Written questions

299 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Learning Disability: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Written Parliamentary Question 107115, how many people with a learning disability are recorded as beneficiaries of the NHS Low Income Scheme.

27 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NHS England staff who have taken partial retirement receive fair redundancy payments..

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Means-tested Benefits: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the proportion of people with a learning disability of working age in England in receipt of a means tested benefit.

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eyesight: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider extending NHS sight test eligibility criteria by listing learning disability as a risk factor.

25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential differential impact of the local government finance system on local authorities.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Companies: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Independent Expert Panel on Corporate Re-domiciliation report, published on 14 October 2024, whether he plans to consult on the proposed UK corporate re-domiciliation regime.

16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing free prescriptions for inhalers to people with asthma who are moving into adulthood.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to engage with the pharmaceutical industry on price negotiations relating to Enhertu; and if he will take steps to help ensure that Enhertu becomes an (a) afford

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of animal import standards on (a) animal welfare and (b) British farmers.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the cut-off date of 22 September 2025 for people reaching the state pension age of 66 for Winter Fuel Payment.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the use of evidence-based off-label medicines where there is no commercial incentive for a pharmaceutical company to seek a marketing authorisation.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department attaches provisions on (a) mentoring and (b) role modelling in its funding of UK sports bodies.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department attaches provisions on paternity and parental leave when allocating grants to organisations.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports Competitors: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding she has allocated to paternity leave for each professional tier of each sport.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to keep industry stakeholders informed of the progress of the working groups on (a) transparency, (b) licensing and (c) other technical standards.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is planning to take to keep Parliament informed of the progress of the expert working groups on (a) transparency, (b) licensing and (c) other technical standards.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for updating her Department's website with information on the (a) 12-month State Pension arrears payment and (b) State Pension Claims Form.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for distributing interim payments for people affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children withdrawn from mainstream education due to allergy-related safety concerns in schools in the last five years.

4 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Emergency Services: Medals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will introduce a medal in recognition of severely injured emergency service personnel.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Film and Television: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Valuation Office Agency on the appropriate valuation of film and TV studios.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Film: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure that business rates do not impact the growth of the film production sector in the UK.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Film: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of the planning process for building film studios on economic growth.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Film: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of changes in the level of business rates on film studios in the UK.

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support the (a) long-term growth, (b) international competitiveness and (c) financial sustainability of the film production sector in the UK.

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of film studios in the UK.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide guidance to Integrated Care Boards on the minimum provision of palliative care that should be available for hospices in their area.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of applying a currency model to the commissioning of palliative and end of life care services.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of palliative and end of life care on patients; and how the 10 year plan will ensure that there is adequate provision of these services.

Source: official written-questions record.