Written questions

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason smoking cessation products, such as vapes are subject to flavour, packaging and display restrictions under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 that are not applied to other aged related

16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the potential impact of proposed flavour and packaging restrictions on public perception of the relative harms of vaping compared to smoking and (b) t

16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will undertake an assessment on Vape Duty revenues due to the introduction of secondary legislation on vape packaging, display and flavour restrictions.

16 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Written question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ring-fencing revenue from the Vape Duty for smoking cessation support, including the Swap to Stop scheme and resourcing for Trading Standards enforcement.

15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what a) amount and b) percentage of Vape Products Duty has been spent to date on 'swap to stop' schemes.

15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what a) amount and b) percentage of Vape Products Duty has been spent to date on research into the long-term impacts of vaping.

15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what a) amount and b) percentage of Vape Products Duty has been spent to date on educational interventions to prevent children and young people from taking up smoking and vaping.

15 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what a) amount and b) percentage of Vape Products Duty has been spent to date on tackling rogue traders of vapes and cigarettes.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Department has made towards launching the pilot phase of the Disability Confident Reform Delivery Plan.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what conversations he has had with employers regarding the timeliness of notifications of changes in employees’ Access to Work awards.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made any assessment of the adequacy of current timelines regarding the notification of a) the withdrawal of or b) changes to an individual’s Access to Work award.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following the Pathways to Work consultation and collaboration committee engagement, when the his Department expects to publish its plans for the future of the Access to Work scheme.

4 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Violence Reduction Units: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered providing the London Violence Reduction Unit with a multi-year funding settlement.

4 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Violence Reduction Units: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Treasury about the potential value for money benefits of a multi-year funding settlement for the London Violence Reduction Unit.

4 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Violence Reduction Units: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing the London Violence Reduction Unit with a multi-year funding settlement.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Telecommunications: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to local planning authorities on maintaining mobile connectivity where redevelopment affects existing telecommunications infrastruc

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Telecommunications: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered extending the permitted period for the temporary relocation of telecommunications apparatus following redevelopment-related site loss.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Telecommunications: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is considering requiring developers to assess the impact of redevelopment proposals on telecommunications infrastructure and mobile connectivity as part of

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Broadband: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of redevelopment-related loss of telecommunications sites on the continuity of mobile coverage in urban areas.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about ensuring that people with arthritis are signposted to employment support at the point of diagnosis.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoarthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that good practice guidelines produced by NICE on the diagnosis and care of osteoarthritis are implemented.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address regional variation in remission rates for inflammatory arthritis.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rheumatology: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure sufficient staffing for NHS rheumatology services, including provision of multidisciplinary services.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Furniture: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether an assessment was made of the potential merits of including second-hand furniture in the scope of the 2026 Office for Product Safety and Standards consultation on furniture fire safety regulati

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Furniture: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reasons her Department is proposing a sector-specific UK testing framework for furniture fire safety rather than adopting a general product safety approach.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Furniture: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the timeline in which his Department plans to introduce the revised testing framework for furniture fire safety proposed in the Office for Product Safety and Standards’ forthcoming consultation

18 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on its policies of the proposed earned settlement model on the level of renewal applications.

18 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in processing indefinite leave to remain applications for people currently on the 10-year route to settlement.

13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department amended the draft Right to Try regulations from The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2026 following the

13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to guidance issued to staff regarding the Right to Try regulations, what checks are in place to ensure that an order made by a decision-maker for a new a) work capability assessment or b)

Source: official written-questions record.