Written questions

1,690 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of average vet costs in (a) London and (b) the rest of the UK.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

G4S: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how Allied Universal (G4S) performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their electronic monitoring contact.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Allied Universal: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether departments have raised concerns about Allied Universal (G4S) compliance with contractual obligations relating to the (a) timeliness and (b) accuracy of electronic monitoring installations.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Allied Universal: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether departments have reported concerns about Allied Universal (G4S) delivery of contracted services to the Cabinet Office in the past 12 months.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Allied Universal: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Allied Universal (G4S) has (a) received financial penalties and (b) had payments withheld by government departments, as a result of performance failures since 2020.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Allied Universal: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many government contracts held by Allied Universal (G4S) have been subject to (a) formal performance review, (b) warning notices and (c) breach proceedings in each of the last five years.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Allied Universal: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Allied Universal (G4S) in delivering government contracts across every Department.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Allied Universal: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the estimated total value of government contracts awarded to Allied Universal (G4S) in each of the last five years.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Allied Universal: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Government contracts have been awarded to Allied Universal (G4S).

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Property Agency: Allied Universal

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a breakdown of the performance of Allied Universal (G4S) against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their integrated security and technology services contr

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) compliance measures and (b) enforcement mechanisms he is developing to ensure (i) producer, (ii) sorter and (iii) exporter adherence to the (A) transparency and (B) traceabili

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for the (a) publication, (b) consultation and (c) enforcement phases of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for textiles.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Ghana

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to have discussions with Ghanaian (a) public, (b) private and (c) civil society stakeholders in advance of implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility schem

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Ghana

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will invite (a) Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency, (b) textile traders, (c) recycling operators and (d) designers to participate in a (i) collaborative pilot and (ii) forma

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for textiles will include obligations for (a) producers and (b) importers to contribute to downstream waste management costs in coun

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Ghana

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to (a) support and (b) co-finance (i) textile recycling and (ii) waste infrastructure in Ghana through (A) UK aid, (B) public–private partnerships and (C) ot

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Automatic-sorting for Circularity in Textiles UK pilot; what funding he has provided to that pilot; and what safeguards are in pl

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clothing: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of short-lifespan garments produced by ultrafast fashion brands; and whether he plans to introduce (a) product standards and (b

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mixed-fibre textiles on textile recycling; and whether he plans to introduce eco-modulated fees to promote the use of recyclable

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce export controls under the textile Extended Producer Responsibility framework to ensure that producers contribute to (a) recycling and (b) end-of-life infr

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of post-consumer textiles collected in the UK is (a) processed domestically and (b) exported (i) in total and (ii) of material categorised as unsellable.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Ghana

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether systems are in place to (a) record and (b) monitor the (i) tonnage, (ii) quality and (iii) composition of post-consumer textile exports from the UK to Ghana; and what evidence

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to include digital product passports within the (a) Extended Producer Responsibility framework and (b) Circular Economy Strategy.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for textiles will include mandatory requirements for transparency on (a) exported textile waste, (b) related financial transfers and

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Ghana

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Ghanaian (a) government agencies, (b) waste management entities and (c) market associations on the development of Extended Producer Responsibility p

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the use of capacity in local private hospitals to reduce NHS waiting times for surgical procedures.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Patient Choice Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allow patients to (a) view and (b) choose from available operation appointments across different hospitals within the same region.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve coordination between NHS hospitals within the same region to offer patients earlier appointments at alternative sites.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the availability of (a) daily and (b) weekly surgical appointments for operations in NHS hospitals.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients receive timely updates about the status of their NHS operations through (a) the NHS App, (b) other digital platforms and (c) other means.

Source: official written-questions record.