Written questions

839 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 May 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extending the 90-day open banking consumer consent period on the economy.

8 May 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to revise the open banking framework.

8 May 2025 · Home Office

Allied Health Professions and Nurses: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the inclusion of (a) nursing and (b) other allied health professionals on the shortage occupation visa list.

8 May 2025 · Home Office

Allied Health Professions and Nurses: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of including (a) nurses and (b) other allied health professionals on short occupation vis

6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to (a) implement and (b) enforce the Accessible Information Standard for organisations that provide (i) NHS care and (ii) publicly-funded adult social care.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Animal Grooming: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to provide clarity to local planning authorities on the classification of dog grooming parlours.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Animal Grooming: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide updated guidance on the classification of dog grooming parlours in the Use Classes Order.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Visas: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of e-visas on voters reliant on physical immigration documentation as voter ID.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Voting Rights: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to communicate changes to voter eligibility to EU voters resident in the UK.

6 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

EU Countries: Voting Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with EU member states on securing new bilateral voting rights agreements.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Voting Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on voter eligibility changes in the Elections Act 2022.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating further funding for research into improving treatments for PANS and PANDAS.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered introducing mandatory training for health professionals on PANS and PANDAS.

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department of Health's document entitled Statutory guidance for Local Authorities and NHS organisations to support implementation of the Adult Autism Strategy, published in Ma

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce waiting times for autism assessments.

29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the duration of the recruitment process for the Royal Air Force.

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that pathfinder sites in the NHS Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme are able to provide services without interruption from Decemb

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Planning: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure on-site biodiversity net gains offsets are (a) formally registered and (b) adequately monitored.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Planning: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ringfencing funding for local authorities from planning fees for (a) monitoring and (b) enforcing on-site biodiversit

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Planning: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) resources, (b) mechanisms and (c) funding his Department plans to make available to enable effective (i) monitoring and (ii) enforcement of on-site biodiversity net gain.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Out-of-School Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure that high-quality education provision is available for children who are unable to attend (a) mainstream education and (b) special unit add-ons.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Out-of-School Education: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with Nottinghamshire County Council to improve its Education Otherwise Than At Schools provision; and whether she plans to make additional funding available for Education Oth

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Out-of-School Education: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with Nottinghamshire County Council on the allocation of funds for Education Otherwise Than At School provision in Nottinghamshire.

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that newly-qualified (a) nurses and (b) other healthcare professionals trained in the UK have sufficient job opportunities.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending free childcare funded hours to people undertaking accredited professional healthcare courses in (a) nursing and (b) other subjects.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to established (a) community and (b) charitable groups.

28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his European counterparts to support state institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the context of alleged attempts to undermine the Dayton Pea

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Rushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of chiropractors in supporting people in Rushcliffe constituency to return to work.

28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for musculoskeletal services in Rushcliffe constituency; and if he will consider the use of chiropractors as regulated healthcare professionals to re

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the availability of apprenticeships in the education sector meets demand in (a) Nottingham and (b) Nottinghamshire; and whether she is taking steps to (i) increase the ra

Source: official written-questions record.