Written questions
1,462 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Motability: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prosecutions have been determined for cases of Motability Fraud in (a) England, (b) East Midlands and (c) Leicestershire during the last five recorded years.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Health Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she is having with UK border control authorities to ensure staff training about the need for Animal Health Certificates at the UK border.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Health Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will conduct an assessment of the border control strategies at the UK border to ensure a consistent approach to the use of Animal Health Certificates.
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Skilled Workers: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of differing levels of skills funding between mayoral and non-mayoral combined authorities on trends in the level of (a) educational achievement, (b
4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Infrastructure: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will conduct an assessment of the potential impact of variable levels of infrastructure investment on the extent of regeneration and strategic upgrades achieved by may
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Transport: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will conduct an assessment of the potential impact on regional connectivity from differing levels of transport investment between mayoral and non-mayoral combined authorities.
4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is held by NHS England on the use and impact of minimum waiting time policies across Integrated Care Boards; and whether this information is collected centrally.
4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of minimum waiting time policies with the NHS Constitution for England, including patients’ rights to access services within maximum wai
4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England has issued to Integrated Care Boards on the use of minimum waiting times; and whether prior approval is required before such policies are implemented.
4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for which procedures, treatments or clinical pathways minimum waiting times have been applied by Integrated Care Boards; and what criteria are used to determine their application.
4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the integrated care boards that have implemented policies involving minimum waiting times for NHS treatment.
3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has held discussions with the General Medical Council on the potential impact of the policy on GPs’ use of advice and guidance on (a) GP indemnity and (b) patient safety.
3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has held discussions with the Care Quality Commission on the potential impact of the policy on GPs’ use of advice and guidance on (a) GP indemnity and (b) patient safety.
3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact on patient safety of his policy on GPs’ use of advice and guidance.
3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential risk that pharmaceutical companies could withdraw compassionate access programmes due to VAT-related financial pressures.
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of compassionate or expanded access schemes affected by VAT-related costs, including any schemes that have been withdrawn.
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held recent discussions with colleagues in the Treasury on the pause in applying VAT to compassionate medicines programmes.
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on exempting compassionate medicines programmes from VAT.
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact on children with relapsed or rare cancers of reduced availability of compassionate access to innovative therapies.
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide patients with continuity of access to compassionate medicines following the withdrawal by some pharmaceutical companies of early access scheme medicines.
1 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Drugs: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what engagement she has undertaken with families, clinicians and charities to discuss the impact of VAT on compassionate access programme medicines.
1 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Drugs: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of VAT policy on compassionate medicines access.
1 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Drugs: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has held on the alteration of VAT to palliative care medicines supplied free of charge for children.
1 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Drugs: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what categories of compassionate or expanded access scheme medicines are currently within the scope of VAT.
1 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Drugs: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long the current pause in applying VAT to compassionate medicines programmes will remain in place.
1 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Drugs: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of how much money it would expect to gain through the application of VAT to compassionate medicine programmes.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pets: Export Health Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 286 on Pets: EU Countries, if she will have discussions with Improve International to consider opportunities to increase the number of
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider developing a national workforce plan to support councils and other bodies to determine resources for future SEND provision needs.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the role of central government in sharing best practice amongst councils in respect of responding to increased demands for SEND provision.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the impact of the levels of the High Needs Block grant on the ability of local Councils to respond to incre
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