Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breasts: Plastic Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government will publish its response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s report on the health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures.

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Commodities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the UK Forest Risk Commodities Regulations operate on a shared responsibility basis and (b) compliance costs are borne by downstr

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Craniocervical Instability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with suspected craniocervical instability in the context of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are not (a) misdiagnosed and (b) inappropriately manag

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to launch a consultation on phasing out the use of carbon dioxide to slaughter pigs.

27 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Gyms and Leisure: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend business rates relief to independent gyms and fitness centres.

15 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Oral Statement of 5 February 2026 on Sudan, Official Report, column 438, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen closer work through local par

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Putney

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Putney constituency compared w

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Craniocervical Instability: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered establishing a national multi-disciplinary team for neurosurgery for craniocervical instability (CCI) to improve outcomes for people with EDS, HSD and related

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered integrating Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) and overlapping conditions such as PoTS, Mast Cell Activation, ME/CFS and Lon

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to appoint the independent co-chair of the National Cancer Plan implementation board, and what criteria will be used to ensure that the role is independent of government.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan for England, when his Department plans to publish an implementation plan and timeline for its delivery.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether ICBs that are clustered have developed individual 5-year plans as set out in the medium term planning framework or if these have been developed jointly across cluster arrangements.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nuclear Power: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of implementing the Fingleton Nuclear Regulatory Review on existing environmental protections.

18 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the current Middle East conflict on the situation in Sudan.

18 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her policies of the conflict in Sudan being exacerbated by actors in the region and beyond.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish its Circular Economy Growth Plan.

12 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Craniocervical Instability: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures NHS England has in place to ensure patients with suspected EDS-related craniocervical instability receive appropriate physical assessment before being diagnosed with a psychological o

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is her proposed timetable for publishing a decision on restricting bottom-towed fishing in 41 English marine protected areas as consulted on in 2025.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to help ensure that the Environmental Improvement Plan's commitment to implement fisheries byelaws for offshore marine protected areas by the end of 2026 will be met

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what amount of bottom-towed fishing has taken place since June 2025 within each of the 41 English offshore marine protected areas subject to public consultation in summer 2025.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the Structures Fund is available to be released in the 2026/27 financial year.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government still plans to allocate £1 billion through the Structures Fund for the repair of critical transport infrastructure such as bridges, flyovers and tunnels.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the date of the next meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge task force.

4 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what efforts have her department made to engage with local women’s led organisations in support of survivors of violence against women and girls in Sudan.

2 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of her policies of flows of weapons into Sudan, supported by external parties.

27 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

United Nations: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of committing the UK to supporting the development of a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.

26 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Crimes against Humanity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure accountability for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the offensive to capture El Fasher in October 2025.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Partnership for Education: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allocating Official Development Assistance to support the upcoming replenishment of the Global Partnership for Educati

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

Game: Gun Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered introducing a licensing system for gamebird shooting in England.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK funding for support of communities in Sudan has gone to local organisations.

Source: official written-questions record.