Written questions

1,131 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Ceasefires

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the viability of the ceasefire deal regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to recruit more specialist nurses and reduce waiting times for diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecological Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department will take to raise awareness of the symptoms of gynaecological cancers.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the performance of Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) advisors will be measured against specific metrics set by her department.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients on waiting lists for dementia diagnosis have informed their GP they are receiving private treatment since 2010 in England, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) year.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients on waiting lists for dementia diagnosis have informed their GP they are receiving private treatment since 2010 in England, broken down by (a) Integrated Care Board and (b) year.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average waiting time for a dementia diagnosis since 2010 in England, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) year.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average waiting time for a dementia diagnosis since 2010 in England, broken down by (a) Integrated Care Board and (b) year.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals to dementia specialists were made in England in each year since 2010 by local authority.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals to dementia specialists were made in England in each year since 2010 by Integrated Care Board.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dementia specialists were recruited in England in each year since 2010 by local authority.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dementia specialists were recruited in England in each year since 2010 by Integrated Care Board.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dementia specialists there were in England in each year since 2010 by local authority.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dementia specialists there were in England in each year since 2010 by Integrated Care Board.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce the (a) membership of and (b) terms of reference for the regional improvement for standards and excellence stakeholder group.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) duration and (b) terms and conditions of contracts are for regional improvement for standards and excellence advisors.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which funding source is being used to provide the (a) daily stipend and (b) other expenses for regional improvement for standards and excellence advisors.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with trust chief executives on the (i) recruitment and (ii) role of regional improvement for standards and excellence advisors.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Euro 2028: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to review security measures for the 2028 European Championships in Birmingham.

20 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Football: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions took place between (a) ministers and (b) officials in her Department and (i) West Midlands Police and (ii) Birmingham City Council regarding (A) intelligence information received from

20 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Football: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish risk assessments presented by West Midlands Police to the Safety Advisory Group on the fixture at Villa Park on 6 November 2025.

20 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Civil Disorder: Netherlands

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish all intelligence information received by West Midlands Police from the Dutch authorities regarding the Amsterdam riots in November 2024.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to increase domestic recruitment of social care staff.

10 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for work visas for social care staff since July 2024.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Emergency Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking for suicide prevention training for (a) police officers, (b) paramedics, (c) firefighters and (d) other emergency responders.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hare Coursing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to enforce existing legislation against hare coursing.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Royal Charters and Television Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the merits of (a) television licensing and (b) the BBC Charter.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve funding for speech and language (a) support and (b) specialists for children in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools.

10 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the maximum residency period for UK citizens in the EU from 90 days to 180 days.

10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with European Union counterparts on the residency rights of UK citizens in the EU.

Source: official written-questions record.