules for terminal illness
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to ensure that public funding supports the parts of the cultural ecosystem most at risk, including the grassroots music sector.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the allocation of public funding exclusively to National Portfolio Organisations on non-national portfolio organisations.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the scope of the baseline report on child poverty; and whether it will outline what reduction in child poverty his Department aims to achieve for the 10 year strategy period.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Earned Settlement proposals on vacancy rates for adult social care workers.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Earned Settlement proposals on the number of care workers leaving the sector.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Earned Settlement proposals on the supply of care workers.
26 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oil: Poole Harbour
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether Perenco should pay further compensation for oil spill in Poole harbour.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold a consultation on hunting with hounds.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has produced (a) written advice and (b) guidance setting out the rationale for laying the provision relating to frozen overseas state pensions under the Negative procedure.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of laying the provision relating to frozen pensions as a standalone instrument.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Regulation 3 of the Social Security Up-Rating Regulations 2026 laid on 6 March, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the provision relating to frozen overseas
17 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Artificial intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using AI to process asylum applications.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Eastwood Park Detention Centre: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will give an update on the Eastwood Park Detention Centre Settlement Scheme.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Teachers: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review teachers' contractual obligation to work for a maximum of 1265 hours over 195 days in a year.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Teachers: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made as to the suitability of the teachers' contractual obligation to work for a maximum of 1265 hours over 195 days in a year.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to include the needs of children in care in the development of his Department's policy.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: National Curriculum Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has her Department made as to the impact of having to sit SATS on SEND children.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: National Curriculum Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what rationale does her Department use to support the use of SATS for SEND children.
17 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to ensure those being migrated onto Universal Credit will receive transitional protection.
Source: official written-questions record.