Written questions

499 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of co-locating (a) inhalers, (b) adrenaline auto injectors and (c) other emergency medical treatment alongside defibrillators in the community se

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of defibrillators have a collocated bleed/trauma pack.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of nurses qualifying this summer have secured nursing jobs in the UK.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has made of the potential merits of electronic prescribing in secondary care settings.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an answer to the freedom of information request with reference FOI2025/17106.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include targets to improve diagnosis times for myeloma.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure prioritisation of earlier diagnosis of myeloma in the National Cancer Plan.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Resident Doctors: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider making resident doctors subject to legislation preventing strike action.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Resident Doctors: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) operations and (b) outpatients appointments that will be cancelled if resident doctors strike on 25 July 2025.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Resident Doctors: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what forecast he has made of the cost to the public purse of the planned strike of resident doctors on 25 July 2025.

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the newly qualified GPs recruited since October 2024 trained in the United Kingdom.

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the revised NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Boost to mental health services from thousands of extra staff, published on 27 June 2025, where the dedicated mental health emergency departments will b

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Conditions of Employment and Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates he has met the British Medical Association to discuss resident doctors (a) pay and (b) terms and conditions in 2025.

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the HIV action plan.

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the national maternity and neonatal action plan.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that single sex (a) living accommodation, (b) bathroom and (c) changing facilities for service personnel are compliant with the law.

7 Jul 2025 · 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 he has made of the (a) efficiency and (b) productivity of the MHRA.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of newly qualified GPs recruited were trained in the UK since October 2024.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication, Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, published on 3 July 2025, how the single national formula for medicines will differ from the Bri

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses there have been in 2025.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising UK trained nurses for nursing posts in the NHS.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made and estimate of the total cost of providing personalised coaching to each member of NHS staff.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 12 of his Department's policy paper entitled Fit for the Future: The 10 Year Health Plan for England, published in July 2025, whether it remains his policy to abolish NHS Eng

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to Healthy Start for 2026-27.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco and Vapes Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House of Lords on the commencement date for the Committee stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of emergency departments were co-located with urgent treatment centres in the most recent period for which data is available.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his target date is for 92% of patients to begin elective treatment within 18 weeks.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 10 of the 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, whether he plans to introduce tie-ins for dentists (a) beginning training after Septe

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects negotiations on a new dental contract to conclude.

Source: official written-questions record.