Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
190,605 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the financial disparity between returning British citizens paying the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) for non-UK dependents and NHS migrant workers who qu
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the public health impacts of reduced air quality caused by urban grass and open-air fires on urban populations in Leicester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial and psychological impact on elderly, pension-age family carers who receive no statutory wage or relief while commercial care rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures her Department is taking to reduce social care assessment waiting lists for elderly carers seeking long-term planning and emergency fallback provision for adult disabled dependents wi
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local authority enforcement of reasonable adjustment obligations under the Equality Act 2010 for independent commercial
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to update training and qualification frameworks for homecare staff so they are authorised to administer complex medications.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to work with schools and youth organisations to improve educational programmes on the risks of knife crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for coronial inquiries of the 150 suspected domestic abuse-related suicides recorded by the NPCC Domestic Homicide Project; and what plans he
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of health risks to minors from online 'looksmaxxing' trends promoting DIY cosmetic procedures and extreme dietary measures.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the Centre for Young Lives report on 'looksmaxxing'; and what steps she is taking to counter the progre
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department uses datasets to track rates of body dysmorphia and eating disorders among young men and boys.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of vape shop proliferation on business rate yields for independent retailers on high streets.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authority closure orders were issued against high street retailers operating illicit trade in the East Midlands during the 2025-26 financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to local authority social care departments to prevent administrative processing delays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking in coordination with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to integrate specialised mental health and substance misuse support services into
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve early warning indicators used by local authorities to intervene before individuals and families become imminently homeless.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what protocols are currently in place with (a) the Ministry of Justice and (b) the Home Office to identify individuals at immediate risk of homelessness prior to their discharge
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of immediate emergency rough sleeping interventions; and what steps she is taking to ensure local authorities are ade
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what strategy HM Treasury is implementing to ensure that annual public sector borrowing aligns with long-term fiscal rules without increasing debt burdens on future generations.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential financial impact of index-linked government debt interest payments relative to baseline spending on core emergency and criminal justice services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total expenditure HM Treasury projects for public sector net debt interest payments in the current financial year; and how that expenditure compares to the combined annual budgets allocated to the Ministry of D
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the national debt per British household; and the potential impact net debt has on long-term fiscal stability.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the causes of public sector net borrowing exceeding the initial forecast published by the Office for Budget Responsibility by over £2 billion; and what fiscal measures HM T
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage schools to promote T Levels, apprenticeships, and technical qualifications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the factors contributing to the year-on-year reduction of 355 benefit claimants in Leicester East between July 2025 and July 2026; and what steps are being tak