Written questions

2,823 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the impact of the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020 in potentially reducing the a) financial burden on and b)

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has she given to introducing powers for local authorities in England and Wales to rehome dogs seized under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 after 21 days without a court

20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Department's transparency data entitled Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986: Non-technical summaries for project licences granted October – December 2025 that require a retrospe

20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the number of unannounced audits by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit of establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientif

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February to Question 109206 on breast cancer drugs, if he will make it his policy to reform the risk-reducing drug pathway for patients at increased risk of breast cance

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February to Question 109206 on breast cancer drugs, what steps he is taking to improve support and training for GPs to prescribe risk-reducing drugs to women at increase

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February to Question 109206 on breast cancer drugs, what steps he is taking to ensure that women at increased risk of breast cancer are told about risk reducing drugs as

12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific mechanisms will enable HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force to verify compliance with the vaping product registration scheme at the point of import; and whether registration number

12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Office for Product Safety and Standards will oversee the vaping product registration scheme.

12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what formal intergovernmental mechanisms are in place to coordinate enforcement of the vaping product registration and testing regime across the four nations of the United Kingdom.

12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he expects the vaping product registration scheme to be fully operational before the commencement of the Vaping Products Duty in October 2026; and what contingency arrangements will apply i

12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an equality impact assessment will be conducted prior to any implementation of the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on prostate cancer.

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Pornography: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the forthcoming review of pornography regulation will consider any inconsistencies between online and offline regulation in restricting children’s access to sexually explicit material.

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Pornography: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the forthcoming review of the criminal law relating to pornography will assess the effectiveness of current a) age-verification and b) age-assurance measures in preventing children from accessing online p

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Pornography: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department expects to publish the review of pornography regulation announced in the House of Lords on 10 December 2025.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that all Agenda for Change NHS pay bands are (a) set at and (b) above the real Living Wage as calculated by the Living Wage foundatio

9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Egypt: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports that a Christian researcher in Egypt has been sentenced under blasphemy laws, including

9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Egypt: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Egyptian counterpart on the potential impact of the use of Egyptian national identity cards to record a person's religion on the level o

9 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the numbers of animals being used in tests in order to satisfy international regulators despite a non-animal alternative being accepted in the UK; and what steps is she

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Places of Worship Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish further information on the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving a) research, b) monitoring and c) labelling of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will consider a universal restriction on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances: Consumer Goods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to launch the consultation on restricting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in consumer articles.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Children: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish the results of its consultation on Out-of-school settings safeguarding which closed on 21 September 2025.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to answer 109832 of 4 February 2026 on Animal Welfare: Fines, what conversations she has had with the Leader of the House regarding the planned timetabling for the introductio

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Motability Scheme in providing access to wheelchair accessible vehicles for disabled people.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on supporting improved access to transport for disabled people across Wales.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 109591 on Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group, what the timetable is for receipt by her Department of the a) findings and b) r

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his proposed timetable is for introducing the vaping product registration scheme under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill including indicative dates for (a) consultation, (b) publication of regulation

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce minimum testing standards for vaping product testing.

Source: official written-questions record.