Written questions

175 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Respite Care: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on the affordability of respite day care services; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the reasons for the difference in VAT treatment betw

17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Day Care Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that respite day care services for adults with (a) dementia and (b) disabilities are affordable.

10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is provided to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority on the proportionality of evidence requests made to applicants; and what steps he is taking to ensure that requests for historic financial

10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the average time taken by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to (a) reach initial decisions and (b) review decisions; and what steps he is taking to (i) reduce dela

18 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of time taken to complete works required to protect the setting of heritage assets on tourism growth and local economies, with particular refe

18 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken by his Department to prevent company directors from voluntarily striking off non-trading companies due to unresolved Bounce Back Loan cases; and what co

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of considering improvements in quality of care for people with long term chronic conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease as par

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gastrointestinal System: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to the integration of recommendations from the Getting It Right First Time programme for gastroenterology into the national quality strategy.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to process Access to Work claims.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of workforce shortages in creative therapies for children and young people.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing bursaries or financial support for students training in creative therapies.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Supermarkets: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of data privacy regulations governing supermarket loyalty schemes.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Supermarkets: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on supermarket pricing practices.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Supermarkets: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with major supermarkets on the increasing price differential between loyalty and non-loyalty prices.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Supermarkets: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce regulations to ensure that non-loyalty scheme prices for essential groceries are transparent.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fish: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cormorant predation on fish stocks and biodiversity.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria the NIHR use to make funding decisions in the event of a tiebreaker.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NIHR, in line with the Medical Research Council’s Place Framework, also uses the location of the host organisation as a tiebreaker in funding decisions to support a more geographically

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase participation in bowel cancer screening programmes in Harrogate and Knaresborough.

23 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Video Games: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of Video Games Expenditure Credits for bigger budget games to 39% and removing the 80% expenditure cap.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment was made before the suspension of the York Area Capacity Scheme.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of including the York Area Capacity Scheme works in the TransPennine Route Upgrade.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the impact of the train capacity through York train station as a result of the TransPennine Route Upgrade on the level of timeliness at Skelton Junction.

13 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Video Games: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the Video Games Expenditure Credit to support smaller video game studios.

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Video Games: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom regarding the regulation of online video games under the Online Safety Act 2023.

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Video Games: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether guidance has been issued to video game developers on compliance with the Online Safety Act 2023.

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for the publication of the Government-commissioned research on loot boxes undertaken by third-party investigators.

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the independent report on loot boxes commissioned by the Government in 2023; and whether

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insulin: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to integrated care boards on supporting vulnerable people, including those with mental health conditions, cognitive impairment or learning disabilities, to saf

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insulin: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential cost implications for the NHS of insulin-related harm arising from inadequate discharge planning and community support.

Source: official written-questions record.