Written questions
6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Overseas Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Indo-Pacific counterparts on the risks of increased geopolitical competition over island territories.
7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Cook Islands
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 38547 on China: Cook Islands, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that strategic agreement on his neg
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Toys and Games: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to regulate third party sellers who sell dangerous toys on online marketplaces.
7 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether life insurance policies written in trust will be subject to taxation following the changes made to Inheritance Tax rules at the Autumn Budget 2024.
7 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Pensions: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to provide support to people affected by the inclusion of unused pension funds in Inheritance Tax calculations from April 2027.
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in (a) London and (b) Romford constituency.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of data collection for abortions performed in the UK.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) gestational ages of pregnancies are accurately recorded in cases without ultrasound scans and (b) abortion pills are not sent in the mail to women beyond
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent abortion drugs sent in the mail from being used to commit crimes.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help detect coercion in women seeking abortions during remote (a) phone and (b) video consultations.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Anaemia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the (a) research in, (b) diagnosis of and (c) the treatment of anaemia.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Leukaemia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the (a) research on, (b) diagnosis of and (c) treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia.
7 Apr 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he discussed the constitutional position of Northern Ireland with his Irish counterpart during the UK-Ireland Summit 2025.
7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Ministers of Religion
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support the work of armed forces chaplains.
7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Religion
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with faith groups to support veterans.
7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve defences against hypersonic missiles.
7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the defence of British undersea infrastructure.
3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Debt Collection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make her policy that local authorities that employ an internal team of certificated enforcement agents to collect fees under the (a) Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2014 and (b) Taking Control of
3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Enforcement Conduct Board
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 23 September 2022 to Question 51944 on Enforcement Conduct Board, if she will make it her policy to review the legal status of the Enforcement Conduct Board within two years of its
3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Review of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees), published on 17 July 2023, when she plans to (a) (i) consult on the proposals and (ii) bring forward the legislative proposals outlined in that
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
British Transport Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much British Transport Police has spent on the implementation of infrastructure to accommodate electric police vehicles in each of the past 5 years.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
British Transport Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much British Transport Police has spent on electric vehicles in each of the past 5 years.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
British Transport Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to provide sustainable funding to the British Transport Police.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Manufacturing Industries: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support export manufacturing.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Export Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the export licence process.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Export Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce the level of administration for companies applying for export licences.
3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Workers: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the retention of social workers in the NHS.
3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with Sickle Cell Anaemia.
3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of wholesale medications bought by the National Health Service.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Francesca Albanese
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to the United Nations on statements by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese on (a) Israel and (b) the causes of the 7 October a
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