Written questions

1,462 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make an assessment of the adequacy of hospice bed capacity and how this is tracked nationally.

5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anxiety: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines on generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder in adults.

5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mandating Advice and Guidance requests on the legal and accountability frameworks for clinicians.

5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in relation to the GP contract 2026/27, how his Department plans to support hospitals in dealing with the increased caseloads generated by mandating Advice and Guidance.

5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in relation to the GP contract 2026/27, what framework he has put in place to help ensure that hospitals respond to Advice and Guidance requests in a timely manner.

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with [a] Cabinet colleagues and [b] external bodies on the freezing of the repayment threshold for student loans.

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Education: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential implications for her policies of the report by the IFS entitled Annual report on education spending in England: 2025–26, pub

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the difference in approach in Wales towards freezing Part 2 Student Loan repayment thresholds on equalities in England.

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113322 on Driving Disqualification, if she can list the reasons for exceptional hardship that were cited by the drivers with 12 or more penalty points who

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113322 on Driving Disqualification, if she will hold discussions with local police forces on drivers who can retain their entitlement to drive after accrui

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer for 15 December 97962 on Park Home Sales, if he will list the representative bodies he has met to discuss the commission on receipt of a park home sale in

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2026 to Question 97962 on Park Home Sales, when he last met with representatives of the park home sector to discuss issues surrounding commi

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods Resilience Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Flood Resilience Taskforce has had with local fire and rescue services on responding to major flooding incidents.

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the evidential basis for her view that graduates will pay back £8 more a month on average due to the freezing of the repayment threshold for student loans.

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Private Education: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to WPQ109601 answered on 23 February 2026, when she last met with the independent school sector to discuss the financial sustainability of small independent schools.

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to WPQ109604 answered on 24 February 2026 about Private Education: VAT, whether she has received representations from the independent school sector on introducing a targeted subsidy for small charitabl

26 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Investment: Leicestershire and Rutland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will conduct an assessment of national investment strategies in [i] skills [ii] transport and [iii] infrastructure for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland to ensure comparability with mayoral combined autho

26 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Combined Authorities: Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that national investment strategies in [i] skills [ii] transport and [iii] infrastructure are at comparable levels between mayoral combined authorities and non mayoral combined aut

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Training: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure [i] comparability of skills funding between mayoral combined authorities and non mayoral combined authorities and [ii] that skills funding is used to ensure the upskilling of

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether issues associated with the potential merits of introducing information about methods of slaughter on food labelling have been raised in her discussions with the [i] British Mea

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether issues associated with the potential merits of introducing information about methods of slaughter on food labelling have been raised in her discussions with the [i] National Fa

26 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 5p cut to fuel duty on levels of social mobility in rural areas.

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of shortages of driver examiners on learner drivers’ access to driving test slots.

26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timelines is his Department following with General Dynamics to ensure the effective operation of the Ajax Vehicle Fleet.

26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made with General Dynamics to identify issues and solutions to ensure the effective operation of the Ajax Vehicle Fleet.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure oversight of (a) private and (b) public supported accommodation providers.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for responding to the Supported Housing regulation: consultation that closed in May 2025.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what requirements (a) private and (b) public supported accommodation providers must adhere to in order to provide suitable support to vulnerable adults.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current regulation of (a) private and (b) public supported accommodation.

25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure those who self-fund their social care have access to appropriate complaints procedures available to them.

Source: official written-questions record.