Written questions
519 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on commissioning a cost-effectiveness evaluation to explore the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of different pathways using breast density in the screening pathway in t
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the UK National Screening Committee's commissioned work on the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of additional screening for individuals with dense breasts is due to report publicly, and when t
1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS West and North London ICB; and what services they provide.
11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
First-tier Tribunal: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of the implementation of the Renters Right's Act on the 1st May 2026 on requirements for additional sitting hours for first tier tribunals.
11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
First-tier Tribunal: Judges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on recruiting judges to the first tier tribunal.
11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of additional County Court sitting hours to deal with Section 8 possession claims following the commencement of the Renters Rights Act.
21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding opportunities for epilepsy research.
21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether funding for epilepsy research is proportionate to the prevalence of epilepsy.
14 May 2026 · Treasury
Post Offices: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered introducing targeted business rates relief for post offices in England.
14 May 2026 · Treasury
Post Offices: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the April 2026 business rates revaluation and the withdrawal of Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief on post offices, including on small and rural branches.
14 May 2026 · Treasury
Post Offices: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the High Streets Strategy will include a policy on business rates support for post offices.
28 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of how dementia is reflected within NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility criteria; and whether he plans to review the eligibility criteria as a res
28 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessments he has made of trends in the level of regional variations in access to Advanced Care Planning for people living with dementia.
28 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people diagnosed with dementia have their Advance Care Plan reviewed in the last a) 12 month b) 24 months.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on introducing a Clean Air Act to enshrine the World Health Organisation's 2021 Air Quality Guidelines into law.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has given to (a) revising Daily Air Quality Index thresholds to align with health evidence and (b) expanding the air pollution alert system to include fine parti
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence have been released from prison in each of the last seven years broken down by prison.
10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the planned ODA funding within the Human Development thematic directorate will be for a) global health, b) women and girls, c) equalities, d) civil society, e) safeguard
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Shingles: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has assessed the potential impact on the NHS in winter 2026-27 of providing the shingles vaccination programme to adults aged 80 in April 2027; and whether it has considered
2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Lavatories
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the government has to introduce legislation and investment to ensure better and more equitable access to decent public toilets.
8 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Credit Agreements: Consumers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that consumers understand the contractual obligations they enter when signing digital or electronic agreements with claims management or legal services firms.
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on consumers of misleading “no win, no fee” advertising by high-volume claims firms, including instances where hidden fees or complex funding arrangements expos
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce additional safeguards to ensure that third-party litigation funding agreements do not expose consumers to unfair financial outcomes.
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Civil Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of civil justice processes in providing effective access to justice for claimants; and if he will publish any data on the average percentage of a claimant's compensatio
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Public Bodies: Civil Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mass legal claims against publicly funded bodies, such as the Legal Aid Agency, on (a) vulnerable consumers and (b) levels of resource available for frontlin
8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities impacting women.
8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of staff in women’s health services.
8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Women's Health Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to women's health hubs.
7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the junk food advertising ban on trends in the level of obesity.
15 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Motor Vehicles: Credit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the number of consumers who may miss out on compensation for motor finance as a result of (a) lender record gaps, (b) procedural barriers and (
Source: official written-questions record.