Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
31 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Health Services and Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps she has taken with international partners to help ensure that (a) pregnant women and (b) breastfeeding women and (c) young children can access (i
31 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of legal protections for public transport workers who have been assaulted in the workplace.
31 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to tackle (a) violence and (b) verbal abuse towards public transport workers while at work in (i) Slough and (ii) the South East.
31 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: South East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of lactose-free medication in the South East.
29 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Bangladeshi counterpart on ending religious-based violence in that country.
29 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients admitted to hospital with (a) covid, (b) flu and (c) respiratory syncytial virus in (i) 2025, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2023.
29 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Oppression
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to (a) prevent and (b) tackle transnational oppression.
28 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 May 2025 to Question 53618, when she expects updated plans for where and when electrification is required to deliver a fully decarbonised railway over the next 25 years to be a) con
28 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 May 2025 to Question 53618, if she will make an estimate of potential cost savings from introducing a rolling programme of electrification.
28 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support British citizens in the Caribbean impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
28 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Cayman Islands: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has taken steps to help support residents of the Cayman Islands in response to Hurricane Melissa.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Trade: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase trade between the UK and India.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy for the UK to advocate against a policy of Ukrainian appeasement towards Russia in diplomatic discussions with all other countries, for as long
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has taken steps to help support residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands in their response to Hurricane Melissa.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Peace Negotiations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the UK Government will continue it’s policy not to place pressure on Ukraine to adopt a policy of appeasement against Russia.
27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a screening programme to detect undiagnosed heart defects in young people.
27 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Nature Conservation: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce crimes against (a) endangered species and (b) other wildlife.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Trade: Canada
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase trade between the UK and Canada.
27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Welding: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with Babcock on increasing the number of welding apprenticeships on UK based defence contracts.
27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of (a) prisoners held and (b) staff employed by HM Prison Service was in each of the last eight years.
27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison and Probation Service: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies are currently within HM Prison and Probation Service.
27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Length of Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the median length of service was for prison officers in the latest period for which data is available.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Fireworks
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has been made of the potential impact of fireworks on the welfare of (a) livestock and (b) pets.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Fireworks: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken with local councils to tackle the illegal use of fireworks in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire.
24 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Arrests: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of arrests that have been made following police use of facial recognition technology.
24 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Low Flying
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the provision of real time information on a) civilian and b) emergency services air traffic to military jets during low altitude training exercises.
24 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria were used to determine which (a) private companies and their representatives and (b) media organisations and journalists received advance sight of the Strategic Defence Review.
24 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the private sector organisations given advance sight of the Strategic Defence Review prior to its publication.
24 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the media organisations given advance sight of the Strategic Defence Review prior to its publication.
23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Chloe Burgess
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ask the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to respond to the coroner's Prevention of Future Death report following the death of Chloe Burgess.
Source: official written-questions record.