Written questions

692 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2026 to question 113071, whether he plans to bring forward legislation to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage.

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs and Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will introduce secondary legislation building on section 95 of the Health and Care Act 2022 to mandate the disclosure of payments made by the medicines and medical devices industr

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs and Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, where data on payments made by the medicines and medical devices industries to the healthcare sector will be published, following the publication of the Government’s forthcoming guidance on payment

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer on 12 March 2026 to question 117273, if she will provide financial assistance to schools to accommodate pupils from nearby private schools that have closed.

9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the toxicology non-clinical studies for zapomeran, also called Kostaive, mRNA covid-19 vaccine following its approval for adults by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulato

5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Folic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113069 on Folic Acid, what steps will be taken to stop wholemeal flour and other non-wheat products being voluntarily fortified with folic aci

3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to question 98754, what his planned timetable is for publication of the packaging change report.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance her Department will offer to parents at independent schools that are closing to help them take over the running of the school.

26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2026 to Question 111118 on Coronavirus: Research, what is the definition of the word “routine” in this context.

26 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the increased cost to businesses as a result of the expansion of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), including directly through paying the increased SDIL and indirectly thr

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming a UK State Pension whilst living abroad by the country they are living in.

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Brass Bands and Opera: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council has provided in grants for a) opera and b) brass bands in each of the last three years.

26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Trusts: Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the bed capacity was in each NHS care trust in each of the last five years.

26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Trusts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual budget for each individual NHS care trust was in each of the last five years.

26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Trusts and NHS Trusts: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost was of an inquiry into (a) NHS trust and (b) care trusts in the last 12 months.

26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of mental health patients per caseworker across the country.

12 Feb 2026 · Treasury

VAT: Repayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 98773 on VAT: Repayments, how many of the (a) VAT repayment returns, (b) complaints received relating to VAT repayments and (c) complaints received directly rel

12 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to bring forward legislation to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage.

12 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Doyle

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will (a) make a statement and (b) bring forward legislation to strip Lord Doyle of his peerage.

12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Folic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024, what steps he has taken to avoid harm to people unable to take folic acid.

5 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 109089 on Coronavirus: Research, when the UK Health Security Agency requested the report.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether comparisons of the cost of maintained and independent special school placements take account of differences in (a) pupil needs, (b) placement complexity, and (c) length of placement.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) methodology and (b) data the Department uses to (i) calculate and (ii) compare the average cost of maintained special school placements and independent school placements.

28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2026 to Question 106102 on Coronavirus: Research, for what reason they have yet to receive a copy of the audit; and how the scope of the recommendations can be

15 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 59379 on Coronavirus: Research, and with reference to FOI 15/11/25/IR/575, when the UKHSA expects to receive the report from (a) Moderna and (b) P

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Visual Snow Syndrome: Yellow Card Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer 1 December 2025 to Question HL12274 on Visual Snow Syndrome: Yellow Card Scheme, if he will confirm whether official UK drug labels or patient information leaflets warn about

10 Dec 2025 · Treasury

VAT: Repayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints HMRC have received in the last 6 months about VAT refunds to businesses because the refund was a) not received and b) delayed.

10 Dec 2025 · Treasury

VAT: Repayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many VAT refunds to businesses in the last six months a) have not been refunded and b) have been delayed.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 4 July 2025 to question 63299, when he plans to publish the report on packaging changes to Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, as discussed at the Commission on Human

24 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of continued fuel duty freezes on (a0 supporting economic growth and (b) supply chain stability in the North West.

Source: official written-questions record.