Carolyn Harris

19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NICE guidance on GLP-1 medications for obesity is implemented consistently across Integrated Care Boards; and if he will review the methodology us

19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on establishing a cross Government obesity strategy that treats modern obesity t

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether the current resourcing level in the Criminal Enforcement Unit of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is sufficient to progress

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Yellow Card Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many reports submitted by members of the public through the Yellow Card scheme resulted in enforcement action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, in each of the past fiv

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Yellow Card Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many reports were submitted by members of the public through the Yellow Card scheme, in each of the past five years, in relation to the sale of (a) counterfeit medicines, (b) unapproved medicin

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support and services for patients with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Babies and Pregnancy: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regarding the potential merits of incorporating (a) evidence on the maternal and neonatal risks from

13 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to work with UKHSA to issue specific guidance for (a) health professionals and (b) the public, regarding the health risks to pregnant people during periods of extreme

13 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department plans to update NHS antenatal and maternity guidance, in the context of emerging evidence that extreme heat exposure can elevate risks to pregnant people and unborn children.

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Menopause and Periods

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will include the British Standard Institution's health and safety document entitled BS 30416 on Menstruation, Menstrual Health and Menopause in the Workplace, published on 31 May 2023, in her Dep

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deposit Return Schemes: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the potential impact of granting the Welsh Government’s proposed UK Internal Market Act exemption to run its own Deposit Return Scheme on food and drink

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Deposit Return Schemes: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of granting the Welsh Government’s proposed UK Internal Market Act exemption on the Deposit Return Scheme on (a) businesses and (b) consumers.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Deposit Return Schemes: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact the Welsh Government’s proposed UK Internal Market Act exemption to run its own Deposit Return Scheme would have on (a) existing and (b) future UK tr

9 Jan 2026 · Wales Office

Deposit Return Schemes: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has undertaken with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of granting the Welsh Government’s proposed UK Internal Market Act exemption on the Deposit Return Scheme on (a) businesses and (b)

24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glioblastoma: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of potential new treatments for glioblastoma.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to recognise obesity as a disease.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of delivering weight management services as part of the neighbourhood health model.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of different funding mechanisms that could be applied to new obesity treatments.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Gin: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the value of gin produced in Wales to the economy.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Spirits

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support (a) small and (b) independent distillers wishing to export.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Spirits: Exports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual value is of UK spirits exports; and what proportion of overall exports those exports were in the last five years.

10 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office

Spirits

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the number of UK-based distilleries that have (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last five years.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Spirits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the value of the UK spirits sector to the economy in (a) employment, (b) exports and (c) tax revenue.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excise duty levels on the export competitiveness of UK-produced spirits; and what spirit exports were by (a) value and (b) volume in t

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review excise duty rates on (a) spirits, (b) wine and (c) beer.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of excise duty rates on the competitiveness of (a) UK and (b) European distillers; and what fiscal steps she is taking to help support the

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to help support the growth of independent distilleries in rural areas.

9 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the exploitation of people working illegally.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the Thirty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Immigration: Skilled worker visas, HC 819 and pursuant to the Answer of

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recommendations of the Thirty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Immigration: Skilled worker visas, HC 819, what arrangements are in place t