Written questions
512 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has assessed whether Alaa Abd el Fattah meets the criteria for deportation.
5 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered use of deprivation of citizenship powers in relation to Alaa Abd el Fattah.
5 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department reviewed social media posts referring to violence against police officers made by Alaa Abd el Fattah prior to his return to the United Kingdom.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Bridges: Tolls
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of Penalty Charge Notice enforcement practices associated with toll bridges on low income motorists.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Mersey Gateway Bridge: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities regarding on the accumulation of Penalty Charge Notice related personal debts arising from the Mersey Gateway Bridge.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
HyNet: Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to compensate local communities in Runcorn and Helsby constituency for potential impacts arising from the HyNet Scheme.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Inquiries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that victims and survivors have confidence in the leadership and conduct of the national inquiry into grooming gangs.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Inquiries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department considered Baroness Longfield’s previous public statements and policy positions when appointing her as chair of the national inquiry into grooming gangs.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Inquiries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what selection criteria her Department applied for the appointment of Baroness Longfield as Chair of the national inquiry into grooming gangs.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Inquiries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for the publication of interim and final findings of the national inquiry into grooming gangs; and whether those findings will be presented to Parliament.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Inquiries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure ministerial and departmental accountability for any systemic failures by public bodies identified by the national inquiry into grooming gangs.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Inquiries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to enable victims and survivors of grooming gangs to provide evidence to the national inquiry without (a) fear of intimidation and (b) adverse consequences.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Criminal Investigation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of group-based child sexual exploitation were (a) not pursued or (b) discontinued by (i) police or (ii) prosecutors over the last ten years.
17 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will collect and publish city-specific data on the number of grooming gangs identified by police forces.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the BBC on the BBC's use of advertising.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has received representations from the BBC related to changes to the BBC's (a) funding model and (b) licence fee.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom about the potential impact of BBC services displaying advertisements on the BBC's obligations regarding (a) impartiality and (b) public service broadcastin
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of BBC advertising on commercial broadcasters and local media organisations.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what modelling her Department has undertaken on projected advertising revenues on BBC services.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of allowing advertising on BBC platforms on the licence fee settlement.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has held with the BBC on the potential introduction of advertising on BBC services.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Arctic: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to monitor and respond to changes in the military balance in the Arctic region, including Russia’s nuclear capabilities and posture, and what discussions he has held with NATO
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Arctic: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in levels of Russian nuclear submarine and naval activity within the Arctic Circle and the implications for the security of the United Kingdom and NATO all
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle UK defence capability gaps.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the UK’s defence industrial base to support rapid mobilisation and sustained conflict.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the UK’s ability to defend against a large scale conventional military attack.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of whether current force levels across the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force are sufficient to meet assessed threats.
16 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Crime: Gender and Sex
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of training provided to police officers on identifying and recording incidents involving gender identity and sex characteristics.
16 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on implementing the Law Commission’s recommendations on hate crime recording.
16 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration the Home Office has given to mandating annual publication of police force level data on hate crime recording compliance.
Source: official written-questions record.