Written questions
175 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to encourage employers to adopt evidence-based workplace suicide prevention practices and standards to improve employee wellbeing and reduce suicide risk.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Suicide: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to evaluate the implementation of age-appropriate suicide prevention and mental health education within Relationships, Sex and Health Education in schools; and what support is avai
15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to identify, evaluate and disseminate examples of effective suicide prevention practice developed by voluntary, community and public sector organisations across England
15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the implementation of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy is coordinated across relevant Government departments; and whether he plans to publ
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hearing Impaired: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Modern Service Framework for hearing health on variation in access to (a) audiology and (b) ear wax removal services between Integrated Care
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Audiology: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Modern Service Framework for hearing health on innovative models of audiology care, including community-based and digitally enabled services
13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Wheelchairs: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 15027 on Wheelchairs: Children, what information his Department collects on the amount of under-18 year olds not prescribed a wheelchair or persona
6 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Police: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner's speech on the Met's use of technology, published on 24 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing the police t
6 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police will be required to publish the algorithms they will use under the recently announced plans for data integration and exploitation on the Algorithmic Transparency Report
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Security Online Information Team
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what topics will be in the remit of the National Security Online Information Team in 2026.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Security Online Information Team: Southampton
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the National Security Online Information Team has taken steps to respond to online information threats related to the recent disorder in Southampton.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Security Online Information Team: Belfast
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the National Security Online Information Team conducted any work in relation to the recent unrest in Belfast.
1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Wheelchairs: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Whizz Kidz Youth Board's report entitled Mobility Matters: A Youth Perspective on NHS Wheelchair Services, published on 26 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the adequa
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a single Ombudsman for the retrofit and low carbon home improvements market, to provide homeownersan accessible and independent ro
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to establish a mandatory single quality scheme for the low carbon home upgrades market.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
TrustMark: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make reforms to TrustMark to ensure it can prevent substandard contractors operating under Government-endorsed schemes; and whether an independent review of TrustMark has been comm
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Housing: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes had spray foam insulation installed under (a) the Green Homes Grant, (b) the ECO4 scheme and (c) the Great British Insulation Scheme; and of those, how many have been identifie
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Housing: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the timeline is for his Department bringing forward proposals on remediation and support for homeowners adversely affected by incorrectly installed spray foam insulation.
24 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent oversight body currently has responsibility for monitoring the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology; and whether that body has the powers to require the for
24 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government will require the Metropolitan Police to pause its expansion of live facial recognition technology until the dedicated legal framework has been passed and scrutinised by Parliame
24 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what clear and consistent rules she intends to include in the dedicated legal framework for facial recognition technology to ensure the rights of the public are protected at all times; and when that f
24 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the findings of the public consultation on police use of live facial recognition technology; and whether Parliament will have an opportunity to scrutinise those findings befo
24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to establishing a regional clinical cancer fellowship scheme led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicine: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered using geographical location of host organisations as a formal tie-breaker where competing research applications to the National Institute for Health and Care Research are
24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Research: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with national research funders to ensure that funding programmes include measures to (a) address regional disparities and (b) improve access to funding in (i) Yorkshire and
24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that specialist expertise, particularly in areas such as cancer, frontline NHS delivery and patient engagement, is retained and effectively integrated as NHS Engla
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Bases: Religious Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for the use of Armed Forces chapels for same-sex marriages under the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Use of Armed Forces’ Chapels) Regulations 2014 have been refused following objections by th
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Bases: Religious Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of barriers to same-sex couples marrying in Armed Forces chapels; and whether his Department has investigated whether service personnel wishing to enter into same-sex marri
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Bases: Religious Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces chapels are (a) registered and (b) eligible to be registered for same-sex marriages under the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Use of Armed Forces’ Chapels) Regulations 2014 by (i) Royal Navy,
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Bases: Religious Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many same-sex marriages have taken place under the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Use of Armed Forces’ Chapels) Regulations 2014 by year and by (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force chapels.
Source: official written-questions record.