Written questions

2,823 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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 assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) training and (b) certification of technicians in the use of alternative products during the planned transition away from fluorin

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of fluorinated gases during the planned transition to alternative gases.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the £400m announced by her Department for grassroots sports facilities will apply to Wales and whether Barnett Consequentials will be provided.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish an Equality Impact Assessment for changes to the Motability scheme.

11 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Motability: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a) changes to Vehicle Exercise Duty and b) introduction of a Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on users of the Motability scheme leasing an electric vehicle.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability: Wheelchairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the Government's changes to the Motability scheme on wheelchair users who do not use a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with OECD) about updating the OECD counterparts on recognised methods for assessing toxicity in the context of the Government's commitment to phase out the

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Welsh Government counterparts about sharing best practice around increasing screening uptake for breast cancer.

10 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Asia: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of discrimination affecting religious-minority women in the garment sector

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action his Department is taking to ensure that 85 per cent of breast cancer patients start treatment within 62 days of urgent referral.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase clinic capacity to help ensure that urgent breast referrals meet the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England will publish the breast screening uptake improvement plan.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when will her Department publish the Government's response to its call for evidence following the publishing of its Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she had with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority, (b) Ofwat, (c) Ofgem and (d) Ofcom on ensuring (i) services are accessible to residents who are not online and (ii) is

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she taking to assess the digital inclusivity of services offered through (a) Gov.uk and (b) the wider public sector.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor the Exchequer on funding to support delivery of the long-term objectives in the Digital Inclusion Action Plan.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Motability scheme on the lived experience of users.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to meet representatives of the Motability Collective Campaign Group.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of animal-free tests such as the AcutoX for phasing out the LD50 test.

3 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of animals involved in LD50 tests by type of animal; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of those tests.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to accelerate the phasing out of the use of the LD50 test; and if she will set out a timetable for that phasing out.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Shellfish: Animal Welfare and Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current legal protection regime for decapod crustaceans; and what steps is she taking to strengthen protections of the welfare of de

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Shellfish: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect the welfare of live decapod crustaceans while held in commercial premises prior to sale.

1 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cuba: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Cuban counterpart on reports of gender-based violence against women human rights defenders.

28 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposed changes to Motability on those with standard leases.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 89 of the Annual Report for 2023 on Official Controls performed in Great Britain under the OCR Multi-Annual National Control Plan published by her Department, wh

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 89 of the Annual Report for 2023 on Official Controls performed in Great Britain under the OCR Multi-Annual National Control Plan, what assessment she has made o

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms and Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of a) farms and b) slaughterhouses are inspected each year; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that proportion on animal welfare standards.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will consider increasing the transparency of operations by the Animal and Plant Health Agency in line with the Food Standards Agency's audits of slaughterhouses.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of (a) opening new or (b) reopening former railway stations on economic regeneration of towns in the South Wales coalfield.

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