Written questions
2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Blood Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received representations from GP practices on workload for non-primary care blood tests.
4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Blood Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England provides funding to GP practices to carry out blood tests requested by (a) hospitals and (b) specialists.
4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of GP surgeries in Lancashire no longer conducting (a) hospital and (b) specialist-requested blood tests on patients.
4 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse for (a) Universal Credit and (b) Personal Independence Payment for non-British citizens in the (i) last 12 months and (ii) last five years.
4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the severity modifier introduced by NICE in 2022 on access to new treatments for secondary breast cancer.
4 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Unions: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on trends in the level of trade union membership in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
4 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office
Business: Lancashire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of businesses that have ceased trading in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire each day since 1 July 2024.
4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tofersen
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Tofersen across NHS trusts in England; and what steps he is taking to ensure equitable geographic access.
4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tofersen
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to the drug tofersen for people with SOD1 MND.
4 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Nurseries: Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 63093 on Nurseries: Fylde, what steps her Department took to advertise the opportunity to participate in the programme to schools in Fylde at the last round of
4 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Undocumented Workers: Gig Economy
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025, to Question 62738 on Undocumented Workers: Sharing Economy, whether spot checks are carried out in suspected hot spots of illegal migrants working in the gig eco
4 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Undocumented Workers: Gig Economy
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025, to Question 62738 on Undocumented Workers: Sharing Economy, how the public can report suspected asylum seekers and irregular migrants working in the gig economy.
4 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Undocumented Migrants: Fingerprints
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department takes fingerprints from people arriving into the UK illegally.
3 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
South Fylde Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63159 on South Fylde Line, what discussions she has had with local (a) communities and (b) stakeholders on future service improvements on the Lytham to Preston
3 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
South Fylde Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63159 on South Fylde Line, what interim measures she is considering to improve capacity on the Lytham to Preston line before 2030.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Insomnia: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to 60968 on Insomnia: Lancashire, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of self-referral options to NHS talking therapies for people with i
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Insomnia: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 60968 on Insomnia: Lancashire, what data his Department holds on the number of people who accessed NHS Talking Therapies in relation to chronic in
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Insomnia: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 60968 on Insomnia: Lancashire, whether his Department has had discussions with Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board on its insomnia
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Growth and Skills Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish details of the Growth and Skills levy for businesses.
30 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Growth and Skills Levy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Growth and Skills Levy will be of the same value as the Apprenticeship Levy; and whether that levy will apply to companies paying over £3 million in wages.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Direct Selling: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to (a) restrict and (b) regulate unsolicited doorstep cold calling in residential areas.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Direct Selling
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help protect people from unsolicited doorstep cold calling.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Park Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for energy support schemes to residential park home residents who are not connected to the gas grid.
30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Park Homes: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to improve access to legal aid for residential park home residents involved in disputes with site owners.
30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will commission a review of the (a) fairness, (b) transparency and (c) compliance with consumer protection standards of the (i) resale, (ii) marketing and (iii) contractua
30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve consumer protections for (a) pricing transparency, (b) fair valuation practices and (c) the treatment of homeowners during r
30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of existing consumer protections of residential park home owners.
30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of current regulations on residential park home site operators to ensure the (a) equitable treatment and (b) protect
27 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Home Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve educational outcomes for young people educated at home.
27 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Teachers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made in recruiting 6500 new teachers.
Source: official written-questions record.