Written Questions

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Enter an MP's name to view all written questions they have submitted. Written questions are formally addressed to government departments and require official written responses. In the House of Commons, these may be directed to the Secretary of State for a given department, or to a junior Commons Minister where the Secretary of State sits in the House of Lords. In the House of Lords, questions are addressed collectively to "His Majesty's Government" rather than to a specific Secretary of State or department.

Commons 1982
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), what explains the reduction in allocations to (a) South Asia and Afghanistan and (b) Asia P...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Government has taken the decision to reduce Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income by 2027 to fund an essential increase in defence spe...
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Commons 1973
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), what proportion of total ODA is expected to be delivered through multilateral organisations...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
Multilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations that were not detailed in the 19 March statement will be confirmed in due course. Details of our ODA programming can be found on GOV.U...
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Commons 1972
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), which multilateral allocations are subject to further consideration, including climate and ...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
Multilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations that were not detailed in the 19 March statement will be confirmed in due course. Details of our ODA programming can be found on GOV.U...
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Commons 1979
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), what assessment she has made of the reduction in ODA allocated to Africa from £818 million ...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
In order to fund an essential increase in defence spending, this Government has taken the difficult decision to reduce the UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget to the equivalent of 0.3 p...
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Commons 3177
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to bring into force section 63 and schedule 30 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Siân Berry
Green
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS65) made on 21 May 2026.
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Commons 2331
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pension claimants are able to receive the value deferred back through inflated pensions before they pass away.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Andrew Lewin
Lab
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-28
The Department does not know that a person has deferred until they submit a claim for their State Pension. This means it is not possible to identify the total number of people who are deferring at ...
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Commons 2330
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the average period of time for which people choose to defer their state pensions.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Andrew Lewin
Lab
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-28
The Department does not know that a person has deferred until they submit a claim for their State Pension. This means it is not possible to identify the total number of people who are deferring at ...
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Commons 2329
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) chose to defer their state pension and (b) claimed an arears payment after 12 months in the most recent 12-month period for which data are available.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Andrew Lewin
Lab
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-28
The Department does not know that a person has deferred until they submit a claim for their State Pension. This means it is not possible to identify the total number of people who are deferring at ...
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Commons 3119
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions were had with business and industry groups regarding the threshold for trade union access to SMEs.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
David Reed
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-05-28
The Department for Business and Trade held several roundtable discussions with business and industry groups throughout the development of the trade union right of access policy. In these meetings t...
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Commons 3117
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings did his department hold with trade unions regarding the setting of the threshold for trade union access to SMEs.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
David Reed
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-05-28
The Department for Business and Trade held several roundtable discussions with business and industry groups throughout the development of the trade union right of access policy. In these meetings t...
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Commons 2685
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote (a) Royal Sutton Coldfield and (b) the West Midlands as destinations for British holidaymakers in summer 2026.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con
To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 2026-05-28
DCMS recognises the contribution of the West Midlands, and the constituency of Sutton Coldfield, to the visitor economy. The upcoming summer 2026 season represents a milestone moment for the region...
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Commons 3038
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of frozen state pensions on UK state pensioners residing overseas.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Rachel Gilmour
LD
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-28
The UK's policy on the up-rating of the UK State Pension for recipients living overseas is a longstanding one. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide without regard to nationality and is uprated...
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Commons 2785
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the scheduled date for the Chancellor of the Exchequer's tax return to be published by the Government on gov.uk for the 2024-25 tax year.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Kevin Hollinrake
Con
To: Treasury
Answered 2026-05-28
Returns will be published in due course.
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Commons 3001
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of healthcare facilities in Gaza in receipt of UK aid have been attacked since 7 October 2023.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Marie Goldman
LD
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
It is estimated that 90 per cent of all hospitals and primary care facilities have been damaged in Gaza, with less than half now functional and no hospital currently operational in North Gaza.We ha...
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Commons 2878
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure access to a) physical currency, b) banking services and c) legal services in (i) the UK and (ii) Bristol North East constituency.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Damien Egan
Lab
To: Treasury
Answered 2026-05-28
The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK and in Bristol North East, including those who may be in vulnerable groups or face challenges using alte...
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