Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector with energy costs.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Mould

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of (a) mould and (b) damp in the housing stock of housing associations.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the nuclear capability of other countries.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of giving the Gambling Commission power to regulate the gambling industry in Northern Ireland.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5319 on Peripheral Arterial Disease, whether he plans to include policies on the treatment of (a) peripheral arterial disease and (b) other card

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Peripheral Arterial Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5319 on Peripheral Arterial Disease, if he will make it his policy to ensure that hospitals revascularise patients with chronic limb-threatening

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Semaglutide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are being prescribed Ozempic for weight loss in the UK.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the current number of school-age children not in school.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wind Power: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of wind turbines on avian mortality.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have had mastectomies in the last three years.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the cost of (a) girls' and (b) boys' school uniforms.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support low-income households with energy bills in the next 12 months.

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Cholera

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department offers support to Sudan to help combat the spread of cholera.

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Georgia: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with international counterparts on freedom of (a) religion and (b) belief in Georgia.

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department holds statistics on the number of educational (a) placements and (b) scholarships the UK has offered to Afghani women over the last twelve months.

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with counterparts in NATO countries on improving sexual health education in relation to (a) AIDS and (b) HIV in developing countries.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Theatres

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to support community theatres.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to support local sports teams across the UK.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film and Television: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Northern Ireland Screen on funding for (a) television series and (b) films made in Northern Ireland.

5 Mar 2025 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Pipe Organs

To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church is taking steps to promote the (a) cultural significance and (b) history of the church organ.

5 Mar 2025 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Young People

To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to encourage more young people to attend places of worship.

5 Mar 2025 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Rural Areas

To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of the potential impact of rural parishes on social isolation amongst elderly people.

4 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Remote Working

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information he holds on the number of workers who work full-time from home.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reversing the changes to inheritance tax for family farmers.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland on the preservation of biodiversity in Northern Ireland.

4 Mar 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Gender Based Violence: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Northern Ireland on tackling violence against women and girls.

4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on the use of AI in China to target and persecute religious people.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on encouraging international steel investment in Northern Ireland.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage employers to take advantage of the apprenticeship levy to use these funds to develop skills in young people.

3 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

EU Countries: Religious Hatred

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his European counterparts on (a) religiously motivated hate crimes and (b) hostility toward religious (i) figures and (ii) communities in

Source: official written-questions record.