Written questions

429 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department takes to involve autistic people and other experts by experience in the design, drafting and review of written communications, guidance and other documents relating to benefits

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to use secondary legislation under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to mandate independent third-party certification of e-bike and e-scooter batteries before they can be

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Lithium-ion Batteries: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in updating the national Incident Recording System to capture data on lithium-ion battery fires, including whether the battery involved was an e-bike o

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Bicycles: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that products subject to an OPSS withdrawal notice, such as the UPP U004 e-bike battery, cannot remain listed for sale on online marketplaces months after

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to introduce mandatory registration of e-bike and e-scooter batteries at the point of sale, to improve traceability in the event of a recall, fire or safety incident.

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Growth Guarantee Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to monitor how accredited lenders are applying the Growth Guarantee Scheme, including the use of personal guarantees, the interest rates being charged, and the crite

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children born between 1 April and 31 August 2025 became eligible for funded childcare only from September 2026 despite reaching the qualifying age of nine months several months earlier.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken an equality or impact assessment of the effect of termly childcare funding eligibility dates on parents returning to work from maternity leave; and if she will publish the

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the financial impact on working families of the requirement that eligibility for funded childcare for children aged from nine months begins from the term after a child reaches th

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Benefits: Income Support

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason there is no dedicated bereavement-related income support payment paid directly or specifically in respect of bereaved children.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what methodology is used in the annual uprating assessment of Bereavement Support Payment; and whether CPI inflation is explicitly incorporated into decisions on maintaining its real-terms value.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Department has made of the real-terms value of Bereavement Support Payment since its introduction in April 2017, including the change in value adjusted for CPI inflation in each fina

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the consultation requirements for passengers under the Bus Services Act 2025; and whether she plans to introduce further measures to help ensure bus users are con

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

Sheltered Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill contains provisions to ensure housing-with-care is affordable to as many retirees as possible.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the new value-based procurement assessment methodology published by the Department’s Medical Technology and Innovation Directorate will be adopted in full for all future NHS Supply Chain pr

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS Trusts comply with NICE guidance (Lower urinary tract symptoms in men, Faecal incontinence in adults, Recommendations | Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ p

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

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to introduce a Remediation Bill.

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

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to address the continuing in perpetuity status of non-qualifying leases following the completion of building safety remediation works; what progress her

15 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the current 18-month entitlement period for Bereavement Support Payment.

15 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment his Department has made of changes in the real-terms level of Bereavement Support Payment since its introduction in 2017; and what recent assessment he has made of the effect of inflation

15 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on bereavement-related employment support; and whether that consultation will inform future policy on the Bereavement Support Paymen

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is provided to local authorities and affiliated organisations on the issuance of written documents outlining financial responsibilities in care arrangements; and what safeguards are r

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is considering the introduction of standardised written agreements or minimum documentation requirements for care arrangements involving local authority oversight, in order t

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Estates: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing legal mechanisms for resolving disputes between carers and estates in cases where care-related costs were incurred based on written but no

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking, as part of the National Cancer Plan for England, to ensure equitable and timely access to innovative cancer treatments across England, including for patients wi

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the clinical and cost effectiveness of first-line use of encorafenib in combination with cetuximab and chemotherapy for patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic col

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for maintenance loans administered by the Student Loans Company for students studying weekend or non-traditional attendance higher educat

15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the development of the Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England; what his planned publication timetable is; and how the proposed framew

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of driver training and testing in preparing drivers to undertake safe overtaking of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on (a) rural roads and (b) motorways;

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Older People: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has visited an Integrated Retirement Community; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of modern housing-with-care schemes on older people's health.

Source: official written-questions record.