Written questions

579 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to limit the exposure of (a) children and (b) young people to alcohol advertising on popular (i) social media apps and (ii) streaming platforms.

11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) alcohol advertising and (b) websites selling alcoholic products provide reference to addiction support platforms.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) alcohol advertising and (b) alcoholic products are not directed at (i) children and (ii) young people.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on reducing exposure to alcohol advertising by (a) children and (b) young people.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the statutory gambling levy takes a public health approach.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Chapter One's report entitled Ten Point Plan for Gambling Harm Prevention.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is planning to improve rail links between South Wales and a) Gatwick and b) Heathrow.

4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to prioritise the development of housing suitable for single young people within wider social housing programmes.

4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of one-bedroom social rented homes for young people facing homelessness.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Samaritans: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Samaritan's media guidelines for reporting suicide; and if her Department will take steps to promote those guide

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Tissue: Refrigeration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 November to question 90178, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a standardised approach to tissue freezing.

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Tissue

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to question 90178, what steps his Department is taking to develop standard operating procedures for the handling and freezing of fresh tissue samples.

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tumours: Human Tissue

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to question 90178, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the capacity of NHS pathology services for fresh-freezing brain cancer and

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop a national fixed framework for the treatment of gambling-related harm.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Addictions and Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of gambling-related harms and mitigate the impact of gambling advertisements.

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of wealth inequality on levels of suicide.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Alcoholic Drinks: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to support a) local newspapers and b) digitally excluded adults in the context of the proposed removal of the legal requirement for alcohol licensing notices.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential for a direct rail link between South Wales and Heathrow Airport.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate risks posed to public transport workers who are lone working.

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Addictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definitions his Department uses for the purposes of determining which activities constitute (a) prevention and (b) treatment in relation to gambling-related harms when allocating funding from

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process NHS specialist gambling treatment clinics are required to follow in order to access funding from the statutory gambling levy; and if he will set out the criteria and decision-making fr

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated from the statutory gambling levy to (a) NHS specialist gambling treatment clinics, (b) third-sector treatment providers, (c) local authorities and (d) other orga

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to fund NHS early-intervention services for children exhibiting gambling-related harm.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to bring loot boxes under gambling regulation.

25 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Christianity: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how she marked Red Wednesday on 19 November; and what steps she is taking to support persecuted Christians across the world.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the transition from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of this transition on people with workplace injuries who have

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to phase out the use of animal-derived biomaterials and promote non-animal alternatives in medical research.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy 'Replacing Animals in Science' published on 11 November 2025, what assessment she has made of the implications for this strategy of the use of foetal calf

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in relation to Housing Benefit being tapered at a faster rate than pay, what impact this has had on young people in supported accommodation; and whether he has evaluated the subsequent loss to the Exche

13 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will honour Red Wednesday on 19 November with reference to the intensification of religious persecution in Sudan.

Source: official written-questions record.