Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, published o

20 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10460 on Railways: Electrification, whether she has made an estimate of the potential savings to the public purse per mile of track electrified from introdu

19 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Famine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with the United Nations on the proportion of the population of Gaza who are at risk of (a) famine and (b) starvation.

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lead: Drinking Water and Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent industrial lead entering (a) drinking water and (b) the food chain.

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lead: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) regulations and (b) testing are in place to monitor environmental lead.

19 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department segregates armaments into (a) defensive and (b) offensive categories.

19 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the introduction of the Digital Veteran Card.

15 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to carers of dementia patients in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.

15 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people living with dementia without a medical diagnosis in (a) the South East and (b) Slough.

15 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of dementia research funding.

15 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fertility: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the equality of access to fertility services for LGBTQ+ people.

15 May 2025 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle offshore tax non-compliance.

15 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with retailers on (a) mitigating and (b) preventing ransomware attacks.

15 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with local councils on the implementation of VALOUR support centres.

15 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to help support decarbonisation industries in Slough.

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

Armed Forces Covenant: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what engagement her Department has had with local authorities on compliance with their Covenant Legal Duty.

14 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment he has made of the regulatory approach by (a) the UK and (b) other advanced digital economies on enforcing a minimum age for the use of encrypted messaging s

14 May 2025 · Home Office

Crime: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle car-related crimes in Slough.

14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways: Thames Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help reduce (a) waste and (b) pollution from waterways in the Thames Valley region.

14 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Meta: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Meta on generative artificial intelligence models.

13 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Batteries: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support local supermarkets to ensure the adequate provision of battery bins.

13 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to protect the rail network from cyber attacks.

13 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to prevent signal cabling theft on the rail network.

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help end discrimination against disabled people.

13 May 2025 · Home Office

Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect British consumers against fraud.

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that councils are financially stable.

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people in Slough into (a) employment, (b) education and (c) training.

13 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.

13 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress his Department has made on improving digital inclusion in the Slough constituency.

13 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the sustainability of local media.

Source: official written-questions record.