Written questions
1,687 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cosmetics: Afamelanotide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) availability and (b) levels of use of tan-enhancing products containing Melanotan II is being considered in the development of the forthcoming cancer plan.
19 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Fireworks: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his department will conduct a review into current fireworks legislation to determine whether it is fit for purpose and efficiently protects animals and vulnerable people.
19 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
UK Youth Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with partners on the future of the UK Youth Parliament and its funding.
3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated for prospective studies into anti-seizure medications other than Sodium Valproate in pregnancy since 2018.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Pregnancy: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) grants and 9b) funding her Department has allocated to the Medical Research Council for research into anti-seizure medications in pregnancy since 2018.
3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated for research of anti-seizure medications in pregnancy (a) in total and (b) to the MHRA since 2020.
3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when research funding was last given for anti-seizure medications in pregnancy.
27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS trusts on providing meals for parents when their child is in hospital overnight.
16 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Business Rates: Wholesale Trade
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she made of the role of wholesalers in maintaining supply chain resilience when determining eligibility for business rates reliefs.
16 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Business Rates: Wholesale Trade
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned business rates reforms on the wholesale sector; and if she will consider extending retail-equivalent reliefs to wholesalers.
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools' core budgets in more deprived communities are not disproportionately used to meet the costs of providing free school meals.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make the provision of women's health hubs by ICBs mandatory.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of the mandatory target for the provision of women's health hubs in each ICB area in the 2025/26 priorities and operat
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the target to include a women's health hub within every ICB area is not included in the document by NHS England entitled 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance, last u
16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ammunition: Factories
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether his Department has considered establishing one of the always on munitions factories in the North East; and when he expects to anno
5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgical Mesh Implants: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in which year the NHS created a Hospital Episode Statistic Code for rectopexy mesh.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hernias: Surgical Mesh Implants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence plans to publish updated guidance on the eight types of hernia mesh.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2025 to Question 65738 on Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder, if he will make interim payments to valproate families following the end of the pilot project.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgical Mesh Implants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the outcome was of the MHRA rectopexy review.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgical Mesh Implants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if there is a Hospital Episode Statistics code used to record instances of mesh used for rectopexy.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Low Alcohol Drinks: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has held discussions with (a) retailers and (b) producers on the pricing of alcohol-free drinks.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Low Alcohol Drinks: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of for what reason alcohol-free drinks are priced (a) comparably to and (b) higher than alcoholic equivalents.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Low Alcohol Drinks: Prices
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of (a) tax and (b) subsidy incentives in reducing the cost of alcohol-free drinks.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Alcoholic Drinks: Prices
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) VAT rates and (b) other fiscal measures on the relative pricing of (i) alcohol-free and (ii) alcoholic drinks.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with industry stakeholders on the pricing strategies of (a) alcohol-free drinks and (b) alcoholic beverages.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Low Alcohol Drinks: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with (a) manufacturers and (b) retailers on improving the affordability of alcohol-free alternatives.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continuing the use of Education, Health and Care Plans to support children who have Special Education Needs and Disabilities with a guaranteed right to su
14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 63541 on Autism: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder, if she will take steps to collate this information centrally.
11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Government lead to establish a strategic mission for (a) rare and (b) less survivable cancers.
10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patient Safety Commissioner
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the role of the Patient Safety Commissioner is now going to be hosted within the MHRA; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of this on her ability to advocate for
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