Written questions

1,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of eligible pensioners not claiming Pension Credit; and what steps her Department is taking to increase take-up, in the context of Winter Fuel Payment eli

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the proportion of Personal Independence Payment decisions that are overturned on appeal; and what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of ini

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed disability benefit reforms on people with (a) post-traumatic stress disorder, (b) bipolar disorder, (c) severe depression

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of granting regulatory powers to the UK Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute; and whether such powers could include o

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Conditions of Employment and Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential for artificial intelligence policy to support inclusive economic growth and safeguard

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has considered including transparency and public accountability requirements as part of any regulatory model for advanced artificial intelligence systems.

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Personnel Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of advanced AI systems on (a) recruitment, (b) performance management and (c) other employment practices; and whether his Department

25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the Right to Choose pathway for ADHD patients; and what steps he is taking to ensure that patients

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

Marine Management Organisation: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff are employed by the Marine Management Organisation to carry out (a) catch certificate verifications and (b) refusals for seafood consignment imports to the UK; and wheth

19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that access to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme will continue for all those who need it.

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

Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of people who have been evicted from their homes following rent increases in each of the last five years.

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

Social Rented Housing: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps through the next Spending Review to increase the level of funding for the provision of social housing for homeless people.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Low Incomes: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support to enable people on low incomes to buy healthy food.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to extend universal free school meals to all children in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) other areas of high child poverty.

11 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Dietetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand dietitian-led diabetes prevention programmes in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) other constituencies with high prevalence rates.

11 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential cost savings to the NHS arising from the implementation of the Hub and Spoke model in community pharmacy.

30 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Refugees: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a legal pathway for Palestinian children in Gaza to travel to the UK to receive medical treatment.

30 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the resources available to process family visa applications from British-Palestinians.

30 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a visa scheme to enable displaced Palestinians living in (a) Gaza, (b) Egypt and (c) other countries to be reunited with family me

30 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Occupied Territories: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) the human rights situation in (i) the Occupied Palestinian Territories, (ii) the West Bank and

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Export Controls: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing Israel from the list of approved recipients for the Open General license.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

F-35 Aircraft: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of section V of the International Court of Justice, Advisory Opinion, Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the O

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

F-35 Aircraft: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to continue issuing licenses for F-35 fighter jet components that are sold indirectly to Israel through an intermediary c

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of items licensed for sale to Israel for (a) military and (b) dual-use which are being used in the West Bank by the Israeli (i) military, (ii) police and (iii) other governmen

30 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Air Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what name has been given to the operation of RAF surveillance flights over Gaza; and what the cost of this operation was in the period between October 2023 and October 2024.

16 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians

What steps he is taking to support the International Criminal Court investigation into the situation in the state of Palestine.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the International Criminal Court in respect of its investigation into the Situation in the State of Palestine; and whether he p

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) wrongfully installed and (b) defective cavity wall insulation on the energy efficiency of homes.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will include support for homeowners in removing and replacing (a) wrongfully installed and (b) defective cavity wall insulation in their homes as part of his warm homes plan.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will include (a) home insulation retrofit schemes, (b) the removal of defective home insulation installed under Government home insulation schemes and (c) measures to promote confidence

Source: official written-questions record.