Written questions

1,571 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 May 2026 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Menopause

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what arrangements will be put in place to monitor and evaluate the impact of Menopause Action Plans once they become mandatory.

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epidermolysis Bullosa: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the financial and logistical burdens on families of children with severe forms of epidermolysis bullosa who are required to travel long distances to EB Healthcare Cen

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on coordinated specialist surgical training programmes, including Training Interface Group fellowships, of the transfer of NHS England functions

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how responsibility for workforce planning and advanced specialist surgical training will be managed following the abolition of NHS England.

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure sufficient availability of land graded 1-3a for food production.

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs on planning policy for agricultural land of grades 1-3a.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Surgeries: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the forecast spend on notional rent is in each integrated care board area for each of the next five financial years.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his department plans to publish the revised National Planning Policy Framework.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has considered the potential merits of expanding Permitted Development Rights for agricultural developments.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessments her department has made of the benefits to a) the environment and b) animal welfare of a more supportive planning system for agricultural applications.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with ministers in MHCLG about further planning system reform aimed at supporting farmers and growers.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the European Commission's press release entitled Commission adopts temporary State aid framework to support sectors affected by Middle East crisis, published on 29 Ap

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Fertilisers and Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support farmers with changes in costs of fuel and fertiliser due to the war in Iran.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers and Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the war in Iran on (a) fertiliser supplies and (b) food security.

13 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pandemic Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ending funding for the international Pandemic Fund on future pandemic resilience.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 121915, which sites have been affected by temporary suspension of cadet activity; and when the closures of those sites began.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS England employees there (a) are and (b) were on 13 March 2025; and what estimate he has made of the number of NHS England employees there will be following the first round of the volun

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on external consultants for the ongoing reorganisation of the NHS since 2024.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Placenta Accreta Spectrum

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the referral network map for specialist centres for placenta accreta spectrum disorder.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Placenta Accreta Spectrum

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria a hospital must meet to be designated as an accredited specialist centre for placenta accreta spectrum disorder; and what assessment process is used to verify compliance with those cr

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Placenta Accreta Spectrum

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds guidance on histopathological examination of retained placenta to identify undiagnosed placenta accreta spectrum disorder.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Placenta Accreta Spectrum

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the difference between diagnosed and actual incidence of placenta accreta spectrum disorder.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postpartum Haemorrhage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the causes of trends in the level of postpartum haemorrhage rates among mothers.

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the oldest outstanding request for a Civil Service Pension quotation was made.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve staff training for health professionals on the treatment of care experienced patients.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure accurate recording of care experienced patients.

28 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epidermolysis Bullosa: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with epidermolysis bullosa.

27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure accurate recording of care experienced patients.

27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve staff training for health professionals regarding the treatment of care experienced patients.

23 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE plans to develop a new product for off-patent medicine reappraisals.

Source: official written-questions record.