Written questions
290 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jan 2025 · 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 Cabinet colleagues on a long-term funding settlement for women and girls' football facilities.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Lionesses Futures Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to ensure the continuation of the Lionesses Future Fund.
3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice
McClure Solicitors: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to identify all people impacted by the collapse of McClure solicitors.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase uptake of free school meals among eligible children in areas with high levels of (a) child obesity and (b) household food insecurity.
12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
HIV/AIDS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) measure and (b) ensure improvements in the quality of life of people living with HIV.
12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
HIV/AIDS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role the voluntary sector will play in the new HIV Action Plan; and what steps he will take to support that role.
12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
HIV/AIDS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the new HIV Action Plan includes culturally competent interventions.
12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sexually Transmitted Deiseases: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide (a) funding and (b) resources to support a year-round online (i) HIV and (ii) STI postal testing service.
12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
HIV/AIDS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to integrate HIV (a) prevention and (b) care into the broader health system.
12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for community-based health initiatives in (a) Jarrow and Gateshead East constituency and (b) other constituenci
12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of obesity in (a) Jarrow and Gateshead East constituency and (b) other constituencies with high rates of obesity; and if he will take steps to s
9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Colombia: Trade Unions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of reports that the CUT trade union federation’s (a) regional secretary and (b) treasurer in Valle del Cauc
2 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to stop young sudden cardiac deaths; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the availability of ECG testing for young people
4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: HIV/AIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with Unitaid on (a) licensing arrangements for lenacapavir and (b) potential steps to ensure the affordability of that treatment in (i) lower-inco
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Music: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will institute a fan-led review of the music industry.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Music Venues: Agent of Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of putting the agent of change on a statutory footing to support grassroots music venues.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Music: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a voluntary grassroots contribution on arena and festival tickets to support the grassroots music sector.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Royal Mail’s universal service obligation on magazine publishers.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Postage Stamps: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Royal Mail’s proposed stamp price increases on magazine publishers.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Postal Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will ensure that second-class Saturday deliveries remain part of the Universal Service Obligation for Royal Mail.
10 Sep 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: LGBT+ People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of LGBTQ+ sport teams on tackling inequality in sports.
10 Sep 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: LGBT+ People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department provides to grass roots LGBTQ+ sports teams.
10 Sep 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: LGBT+ People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support LGBTQ+ rugby union teams.
24 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Colombia: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support peace and human rights in Colombia.
13 May 2024 · Home Office
Immigration: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Introduction to the Government Response to the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit
9 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Enzyme Replacement Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of enzyme replacement therapy.
8 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Enzyme Replacement Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with pharmaceutical companies on ensuring adequate supplies of (a) enzyme replacement therapy and (b) other related medications.
8 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Enzyme Replacement Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people who require enzyme replacement therapy receive that medication in a timely manner.
7 May 2024 · Home Office
Immigration: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Rule 35(1) reports made by GPs working in Immigration Removal Centres setting out their concerns that continued detention of a person was likely to be injurious to their health were received
7 May 2024 · Home Office
Immigration: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government Response to the recommendation in paragraph 47 of the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (
Source: official written-questions record.