Written questions

Sarah Pochin

512 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses entered insolvency in each region of England in each of the last five years.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway stations in England operate without step-free access.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of driving test waiting times on learner drivers.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests are awaiting allocation across England.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of bus service reductions on rural communities.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus routes in the North West have been withdrawn in each of the last five years.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of homelessness across England.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households are living in temporary accommodation in each region of England.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

First Time Buyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential barriers to home ownership for first-time buyers.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications were approved in England in each of the last five years.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Population

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of population growth on housing demand in England.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison staff were recorded in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels across the prison estate.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers left the prison service in each of the last five years.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of court backlogs on victims of crime.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court hearings were postponed in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

1 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Police: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many authorised firearms officers were employed by each police force in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.

26 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in organised crime activity across England and Wales.

26 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Crimes of Violence: Acids

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many offences involving acid attacks were recorded in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.

26 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her department has made of the annual cost of asylum accommodation contracts.

26 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently being accommodated in hotels in each local authority area.

26 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of deportation arrangements for foreign national offenders.

26 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders were removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.