Written questions

150 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to implement mandatory health targets for large food businesses.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Intensive Recovery Support Programme on the performance of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which national experts will provide support to the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust as part of the NHS Intensive Recovery Support Programme; what their areas of expertise are; and what asse

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the 10-point plan being implemented as part of the NHS Intensive Recovery Support Programme for the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether financial support is included in the NHS Intensive Recovery Support Programme for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS Intensive Recovery Support Programme on waiting times for patients served by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust meets the objectives set out under the NHS Intensive Recovery Programme; what criteria will the NHS East of England R

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce pupils’ access to sugary drinks and (b) support provision of healthier drink options throughout the school day.

19 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Service: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Probation Service is continuing to fund neurodiversity specialist services.

19 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 124428 on Visas: Skilled Workers, what steps she is taking to review the oversubscription of priority services for changes of visa sponsorship

19 May 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for skilled worker visa applications and renewals.

19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autoimmune Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle medication shortages, particularly those for (a) auto-immune and (b) muscle weakness conditions.

19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) affordability of transport options for apprentices working on remote construction sites.

19 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of healthcare facilities in Gaza in receipt of UK aid have been attacked since 7 October 2023.

19 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to her Written Statement on 8 January 2026, by which date her Department will introduce secondary legislation to enable local authorities to conduct civil enforcement of unnecessary pavement obstructio

19 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer to Question UIN 87730 of 11 November 2025, if her Department will publish a formal response to the United Nations Independent International Commi

19 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Occupied Territories: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to provide (a) financial and (b) diplomatic support to women's rights organisations operating in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to question 97838, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the LGBT+ health evidence review.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to undertake the statutory ten-year review of the NHS Constitution.

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has conducted an equality impact assessment on the current 'economic crime' limitation of anti-SLAPP measures; and whether he has assessed the potentially disproportionate impact of that limitation on

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking, with the Secretary of State for Justice, to tackle the use of SLAPPs to silence victims of sexual violence.

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address the rising rates in severe absence among girls in schools.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pornography: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Government's commitment in March 2026 to achieve regulatory parity for pornography, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the role of a statutory au

21 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to undertake the statutory ten-year review of the NHS Constitution.

20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to question 97838, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the LGBT+ health evidence review.

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the development of national linkable datasets for screening programmes will enable uptake data to be reported by (a) ethnicity and (b) level of deprivation.

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to establish a metastatic breast cancer data taskforce to (a) identify barriers to data collection, (b) share best practice and (c) monitor progress on improving data

25 Mar 2026 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, by which date she will publish a draft bill to ban conversion practices for LGBT+ people.

23 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Windrush Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagements she has had with the Windrush Commissioner since he took up that role.

23 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people eligible for compensation under the Windrush compensation scheme that have not made a claim.

Source: official written-questions record.