Written questions

840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jerusalem: Religious Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the governments of Israel and Jordan concerning restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.

15 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jerusalem: Religious Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount on freedom of religion or belief.

15 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jerusalem: Religious Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her policy is on restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.

10 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israeli Settlements: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether an equality impact assessment under the Public Sector Equality Duty was completed before each of HM Government's decisions to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers and

10 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the consistency of HM Government's application of targeted measures to (a) Israeli settlers and settlement-linked entities in the West Bank an

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in Harrow constituency who will be exposed to aircraft noise above 43dB LAeq in the next five years.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 13788 on Migraines: Drugs, whether NHS England's processes for reviewing and identifying themes from Prevention of Future Deaths reports have

6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychotherapy: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of psychotherapy and counselling not being under statutory regulation on public protection; and whether his Department plans to intro

6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychotherapy: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of psychotherapy and counselling remaining outside statutory regulation on public protection, in the context that other psychological

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

Supported Housing: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the total number of supported accommodation places available (a) overall and (b) specifically designed for those experiencing or at risk of

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has the Department issued to local authorities on the mechanisms for scrutinise Housing Benefit claims in the period prior to the implementation of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversi

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has of the impact of the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training.

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanism exists for psychiatric adverse drug reaction signals, including Yellow Card reports and Prevention of Future Deaths reports, to be considered in national migraine prescribing guidanc

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England's neurology service specifications require providers to include structured mental health and medication safety fields in headache referral, assessment and prescribing templates.

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Care Quality Commission's assessment framework requires providers to evidence medicines safety checks for psychiatric history, psychotropic medication use and previous psychiatric adver

29 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Churches

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of China concerning the reported police raid on Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu on 14 June 2026, and what assessment

25 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diethylstilbestrol: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Government policy and NHS guidance relating to diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure are communicated to and accessible by all people exposed to DES i

25 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diethylstilbestrol: Side Effects

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue guidance to NHS England on the provision of additional cervical and vaginal cancer surveillance for women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES), beyond HPV primary

25 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diethylstilbestrol: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that individuals known to have been exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero have that exposure recorded on their own NHS medical records, rather t

24 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to project 5 titled Neuronal Basis of Somatosensorial and Pathological Pain listed in the non-technical summaries for project licences granted between January and March 2026 requiring r

24 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Primates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to project 4 titled Neural mechanisms of cognition listed in the non-technical summaries for project licences granted between January and March 2026 requiring retrospective assessment,

22 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Bangladesh on the protection of Christian converts and religious minority civil society organisations, following re

15 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Oppression: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that Hong Kongers who report transnational repression receive (a) a single named point of contact, (b) follow-up within a defined timescale, and (c) tailored protect

15 Jun 2026 · Home Office

British National (Overseas): Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with representatives of the Hong Kong diaspora, including those subject to HK$1 million bounties issued by the Hong Kong authorities, on their experiences of reporting tra

15 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Telephone Services: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of establishing and operating a dedicated, multilingual hotline for reporting transnational repression, staffed by personnel trained in state threats; and how th

15 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Oppression: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the suitability of the 101 service for reports from Hong Kongers with (a) limited English proficiency and (b) fears that information disclosed could reach the Hong Kong

15 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Oppression: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 61 of the 7th Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2024-26 on Transnational Repression in the UK, HC 681, published on 30 July 2025, what assessment she

15 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Police: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to police forces on routing reports received via 101 that may relate to hostile state activity to officers with counter-state-threats expertise; and what steps she is taking to

15 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Bank: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many designations under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 relating to the West Bank have been made in respect of (a) settler violence against Palestinian

15 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what evidentiary standard was applied before designating the entities and individual listed on 9 June 2026 under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, and wheth

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