Written questions

1,408 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Sheep

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the sheep population over the last three years on wildfire risk.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of practicing clinicians who have received specialist training in (a) diagnosing and (b) treating Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made of potential (a) savings to the NHS and (b) improved or increased quality of life for patients from the early diagnosing of people with Avoidant/Restrictive

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance and information his Department issues to clinicians to assist in early diagnosis of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to improve the assessment and diagnosis for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in (i) Teesside and (ii) the North East of England.

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Post-mortems

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage an increased uptake of coronial post-mortems by pathologists.

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Death Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was for (a) Teesside Coroner's Officer and (b) Coroner's Offices in England and Wales to issue a final death certificate from the date of when deaths are referred to them in each of th

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Death Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) number and (b) proportion of final death certificates remained unissued by Coroner's Offices in England and Wales after (i) 3 months (ii) 6 months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months and (v) 24 months after

3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Death Certificates: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) number and (b) proportion of final death certificates remained unissued by the Teesside Coroner's Office for (i) 3 months (ii) 6 months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months and (v) 24 months after the deaths

31 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that financial support offered to facilitate voluntary return does not incentivise future illegal migration.

31 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Deportation and Repatriation: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure transparency in payments made to individuals (a) deported and (b) voluntarily returned from the UK since July 2024.

31 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Deportation and Repatriation: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average payment has been to individuals (a) deported and (b) removed from the UK under voluntary return schemes since July 2024.

31 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Deportation and Repatriation: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of money paid to individuals (a) deported and (b) removed from the UK since July 2024.

31 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of (a) counselling and (b) other psychological support for victims of crime.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that victims are kept informed throughout the criminal justice process.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of court backlogs on victims’ (a) wellbeing and (b) engagement with the justice process.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Victim Support Schemes: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist support for victims of (a) sexual and (b) domestic violence.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Victim Support Schemes: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for victims’ support services.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole Board: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of training provided to Parole Board members on assessing the risk of reoffending.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all relevant (a) intelligence and (b) behavioural evidence is available to the Parole Board it makes release decisions.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole: Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Parole Board’s approach to managing the risk posed by offenders convicted of serious (a) violent and (b) sexual crimes.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 on victims’ participation in parole hearings.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to help ensure victims can contribute to parole decisions via (a) victim personal statements and (b) in general.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of victim support during parole hearings.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve communication with victims during the parole process.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase administrative efficiency in scheduling parole hearings.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole Board: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the Parole Board’s capacity to process cases within the 18-month review cycle.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to balance the rights of prisoners to timely parole review with the need to (a) protect the public and (b) support victims.

31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Parole: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of delays in parole hearings on victims awaiting (a) closure and (b) notification of release outcomes.

22 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she provides to (a) local authorities and (b) accommodation providers on (i) fencing, (ii) lighting, and (iii) security staffing at asylum accommodation sites.

Source: official written-questions record.