Written questions
306 written questions tabled, most recent first.
12 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing a 24/7 end of life care advice line on the number of hospital admissions for those with a palliative care need.
12 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a 24/7 end of life care advice line.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ammunition: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of excluding bullets from restrictions on the production of lead ammunition.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ammunition: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of restrictions on the production of lead ammunition on the supply of ammunition for a) UK defence, b) law enforcement agencies a
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pesticides: Agriculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support she provides to farmers when changes are made to pesticide regulations; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring the availability of approved
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pesticides: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Health and Safety Executive maintains up to date standards for pesticides.
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pesticides: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will make an assessment of the risks of the use of a) Benthiavalicarb, b) Clofentezine, c) Dimethomorph, d) Dimoxystrobin, e) Flufenacet, f) Ipconazole, g) Mepanipyrim, h) Metribuzin, i) S-me
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pesticides: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that approved pesticides do not pose a risk to public health.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving under Influence: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 110371 on Driving under Influence: Rural Areas, whether the impact assessment will consider rural (a) hospitality businesses and (b) pubs.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Police: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of reports of variations in police force implementation of the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Abnormal Load Guidance an
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps under the Local Power Plan to accelerate grid connections for small business-led renewable energy projects.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Local Power Plan will support small businesses in market towns and rural communities to access affordable, locally generated clean power.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Local Power Plan on local jobs and supply chain opportunities for small businesses in the clean energy sector.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Great British Energy will offer finance and guidance to help small businesses install on-site renewable generation and battery storage as part of the Local Power Plan.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to bring forward reforms enabling local energy communities to sell clean power directly to nearby small businesses through local power purchase agreements.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Local Power Plan will help reduce energy costs for small businesses, particularly in rural areas with limited grid infrastructure.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are directly impacted by the Local Power Plan, including hosting renewable energy installations and participating in shared ownership
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether regulations on trade union access under the Employment Rights Act 2025 will include safeguarding provisions for workplaces employing young people; and what guidance will be provided to ensure c
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Franchises
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on the ability of small and medium-sized businesses, including franchises, to re-invest and create jobs.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Hospitality Industry: Franchises
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on hospitality franchise businesses; and whether he plans to provide support for employers to manage costs.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the guaranteed hours requirements in the Employment Rights Act 2025 on a) employees seeking flexibility, including those seeking to match schools
20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Trade Promotion: Misconduct
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will (a) release documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s time as trade envoy and (b) share relevant documents with the police.
20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Trade Promotion: Misconduct
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will have discussions with diplomats and officials on reports of alleged wrongdoing by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the fulfilment of his public duties as a UK Trade
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Promotion: Misconduct
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to investigate reports of alleged wrongdoing by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the fulfilment of his public duties as a UK Trade Envoy.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Promotion: Misconduct
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to investigate reports of alleged wrongdoing by UK Trade Envoys.
20 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Social Services: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of introducing an income tax rebate and relief for (a) people and (b) households who self-fund their social care costs; and if she will make an assessment of the poten
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Continuing Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the levels of NHS Continuing Healthcare application success rates.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Continuing Care: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the effectiveness of the assessment process for NHS Continuing Healthcare in ensuring that decisions are based on sufficient clinical evidence; and if he will make an assessment o
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Independent Commission into Adult Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Casey Commission plans to assess the potential merits of a (a) national lifetime cost cap and (b) weekly maximum charge for long-term care.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Independent Commission into Adult Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Casey Commission plans to address the upper capital limit of £23,250 for England in the context of the higher thresholds in Wales and Scotland; and what assessment he has made of the po
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