Written questions

2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community hospitals are currently operational in England.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pride in Place Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, where the Government's new Place Unit will be based.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pride in Place Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what arrangements are in place to help ensure local communities are represented in the work of the Place Unit.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pride in Place Programme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what budget has been allocated to the newly established Place Unit.

16 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Community Development: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many local authorities are expected to participate in the first phase of the Test, Learn and Grow Capability Fund.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Right to Buy Fund: Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the £61 million Pride in Place Community Right to Buy Fund will be allocated between regions; and how much Fylde constituency will receive.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Associations: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects to launch consultation on extending the Right to Manage to housing association tenants.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what safeguards will be put in place to ensure local authority autonomy is maintained when procurement functions are undertaken at a regional level.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures are being considered to improve value for money in the procurement of temporary accommodation.

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria will be used to select the 25 places participating in the Community Power Pilots; and if communities in the Fylde constituency can be considered.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Safety Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve safety measures at (a) coastal piers and (b) other locations identified as presenting a heightened drowning risk.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects data on swimming proficiency by (a) socioeconomic background, (b) ethnicity and (c) region.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of recent swimming pool closures on the delivery of swimming and water safety education; and what steps her Department is taking to support publicly acc

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils met the national curriculum requirement to swim 25 metres by the end of Key Stage 2 in the most recent year for which data is available.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Cancers: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to NICE cost-effectiveness thresholds on access to medicines for rare cancers.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of clinical trials relating to brain tumours that are currently recruiting participants in England.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Cancers: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a National Specialty Lead for rare cancers has been appointed, in the context of the Rare Cancers Act 2026.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much public funding has been allocated to brain tumour research in each of the last five financial years.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has assessed the potential merits of establishing new dental schools in areas with persistent shortages of NHS dentists.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists have left NHS practice in each of the last five years.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on implementing the NHS dental contract reforms announced in December 2025.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on providing 700,000 additional urgent NHS dental appointments.

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Income Tax: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the level of the Personal Allowance before the scheduled end of the threshold freeze in 2031.

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Income Tax: Pensioners

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of state pensioners who will pay income tax in each financial year from 2026–27 to 2030–31.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Numeracy: Adult Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of the Multiply programme on adult numeracy participation before the programme was discontinued.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Open University

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Open University on participation in higher education among adults without traditional entry qualifications.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Lifelong Learning Entitlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what targets her Department has set for participation in modular courses funded through the Lifelong Learning Entitlement from January 2027.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adult learners who will be affected by the reduction in adult skills funding in the 2026–27 financial year.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Spirits: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small distilleries.

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Spirits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider extending the Small Producer Relief to small distilleries.

Source: official written-questions record.