Written questions
4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of working night shifts on (a) health, (b) safety and (c) productivity.
3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the repayment rate for newer medicines under the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth on the UK life sciences sec
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Great British Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether GB Energy has a role in the decarbonising of pre-existing housing stock.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heat Networks
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage the connection of residential developments to district heating schemes.
3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Working Hours: Health
o ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on commissioning research into the health and productivity impacts of working night shifts.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Innovation and Research: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of apprenticeships as pathways into (a) research and (b) innovation careers.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regional distribution of research and development funding.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
New Businesses: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how Innovate UK supports (a) start-ups and (b) scale-ups in meeting the requirements of potential investors.
1 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Local Government: Devolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to p. 69 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, which innovation partnerships she plans to continue; and what criteria his Department uses
28 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
Heathrow Airport: Business Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has reviewed Heathrow Airport's business continuity plans.
28 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Equal Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the pay gap between men and women working at UK Research and Innovation; and what steps he is taking to tac
28 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Sick Leave: Sickle Cell Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of working days that were lost due to the effects of sickle cell disorder in the last 12 months.
28 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking with (a) charities and (b) other organisations with expertise in domestic abuse to embed trauma-informed principles into the operation of the Child Maintenance Servic
28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sickle Cell Diseases: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress on developing new treatments for sickle cell disorder; and whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps
28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on the role women's health hubs in the 10-year health plan of the guidance by his Department entitled Women's health
28 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including a ban on data localisation in the proposed free trade agreement between the UK and Israel.
28 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential risk that the proposed free trade agreement between the UK and Israel may result in Israel firms having access to British public
28 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Israel on whether (a) digital services, (b) cyber security and (c) Artificial Intelligence products included in a poten
28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Primary Care: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue funding for PCARP Digital Pathways in the 2025-26 financial year.
27 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Sickle Cell Diseases: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of research and development funding for sickle cell disorder.
20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Meat Products: Nitrates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the safety of nitrate compounds used to colour preserved meat pink.
20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve clinical trial availability across different cancer types.
20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to involve young cancer patients in discussions about clinical trial designs.
20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to treat individuals with sensory processing sensitivity.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has plans to instruct Ofcom to conduct an impact assessment of the decision to designate end-to-end encryption as a risk factor in their Illegal Harms Codes of Practice and i
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet and Subversion: International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with (a) his international counterparts and (b) regulators in (i) Germany and (ii) Romania on (A) Online Safety Act 2023 and (B) foreign interference in e
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Ofcom has made an estimate of the reduction in fraud on in-scope platforms from the Illegal Content Codes of Practice.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has carried out an impact assessment for the decision to delay implementation of measures in the Online Safety Act 2023 on fraudulent advertising for Category One services.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that Ofcom publishes details of (a) meetings and (b) correspondence with large social media companies.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department monitors (a) UK research and development capacity and (b) the impact of reductions in funding by university departments on that capacity.
Source: official written-questions record.