Written questions

1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 May 2025 · Treasury

Thermal Energy Storage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of classifying thermal storage heaters as energy saving materials.

15 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Hybrid Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will review emission standards for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in line with EU ratings.

15 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Rapid Charging Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the rapid charging fund is used effectively.

15 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a zero emission vehicle mandate for heavy duty vehicles.

15 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the decarbonisation of heavy duty vehicles.

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

Homelessness: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to include provisions for prevention programmes for young people at risk of homelessness in her planned homelessness strategy.

13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled The ADHD crisis in the UK – A Call to Action by ADHD360, published in January 2025.

13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce waiting times for ADHD diagnoses.

13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for ADHD services.

13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a national framework mandating GP acceptance of ADHD diagnoses from Right to Choose providers.

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Menopause

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers support women managing menopause in the workplace.

13 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Flexible Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support women in the workplace with flexible working.

13 May 2025 · Women and Equalities

Sexual Harassment: Employment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure employers proactively protect employees from workplace sexual harassment.

13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Contracts for Services

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that public contracts are not awarded to companies which blacklist workers.

8 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences: Cardiovascular Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that cardiovascular disease is included in the upcoming Life Sciences Plan.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Libraries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on funding for (a) public and (b) school libraries.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce poverty for people on the lowest incomes.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of poverty among people in receipt of social security; and if she will introduce a statutory poverty reduction target.

8 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where AI is being used in the immigration system; and whether she plans to extend the use of AI in the immigration system.

8 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Homelessness: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will consider including funding for homelessness services as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review.

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing First: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Housing First Unit established by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the Homelessness Strategy.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce gynaecology waiting lists in (a) Manchester Rusholme constituency and (b) Manchester.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase levels of (a) diagnosis and (b) early disease detection through the adoption of AI.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote the adoption of (a) digital technologies and (b) AI to support the transition of healthcare from treatment to prevention.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS Trusts meet digital capability targets.

7 Apr 2025 · Scotland Office

North Sea Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on next steps in relation to the (a) Rosebank and (b) Jackdaw oil fields.

7 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Climate Change and Fossil Fuels: Economic Situation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) climate change and (b) new oil and gas production on the economy.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to sports facilities for disabled people in Greater Manchester.

4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health services for special educational needs and disabilities children in Manchester Rusholme constituenc

Source: official written-questions record.