Written questions

2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Curriculum and Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish the final recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain submitted by Syrian nationals (a) before October 2024 and (b) to date are pending decision.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of EU Settlement Scheme applications submitted before December 2022 have yet to be processed.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest processing times for a decision on an EU Settlement Scheme application.

20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May to Question 51941 on Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: Diagnosis, if his Department will write to the laboratories that do provide testing for the condition and ask

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 77147 on Personal Independence Payment, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the impact of registration of an appointee on a person's PI

16 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Overpayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions a repayment of overpaid tax to a customer who has submitted a voluntary self-assessment return been delayed by longer than (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months in the latest period for which da

14 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has instructed Thameslink to recruit more train drivers since 4 July 2024.

14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a guest beer agreement scheme for pubs as part of (a) the Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator: statutory review and post-implementatio

14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45426 on Beer: Small business, when he plans to announce further steps on encouraging small brewers to (a) retain and (b) expand their access to pubs

14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 2.44 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC295, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation on retaining and expanding access to pubs for sm

13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NICE on assessing (a) Optune and (b) other tumour treating field therapies for use in the UK.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 75189 on Pigs: Animal Welfare, how many prosecutions for illegal pig thumping brought by local authorities are being supported b

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September2025 to Question 75189 on Pigs: Animal Welfare, how many complaints of illegal slaughter on pig farms the Animal and Planet Health Agency has rece

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has assessed the potential merits of reintroducing the Children of Alcohol Dependent Parents Programme.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Parents: Alcoholism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children living with alcohol dependent parents.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Parents: Alcoholism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children live with an (a) an alcohol dependent parent and (b) a parent drinking at higher risk levels.

16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56880 on Health Professions: Regulation, when he plans to publish a consultation on a draft legislative framework for the General Medical Council w

16 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to Question 71117 tabled by the hon. Member for St Albans on 29 August 2025.

16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May to Question 50928 on Brain: Tumours, what discussions he has had with (a) the Southampton Clinical Trials Unit and (b) other stakeholders in the NHS Cancer Vaccine

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times has a PIP claimant's payment been (a) missed and (b) delayed following the registration of an appointee on their account in the last 12 months.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had a registered appointee in the latest period for which data is available.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Eyesight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she has considered the potential merits of applying the Direct Vision Standard regulations for HGV drivers nationwide.

15 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a separate immigration desk system at the UK border for people who (a) live and work in the UK and (b) do not hold a UK passport.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Functional Neurological Disorder: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to (a) services and (b) support for people affected by Functional Neurological Disorder.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

UK Neuro Forum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding available for the UK Neuro Forum.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with NHS England to support Integrated Care Boards to deliver the service specification entitled Specialised neurology services (adults), published on 13 August

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of jobs for newly qualified nurses.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Email: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with email service providers on the adequacy of account recovery processes for victims of mobile phone theft.

3 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hussam Abu Safiya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 August to Question 67990 on Hussam Abu Safiya, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister and (b) Israel’s am

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