Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of trials of a test designed to identify pregnant women at risk of miscarriage; and whether his Department plans to roll this out

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Macular Degeneration: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of making Apolipoprotein M available through the NHS on the prevention of macular degeneration.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on fitting military vehicles with direct energy weapons to help protect from swarm drone attacks.

7 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Cocaine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of seizures of cocaine at (a) ports and (b) airports on the supply of the drug.

7 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Cannabis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to upgrade cannabis to a class A controlled substance.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the aviation sector.

7 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help improve HMRC investigation times.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle child poverty.

2 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armenia: Azerbaijan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and what steps he is taking to promote respect for freedom of religion or belief in efforts to

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure a wide roll out the Family Hubs programme.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to roll out integrated family hubs.

2 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when she plans to publish the (a) eligibility criteria and (b) application process f

2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

2 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

First Time Buyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of first-time buyers in each of the last five years.

1 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of Inheritance Tax provisions for agricultural property on farmers.

1 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many endometriosis specialist practitioners there are in the NHS.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of local authorities' Local Flood Risk Management Strategies.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of food security.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Equal Pay: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the disability pay gap.

1 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK.

1 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness of symptoms of (a) lung and (b) pancreatic cancer.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Sign Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to introduce a GCSE on British Sign Language.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department will take to improve digital infrastructure in rural schools.

1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) tackle local authority financial deficits and (b) improve local authority value for money.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Boilers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes have qualified for new boilers through Government energy schemes.

30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the (a) recent airstrike on Evin Prison in Tehran and (b) detention of (i) Christians and (ii) other religious

30 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the (a) eligibility criteria and (b) application process for (i) employers and (ii) sectors seeking to have occupations included on the proposed Temporary Shortage List; and

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glaucoma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent irreversible blindness from glaucoma progression.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glaucoma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of combined cataract and trabecular bypass on glaucoma progression.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glaucoma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the use of innovative technologies to treat glaucoma through the 10-Year Plan.

Source: official written-questions record.