Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of written parliamentary questions which receive answers within the usual time period.

18 Nov 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Palace of Westminster: Access

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to improve vehicle egress times at Carriage Gates.

18 Nov 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Access

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether any assessment has been made as to the potential impact of changes to the Parliamentary Security Directorate's budget on average queue length times

18 Nov 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Security

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether steps are being taken to improve the reliability of security scanners (a) in Portcullis House and (b) across the Parliamentary estate.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Toys: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that unsafe children's toys are not sold on online marketplaces.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve awareness of milk entitlement schemes among schools.

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

Sikhs: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has assessed the potential merits of introducing a statutory Code of Practice on the Sikh articles of faith to help prevent discrimination against (a) public sector wo

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

Homelessness: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken alongside local stakeholders to reduce child homelessness in the Slough constituency.

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

Temporary Accommodation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of children in temporary accommodation in the Slough constituency.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with train operating companies on the potential merits of introducing train tickets with a 24-hour validity period to support commuters working night shifts.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Berkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure an adequate number of NHS dentists are recruited in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with integrated care boards on reducing waiting times for breast cancer treatment in Slough constituency.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure an adequate number of places are available for foundation year doctors moving onto speciality training posts.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support South Central Ambulance Service to meet target waiting times.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken alongside local authorities to help tackle persistent absence in schools in Slough constituency.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urgent Treatment Centres: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of waiting times at urgent care centres in Slough constituency.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of ambulance response times in Slough constituency.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with integrated care boards on the steps they are taking to reduce waiting times for (a) ADHD and (b) autism assessments.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average waiting time is for an (a) ADHD and (b) autism assessment in (i) Slough constituency and (ii) the South East.

12 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Baha'i Faith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on reports of (a) property and (b) asset seizures from the Baha'i community in the Isfahan Province.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of when the average waiting time for driving tests will be below seven weeks.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the average diagnosis time for Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of training provided to General Practitioners on (a) the treatment and (b) symptoms of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome .

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the (a) services and (b) level of financial support provided to kinship carers.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the rehabilitation of prisoners.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing sentences for serial offenders on (a) public safety and (b) crime rates.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce repeat offending.

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Friedreich's Ataxia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the availability of treatment for those with Friedreich’s Ataxia.

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Olanzapine: Berkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of lactose free Olanzapine in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

LGBT Veterans Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 35028 on LGBT Veterans Independent Review, what progress he has made on recommendations (a) 31, (b) 35, (c) 36, (d) 38 and (e) 42.

Source: official written-questions record.