Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a national multi-cancer case finding programme to identify individuals at high risk of (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) all other can
14 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the consistent implementation of (a) Non-Specific Symptom pathways, (b) GP direct access and (c) NHS England Best Practice Timed Pathways to ensure (i)
14 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she next plans to update her guidance entitled Guide on firearms licensing law, last updated in November 2022.
14 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) Police Scotland on (i) data sharing of legally held firearms and (ii) the names of the people licenced to own them.
14 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the involvement of registered firearms dealers in all (a) sales and (b) purchases of private firearms.
14 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Firearms
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are in possession of a (a) double barrel, (b) pump action and (c) multi-shot shotgun in England.
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure consistent (a) standards and (b) decision making in the licensing of (i) shotguns and (ii) firearms.
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits requiring applicants for a shotgun or firearms licence to undergo a basic safety lesson on firearms.
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Firearms
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to (a) increase restrictions on (i) buying and (ii) importing antique firearms and (b) improve the monitoring of the ownership of those firearms.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to restrict the sale of computer games that (a) allow players to pretend to be the perpetrator in real-life school shootings and (b) create scenarios where players can commit ma
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to require people wishing to sell a firearm to (a) notify the police of their intention and (b) be required to first receive verification from the police of the proposed vendor's fir
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Fixed Penalties
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police officers are given (a) official targets, (b) unofficial targets and (c) recommendations for the number of fixed penalty notices they should issue.
10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Methanol: Poisoning
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on raising awareness of the potential dangers of methanol poisoning.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Courier Services and Taxis: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on employment law of the adequacy of working rights of app-based (a) private hire drivers and (b) couriers.
10 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Electric Scooters: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of legislation on the use of e-scooters in public places.
10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Nationals Abroad: Methanol
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to raise awareness of the potential dangers of methanol poisoning among UK nationals travelling overseas.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of cashless car parks in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.
10 Oct 2025 · Women and Equalities
Period Poverty: South East
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps the Government has taken to help tackle period poverty in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
16 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Algeria: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she had with her Algerian counterpart on (a) religious freedoms and (b) the religious freedoms of the Ahmadiyya community in that country.
16 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Motorcycles: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to prevent the illegal use of off-road bikes.
16 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Motorcycles: Common Land
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to prevent the use of off-road bikes on common land without lawful authority.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Parking: Berkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken with local authorities to help tackle pavement parking in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Birds: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to help protect populations of the (a) House Sparrow and (b) Song Thrush in the South East.
16 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Computer Misuse Act 1990
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
16 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Financial Services: Sanctions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to help tackle illicit financial activities committed by sanctioned individuals.
11 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on (a) providing maternity care and (b) settling legal cases of medical negligence related to maternity care in each of the last four years.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Trapping
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of snares on animal welfare.
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing: Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of (a) private and (b) social housing in Slough.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the levels of educational support available to autistic children in mainstream schools.
11 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Trusts: Sanctions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to prevent sanctioned individuals from using trusts to conceal their (a) identities and (b) assets.
Source: official written-questions record.