Written questions
683 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that commitments to end corridor care are supported by sufficient NHS bed capacity, safe staffing levels, ambulance handover improvements, social care
9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Merseyside
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of corridor care in NHS hospital trusts serving Merseyside; and what support is being provided to those trusts to reduce the use of inappro
9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department expects NHS England to publish reliable national data on the number of patients receiving care in corridors, waiting rooms, ambulance queues and other temporary care environment
9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Workers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding made available for Continuing Professional Development for social workers employed by the NHS.
8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will establish a compensation scheme for Civil Service Pension Scheme members and beneficiaries affected by delayed pension payments, bereavement delays, ill-health retirement delays or financial hard
8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 July 2026 on the Civil Service Pension Scheme, what commercial levers his Department is considering in response to Capita’s performance; and whether those levers incl
8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 July 2026 on the Civil Service Pension Scheme, whether Capita met its commitment to restore administration of the scheme to contractual levels by the end of June 2026
16 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, a) what tools Government can use to ensure big technology companies comply with the new proposals, b) enforce strong age verification systems, and c) make their social media platforms s
16 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures are being taken to ensure age verification on social media platforms is effective in preventing their usage by under-16s.
16 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which limits on social media usage the Government is considering beyond a minimum age, including on addictive features, algorithmic amplification, and harmful content.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will request the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to pause the implementation of changes to Coastguard Rescue Officer remuneration while further consultation with Coastguard Rescue Officers and their teams
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative models of compensating Coastguard Rescue Officers for training, operational duties and emergency callouts were considered before the Maritime and Coastguard Agency decided to remove hourly remu
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s decision to remove hourly remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has made of the potential impact of ending hourly remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers on team availability for emergency callouts.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to remuneration arrangements for Coastguard Rescue Officers on levels of public safety.
12 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on health inequality of the Plan B put to the GP Committee.
10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of a) the vote by the BMA GP Committee in favour of the GP Committee for England to explore an alternative strategy for general prac
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a statutory review process will be available for parents with SEND children who disagree with changes to their children's support plans under the proposed reforms.
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will put in place transitional safeguards for children and young people who currently hold an EHCP to ensure that, during reassessment under the new SEND model proposed, there is no reduction in the leve
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding and workforce capacity, including (a) specialist teachers, (b) teaching assistants, (c) therapists and (d) other support staff, to deliver the SEND suppor
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government intends to introduce accountability mechanisms in legislation to ensure that the National Inclusion Standards and updated SEND Code of Practice lead to improvements in outcomes for pupils
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing eligibility for Education, Health and Care Plans to only the most complex cases on equality of access to specialist educational support; and what
10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Miscarriage: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with Tommy’s on the potential wider rollout of its Graded Model of Miscarriage Care.
10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Miscarriage: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is considering changes to miscarriage care pathways, including earlier access to investigations and support for people who experience miscarriage.
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadcasting: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom regarding its ongoing investigations into alleged breaches of due impartiality and material misleadingness by licensed broadcasters; and whether her Depart
21 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Food Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory right to food for people in poverty.
25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to give a detailed description of how procurement of the contract for the Federated Data Platform (FDP), after the current contract ending date of 15/02/2027, will proceed, including timeline, whet
25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics are being used to measure the success of the Palantir-powered Federated Data Platform (FDP); and whether any productivity gains or improvements to patient care have been attributed to
25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Palantir’s role supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the US on the confidence of NHS patients to divulge medical information.
25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department carried out an equalities impact assessment of the Federated Data Platform (FDP) (a) prior to its rollout and (b) at any point since.
Source: official written-questions record.