Written Questions

95541 questions on record

All Commons Lords

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 HL41
To ask His Majesty's Government when the Common Travel Area Forum last met; whether ministers attended that meeting; whether minutes of that meeting will be published; and when the Common Travel Area Forum most recently discussed passport-free dir...
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Lord Moylan
Con
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-22
The UK and Ireland have a close and collaborative working relationship on a range of issues, including migration and border security. That collaboration includes a joint commitment to protect the C...
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Lords HL9
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report Transnational repression in the UK, published on 30 July 2025.
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Lord Alton of Liverpool
XB
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-22
The Government carefully considered the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ report on transnational repression (TNR) and responded formally on 30 October 2025.We continue to eng...
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Lords HL75
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will conduct early consultations with the Welsh Government regarding the "significant reforms to the police" referenced in the King's Speech made on 13 May.
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Lord Wigley
PC
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-22
Policing is a reserved matter for the UK Government, and we are taking forward a significant programme of police reform across England and Wales.We will continue to work closely with the new Welsh ...
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Lords HL10
To ask His Majesty's Government how many random checks have been made in each month of 2025-6 of the immigration status of food and grocery deliver riders; and what steps are they taking to ensure that traders using the services of delivery riders...
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Lord Carlile of Berriew
XB
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-21
Immigration enforcement activity is intelligence led and targeted, focusing on known risk, harm, and noncompliance rather than randomised inspections.Clamping down on illegal working continues to b...
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Lords HL6
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent convictions of Chung Biu Yuen and Chi Leung Wai, whether they will include the People's Republic of China in the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Lord Alton of Liverpool
XB
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-21
As set out in the National Security Act 2023, the Secretary of State may make a specification under the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) where they consider it is r...
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Lords HL7
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the conviction of Chi Leung Wai for misconduct in public office, what measures they will take to ensure the better protection of (1) sensitive data, and (2) individuals most likely to be at risk of transn...
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Lord Alton of Liverpool
XB
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-21
The Government does not comment on individual cases but takes any misuse of sensitive data extremely seriously. Robust safeguards are in place across Government and law enforcement to ensure that s...
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Lords HL158
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ban online gambling advertising.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Truscott
To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 2026-05-21
The Government is not considering legislation to ban online gambling advertising at this time. However, we are committed to working with a wide range of stakeholders, including the gambling industr...
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Lords HL157
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction in the number of private rental properties in the past 12 months.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Truscott
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-21
My Department has made no such assessment. The most recent data from the English Housing Survey (EHS) 2024-25, shows 4.7 million households rent privately, which is equivalent to 11 million people ...
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Lords HL159
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to speed up the buying and selling of homes.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Truscott
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-21
On 6 October, the government published two consultations outlining reform proposals to cut home buying transaction times in this country to support a faster, fairer housing market. They can be foun...
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Lords HL132
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 14 April (HL Deb col 201), whether the Muslim Council of Britain has received grants under the Windrush grant scheme.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Con
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-21
The Muslim Council of Britain has not received funding under the Windrush Day Grant Scheme. Funding is awarded through an open and competitive process.
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Lords HL28
To ask His Majesty's Government what baseline information will be collected at the start of the rollout of the Private Rented Sector Database to ensure an assessment can be made of its effectiveness in ensuring a decent standard of provision for r...
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Lab
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-21
We are working closely with local councils to support them in using the information that will be provided by the Private Rented Sector Database in their enforcement activities. Through guidance we ...
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Lords HL27
To ask His Majesty's Government whether, as the Private Rented Sector Database introduced in the Renters' Rights Act 2025 is rolled out regionally, provision has been made for inspections to take place to verify the information provided by landlords.
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Lab
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-21
We are working closely with local councils to support them in using the information that will be provided by the Private Rented Sector Database in their enforcement activities. Through guidance we ...
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Lords HL15
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to speed up housing delivery on stalled sites where planning has been granted but development has not started.
Tabled: 2026-05-13
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford
Bshp
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-21
In May 2025, the government published a Planning Reform Working Paper: Speeding Up Build Out inviting views on further action the government should take to speed up homes being built. It can be fou...
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Lords HL30
To ask His Majesty's Government whether landlords will be required to pay for three yearly inspections by the relevant local authority to ensure compliance with the Renters' Rights Act 2025.
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Lab
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-21
We have allocated the £41.12 million new burdens funding for 2026-27 to support the enforcement of measures in the Renters’ Rights Act, based broadly on private rented sector stock levels per local...
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Lords HL29
To ask His Majesty's Government how the funding allocation to local authorities for enforcement of compliance with the Renters' Rights Act 2025 has been calculated.
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Lab
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-05-21
We have allocated the £41.12 million new burdens funding for 2026-27 to support the enforcement of measures in the Renters’ Rights Act, based broadly on private rented sector stock levels per local...
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