Written questions

294 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Gender Based Violence: Education

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to improve awareness of violence against women and girls in schools.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made in replacing plasma-derived products with recombinant coagulation factor products, where clinically appropriate, in accordance with Recommendation 9 of the Infected Bloo

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to supporting the National Haemophilia Database through additional central funding.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on establishing functioning multi-disciplinary networks to ensure best practice is followed in the treatment and care of haemophilia.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken to address funding shortfalls and inequities between haemophilia centres around the UK, identified by 2024-25 peer review of haemophilia care.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken towards implementing Recommendation 9 of the Infected Blood Inquiry.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Public Sector: Borrowing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce Government borrowing.

9 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had NHS England on the future (a) oversight and (b) regulation of (i) specialist pharmacies and (ii) aseptic services within hospitals.

9 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the (a) oversight and (b) regulation of (i) specialist pharmacies and (ii) aseptic services within hospitals.

13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, whether he intends to review (a) the compensation regulations and (b) the tariffs.

13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, if he will review the supplementary route for people for whom the impact of their viruses and their treatments are not fully captured by the core route t

13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tariffs for people infected with Hepatitis C through contaminated blood products.

13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the commitments he made when giving evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, when he plans to respond to the five areas of compensation regulations following his review.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to fine utility companies for inconvenience caused when their roadworks overrun.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to incentivise utility companies to not overrun on roadworks.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Press: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to implement the recommendations made by the Leveson Inquiry on independent press regulation.

7 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Passports: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to update the technology required to read (a) diacritical characters and (b) accents marks in the biographical information of UK passport holders.

15 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

LGBT Veterans Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement of the Minister for Defence People and Families of 13 December 2023 on LGBT Veterans Independent Review, Official Report, column 898, what his planned timetable is for a full

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Southeastern: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Southeastern on new rolling stock.

8 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Civil Service: Public Speaking

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Counter Disinformation Unit enforces the Cabinet Office guidelines on external speakers at civil service events.

8 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Public Speaking

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the guidelines on external speakers at civil service events drawn up by his Department in 2022.

8 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Counter Disinformation Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Counter Disinformation Unit provides information on guests invited to speak to civil servants in his Department under the guidance introduced by the Cabinet Office in 2022.

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Deep Sea Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department plans to take to consult relevant stakeholders on deep-sea mining polices.

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 29 of the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué, published on 27 May 2022, what steps her Department plans to take to assess the potential (a) impacts of

21 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Mining: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to introduce a moratorium or precautionary pause on deep-sea mining until a specific set of environmental, social and governance conditions are in place.

18 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Southeastern: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department received an equality impact assessment on the changes to the timetable implemented by Southeastern on 11 December 2022; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Southeastern: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he made an assessment of the potential impact of the guidance by the Equality and Human Rights Commission entitled Technical Guidance on the Public Sector Equality Duty: England, updated in February 202

24 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel have been medically discharged from the armed forces due to permanent hearing loss or damage following following involvement in (a) the Afghanistan War from 2001 and (b) Iraq War from 2003.

24 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Veterans: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the closure of the Veterans Hearing Fund on (a) veterans and (b) veterans’ charities.

24 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Veterans: Disability Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support ex-service personnel who require (a) specialised wheelchairs or (b) other mobility aids but are not supplied or supported by statutory means.

Source: official written-questions record.