Written questions

839 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Malnutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to support steps to help tackle malnutrition at the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris in March 2025; and whether he plans to maintain funding

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by Midlands Engine entitled Energy Security White Paper, published in December 2024.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Midlands Engine

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the contribution of Midlands Engine to (a) attracting international investment and (b) supporting export growth for Midlands businesses.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Midlands Engine

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps with the Midlands Engine to support regional (a) investment and (b) private sector collaboration.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Power: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by Midlands Engine entitled The nuclear industry in the Midlands, published in February 2025; and wh

3 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: EUFOR

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has considered re-joining the EUFOR peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of a new security pact with the EU.

3 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Naftna Industrija Srbije: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to place sanctions on Naftna Industrija Srbije.

3 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that sanctions placed on Russia by (a) the UK and (b) other countries are not being circumvented by Serbia.

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to review allergen labelling requirements for non-prepacked foods and beverages; and whether he plans to take steps to implement the Food Standards Agency's recomme

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Dental Services and Veterinary Services: Access and Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of consolidating dental and veterinary practices into corporate chains on (a) pricing and (b) consumer access; and whether he plans to instruct

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Shared Business Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the use of NHS Shared Business Services by non-NHS services for (a) payroll, (b) pension, (c) procurement, (d) tax accounting and (e) other financial services.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Care Homes: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making private care costs tax deductible.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what NHS guidance and training is available to ensure Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is understood by medical professionals across England; and whether his Department plans to issue further guidanc

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research is being conducted on the (a) causes, (b) symptoms and (c) suitable treatments for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is collected on the prevalence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in England; and how this data is being used to understand the condition.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating 10% of the transport budget to active travel.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of regulating the price of liquefied petroleum gas for (a) park homes and (b) other properties that depend on that energy source.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role he envisages community and voluntary organisations such as community gardens playing in the food system going forwards; and whether funding is available for existing communit

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Government’s plan to convert empty classrooms into school-based nurseries to include dedicated, small-scale SEND provision in geographies

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of steps to help local authorities to reduce SEND-related travel costs.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal and Plant Health Agency: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many veterinarians or veterinary experts were employed by Animal and Plant Health Agency in each of the last five years.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the readiness of UK agencies to respond in the event of a Foot and Mouth outbreak.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of necessary vaccinations to support the government’s commitments regarding biosecurity and animal health.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of councils have (a) applied for and (b) received exemptions from food waste processing under the Simpler Recycling’s mandatory food waste collection requi

12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for dental practices to (a) relocate to and (b) open new practices in underserved areas.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Fusion

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to support the fusion energy sector to commercialise its technologies.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Magnets

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing high-temperature superconducting magnet technology in the UK.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Small Businesses: Intellectual Property and Trade Marks

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to take steps to support small businesses whose intellectual property and trademarks are being challenged by large corporate firms; and to if he will make an assessment

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason 31 councils were granted Transitional Provisions under The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024.

12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what NHS guidance and training is (a) in place and (b) being put in place to ensure Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is understood by medical professionals across England.

Source: official written-questions record.