Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the rights of Ahmadi Muslims in that country.

3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Victoria Cross

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to review the adequacy of his Department's policy on the timescale within which a Victoria Cross can be awarded.

3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Paddy Mayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to review any evidence relating to the process through which a decision was made not to award Robert Blair Paddy Mayne a Victoria Cross.

3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Decorations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the process by which gallantry awards can be awarded retrospectively.

3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Decorations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the process by which gallantry awards can be awarded posthumously.

3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Decorations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a procedure for awarding gallantry awards previously refused because of an administrative error.

3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Paddy Mayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of awarding the Victoria Cross to Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne.

3 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Drugs: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of the illegal selling of weight loss drugs.

3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve HIV testing across the UK.

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

Housing: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the levels of house prices in the last 12 months.

3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Norovirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been hospitalised for Norovirus in the last six months.

3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eyesight: Hereditary Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have genetic eye conditions impacting the AIPLI gene.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers have received an earnings-related Carer’s Allowance overpayment since (a) 16 October and (b) 9 December 2024.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers have received a Carer’s Allowance overpayment since (a) 16 October and (b) 9 December 2024.

27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure adequate funding of hospices in Northern Ireland.

27 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on the expansion of Northern Ireland's defence workforce.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Northern Ireland and Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the proposed energy link between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce sewage in rivers.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department holds data on the percentage change in uptake levels of pension credit between 2024 and 2025.

26 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services and Health Services: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of poverty on access to (a) health and (b) dental care.

26 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the elected care framework.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment Benefits and Sickness Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been sanctioned for claiming unemployment or sickness benefits whilst working and not declaring hours.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Neurodiversity: Flexible Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to allow flexible working patterns for those that suffer with (a) autism, (b) ADHD and (c) other behavioural disorders.

26 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on tackling poor mental health in schools.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent increases to TV license fees.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to reduce frequent absences of children from school.

26 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on lowering the threshold for bowel screening to 50.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dairy Farming: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the dairy farming industry in Northern Ireland.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Assets and Bank Services: Russia

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of Russian assets in bank accounts in the UK.

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Northern Ireland on using AI technology for prostate cancer screening.

Source: official written-questions record.