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 3071
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of out-of-area homelessness placements on children’s a) school attendance and b) attainment.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
James McMurdock
Ind
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-28
To reduce the use of out of area placements, we must tackle the root causes of homelessness and reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation. To do this we must build more homes, includ...
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Commons 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average workplace attendance in his Department’s London main building on a Friday as a proportion of assigned staff over the past 12 months.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Sir James Cleverly
Con
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-28
We hold the information, but collating it and calculating an accurate percentage would exceed our cost limits.
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Commons 1971
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), why no allocation is provided to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in 2026-27, followed by £195 mi...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to Footnote 6 in the document accompanying the statement to which her question refers.
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Commons 1970
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026, HCWS1425, what the reason is for the variation in contributions to the International Development...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to Footnote 6 in the document accompanying the statement to which her question refers.
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Commons 1985
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 ODA is allocated to humanitarian programming in each year.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 20 April in response to Question 124888.
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Commons 1981
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026, HCWS1425, what proportion of bilateral ODA is allocated to fragile and conflict-affected states ...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 20 April in response to Question 124888.
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Commons 1980
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), whether the £75 million annual Crisis Fund is considered sufficient to respond to emerging ...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 20 April in response to Question 124888.
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Commons 1978
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), whether the structure of the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund differs from previous rep...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 30 March in response to Question 122631.
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Commons 1977
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 impact of the UK’s funding profile on the Global Fund’s...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 30 March in response to Question 122631.
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Commons 1976
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), what steps the Government is taking to ensure predictability of funding to the Global Fund ...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 30 March in response to Question 122631.
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Commons 1975
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026, HCWS1425, whether any portion of the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund will be frontloaded in...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 30 March in response to Question 122631.
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Commons 1974
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), what the planned annual payment schedule is for the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund fo...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Wendy Morton
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 30 March in response to Question 122631.
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Commons 2044
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Ministerial resignation letter to the Prime Minister by the Hon Member for Birmingham Yardley of May 2025, what is the status of the legislation on online child sex abuse.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Alex Burghart
Con
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse.The Online Safety Act is a landmark and foundational step in tackling on...
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Commons 2568
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of Sarah’s Law on women.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Mr Will Forster
LD
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, also known as Sarah's law, was introduced in 2011 and allows members of the public to make an application to police for information about a person who has ...
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Commons 1098
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has received from the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development on the effects of global debt on low-income countries; and what action ...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Sir Julian Lewis
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-28
Supporting developing countries to tackle unsustainable debt is a key priority of this government. Debt servicing costs are at their highest for 25 years and are crowding out vital investments in g...
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