Written questions
2,823 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues about the role (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) Border Force will have in verifying compliance with the vaping product registration and testing
3 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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of resources required by Trading Standards to enforce the registration and testing regime for vaping products since the regime was introduced
30 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for a) reviewing and b) strengthening penalties for cruelty against wildlife.
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Sentience Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the effectiveness of her Department's engagement with reports produced by the Animal Sentience Committee.
29 Jan 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, what role the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group has in (a) improving animal welfare and (b) improving public safety.
29 Jan 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, when the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group last met.
29 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Nature Conservation: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider i) increasing the number of wildlife crimes which are notifiable and ii) improving the consistency of the recording of wildlife crime by police forces.
29 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Nature Conservation: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the effectiveness of enforcement of wildlife crimes as part of plans to a) review and b) strengthen penalties for cruelty against wildlife.
29 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Nature Conservation: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of existing penalties on preventing cruelty against wildlife.
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Conservation: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on (a) reviewing and (b) strengthening penalties for cruelty against wildlife.
28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the training provided to GPs on prescribing risk-reducing drugs to women at increased risk of breast cancer.
28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a national register to capture and integrate the data of all women at increased risk of breast cancer.
28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of data collected on all women at increased risk of breast cancer.
19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what conversations he has had with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that enforcement against non-compliant vaping products will be effectively coordinated once the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is enacted.
19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the a) registration scheme and b) testing regime enabled by the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be applied effectively to i) online and ii) distance sales of vapi
19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether Trading Standards services currently have sufficient a) staffing, b) technical capability, and c) funding to enforce the new i) registration and i
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
South Wales Main Line: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she had with the Welsh Rail Board on the electrification of the Cardiff - Swansea section of the South Wales Mainline.
12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking in collaboration with her counterpart in Myanmar to support the ability of Christian communities to (a) observe religious holidays and (b) practice t
9 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of The Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 on the ability of (a) students an
9 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends to publish guidance for (a) the Police and (b) the public on protests outside life science facilities using animals in research.
9 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the results of the consultation on potential reforms to Section 24 of Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, which closed on 13 June 2014.
9 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of The Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 on the ability of the public to p
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Motability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99252 on Motability, will he undertake an Equality Impact Assessment of changes to the Motability scheme to incorporate financial analysis of the p
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Motability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what quantitative analysis has been undertaken to assess the potential financial impacts of changes to the Motability scheme on users of the scheme.
2 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nigeria: Abduction
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) diplomatic steps is her Department taking to assist in (i) locating and (ii) rescuing the remaining girls kidnaped from Chibok on 14 April 2014, and (b) what recent
16 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
House of Lords: Reform
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to consult on his Department's proposals to replace the House of Lords with an alternative second chamber.
16 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Mobility Foundation: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Motability Foundation on the the potential impact of her Department's changes to (a) VAT and (b) Insurance Premium Tax for the Motability Foundation on (i) funding for the Mobil
15 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Biocidal Products: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to question 94838, what impact enacting HSE proposals to change GB Classification, Labelling and Packaging will have on divergence between EU and GB mandatory
15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fluorinated Gases: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the hydrofluorocarbons phasedown proposed in the F Gas Regulation in Great Britain consultation allows industry adequate time for safety c
15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fluorinated Gases: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet with the heating, refrigeration and air conditioning industries to discuss the F Gas Regulation in Great Britain consultation.
Source: official written-questions record.