Written questions
499 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, does she intend to answer question UIN113162 given that it is now more than 7 weeks overdue.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to respond to the Hughes report before prorogation.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 1 April 2026 to Question 122780 and 25 March 2026 to Question 120988 on General Practitioners: Contracts and with reference to the oral statement of 16 April 2026 on the
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve treatment for lobular breast cancer.
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Out-patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of referrals to (a) hospital outpatient care and (b) secondary care are (i) accepted to be seen and (ii) rejected and provided with advice and guidance instead for which the latest
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients referred urgently with suspected cancer are (a) diagnosed and (b) reassured within (i) 28, (ii) 29, (iii) 30, (iv) 31, (v) 32 and (vi) 33 days of referral for which the latest dat
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Out-patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential risks of rejecting secondary care referrals that are currently accepted.
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Out-patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he intends outpatient referrals to (a) hospitals and (b) secondary care providers to be managed by people other than consultants.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) number and (b) proportion of staff in her Department are eligible to receive Continuity of Education Allowance.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) number and (b) proportion of staff in her Department that are posted overseas receive Continuity of Education Allowance.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the number of data breaches of patient information in the NHS in the last year.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the renewed Women's Health Strategy.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in her Department are in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance.
20 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Meningitis: Electronic Cigarettes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential of (a) vaping and (b) passive vaping on the risk of invasive meningococcal disease.
20 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Meningitis: Smoking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) smoking and (b) passive smoking on the risk of invasive meningococcal disease.
4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many overseas prescriptions are dispensed in a) the UK and b) England i) in total, ii) by medicines dispensed and iii) by origin country.
4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Review of the NHS Adult Gender Dysphoria Clinics in England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the current Chair of the adult clinical reference group for adult gender dysphoria services refused to comply with requests for data for the date linkage study which was recommended by the
2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths there have been of (a) women, (b) babies and (c) stillbirths where the termination of pregnancy through pills-by-post has been considered a contributory factor.
2 Mar 2026 · Attorney General
Abortion: Prosecutions
To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions there have been for offences relating to the termination of pregnancy through the the pills-by-post scheme.
2 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Abortion: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charges there have been for offences relating to the termination of pregnancy through the the pills-by-post scheme.
2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Abortion: Convictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for offences relating to the termination of pregnancy through the the pills-by-post scheme.
2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Gender Recognition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written statement on 26 February 2026 titled Data Linkage Study, what the small but important improvements in study design are to which he refers in his statement.
2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Gender Recognition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written statement on 26 February 2026 titled Data Linkage Study, whether he plans to complete the data linkage study before the Pathways puberty blockers trial commences.
2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Gender Recognition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written statement on 26 February 2026 titled Data Linkage Study, whether he expects the data linkage study to be completed before the abolition of NHS England.
2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Gender Recognition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written statement on 26 February 2026 titled Data Linkage Study, what is his expected timeframe for research and ethics approval.
2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Doctors: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he plans to bring into force the provisions of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill.
25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2026 on Clinical trials, HCWS1347, in which the letter from MHRA refers to correspondence from 7 November 2025, if he will publish that corres
24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to conduct a full Equality Impact Assessment as part of the decision making process on prostate cancer screening recommendations.
24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has reviewed the findings of the independent analysis commissioned by Prostate Cancer Research on the economic model used by the UK National Screening Committee.
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials had discussions with (i) NHS England, (ii) University of York and (iii) other researchers on the Data Linkage study in (A) November 2025, (B) Decembe
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