Written questions

290 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to the NHS from Earned Settlement proposals.

5 Mar 2026 · Women and Equalities

Equality: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's draft Code of Practice on services, public functions and associations.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2026 to UIN 111208, whether tobacco duty increases since October 2024 and the application of the RPI+2% tobacco duty escalator will preserve the retail price differential betwee

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2026 to UIN 111207, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of applying the £2.20 one-off tobacco duty increase in addition to the RPI+2% escalator on CP

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Women’s FA Cup on (a) domestic women’s leagues, (b) player welfare and (c) fans.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Football Supporters Association regarding proposed changes to the Women’s FA Cup.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the FA regarding proposed changes to the Women’s FA Cup.

5 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of applying only one of the (a) RPI-linked uprating and (b) one-off tobacco duty increase scheduled to take effect from 1 October 2026 on inflati

5 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment of the impact of tobacco prices on CPI inflation in December 2025 on her (a) plan to apply an upra

20 Oct 2025 · Women and Equalities

COE Commissioner for Human Rights

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department plans to respond to the submission by the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights to her and to parliamentary committees on the human rights situation of trans people in the UK

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the availability of ear wax removal services in community and primary care settings.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the legal costs of implementing the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practise for GPs.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care Networks: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the legal costs of implementing the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practise for Primary Care Networks.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential cost of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission proposed code of practice for services, public functions and associations, published on 20 M

2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Equality and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the potential costs of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission proposed code of practice for services, public functions and associatio

2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Equality and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the Equality and Human Rights Commission proposed code of practice for services, public functions and associations, publishe

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the report by the Taskforce for Lung Health entitled A National Five Year Plan for Lung Health.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of (a) co-operatives and (b) co-operation in the UK's apporach to international development.

15 May 2025 · Women and Equalities

Civil Society and Private Sector: Women

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with (a) charities, (b) private sector organisations and (c) other non-government organisations on the implementation of changes to practice following the Supreme Court judgment on

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking support veterans with fluctuating physical and mental health conditions, in the context of the proposed changes to the Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria in the

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria on veterans with service-related (a) mental and (b) physical

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the criteria for Armed Forces Independence Payments to include veterans with service-related mental health conditions who may be impacted by chan

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Means-tested Benefits: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38671 on Means-tested Benefits: Veterans, whether her Department has considered requiring local authorities to disregard payments from the (a) Armed F

28 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39109 on Social Security Benefits: Disability, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will no longer be in receipt of (a) PIP and (b)

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals within the Pathways to Work Green Paper on the level of regional disparities in access to (a) out-of-work and (b) in-work disabili

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Means-tested Benefits: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of treating military compensation for injury in the same way as civil compensation for the purposes of means testing for benefits.

17 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that Overseas Territories adopt open and public registers of beneficial ownership.

17 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the levels of compliance by overseas territories on providing public registers of beneficial ownership.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Q33 of the oral evidence she gave to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 10 December 2024, HC 330, what assessment she has made of the (a) demand for women's and girl's fo

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding was allocated to grass roots football in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and if she will take steps to continue this funding in 2025-26.

Source: official written-questions record.