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 1751
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the portability of Education, Health and Care Plans for service children with special educational needs and disabilities when families move between local a...
Tabled: 2026-05-15
Michelle Scrogham
Lab
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-05-29
The department recognises that Armed Forces life may present particular challenges for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). As part of our consultation on SEND reforms, ...
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Commons 2177
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reduced competition in fixed telecommunications infrastructure on consumers.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Andrew Ranger
Lab
To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 2026-05-29
The UK telecoms Market is highly competitive. The Statement of Strategic Priorities, designated on 27 April 2026, highlights that competition in the fixed telecoms market supports investment, innov...
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Commons 1103
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of young people online in North East Somerset and Hanham.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Dan Norris
Ind
To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 2026-05-29
Protecting children from harm online is a priority for the Secretary of State. That is why the Secretary of State launched the consultation ‘Growing up in an Online World’ on how to go further to p...
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Commons 2823
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) wellbeing and (b) working conditions for prison officers.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Lee Anderson
RUK
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
Staff Wellbeing Support – Prisons  The Department recognises the unique challenges faced by prison staff and is improving wellbeing through a structured support framework that enables timely access...
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Commons 2822
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of prison officers.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Lee Anderson
RUK
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) continues to recruit across all prisons where vacancies exist or are anticipated, including those undergoing expansion.Recruitment processes are b...
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Commons 2821
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) violence and (b) drug use in prisons.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Lee Anderson
RUK
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
The Government is committed to improving prison safety and we are working hard to make prisons as safe as possible for those who live and work in them. Reducing violence is a key priority and we ar...
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Commons 3143
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve information-sharing between agencies involved in youth safeguarding and justice.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mr Andrew Snowden
Con
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 introduces an information sharing duty that requires safeguarding partners – Children’s Social Care, health, schools and early years, policing, and jus...
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Commons 3142
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of short custodial sentences on youth reoffending rates.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mr Andrew Snowden
Con
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
More than two-thirds of children released from custodial sentences of twelve months or less in 2023/24 went on to reoffend within a year. They provide limited time for rehabilitation and can disrup...
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Commons 3137
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what metrics will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of early intervention programmes in preventing youth offending.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mr Andrew Snowden
Con
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
Individual early intervention programmes are evaluated using metrics most relevant to delivery and intended outcomes. The Ministry of Justice’s Turnaround programme, which was rolled out in 2022, c...
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Commons 3135
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the additional £46 million investment in the Turnaround programme will be allocated across local authority areas.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mr Andrew Snowden
Con
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
In February 2026 the Ministry of Justice announced multi-year funding of £46 million until March 2029 for the Turnaround programme, having already invested £71 million between 2022 to 2026. The add...
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Commons 3026
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on organising the national summit on challenges facing men and boys.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
As part of the Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) Strategy (published Dec 2025), the Prime Minister committed to holding a National Summit on Men and Boys in 2026 to bring together key secto...
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Commons 2698
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to review the sentencing guidelines for the offence of non fatal strangulation to recognise the significantly increased risk of future lethal violence.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Maria Eagle
Lab
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
Sentencing guidelines are developed by the independent Sentencing Council, in fulfilment of its statutory duty to do so. The Council has issued a guideline for strangulation and suffocation offence...
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Commons 2825
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of overcrowding in prisons on (a) prisoner violence and (b) attacks on prison staff.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Lee Anderson
RUK
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
We recognise that crowding can make it harder to deliver safe, stable regimes and places additional pressure on staff. Analysis published by the department shows that prisoners in crowded cells are...
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Commons 2824
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase prison capacity.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Lee Anderson
RUK
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
We recognise that crowding can make it harder to deliver safe, stable regimes and places additional pressure on staff. Analysis published by the department shows that prisoners in crowded cells are...
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Commons 2820
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle overcrowding in prisons.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Lee Anderson
RUK
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
We recognise that crowding can make it harder to deliver safe, stable regimes and places additional pressure on staff. Analysis published by the department shows that prisoners in crowded cells are...
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