Written questions
854 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Trams: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the projected cost-benefit ratio of completing the East Birmingham tram extension.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Trams: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the current status of tram route designs between Digbeth and Birmingham International Airport.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Trams: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to include funding for the East Birmingham tram extension to Birmingham Airport in the next spending review.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Trams: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the timeline for completing the East Birmingham tram extension from Digbeth through Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and Tile Cross to Birmingham International Airport, the NEC and
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heartlands Hospital: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average ambulance handover time was at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital A&E in (a) 2024-25 and (b) the most recent quarter for which data is available.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average A&E capacity utilisation rate is for (a) Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, (b) University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and (c) England.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Baby Care Units: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the correlation between maternity unit infrastructure quality and infant mortality rates in areas of high deprivation.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many A&E departments are regularly treating patients in corridors; and what steps he is taking to help end this practice.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of A&E infrastructure on (a) staff retention and (b) clinical safety at hospitals operating above design capacity.
10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Kashmir: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking in response to recent developments in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to (a) support British nationals in the region in accessing consular assistance, (b) ass
13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is responsible for the residual liabilities associated with the former DWP office at the junction of St Margaret's Avenue and Church Walk in Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull Nor
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and HS2 employment sites in the West Midlands.
27 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues on the expected number of new jobs at (a) Birmingham Airport, (b) The NEC, Birmingham, (c) Arden Cross Interchange, and (d) Birmingham Curzon Street station
27 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to ensure public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and employment sites created by HS2 in the West Midlands.
27 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Trams: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected cost-benefit ratio is of completing the East Birmingham tram extension.
27 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Trams: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of tram route designs between Digbeth and Birmingham International Airport.
27 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Trams: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to allocate funding for the East Birmingham tram extension to Birmingham Airport in the next spending review.
27 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Trams: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for completion of the East Birmingham tram extension from Digbeth through Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and Tile Cross to Birmingham International Airport, the NEC and Arden Cross
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on improving NHS infrastructure in areas with the highest health inequalities.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Intensive Care: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential for critical care infrastructure investment to enable whole-system reorganisation of urgent and emergency care.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heartlands Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average ambulance handover time was at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital A&E in (a) 2024-25 and (b) the most recent quarter for which data is available.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average A&E capacity utilisation rate is for (a) Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, (b) University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, and (c) England.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure emergency care infrastructure meets demand in constituencies with (a) above-average unemployment and (b) above-average infant mortality rates.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS capital investment in 2025-26 was allocated to constituencies ranked in the top 10 most deprived in England.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of maternity unit infrastructure quality with infant mortality rates in areas of high deprivation.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria are used to determine eligibility for the New Hospital Programme; and whether Birmingham Heartlands Hospital A&E and maternity unit meets those criteria.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Intensive Care: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for capital funding decisions for critical care infrastructure projects identified as integrated care board priorities in Birmingham and North Solihull.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process his Department uses to assess Integrated Care Board capital investment priorities; and whether Birmingham Heartlands Hospital A&E rebuild features in capital planning for 2026-2027.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of A&E departments in England regularly treating patients in corridors; and what plans he has to end this practice.
27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the age of A&E infrastructure on (a) staff retention and (b) clinical safety at hospitals operating above design capacity.
Source: official written-questions record.