Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,591 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) days of action have been conducted under and (b) immigration offenders have been identified by Operation Gull since July 2024 by month.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of the nationality of immigration offenders identified by Operation Gull since June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the British-Irish visa scheme to any further nationalities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Republic of Ireland's implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum on the flow of illegal migrants and asylum see
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted from care in England in each of the last five years, broken down by the age of the child at the date of the adoption order and whether the adopters were recorded as a same-sex cou
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted from care in England by different-sex couples in each of the last five years, broken down by the age of the child at the date of the adoption order.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted from care in England in each of the last five years by same-sex couples, broken down by the age band of the child at the date of the adoption order and the age band of the adopter
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted from care in England in each of the last five years by different-sex couples, broken down by the age band of the child at the date of the adoption order and the age band of the ad
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on the age of adopters in cases where children are adopted from care; and whether that data can be cross-tabulated with the age of the child at adoption and the sex composition
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s statistical release entitled Children looked after in England including adoption, last updated 20 November 2025, how many children looked after were adopted in England in the
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to (a) introducing safeguards and (b) reviewing legislation relating to the circumcision of infants and minors for non-medical reasons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the absence of remuneration for parish councillors on the recruitment and retention of those councillors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a framework to enable parish councils to remunerate elected parish councillors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current statutory framework for parish councillors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for the Primary PE and Sport Premium from the 2025-26 to the 2026-27 financial year on participation in physical education and schoo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS dentistry provision in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental appointments in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what incentives his Department is providing to recruit and retain NHS dentists in West Dorset constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve GP access in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the condition of GP estate buildings in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase support for GP practices in rural communities in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve pharmacy provision in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the sustainability of community pharmacies in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is providing to startups in the greenhouse gas removal sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with investors on supporting greenhouse gas removal startups.