Written questions

1,113 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Pesticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Greenpeace's report entitled Our Poisoned Land and its calls for the Government to help farmers to (a) reduce agric

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will commit to ending the use of the neonicotinoid acetamiprid.

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of offering electrocardiogram screening to under 35s.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the current criteria for medical exemption certificates for prescription charges to include endometriosis.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to publish a consultation on phasing out the use of farrowing crates for sows.

2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve collaboration between adult social care and voluntary sector homelessness services.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of homelessness accommodation providers' reliance on Housing Benefit as an income source on homelessness services.

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data NHS England holds on Community Dental Service activity and referral waiting times for patients with complex neurological conditions, including epilepsy.

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Exemptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Low Income Scheme certificates (HC2 and HC3) were used to access free or reduced NHS dental treatment in England in each of the last five years; and the associated cost of these exempt

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Exemptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the estimated total cost to the NHS was of providing free NHS dental treatment in England under maternity exemption rules in each of the last five years.

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential fiscal cost of introducing a medical exemption from NHS dental charges for the repair of teeth damaged by epileptic seizures.

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England requires dental clinics to record the underlying medical cause of traumatic dental injuries in patient datasets; and what plans he has to introduce a specific recording category

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

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce food waste in schools.

19 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Women's Health Hubs: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS Greater Manchester ICB.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many retrospective planning applications have remained undetermined by local planning authorities for more than (a) six, (b) twelve and (c) eighteen months since validation;

18 May 2026 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of potential merits of providing free school meals to all school children.

27 Apr 2026 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will include legislation to ban conversion therapy in the King's Speech in May 2026.

20 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Visas: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 5.60 of the policy paper entitled Explanatory memorandum to the statement of changes in the Immigration Rules: HC 1691, published on 5 March 2026, whether B2 level English

15 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Budget Responsibility provided estimates between March 2016 and April 2028 on the potential impact that the proposed Soft Drinks Industry Levy would have on the Consumer Price Index (CPI); and

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an observational trial for children and young people on private prescriptions for drug-resistant epilepsy who c

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Recommendation 9(f) of the Infected Blood Inquiry report, what consideration has been given to providing additional funding for the national haemophilia database.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Recommendation 9 (d) of the Infected Blood Inquiry report, what progress his Department has made on establishing functioning multi-disciplinary networks.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to (a) increase funding and (b) tackle inequities between haemophilia centres.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

King's Guards: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in developing King’s Guard’s hats made of faux-fur.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Game: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animal welfare inspections of game bird farms were undertaken in (a) England and (b) Wales in 2025; how many and what proportion of those visits identified the use of barren c

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Hunger Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he has issued on engagement between his Department and the legal representatives of prisoners undertaking prolonged hunger strikes.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Remand in Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Crown Court backlogs on the length of time defendants are held on remand prior to trial.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Remand in Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time spent on remand in custody was in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what national guidance is in place for NHS commissioners and providers regarding emergency or out-of-hours support for patients who experience sudden hearing aid failure; and whether he has assesse

22 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities

Women: Health Services

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on expanding access to women's health hubs.

Source: official written-questions record.