Written questions

175 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of employment opportunities for newly qualified midwives; and what steps he is taking to ensure that qualified healthcare professiona

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will produce a specific passenger focused plan on train travel post rail-reform as recommended by the Public Accounts Committee.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment regarding safety on trains following Royal Assent of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership Bill) has been undertaken.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the future funding arrangements for the British Transport Police in the context of rail nationalisation; and whether responsibility for its funding will transfer to central Gover

3 Mar 2026 · Home Office

National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of levels of public resource available where constabularies act upon intelligence or referrals generated by industry-funded vehicle crime units.

3 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department intends to review transparency requirements for nationally operating police-associated units funded by private industry bodies.

3 Mar 2026 · Home Office

National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that outcome-linked funding arrangements do not give rise to perceived conflicts of interest in operational decision-making.

3 Mar 2026 · Home Office

National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers have received information regarding funding arrangements for both fixed contributions and payments calculated by reference to the value of vehicles recovered.

3 Mar 2026 · Home Office

National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the governance arrangements applying to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS), including its industry funding model.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of barriers to adopting a unified national safeguarding framework for extracurricular activities involving children; and if she will m

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department assesses the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements for extracurricular activities involving children, including voluntary compliance, self-regulation, and non-statutory guidance.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of evidence from public inquiries, serious case reviews and independent safeguarding reports on risks associated with unregulated ex

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory safeguarding requirements for extracurricular activities involving children in England.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Liability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she intends to publish statutory guidance or a code of practice setting out the duty of care owed by higher education providers to their students.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her planned timetable is for the implementation of (a) Sections 61 to 64 and (b) Section 70 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022; and whether her

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of commencing Section 70 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to bring section 70 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 into force.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which recommendations of the Government’s British Sign Language Advisory Board he will implement to ensure the NHS is accessible to deaf and blind people.

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Gene Therapies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support the development of treatments for Huntington's disease and (b) improve the ability of the NHS to deliver new gene therapies for people living with

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support local councils in dealing with emergency road closures by utilities companies; and whether she plans to allow highways authorities to extend working hours in such situations.

15 Oct 2025 · Attorney General

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Solicitor General, what estimate she has made of the number of additional Crown prosecutors that will be required to help reduce violence against women and girls.

15 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what date he plans to introduce free independent legal advice for adult rape victims.

15 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the operation of specialist courts to fast-track rape cases.

14 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that additional NHS funding leads to pay rises for (a) nurses and (b) other frontline staff.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Huntington's Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve care for people with Huntington's disease.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, whether she plans to stipulate time limits for dealing with

12 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, whether first-tier tribunal judges of the immigration and asylum chamber

12 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, how long she expects it will take to train an adjudicator to make decisi

12 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, whether her Department plans to use primary legislation to (a) establish

25 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Education: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the education of women and girls globally.

Source: official written-questions record.