Written questions

1,408 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Water Charges: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) the older population and (b) pensioners with water poverty.

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

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support households with increases to water bills.

2 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of the civil service pension scheme had not received quotes as to their expected pension income a) 12 months before retirement, b) six months before retirement, c) 3 months before retirement , d

2 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many newly retired members of the civil service pension scheme did not receive payments a) one week, b) two weeks, 3) one month, 4) two months, 5) three months and 6) six months after their first payment was

2 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many newly retired members of the civil service pension scheme did not receive payments on their due dates in each of the last 3 years.

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of cases concerning the Child Maintenance Service referred to the Parliamentary Health and Health Service Ombudsman were (a) wholly upheld, (b) partially upheld and (c) whol

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many an what percentage of cases concerning the Child Maintenance Service referred to Independent Case Examiners were (a) wholly upheld, (b) partially upheld and (c) wholly dismissed in each of the

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolatory payments were made to (a) paying and (b) receiving parents by the Child Maintenance Service in each of the last three years.

28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to ear wax removal services in Stockton West constituency.

28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Integrated Care Board’s in providing community ear wax removal services to the public.

26 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Police: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to the Metropolitan Police on the circumstances in which conditions that effectively prevent a protest from taking place may be imposed under sections 12 and

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s bird gathering licensing framework to allow (a) unified and (b) compatible licensing for mixed-species exhib

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is for the introduction of separate licensing regimes for (a) psittaciformes and (b) poultry and passerines.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the revised bird gathering licensing regime on animal welfare, including the ethical rehoming of captive-bred birds and the main

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Parrots: Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any documented cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have occurred in the UK within captive Psittaciformes kept under indoor, high-biosecurity conditions.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation the Animal and Plant Health Agency undertook with avicultural event organisers, birdkeeping societies and representative bodies prior to the introduction of revised b

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is for the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s amendments to licensing conditions for bird gatherings, particularly the prohibition on the sale and exchange of c

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether appointments cancelled by hospitals or other NHS authorities appear in statistics as completed appointments.

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many planned outpatient admissions expressed as a total number and as a percentage of all outpatient admissions were a) cancelled by hospitals and NHS authorities, b) cancelled by patients and

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many planned inpatient admissions expressed as a total number and as a percentage of all inpatient admissions were a) cancelled by hospitals and NHS authorities, b) cancelled by patients and c)

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidneys: Transplant Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in improving access to kidney transplantation, including reducing waiting times and increasing rates of living and deceased organ donation.

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of renal services, including dialysis and transplantation services, to meet current and projected patient demand.

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early detection of kidney disease in primary care, particularly for patients with known risk factors such as autoimmune conditions, diabetes and hypertension.

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to develop a national service framework or equivalent long-term strategy for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease.

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in England over the last ten years; and what he expects the trends to be over the next decade.

20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with freehold investors and their representatives on the (a) content and (b) timing of the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill sinc

20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the publication of the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill was delayed.

20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the timing of the publication of the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill on leaseholders.

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

Peatlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled England’s peatlands mapped for first time in major step towards their recovery, published on 12 May 2025, whether her Department's assessme

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

Peatlands: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of peatland assessed as degraded is (a) lowland farmland in the Fens,(b) other lowland cropland, (c) grassland, (d) modified heather dominated upland, (e)

Source: official written-questions record.