Written questions

1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kava-Kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002, what provision exists for the revocation of this legislation should the evidence no longer support such controls.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kava-Kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of new research into the hepatotoxicity risk posed by kava on The Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kava-Kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of controls on the (a) sale and (b) import of kava for food purposes in The Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to encourage empty homes to become occupied.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Cultural Heritage: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will remove the tax-exempt heritage assets scheme from landowners.

22 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Footpaths: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has allocated funding to (a) local authorities and (b) other responsible organisations to (i) maintain and (ii) improve rural walking paths.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Opioids: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local Combating Drugs Partnerships in raising awareness of (a) synthetic opioids and (b) how to respond when witnessing an opioid overdose; and w

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Opioids: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to raise awareness among (a) people sleeping rough, (b) socially isolated people and (c) other at-risk populations on the dangers of synthetic opioids since 2024.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Opioids

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to integrate synthetic opioid awareness into local authorities’ Drug Strategies since 5 July 2025; and how much of the 2025/26 targeted drug, alcohol treatment and recovery

18 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the potential impact of (a) diamorphine assisted therapy, (b) safe consumption rooms and (c) other drug harm reduction services on the level of ambulance ca

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how she plans to roll out at-home electric vehicle charging points for people in terrace housing with no off-street parking.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Electronic Cigarettes: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to encourage the recycling of re-usable vapes once they have reached end-of-use.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of applications to the vaccine damage payment scheme since 2020 have been successful on appeal,by vaccine type.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of applications to the vaccine damage payment scheme since 2020 have been successful, by vaccine type.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications have been made to the vaccine damage payment scheme since 2020, by vaccine type.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the statutory walking distance for free school transport.

8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Measles: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase the uptake of measles vaccines.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Asbestos: Ovarian Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61211 on Asbestos: Ovarian Cancer, if she will direct the Health and Safety Executive to collect data on asbestos-related ovarian cancer cases.

24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the impact of (a) diamorphine assisted therapy, (b) safe consumption rooms and (c) needle and syringe exchange services on rates of skin and soft tissue inf

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

Sanitary Products: Night Shelters

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to provide free menstrual products to homelessness shelters.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that publicly-funded medical trials (a) must be balanced by sex and (b) results must be sex-disaggregated.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Cars: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to ensure that (a) all cars sold in the UK must have had safety tests undertaken on them that include specifically-female crash dummies in both the driver and passenger seats and

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with Artificial Intelligence developers to ensure they do not introduce gender bias in their algorithms.

19 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Asbestos: Ovarian Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will require the Health and Safety Executive to collect data on asbestos-related ovarian cancer cases.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Pharmacy: Degrees

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to add pharmacy to the list of degree courses that will be funded if an applicant already has a degree.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Sign Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on the implementation of a GCSE in British Sign Language.

10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme were successful at (a) first application and (b) appeal since 2020.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nitrous Oxide: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to introduce traceable labels on nitrous oxide canisters to identify the point of sale.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to help make it easier for (a) tenants and (b) leaseholders to install heat pumps.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with (a) Adoption UK and (b) other representative organisations to discuss the adoption and special guardianship support fund.

Source: official written-questions record.