Written questions

688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Journalism: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of journalism courses on levels of graduate employment.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Journalism: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of withdrawing Strategic Priorities Grant funding from journalism courses on the labour market for journalists.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Journalism: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken an equality impact assessment in relation to its decision to withdraw Strategic Priorities Grant funding from journalism courses.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Journalism: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of Strategic Priorities Grant funding from journalism courses on levels of access to journalism courses.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Journalism: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason her Department has withdrawn funding for journalism courses through the Strategic Priorities Grant from the 2025–26 academic year onwards.

9 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Financial Ombudsman Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the £250 fee for making claims to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Universal Service Obligation: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to ensure that the Universal Service Obligation applies to rural areas.

8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle men's low rates of engagement with mental health services.

8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the high rates of premature mortality in men due to mental health issues.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ivory: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK’s ban on importing ivory on (a) historically and (b) artistically significant ivory.

8 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legitimate interest access filters for beneficial ownership registers.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of using community benefit funds from renewable energy projects to provide fuel vouchers to low-income households on levels of energy aff

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hares: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the conservation of mountain hare in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hares: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is funding UK-wide research into mountain hare conservation.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hares: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on protecting mountain hare populations.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hares: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the conservation of mountain hares.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Otters: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on conservation of otters in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Otters: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is funding UK-wide research into otter conservation.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Otters: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on measures to protect otter populations.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Otters: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support otter conservation.

7 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Cars: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that motorists are aware of their rights in relation to mis-sold car finance agreements involving discretionary commission arrangements.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Japanese Knotweed: Weed Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in (a) managing and (b) eradicating Japanese knotweed.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Japanese Knotweed: Weed Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support landowners in (a) managing and (b) eradicating Japanese knotweed.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Japanese Knotweed: Weed Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to control the spread of Japanese knotweed.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support cooperation with devolved Administrations on the protection of irreplaceable habitats.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grasslands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the levels of protection for species-rich meadows in devolved Administrations on UK-wide nature recovery objectives.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grasslands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the inclusion of species-rich meadows in the list of irreplaceable habitats in Scotland.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on improving mental health resources for (a) nurses and (b) other medical care providers.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department has provided to help people with arthritis to (a) remain in and (b) return to work.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Personal Independence Payment claimants with a primary condition of arthritis.

Source: official written-questions record.