Written questions

2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with bladder and bowel control conditions in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the outcomes of the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer schemes since its launch.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of illegal immigrants residing in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sewers: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to strengthen statutory requirements on developers to (a) deliver and (b) maintain sustainable drainage systems.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sewers: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the National Planning Policy Framework in delivering sustainable drainage.

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

Sewers: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the Welsh model of sustainable urban drainage systems approving bodies in England.

29 Aug 2025 · Wales Office

Flood Control: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 in Wales in reducing surface water flooding since 2019.

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

Sewers: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure sustainable urban drainage systems are effectively (a) adopted and (b) maintained.

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

Flood and Water Management Act 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to bring schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 into force in England.

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

Tree Planting: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available for residents to plant trees in urban areas.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support councils to improve the availability of activities for young people during (a) evenings, (b) weekends and (c) school holidays.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Extracurricular Activities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve the availability of activities for young people during (a) evenings, (b) weekends and (c) school holidays.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations to prevent pavement cycling.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Highway Code

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure cyclists are aware of their responsibilities under the Highway Code.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Highway Code: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure the Highway Code is taught in schools.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded breaches of the 36 hour custody limit under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 occurred in the last three years; and what (a) disciplinary and (b) legal consequences resulted

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Police: Interviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the (a) Law Society and (b) Solicitors Regulation Authority on the consequences of legal advice that may contribute to the suppression of evidence during police interviews.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Police Cautions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the police caution in preventing defendants from withholding information during interviews and later relying on it in court.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of levels of pensioner poverty in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire in winter 2024-25.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of unemployment in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with international regulatory bodies to harmonise the regulation of weight loss drugs.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of weight loss drugs on (a) public health outcomes, (b) obesity rates and (c) associated health conditions.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency plans to improve the (a) monitoring and (b) reporting of adverse effects related to weight loss drugs; and what systems are in place to e

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enhance transparency on the data used in the approval process for weight loss drugs.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve access to information for (a) healthcare professionals and (b) patients on the risks and benefits of weight loss drugs.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure post-market surveillance of NHS-provided weight loss drugs to monitor their long-term effects in patients.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms exist for whistleblowers within HMCTS to report concerns about IT system flaws and their impact on justice.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to pause or review court digitisation efforts in light of the reported failures in HMCTS IT systems.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any (a) HMCTS and (b) Ministry of Justice staff have been subject to disciplinary investigation in connection with the handling of the IT system failures.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to overhaul the governance and oversight structures of HMCTS.

Source: official written-questions record.