Written questions

107 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Animals in Science Committee entitled Review of antibody licences, published on 20 October 2022, whether the Animals in Science Committee plans to publish an update

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that an adequate justification is provided when animals are used in antibody production.

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on replacing the use of animals with non-animal methods for antibody production; and whether her Department is taking steps to accelerate this process.

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) Health Certification Requirements and (b) other veterinary and customs requirements on the cross-border movement

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Breeding: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent engagement he has had with (a) zoos and (b) aquariums on the inclusion of conservation animal transfers in a future UK-EU veterinary agreement.

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Breeding: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that a future UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary veterinary agreement supports the role of (a) zoos and (b) aquariums in international conservation bree

19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to align the General Practice and Community Pharmacy funding and operating frameworks.

19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the Pharmacy First service.

19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase referral rates to the Pharmacy First service.

14 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the US National Institutes of Health's new initiative to expand human-based science while reduc

1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diagnosis: National Clinical Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association entitled Unlocking our communities diagnostic potential: the case for supporting the adoption of community diagnostics f

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with industry stakeholders on the remaining provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022; and what further consultations

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

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Table 10 of the technical annex entitled The combined environmental land management offer, published on 19 March 2024, whether graziers grazing (a) cattle, (b) ponies

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

Livestock: Moorland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 43103 on Livestock: Moorland, what sources of (a) qualitative and (b) quantitative data his Department considered when setting the t

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP surgeries have signposted patients to the Pharmacy First scheme.

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

Livestock: Moorland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidential basis was used to underpin his Department's policy on Moorland grazing densities (grazing livestock units per hectare).

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Moorland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data analysis took place before Environmental Land Management scheme Low Grazing densities were published, to measure the difference or similarity in biodiversity enhancement achi

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Moorland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the efficacy of the grazing densities (Livestock Grazing Unit Per Hectare) on the enhancement of Moorland biodiversity was discussed with Natural England's expert Science Advis

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation took place before setting the grazing densities (Livestock Grazing Unit Per Hectare) for all tiers of the Moorland Low Grazing Actions in Environmental Land Managemen

24 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to add specific protections for young people to the Homelessness Code of Guidance.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Growth and Skills Levy: ICT and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Skills England on the use of the growth and skills levy to support people to reskill in the technical and digital fields.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to expand AI apprenticeships.

3 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Children and Young People: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving multi-agency teams to improve (a) early intervention and (b) support for young people.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Gender Based Violence: Young Futures Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through Young Futures Hubs to help tackle violence against women and girls.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Conditions of Employment and Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is offering to businesses to alter articles of association to align the interests of (a) people, (b) the planet and (c) profit.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Conditions of Employment and Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that company directors consider the interests of (a) workers and (b) the environment.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the spend per grant recipient is from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio on the economy.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of Net Zero Innovation Portfolio funding has been allocated to small businesses.

Source: official written-questions record.