Written Questions

95541 questions on record

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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.

Lords HL143
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between pension scheme size and member investment outcomes in defined contribution workplace pension schemes.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Con
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-29
Evidence suggests there are a range of benefits to schemes achieving a greater level of scale through greater assets under management. This includes better governance, economies of scale, increased...
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Lords HL107
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 29 April (HL16424), what is the rationale for not including white Irish under the internship; and what assessment has been made of whether thi...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-29
The SIS Summer Intelligence Internship is one of a number of lawful measures (as set out in The Equality Act 2010) used to encourage people from under-represented demographics to consider national ...
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Lords HL128
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans for further devolution of powers to the devolved nations.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
LD
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-29
We are clear on our commitment to make the existing devolution settlements in Scotland and Wales work effectively to deliver on people’s priorities. We will continue to protect and respect devoluti...
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Lords HL146
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which investment strategy and asset allocation determine saver outcomes for pension schemes compared to the overall pension scheme scale.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Con
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-29
The Impact Assessment published alongside the Pension Schemes Act 2026 sets out that increasing scale in defined contribution pension schemes is expected to improve outcomes for savers. It finds th...
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Lords HL145
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference in saver outcomes between (1) pension schemes with assets under management below £25 billion, and (2) larger pension schemes.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Con
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-29
Evidence suggests there are a range of benefits to schemes achieving a greater scale. This includes better governance, economies of scale, increased diversification of assets and improved bargainin...
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Lords HL129
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the May election results in Scotland and Wales on their relationship with those nations.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
LD
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-29
This government has been clear since day one that rebuilding the country requires UK-wide delivery, working effectively with all levels of government. Good intergovernmental relations remain a prio...
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Lords HL103
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 10 March (HC116158), whether the Parliamentary Press Gallery was consulted over the abolition of afternoon lobby media briefings; and what rol...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-29
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 10 March, Official Report, PQ HC116158:Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Downing Street Press Office no long...
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Lords HL148
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the potential risks associated with an increasing concentration of workplace pension assets within a small number of master trusts.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Con
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-29
As part of our assessment of the Pension Schemes Act 2026 reforms the Department published an Impact Assessment, in addition to its 2024 report on Pension fund investment and the UK economy. These ...
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Lords HL147
To ask His Majesty's Government whether high-performance workplace pension schemes will be required to consolidate if they fall below proposed scale thresholds.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Con
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-29
As part of our assessment of the Pension Schemes Act 2026 reforms the Department published an Impact Assessment, in addition to its 2024 report on Pension fund investment and the UK economy. These ...
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Lords HL144
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of variation in member outcomes between workplace pension schemes.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Con
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-29
The main driver of outcomes for Defined Contribution (DC) savers is investment returns. The Pension Schemes Act Impact Assessment estimated investment returns could account for over two-thirds of D...
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Lords HL130
To ask His Majesty's Government what medical assessment is in place for asylum seekers on arrival in the UK.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
LD
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-29
The Home Office takes the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers very seriously. Upon arrival by small boats, individuals undergo appropriate medical and security screening.Asylum seekers have acce...
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Lords HL122
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), what steps the Scotland Office has taken in the last year to meet its legal duty to keep under review the question of when...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Pack
LD
To: Scotland Office
Answered 2026-05-29
The Scotland Office undertakes to review legislative provisions falling under its area of responsibility which have not yet been commenced. Relevant officials are responsible for the effective mana...
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Lords HL91
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 24 March (HL15469), whether the Home Office has commissioned a second external peer review of the National Centre for Social Research evaluation of the pilot...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford
Bshp
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-29
The independent evaluation led by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has undergone external peer review as part of the publication process, including the requirement for two satisfact...
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Lords HL112
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will issue a corrected version of the Family Returns: Reforming Asylum Support and Enforcing Family Returns consultation document and extend the timeline for stakeholders to respond in view of incorrect...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Lab
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-29
An addendum correcting numbering errors identified in the Family Returns Consultation, as launched on 5 March 2026, was sent to stakeholders on 14 March. These minor corrections do not affect the s...
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Lords HL404
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of local authority attempts to introduce banding frameworks for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Tabled: 2026-05-21
Lord Touhig
Lab
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-05-29
Many local authorities have systems which indicate the range of top-up funding that might be provided for children and young people with a particular type and complexity of need, sometimes referred...
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