Written questions

175 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Indian counterpart on the recent attack on a Christian worship service in that country; and what steps her Department is taking to

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Dialysis Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110360 on kidney diseases: dialysis machines, what steps is the government taking to remove variation in rates of home dialysis in paediatric d

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Dialysis Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of levels of current capacity for in-centre dialysis services; and what plans his Department has to ensure that renal service capacity matches both current a

5 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs has updated its assessment of the number of suicides linked to the loan charge since January 2023; and whether the Government plans to publish updated figures on a routine basis.

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting a preventative approach to mental health; and what steps he is taking to support such an approach.

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that men can access timely support for their mental health.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate support for people with mental health problems when they return to the workforce.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support newborn screening laboratories to commence screening for spinal muscular atrophy once an interim decision is published.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy is commenced immediately.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on improving the (a) access, (b) quality and (c) sustainability of palliative and end of life care.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to strengthen statutory guidance on the legal duty to commission palliative care services in the Health and Care Act 2022.

23 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to fire and rescue services who attend callouts to attempted suicides.

23 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of suicide prevention training provided to fire and rescue staff.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of support available to police who attend callouts to attempted suicides.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of collecting data on the number of callouts police attend to (a) attempted suicides and (b) suicides in progress.

23 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the suicide prevention training provided to police staff.

23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of collecting data on the number of attempted suicides attended by ambulance staff.

23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support available to ambulance staff who attend traumatic callouts.

23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the suicide prevention training provided to ambulance staff.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the range of clinicians able to deliver migraine treatment, in the context of proposals to shift from hospital to community care within the 10 Year Plan for H

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with migraines receive effective support in primary care settings.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of migraine in the 2024-25 financial year; and what steps he plans to take to help reduce the number of patients presenting to h

19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases and Restless Legs Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for (a) restless legs syndrome and (b) other rare conditions.

8 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Norwegian authorities and (b) other international partners on the UK’s access to the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of the Office of Rail and Road's statistics entitled Passenger Rail Usage, published on 20 March 2025, in the context of open access co

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Network Rail last carried out an (a) audit and (b) inventory of its railway property estate to identify (i) sites and (ii) spaces suitable for residential development.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Network Rail last carried out an (a) audit and (b) inventory of its railway property estate to identify (i) sites and (ii) spaces suitable for commercial use.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the amount of vacant property space on the Network Rail land estate which could be let for (a) retail and (b) commercial purposes.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the level of retail income received by Network Rail from commercial premises on its estate in 2018-19 and 2022-23.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of open access rail operators on levels of (a) inward investment, (b) economic growth and (c) regeneration.

Source: official written-questions record.