Written questions
669 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Visas: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to lower (a) visa and (b) administrative costs for research organisations.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Research: Scientists
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to encourage international scientists to carry out research in British (a) universities and (b) laboratories.
17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glioblastoma: Immunotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to work with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to expedite market access to the personalised immunotherapy developed to treat the malignant brain tu
17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glioblastoma: Immunotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will make public their decision on licensing the personalised immunotherapy developed to treat the malignant brain tumour gli
17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Schools and Universities: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase routine heart screening for young people participating in (a) school and (b) university sports.
3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Prisons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to topical medication for prisoners.
3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of young people recalled to prison due to landlord refusal to install home monitoring equipment.
11 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether applications received before March 2025 for therapeutic services under the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund will be considered for therapies beginning in the (a) current and (b) 2025-26 fi
27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains his policy to release land to Homes England through the Defence Infrastructure Organisation to meet the government's housebuilding commitments.
27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Defence: Land
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it remains her policy for Homes England to acquire Ministry of Defence land through the Defence Infrastructure Organisation to meet the government's housebuilding commitm
17 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Community Development: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage investment from (a) OpenAI, (b) Google, (c) Anthropic and (d) Meta in local communities.
17 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with (a) OpenAI, (b) Google, (c) Anthropic and (d) Meta on workers’ rights.
17 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Investment: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations his Department has made to industry on investment in towns historically impacted by de-industrialisation.
17 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Investment: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to attract investment to towns historically impacted by de-industrialisation.
17 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Industry: Luton North
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of investing in industrial sites in Luton North constituency.
17 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of designating sites in Bedfordshire as AI Growth Zones.
17 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what criteria his Department is using to select sites as AI Growth Zones.
17 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) protect and (b) increase employment in AI growth zones.
17 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Luton North
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of designating industrial sites in Luton North constituency as AI growth zones.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Football: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure grassroots (a) women's and (b) girls' football clubs have the facilities they need to (i) play and (ii) train.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Women Football: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support grassroots (a) women's and (b) girls' football.
13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Rwandan counterparts on (a) human rights abuses and (b) violence against women and girls by militia groups in the eastern regions
10 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for autism diagnoses.
8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coeliac Disease: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure those diagnosed with coeliac disease receive timely and appropriate treatment.
11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gender Dysphoria: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what services NHS England gender services provide for children and young people.
11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Puberty Suppressing Hormones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) medical professionals, (b) charities, (c) organisations and (d) other groups the Commission on Human Medicines consulted on the provision of puberty blockers.
2 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Pakistan government on (a) freedom of protest and (b) the (i) safety and (ii) rights of protestors.
2 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect British Pakistanis critical of the Pakistan government from transnational repression.
2 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential risk of transnational repression for British Pakistani critics of the Pakistan government.
28 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Kashmir: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Source: official written-questions record.