Written questions
1,690 written questions tabled, most recent first.
28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Earwax: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of access to NHS ear wax removal services on long-term costs to the NHS associated with avoidable hearing loss
28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Earwax: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that GP practices are able to provide NHS-funded ear wax removal services, particularly for patients at risk of hearing loss.
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to prevent landlords from raising rents after using grants and loans in the Warm Homes plan to fund energy efficiency measures.
21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sickle cell day centres have closed in the last 5 years; and how many sickle cell day centres remain operational.
21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of other Sickle Cell Day units in the context of the closure of the Whitechapel unit.
21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Sickle Cell day unit in Whitechapel was closed.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Children: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to a) reduce public access to and b) ensure the online security of the Children Not in School Register proposed in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
7 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Stop and Search: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has conducted an analysis of the potential impact of the use of stop and search on (a) young people, (b) their immediate family, and (c) in their wider community on (i) the educational att
7 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Stop and Search: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle gaps in information on the ethnicity of people stopped and searched.
7 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Stop and Search: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of piloting the use of decision-breaks and real-time supervision as a way of tackling racial profiling in the application of stop and search powers.
7 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Police: Racial Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office intends to publish a formal follow-up to the Casey Review’s recommendations on systemic racism in policing.
7 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Stop and Search
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of introducing sanctions for police forces for instances of poor performance during stop and search.
7 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Stop and Search: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle racially disproportionate outcomes in the deployment of stop and search powers.
7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Children: Body Searches
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on plans to end the use of strip search powers against minors.
7 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Body Searches: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commit to publishing the data on the find rate and arrest rate for child strip searches.
7 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Body Searches: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the use of strip search powers against children.
7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of the utilisation of hospice beds on NHS capacity and costs; and if he will make it his policy to allocate £100 million f
7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Sickle Cell Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment applicants where the main disabling condition was Anaemia - Sickle cell a) lodged an appeal after a completed Mandatory Reconsideration, b)
7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99887, how many Condition Insight Reports are made available to health professionals making Personal Independence Payment assessments; and whether
7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to funding for non-clinical NHS departments on a) patient wait times, b) hospital running costs and c) hospital administratio
6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Africa: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned departmental staffing reductions on the delivery of the UK's Approach to Africa as announced on the 15th Decem
6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned departmental staffing reductions on the delivery of UK Official Development Assistance.
16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Africa: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, how much UK climate finance is planned for Africa over the next spending review period, and how this wi
16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Africa: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what changes, if any, are being considered to visa processes for African business travellers and resear
16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Africa: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, how the Developing Countries Trading Scheme is being adapted to align with the Government’s new Africa
16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Africa: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what specific support the UK is providing to African small and medium-sized enterprises to enable them
16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Africa: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what proportion of UK Official Development Assistance to Africa is expected to be delivered through inv
16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Africa: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what measurable objectives the Government has set for its modernised approach to relations with African
16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Africa: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what further reforms of the debt architecture her department is considering, and whether debt cancellat
16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Money Laundering
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which a) governments, b) multilateral organisations, c) private sector companies and d) other key stakeholders, will be invited to participate in the Illicit Finance Summit.
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