Written questions
399 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Active Travel: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing commuted sums for maintenance within active travel capital funding.
16 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Canal and River Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) funding for the Canal & River Trust to maintain and improve England’s waterways and (b) the long-term funding arra
11 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Insolvency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HMRC issues to employees who work in companies entering administration who (a) have not received P45s and (b) are being taxed under emergency codes; and whether her Department plans to take steps to pr
5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
IVF: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the level of IVF funding is adjusted in line with inflation; and with reference to NICE's guidelines entitled Fertility problems: assessment and treatm
4 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Small Businesses: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) regulatory oversight and (b) consumer protection for Small Self-Administered Schemes (SSAS); and if she will take steps to (i) improve regu
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in addressing unauthorised encampments that negatively affect local (a) high streets or (b) businesses.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on ensuring that GP practices follow the NICE guideline entitled Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management, last updated on 13
21 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinians: Recognition of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made on UK Government recognition of the State of Palestine.
21 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support Palestinian children forcibly displaced from Gaza to Egypt.
21 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Casualties
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has taken steps to condemn the use of live ammunition that has led to the death of over 400 Palestinians seeking aid from sites run by the Gaza Humanit
21 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli Government in response to proposals to forcibly relocate the Palestinian population of Gaza.
21 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Occupied Territories: Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is considering further sanctions in response to settler violence in the Occupied West Bank.
9 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nurses: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will have discussions with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on streamlining the registration process for nurses who are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) develop satellite navigation capabilities and (b) ensure that satellite navigation systems are up to date.
17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people who are unable to work due to (a) long-term illness, (b) disability, and (c) other circumstances are adequately supported following her planned reforms to
17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pathways to Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, when information on how the Government plans to use the extra £1 billion investment in preparin
3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing subsidised dental care for patients undergoing chemotherapy.
13 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Influenza: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21525 on Influenza: Vaccination, whether he plans to expand the eligibility criteria for winter flu vaccinations in the context of trends in the
19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Spen Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timescale is to provide funding for newly opened dental practices in Spen Valley aiming to secure NHS contracts.
19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Influenza: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the eligibility criteria for winter flu vaccinations.
13 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the process for families to obtain a diagnosis for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
22 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including people with learning disabilities in the spring Covid-19 booster vaccination programme.
29 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of carers losing access to Carers Allowance once they become entitled to the State Pension on those carers.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Court of Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Court of Protection's communications; and whether she has had discussions with them on improving their application processes.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Furniture: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his Department's policy is on future furniture and furnishings fire safety regulations.
4 Oct 2024 · Attorney General
Crown Prosecution Service
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to ensure transparency in Crown Prosecution Service decisions.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure public protection as part of her Department's early release scheme.
12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Urinary Tract Infections: Health Education and Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of urinary tract infections (UTIs); and if he will (a) take steps to support research on the (i) diagnosis and (ii) treatment of UTIs and (b) have disc
9 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking to steps to protect soft facilities management employment in the NHS.
30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Public Places
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to update the guidance on Use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces, published by Public Health England in July 2016; and if he will make an assessment of the potential
Source: official written-questions record.