Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances are classified as Substances of Very High Concern.
5 Dec 2025 · 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.
4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional cases are expected to be heard each year under the new swift courts compared with existing Crown Court processes.
4 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle racial disparities in maternity care.
4 Dec 2025 · Department for Education
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to including milk in government-funded breakfast clubs without reducing funding for existing milk provision schemes.
4 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme and Protective Security for Mosques Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the time taken for decisions to be made on applications for the (a) Protective Security for Mosques Scheme and (b) Places of Worship Protective Security Schem
4 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Companies: Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of penalties for non-compliance with the UK's Register of Overseas Entities.
3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the maximum sentence will be that a judge could impose on a convicted person when tried under the proposed new swift courts within the Crown Court.
3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who will be sentenced to more than three years in prison by new swift courts within the Crown Court in each of the next five years.
3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of new swift courts within the Crown Court on the number of wrongful convictions.
3 Dec 2025 · 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 expand access to women's health hubs.
3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending free milk eligibility to the end of the academic year in which a child turns five.
2 Dec 2025 · House of Commons Commission
Parliamentary Estate: Drinking Water
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the adequacy of drinking water provision in Tothill Street.
2 Dec 2025 · House of Commons Commission
Parliamentary Estate: Lifts
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, by which date all lifts in Tothill Street will be fully operational.
27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made to renew the Women’s Health Strategy.
27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gynaecology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce gynaecology waiting lists.
27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
School Milk: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of annual funding cycles for the Nursery Milk Scheme on suppliers and delivery partners.
25 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Berkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to support local councils to ensure timely road repairs in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire.
24 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Recruitment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether applicants for Civil Service jobs have to declare any previous dismissals from the Civil Service as a result of misconduct or performance on their application.
24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Racial Discrimination: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve training on racial bias.
24 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps have been taken to ensure the adequate welfare of racing greyhounds.
24 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps have been taken to help protect UK businesses from cyber attack.
24 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sanctions: Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps have been taken alongside the Home Office to prevent UK companies from facilitating evasion of sanctions on behalf of sanctioned individuals.
20 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with train operators on steps taken to prevent sexual offences from occurring on the rail network.
20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
School Milk: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to provide long-term funding arrangements for the Nursery Milk Scheme and the School Milk Subsidy Scheme to ensure continuity of provision for early years and primary edu
19 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: CCTV
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of CCTV in (a) preventing and (b) prosecuting crime committed on the transport network.
19 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Sexual Harassment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to prevent sexual (a) harassment and (b) abuse on the transport network.
19 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure the mandatory reimbursement scheme for Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud adequately protects consumers at risk of being scammed.
19 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with transport stakeholders on the adequacy of CCTV coverage in rail stations in (a) preventing and (b) prosecuting incidents of sexual offences.
19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the number of children who have been seen by an NHS dentist in Slough is in line with the national average.
Source: official written-questions record.