Written questions
175 written questions tabled, most recent first.
11 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes and Eating Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes and Eating Disorders among healthcare professionals in (a) diabetes and (b) eating disorder services.
5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthwatch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of the effect of the abolition of Healthwatch on (a) patient representation, (b) accountability and (c) local authority scrutiny functions.
5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthwatch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will ringfence funding for independent patient advocacy services after the abolition of Healthwatch.
5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthwatch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to ensure that (a) the views of patients and (b) patient engagement are independently provided to (a) his Department, (b) the NHS, and (c) local authorities after Healthwatc
2 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to start building a third track between York and Skelton Junction during this Parliament.
2 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of parents who are unable to take up or remain in employment because they have children with special educational needs and disabilities that do not have access a
2 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the provision of Covid vaccinations to people with (a) type 1 diabetes and (b) long term immunosuppressive health conditions.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of national primary care data on Young Onset Dementia.
22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of having a universal screening programme for type 1 diabetes.
22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 10 year health plan on levels of inequality in access to wearable diabetes technology.
22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 10 year health plan on health outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes.
15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cosmetic Surgery: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward (a) regulations and (b) a licensing regime for practitioners of cosmetic surgery.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the bus fare cap increase on passenger numbers.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to ensure bus fares do not increase above the rate of inflation following the bus fare cap increase.
18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department would make an estimate of the cost of requiring all local government authorities to provide a companion pass for disabled pass holders who cannot travel alone.
18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department would make an estimate of the cost of extending the statutory minimum criteria to allow disabled bus pass holders to use their passes at all times on weekdays.
10 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuels: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to help increase (a) competition and (b) the transparency of road fuel pricing.
10 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuels: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to help reduce variations in fuel prices between regions.
10 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuels: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on when the Competition and Markets Authority plans to publish its assessment of regional road fuel pricing.
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
West Nile Virus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many additional surveillance sites are being introduced under the Vector-Borne RADAR programme following the detection of West Nile Virus fragments.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
West Nile Virus: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) inform healthcare professionals on the potential clinical presentation of West Nile Virus in the UK.
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mosquitos: Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of climate change on the range of mosquito-borne diseases in the UK.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Encephalitis: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK Health Security Agency plans to expand its clinical testing protocols for patients presenting with encephalitis of unknown cause, in the context of the recent detection of West Nile
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Public Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public health surveillance following the detection of West Nile Virus genetic material in UK mosquitoes.
8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Education: Restraint Techniques
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce a statutory duty on all educational settings to record and report each incident of physical restraint to parents and relevant authorities.
8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Education: Restraint Techniques
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce a statutory definition of restraint in the context of education.
27 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of families that have experienced adoption breakdown in the last 12 months.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help retain foster carers.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities provide sufficient support for foster carers.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of foster care placements that were unsuccessful in (a) England and (b) Wales in the 2023-24 financial year.
Source: official written-questions record.