Written questions

1,705 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unadopted Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the number of housing estates that are currently unadopted and (b) the length of time they have been unadopted.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support research into and (b) improve healthcare for young people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for the diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase (a) awareness and (b) understanding of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome among (i) GPs and (ii) NHS staff.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a breakdown of the number of Personal Independence Payments claims by type of mental health condition for the last 3 years for which data is available.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a breakdown of spending on Disability Living Allowance on children with (a) neurodevelopmental and (b) mental health disorders in each of the last 3 years for which data is available.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

World Heritage Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria her Department uses to choose sites for the tentative list for nominative UK sites to become UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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

Nature Conservation: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase urban wildlife habitat.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Curling: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to increase the number of venues offering curling rinks in England.

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

Recycling: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce disparities in accepted materials for recycling across different local authorities.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safety of women and girls in taxis.

15 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage male victims of domestic abuse to report that abuse to the authorities.

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

Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help preserve Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Ashfield constituency.

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

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to end the culling of badgers.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Languages: Adult Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department are taking to encourage language learning in adults.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department are taking to promote reading in children.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support public libraries.

12 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide funding for (a) adult and (b) children’s hospices for the next ten years.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent the removal of lawful content online.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Ofcom regulation does not lead to censorship of lawful content online.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with social media platforms on the impact of content removal policies on freedom of speech.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the protection of lawful free speech online.

11 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with hospice providers on the increase in financial pressures they face.

11 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support hospices with the increase in (a) the level of inflation and (b) staffing costs and (c) energy prices.

11 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding model for hospices in England.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for radiotherapy treatment.

5 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with retailers on the potential impact of trends in the level of business costs on (a) staffing levels and (b) lone working practices.

4 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of reported incidents of (a) assault and (b) abuse against lone retail workers in each of the last three years.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Retail Trade: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will issue guidance to retailers on mitigating risks for lone workers.

3 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freehold: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 63017 on Housing Estates: Unadopted Roads, whether the public will be able to contribute to the consultation into new consumer p

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