Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Terrorism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to address Iran's support for terrorism against (a) the UK and (b) the UK's allies.
22 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Employment: North Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help increase awareness of employment opportunities pertaining to the North Sea.
22 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on ending the Ukraine-Russia war.
8 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps to help protect the (a) human and (b) educational rights of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve cancer testing across the UK.
8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle obesity.
8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on funding for new research into dementia prevention medication.
8 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Shoplifting: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on tackling shop lifting.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people under 50 have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the last 12 months.
7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Turkey: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on reports of social media and internet bans in that country.
7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase global immunisation rates.
7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of smuggling prosecutions.
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Law: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the uptake of law degrees in the last five years.
7 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Drug Seizures: Cannabis
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the amount of cannabis seized in the UK over the last 12 months.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Chiropractic
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many registered chiropractors there are in the UK.
2 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nigeria: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on the decision by (a) Bauchi, (b) Kano, (c) Katsina and (d) Kebbi States to close (i) public and (ii) private (A) p
2 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Mercy Tarfa and Richard Solomon Tarfa
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on the decision by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development in Kano State, Nigeria, not to return chil
2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that new treatments for (a) Alzheimer’s disease and (b) other dementias are made available to people in the UK.
2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle regional differences in (a) timely and (b) accurate diagnostic rates for dementia.
2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve levels of (a) early and (b) accurate diagnosis for dementia; and if he will take steps to help increase the use of (i) blood tests and (ii) AI-driven
2 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Falun Gong
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the policies of China on Falun Gong practitioners.
1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on the waiting list for cancer screening across the UK.
1 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of university fees on students.
1 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Transport: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve transport links between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Work Experience: Nurses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on regional inequalities for nursing placements in universities.
1 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Avian Influenza
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of bird flu.
1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sunbeds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to discourage the use of sunbeds.
1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in the last 12 months.
1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he had with his Northern Ireland counterpart on lowering the smear age for women.
31 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve employment capacity in local job centres.
Source: official written-questions record.