Written questions

849 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reduce diagnosis times for leukaemia in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumer Goods: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans she has to ensure the safety of products sold online.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Drugs: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help replace aluminium and PVC medical blister packs with recyclable polypropylene blister packs.

16 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support she is giving to the new government of Syria to combat ISIS.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that student midwifes graduating this year can find employment in the profession.

10 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Hybrid Warfare: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports of Russia deploying (a) hybrid non-kinetic attacks and (b) irregular migration.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Tourist Attractions: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the temporary reduced rate of VAT on admission tickets to visitor attractions suitable for families with children to include events and festivals suitable for families with children.

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve access to clinical trials for brain cancer treatments.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to appoint a men's health ambassador.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has undertaken analysis on the likelihood of (a) Egypt, (b) Japan, (c) Saudi Arabia, (d) South Korea, (e) Turkey and (f) Taiwan obtaining independent nuclear deterrents.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

MOD Donnington

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the disposal of land at Parsons Barracks; and what land at MOD Donnington he plans to retain for strategic defence purposes.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

MOD Donnington

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has researched the potential need for Venning Barracks in delivering future strategic defence policy.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

MOD Donnington

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has undertaken on the (a) disposal of Parsons Barracks and (b) use of that site for strategic defence purposes.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Universities: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that universities provide students with sufficient teaching time to deliver value for money for the cost of tuition.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the HM Armed Forces Veteran ID card is accepted as photo identification by (a) banks, (b) foreign exchange services and (c) polling stations.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Conveyancing: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to reform the conveyancing process for residential property in England.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether training is provided to asylum seekers on British (a) law and (b) culture while asylum applications are being processed.

27 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to her Chinese counterpart on Chinese naval and commercial shipping blocking the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuels: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish an emergency jet fuel plan for the airline industry.

22 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has undertaken analysis on the likelihood of (a) Egypt, (b) Japan, (c) Saudi Arabia, (d) South Korea, (e) Turkey and (f) Taiwan obtaining independent nuclear deterrents.

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Information Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will commission research into the impact of noise pollution from (i) repeating passenger information announcements and (ii) the decibel levels used for passenger information announcements on the customer

13 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rural Areas: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the government will ensure rural counties are not disadvantaged in future allocations for economic growth and place-based investment.

13 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Uk Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he will take to avoid disruption to successful programmes previously supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered including guidance on autistic burnout in future SEND Code of Practice revisions.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Astronomy and Space: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure continued funding for astronomical and space science research.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to appoint a men's health ambassador.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hydrocortisone

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to secure alternative treatments for people at risk of adrenal crisis following the discontinuation of hydrocortisone sodium phosphate solution, which is commonl

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Radicalism: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps with the Secretary of State for Defence to second homeland security personnel to the Royal Military Police to identify and counter extreme right wing activity in His Majesty's Armed Forces.

16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Iran: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the origin of the component parts of the munitions used in the attack on UK armed forces personnel in (a) Akrotiri and (b) Erbil.

16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Iran: Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the quantity of chemical compounds imported by Iran from China since 2025.

Source: official written-questions record.