Written questions · Sir Oliver Dowden

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Tests: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote NHS innovation in liquid biopsies.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Genomics: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote NHS innovation in genomics.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Virtual Wards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the target number of virtual wards is in the NHS across England.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Virtual Wards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a target for the number of virtual wards in the NHS across England.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Virtual Wards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many virtual wards there are in the NHS across England.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Licensed Premises: Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of removing the requirement to advertise new premises licences or variations to existing ones in local newspapers on local transpar

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Government: Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of removing the requirement for local authorities to publish statutory public notices in local newspapers on local transparency in

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to continuous glucose monitors for people with diabetes.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the phased implementation period for access to hybrid closed-loop technology for people with type 1 diabetes.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is her Department’s timetable for announcing future rounds of funding for the Access for All programme.

12 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hertsmere

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of asylum accommodation contracts on the private rented housing market in Hertsmere constituency.

12 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hertsmere

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are being housed in homes of multiple occupation in Hertsmere constituency.

12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that appropriate infrastructure is built when building new towns.

12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Green Belt protection is factored in when making decisions on new towns.

12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Local Planning Authorities have an up-to-date local plan before local government reorganisation.

12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to include leasehold houses in Right To Manage eligibility.

12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that Local Planning Authorities have enough resources to enforce planning conditions if developers do not comply with planning appli

12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will publish further guidance to Local Planning Authorities on the weight given in the planning balance to a failure to comply with the Golden Rules.

12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 58228 on Planning: Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Local Authorities are upholding the Gol

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to (a) Business Property Relief and (b) Agricultural Property Relief on the level of resources required at HMRC.