Written questions
1,480 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the General Ophthalmic Services contract in England with Scotland and Wales.
8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ICBs commission community minor and urgent eye care services.
8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glaucoma: Primary Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure commissioners are making use of capacity and expertise in primary care optometry to improve access to care for those (a) at risk of and (b) with glaucoma.
8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glaucoma: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variations in waiting times for glaucoma diagnosis and treatment across England.
8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glaucoma: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure Integrated Care Boards are (a) adopting the recent Get It Right First-Time guidance on glaucoma and (b) commissioning enhanced referral and filtering schemes.
7 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legal aid provision for refugees required to reapply for Leave to Remain every 30 months; and what additional funding she plans to provide in light of t
7 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect and support the mental health of asylum seekers housed in military accommodation.
7 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of housing asylum seekers in military accommodation on social cohesion and community integration.
7 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Sponsorship
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to expand the Community Sponsorship scheme as part of the refugee resettlement strategy; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of that scheme’s capacity to provide an effe
7 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the revenue to be generated from proposals in the Immigration and Asylum Bill for asylum seekers to contribute towards their accommodation costs; and what projections her
7 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the additional structural, operational and staffing costs associated with requiring refugees to reapply for Leave to Remain every 30 months.
7 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Independent Immigration Appeals Authority
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the backlog of asylum appeals from increasing as a result of the establishment of a new appeals body and the associated structural and staffing changes.
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) what is the intended timeline for publication of the Older Prisoners Strategy and (b) what engagement his department intends to undertake with end of life care providers relating to the health care of older p
17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family mediators are currently recorded by the Legal Aid agency as registered to provide legally-aided family mediation.
17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Family Proceedings: Mediation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that members of the public seeking to use family mediation are aware of the importance of selecting a mediator with Family Mediation Council accreditation.
17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Family Proceedings: Mediation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking with the Family Mediation Council to promote the value of family mediation to separating and divorcing couples.
17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he will take to improve access to legally aided family mediation for couples who are separating or divorcing.
17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will increase the rates paid to family mediators who offer legally aided mediation.
17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help tackle the shortage of legal aid providers in the area of family mediation.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Inland Waterways: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential economic contribution of recreational paddlesport to local economies; and what steps she is taking to protect access to waterways used by paddl
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Inland Waterways: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the Access to Nature Green Paper includes provisions for increased public access to unregulated inland waterways.
8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many prisons in England have undertaken voluntary self-assessment against the Dying Well in Custody Charter since 2024, and (b) what plans are in place to ensure that the Charter is implemented consistent
23 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to answer given to Question UIN 97116 on 5 December 2025, what discussions her officials have had with their Saudi counterparts regarding (a) the execution of
23 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Gulf States
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed UK–Gulf Cooperation Council trade agreement on (a) labour standards in partner countries and (b) what steps were taken to
21 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Self-determination of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March to Question UIN 113475 on Western Sahara: Self Determination of States, if will she raise with the UN Security Council that any autonomy pla
21 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Self-determination of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March to Question UIN 113475 on Western Sahara: Self Determination of States, whether she has received information on the expanded autonomy propos
10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bahrain: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the joint letter by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and 25 partner organisations in M
12 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Human Rights: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses when determining whether to call for the release of individuals detained overseas for activities related to the exercise of their human righ
20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Self-determination of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September to Question UIN 74747 on Western Sahara: Visits Abroad, whether the blocking of visits by (a) parliamentarians, (b) researchers, (c) jo
20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Self-determination of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September to Question UIN 74744 on Western Sahara: Self Determination of States, whether she has received any information from Morocco on the det
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