Written questions
4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Self-assessment: Fines
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fixed penalties have been issued for failure to complete a self-assessment tax return on time in each year since 2020.
7 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC plans to take to encourage people who have yet to file to submit their self-assessment tax return on time.
7 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Self-assessment: Software
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have accessed the HMRC app to set up payment notifications.
7 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to support people in meeting the Self Assessment deadline.
7 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people who missed the self-assessment deadline were not subjected to penalties in each of the last three years.
7 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of late filers.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Natural Gas: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to introduce additional preventative measures to reduce unregistered gas works.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Natural Gas: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the enforcement regime under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 for detering unregistered gas works.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to update the guidance entitled Parental responsibility: guide for schools and local authorities, updated on 24 August 2023.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure parents with parental responsibility are consistently included in school communications and decision-making.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools and academy trusts comply with guidance requiring equal treatment of parents with parental responsibility.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to tackle the use of e-scooters on pavements and the associated risks to pedestrians.
6 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support police forces to tackle the illegal use of e-scooters in residential areas.
6 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current enforcement measures against the illegal use of e-scooters.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure consistent animal welfare standards in animal rescue and rehoming centres.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that animal rescue and rehoming centres are subject to the same licensing requirements as other animal-related establishments.
6 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have missed the 31 January self assessment filing deadline in each of the last three tax years.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether public petitions for elections to proceed in Basildon and Thurrock will factor into his decision on whether to cancel elections.
6 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Venezuela
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the quantity of Venezuelan drug exports prevented from being smuggled to the UK in each year since 2020.
6 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Venezuela
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the quantity of Venezuelan drug exports smuggled into the UK in each year since 2020.
6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Venezuela: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department has taken to discourage drug exports from Venezuela in the last 12 months.
6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
USA: Venezuela
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of US military action in Venezuela on UK national security.
6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Venezuela: Military Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the US on military operations conducted in Venezuela.
6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Venezuela: Military Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of US military action in Venezuela on regional stability in Latin America.
5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Electronic Tagging
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost was of procuring, fitting, and monitoring alcohol tags in each of the last three years.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost has been to date of deploying AI systems in A&E departments; and what estimate his Department has made of the cost of a national rollout.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Faster treatments and support for health workers as AI tackles A&E bottlenecks, published on 28 December 2025, if he will commission an independent eval
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Faster treatments and support for health workers as AI tackles A&E bottlenecks, published on 28 December 2025, what steps are being taken to ensure inte
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Faster treatments and support for health workers as AI tackles A&E bottlenecks, published on 28 December 2025, what procurement processes were used to s
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that AI systems used in A&E departments comply with NHS data governance, patient privacy and cybersecurity requirements.
Source: official written-questions record.