Written questions
1,705 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government are taking to help increase employment opportunities for people with autism.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help support autistic people to find employment.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department have taken to help support research into the causes of autism.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure children with autism receive adequate support in Ashfield constituency.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the signs of autism in adults.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce assessment times for autism diagnoses.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of adult social care workers.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking he is taking to help fill adult social care worker vacancies.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure social care support workers are (a) paid fairly and (b) supported in their roles.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help support young people who are at risk of becoming homeless.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to address youth homelessness.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent youth homelessness.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to (a) understand and (b) tackle causes of youth homelessness.
26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help tackle youth homelessness.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Warehouses: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent warehouse and fulfilment jobs listed as not requiring English from being offered.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Warehouses: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has issued guidance on English language requirements for employment within warehouses.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Warehouses: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of having non-fluent English speakers in warehouse jobs on health and safety.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Warehouses: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of warehouse workers who cannot speak fluent English.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 118868 on Personal Independence Payment, when he expects additional health professionals to be recruited.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: East Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for the medical assessment stage of Personal Independence Payment claims in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) the East Midlands.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that care homes are inspected regularly.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure any (a) delays delays to CQC inspections and (b) changes in the level demand in the social care system does not affect the frequency of inspections of
20 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase participation in the bowel cancer screening programme in Ashfield.
20 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake for bowel cancer screenings.
20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse report published in June 2025, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen taxi and private hire vehicl
18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve support in the court system for victims of (a) rape and (b) sexual violence.
16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to medication for people with IBD.
16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the medical exemption list for prescription charges.
16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of prescription charges on people with IBD.
12 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Buses: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help promote British made buses.
Source: official written-questions record.