Written questions
840 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Complementary Medicine: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that any risk management decision on ashwagandha food supplements is proportionate to the available evidence and preserves consumer access to a herb wi
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
School Milk: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of current funding levels for the School Milk Subsidy Scheme.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Chemicals: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85312 on Chemicals: Health and Wildlife, when the UK Health Security Agency plans to publish biomonitoring data on the exposure of UK citizens
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Complementary Medicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact on UK businesses of any restriction or ban on ashwagandha food supplements; and whether that impact has been considered as part of the
26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve rates of bowel cancer diagnosis through screening.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Migraines: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people living with migraine will be considered in the delivery of policies to support people with long-term conditions to remain in or return to work.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Migraines: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of migraine on levels of sickness absence, labour market participation and economic inactivity.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Migraines: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce regional variation in access to migraine care and treatment.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Migraines: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of migraine on the level of demand for NHS services, including repeat GP appointments, referrals and hospital admissions.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Migraines: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recognition, diagnosis and management of migraine in primary care.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Migraines
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether migraine is a serious neurological long-term condition.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
United Arab Emirates: Travel Restrictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has contingency plans for supporting British citizens' foreign national relatives in UAE subject to travel bans in the event that British citizens are
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce additional accountability measures for Integrated Care Boards on delivery of NHS Health Checks and cardiovascular prevention outcomes.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework will set expectations for Integrated Care Boards to commission specialist lipid services.
16 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many service licences were granted for multiple generic projects that used (a) dogs and (b) non-human primates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 between 1 January 2021 and 31 Dece
16 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, between 1 January 2021-31 December 2025, under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, how many 'service' licences were granted for multiple generic projects.
11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure the 4.9 million smokers in Great Britain have equitable access to smoking cessation advice, support and tools to start their quit journey.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Investment and Trade: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade what steps he is taking to engage UK-based Indian alumni networks in promoting British trade and investment opportunities.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Educational Institutions: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to strengthen educational partnerships between UK universities and Indian institutions.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Trade: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the role international students play in strengthening UK–India trade relations.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Postgraduate Education: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology what assessment she has made of the contribution of international postgraduate researchers to the UK’s scientific output.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she will commit to developing a roadmap for the transition to in-ovo sexing in the UK egg industry.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether a consultation on ending the routine culling of male chicks through in-ovo sexing is under consideration.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to publish a formal consultation on how a transition to in-ovo sexing would be implemented.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to work with industry to develop a roadmap for ending the routine culling of male chicks, as laid out in the Animal Welfare Strategy.
10 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Azerbaijan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support its strategic partner Azerbaijan and the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia after the recent drone attacks launched f
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration has been given to the provision of cessation support to adult vapers to quit when they are ready to do so.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to data from the Office for National Statistics highlighting that for the first time there are more adult vapers in Great Britain than there are smokers.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to help ensure smokers in Great Britain have equitable access to smoking cessation advice, support and tools.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the UK’s progress towards achieving a smoke-free society.
Source: official written-questions record.