Written questions
512 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests relating to knife crime offences were made in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
16 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives of small businesses regarding the potential impact of online retail competition on town centre economies.
16 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Neighbourhood Policing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the relationship between neighbourhood policing levels and public confidence in the police.
16 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Neighbourhood Policing: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many neighbourhood police officers were employed in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
16 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Unemployment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people of working age are economically inactive in each region of the United Kingdom.
16 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Economic Growth: Unemployment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of long-term economic inactivity on economic growth.
16 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Emissions: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created and lost as a result of Net Zero policies since 2020.
16 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of Net Zero policies on household energy bills.
16 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much public funding has been allocated to pothole repairs in each region of England in each of the last five years.
16 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of potholes on motorists and local authority repair budgets.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Park Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of whether current Maximum Resale Price regulations provide adequate consumer protection for park home residents who are unable to choose their own ele
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Park Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to issue updated guidance on the calculation of electricity resale charges for residents of park home sites.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Park Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring electricity resellers on park home sites to itemise (a) standing charges and (b) unit rates separately when
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Park Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) transparency and (b) fairness of blended electricity resale pricing models used on residential park home sites under the Max
15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released early under emergency release schemes in each of the last five years.
15 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her department has made of the cost to the public purse of housing irregular migrants in hotels during the last financial year, broken down by UK region.
15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals are currently serving custodial sentences in prisons in England and Wales.
15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in access to NHS dental appointments.
15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists have ceased providing NHS services in each of the last five years.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with school leaders regarding the use of artificial intelligence in education.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Pupils: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of smartphone use on pupil behaviour in schools.
15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households are currently on social housing waiting lists in each region of England.
15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Second Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of second-home ownership on housing availability in coastal and rural communities.
15 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Messaging
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to Ministers, special advisers and officials on conducting government business, including on security vetting and senior diplomatic appo
15 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role her Department played in the appointment of Lord Mandelson as UK ambassador to the United States following advice from UK Security Vetting.
15 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has received all WhatsApp messages and related electronic communications requested from Ministers, special advisers and officials about the vetting and appointment of Lord Mandelson as UK
15 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Ministers and Special Advisers: Electronic Messaging
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to Ministers, special advisers and officials on the use, retention and disclosure of WhatsApp messages and other private electronic communications in relation to security.
15 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role the Cabinet Office played in setting or overseeing the processes for security vetting and appointment of Lord Mandelson as UK ambassador to the United States; and whether the Cabinet Office provided gu
15 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants have been housed in each UK region this year.
8 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle knife crime across England.
Source: official written-questions record.