Written questions
1,750 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sodium Valproate: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 51501 on Sodium Valproate: Compensation, which Government departments he is having discussions with on developing a timetable for implementation of
1 May 2025 · Women and Equalities
Conversion Therapy
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ban conversion practices.
17 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Multi-sport Grassroots Facilities Programme: Tennis
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme she plans to spend on (a) tennis and (b) padel facilities in each of the next three years.
14 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Multi-sport Grassroots Facilities Programme: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to support (a) sports with higher levels of female participation, (b) tennis and (c) netball through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme.
13 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support women with epilepsy.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many women and girls will be impacted by the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cremation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of delays to the Environment Agency’s guidance on the operation of crematoria on relevant stakeholders.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cremation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Environment Agency’s guidance on the operation of crematoria will be (a) published and (b) brought into effect.
13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescription Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 27 January 2021 to Question 137239 on Prescription Drugs, what information his Department holds on the number of patients who have been prescribed drugs categorised
13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescription Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescriptions were issued for each drug categorised under the (a) (i) clonazepam and (ii) other benzodiazepines, (b) z-drugs, (c) antidepressants, (d) opioids, (e) pregabalin and (f) gabap
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to consider evidence related to advertising when strengthening protections against gambling harms.
23 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support youth work as a profession by providing (a) financial support for students and (b) fieldwork placements.
23 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Workers: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a revocable license to practice for youth workers.
23 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure there is a minimum level of provision for youth services.
21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gender Dysphoria: Puberty Suppressing Hormones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the restriction of puberty blockers for the treatment of gender incongruence on the (a) physical and (b) mental health of young trans people.
15 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding allocated to the National Citizen Service will be redistributed to youth services.
9 Jan 2025 · Department for Education
Academies: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish (a) the number and (b) a list of trust names of academy trusts in which the highest paid member of staff including employer pension contributions was paid (i) more than £200,000, (ii) more t
9 Jan 2025 · Department for Education
Multi-academy Trusts: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a breakdown of the total number of trustees of schools multi-academy trusts that received remuneration either as a member of staff as well as a trustee, or in their capacity purely as truste
9 Jan 2025 · Department for Education
Headteachers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average pay was for headteachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary school in the maintained sector in each of the last five years.
9 Jan 2025 · Department for Education
Multi-academy Trusts: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21323 on Multi-academy Trusts: Pay, if she will take steps to collate a table with the total number of academy trusts reporting (a) one, (b) two and (c) thre
7 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinians: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterparts on the immediate release of Palestinian healthcare workers currently being detained without charge or trial.
19 Dec 2024 · Department for Education
Multi-academy Trusts: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department collects on the pay of multi-academy trust chief executives.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Fireworks: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 17421 on Fireworks: Safety, what discussions she has had with (a) businesses, (b) consumer groups and (c) charities on the adequacy of the Firework
11 Dec 2024 · Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the alcohol industry since July 2024.
11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether ministers in her Department have met with representatives of the alcohol industry since July 2024.
11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the alcohol industry since July 2024.
11 Dec 2024 · Scotland Office
Scotland Office: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the alcohol industry since July 2024.
11 Dec 2024 · Wales Office
Wales Office: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether ministers in her Department have met with representatives of the alcohol industry since July 2024.
11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the alcohol industry since July 2024.
11 Dec 2024 · Treasury
Treasury: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many alcohol industry representatives Ministers in her Department have met since July 2024.
Source: official written-questions record.