Written questions

1,705 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Tobacco: Sales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of tobacco products bought in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

19 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made with the Office for National Statistics of the potential impact of tobacco excise duty on the level of the Consumer Prices Index in (a) October 2024 and (b) June 2025.

19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors and Nurses: Overseas Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require British trained (a) doctors and (b) nurses to give a minimum of five years’ service to the NHS before working abroad.

19 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has allocated to grassroots sports clubs in Ashfield constituency in the last 12 months.

19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: East Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for ambulances in the East Midlands Ambulance Service area.

19 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what percentage of people living in social housing were not in the country (a) five and (b) 10 years ago.

19 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans will be impacted by proposed changes to (a) Universal Credit and (b) Personal Independence Payment.

19 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to (a) Universal Credit and (b) Personal Independence Payment on veterans.

18 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many households in Ashfield constituency are outside the recommended minimum distance from a defibrillator.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with schools on a potential strategy to dissuade antisocial behaviour by children.

18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Anti-social Behaviour: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce rates of reoffending for antisocial behaviour.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce rail fares.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of trains arrived (a) on time and (b) within three minutes in the last six months.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Robin Hood Line: Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57342 on Robin Hood Line: Standards, how many rail replacement buses were used on the Robin Hood Line in the last six months.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Robin Hood Line: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57342 on Robin Hood Line: Standards, what proportion of trains on the Robin Hood Line arrived (a) on time and (b) within three minutes in each of the last six

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Robin Hood Line: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57342 on Robin Hood Line: Standards, how many of the 11% of late trains on the Robin Hood Line in that period were cancelled.

18 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have had their asylum application rejected are still living in the UK.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds data on the number of bus services (a) delayed and (b) cancelled across Ashfield constituency in each of the last five years.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of air quality levels in Ashfield constituency.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of roads in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England are deemed to be in poor condition.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Degrees: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI on undergraduate degree integrity.

18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the International Committee of the Red Cross on delivery of humanitarian supplies to Israeli hostages still held by Hamas.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve management of flood risk in high-risk areas of Ashfield constituency.

18 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

King's Mill Hospital: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for operations at King's Mill Hospital.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve public transport services outside of major cities.

18 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to (a) optician and (b) eye health provision in Ashfield constituency.

18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will ensure that hon. Members are able to debate a divisible motion on the agreement with Mauritius on the Chagos Islands.

16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help prevent anti-Christian (a) violence and (b) persecution in Nigeria.

16 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase the use of stop and search to tackle knife crime.

16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to introduce mandatory prison sentences for carrying bladed articles.

Source: official written-questions record.