Written questions

153 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing asylum seekers since 10 February 2025.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many private nurseries there were in (a) July 2024, (b) November 2024 and (c) June 2025.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of education, health and care plans.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timeline is for publishing the planned White Paper on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on Type 1 Diabetes with Disordered Eating pilots.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the continuation of the Type 2 Diabetes in the Young programme following the abolition of NHS England.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the continuation of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme following the abolition of NHS England.

7 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21326 on Personal Independence Payment Mandatory Reconsiderations, what the average clearance time is for mandatory reconsiderations of Personal Inde

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alan Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 45093 on Alan Milburn, whether Mr Milburn has initiated the process outlined in that Answer.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of correspondence to inform pensioners about changes to the winter fuel payment.

8 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been sent from the Republic of Ireland to the United Kingdom in each month since 4 July 2024.

8 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April to Question 43180 on Metropolitan Police: Finance, whether ministers in her Department have (a) met with and (b) corresponded with the (i) Mayor of London and (ii) Me

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alan Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Mr Alan Milburn has consulted his Department on taking on any new work that involves, or may potentially involve, health and social care through his business A.M. Strategy Ltd.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to consolidate estates following the closure of NHS England.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to transfer any NHS England functions to other arm's-length bodies.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42886 on NHS England: Redundancy Pay, whether he is making provision to reclaim redundancy payments for any staff subsequently reemployed by a pub

1 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the (a) Mayor of London and (b) Metropolitan Police Commissioner on increasing investment in the Metropolitan Police Estate.

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards: Operating Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when guidance will be issued to ICBs on where the expected 50% cuts in running costs should come from.

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has ring-fenced a sum for the cost of redundancy payments associated with the abolition of NHS England.

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted an equality impact assessment on the decision to abolish NHS England.

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the timetable for bringing forward legislative proposals to abolish NHS England.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Upminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on completing feasibility studies to provide step-free access to platform six at Upminster Station.

4 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings by the National Prostate Cancer Audit in their publication entitled the State of the Nation Report published in January 2025, what steps he plans to take to tackle ag

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Authority on the regulation of surrogacy.

5 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made any revision to the process of notifying hon. Members before asylum hotels are established within their constituency.

5 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing asylum seekers since 10 October 2024.

18 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reinstate funding for the National Institute for Health and Care Research Bioresource project providing infrastructure for the development of novel non-CFTR treatments for cysti

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) fire risk appraisals and (b) EWS1 assessments carried out by an engineer who has been suspended by the Institution of Fire Engineers must be reassessed.

26 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of approved asylum claims by country of origin since 4 July 2024.

26 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum claims have been approved since 4 July 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.