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 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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Lords HL289
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the freedom of worship of (1) Christian UK citizens, and (2) Copts, in Egypt.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Lord Patten
Con
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-29
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 27 April in response to Question HL16168.
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Lords HL86
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the potential carbon emissions from the proposed Sea Lion oil field in the Falklands, what discussions they have held with the Falklands Islands government about those emissions, and ...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-29
While the United Kingdom retains responsibility for defence, security and international affairs, the Falkland Islands Government is otherwise responsible for hydrocarbon development and the relevan...
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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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Commons 3030
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Probation Service is continuing to fund neurodiversity specialist services.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Marie Goldman
LD
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
Neurodiversity specialist services are arranged by probation regions individually, based on the specific needs of people on probation in the region. Arrangements therefore vary in terms of type of ...
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Commons 2991
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time taken to complete security vetting for Probation Service staff.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Siân Berry
Green
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
The checks that HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) undertake are required to assess individuals against a range of legislative requirements and security related factors that are pertinent to...
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Lords HL113
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to launch the Children and Armed Conflict toolkit currently being developed by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Lab
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-05-29
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office supports children affected by armed conflict across the world, including through humanitarian assistance and our education and demining programmes. ...
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Lords HL99
To ask His Majesty's Government how many arrests have been made by the British Transport Police due to cases of antisemitism on public transport in the past 12 months.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Con
To: Department for Transport
Answered 2026-05-29
Between 1 May 2025 and 30 April 2026, the British Transport Police (BTP) made 10 arrests for incidents involving antisemitism across the rail network.
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Lords HL149
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Energy System Operator about building new onshore and offshore electricity transmission routes along the coasts to cater for Scotland's overcapacity in wind power and...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Swire
Con
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-29
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) recommends necessary transmission infrastructure through its independent strategic network planning processes. Notably the upcoming Strategic Spatial Ener...
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Lords HL79
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether United Solar Polysilicon has supplied solar energy or other energy-related projects into the UK market; and how they are ensuring compliance with the prohibition on the purc...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Alton of Liverpool
XB
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-29
Government's longstanding position is that no UK businesses should be complicit in forced labour and human rights violations. The UK's current legislation under Section 54 of the 2015 Modern Slaver...
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Lords HL165
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were employed by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in 2023.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
XB
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-05-29
The average number of full-time equivalent (FTE) persons employed by IfATE in 2023/2024 is 332. This is a monthly average across the financial year. This information can be found attached in The An...
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Lords HL85
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the Falkland Islands regarding carbon emissions; and what programmes they are supporting and what other steps they are taking to reduce carbon emissions in the territory.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-29
The Inventory Agency produces the Falkland Islands’ annual greenhouse gas inventory on behalf of the UK Government and engages with the Falkland Islands Government on emissions data. We support the...
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