Written questions
609 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the data-centre capacity required to deliver the grid applications identified in the Interim AI Adoption Plan: Clean Energy.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the computational and energy requirements of (a) the machine learning and optimisation techniques used for electricity network managemen
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Delivery Services: Robots
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce a statutory definition of (a) autonomous delivery robots and (b) Personal Delivery Devices; what assessment she has made of the impact of such devices on pavement accessibility an
13 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Sunscreens: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing VAT from sunscreen products on public health outcomes; and whether she plans to reclassify sunscreen products with SPF protection as essential health
13 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Disclosure and Barring Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of potential impact of (a) developments in technology, (b) information sharing and (c) risk assessment on the effectiveness of the the Disclosure and Barring Service frame
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of the procurement of 12 F-35A aircraft on (a) public spending priorities, (b) nuclear proliferation risks, and (c) the UK's obligations under the Nuclear
8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on community pharmacies of the current reimbursement and price cap arrangements for prescription medicines; and if he will review cases where pha
8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Adoption: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has undertaken a review of the regulations and guidance in relation to families privately funding continuation of therapeutic services previously accessed through the Adoption and Special Guardiansh
8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund have been (a) approved, (b) partially approved and (c) refused in each of the last three financial years.
8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the consultation on the future reform of adoption and kinship support, including the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund; and when she plans to publish the Government's resp
8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Political Activities
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to consult NHS staff, professional bodies and trade unions on proposed guidance relating to political symbols and expression in NHS workplaces; and whether he will publish an imp
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of Armed Forces pension scheme provisions which limit survivor pension entitlement for spouses who married former service personnel after they had left service; a
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sheltered Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the number of retirement village properties that remain unsold following the (a) death and (b) transfer into care of the leaseholder; and wheth
7 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of student loan liabilities on (a) disabled students and (b) students who withdraw from university due to ill health.
30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 546 from the hon. member for South Cambridgeshire.
24 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Capital Gains Tax: Exemptions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the annual exempt amount for Capital Gains Tax for individuals in supporting small investors and households; and whether she plans to review that threshold.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Information Sharing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) Palantir Technologies and (b) its subsidiaries and partners will have a role in the design, development and implementation of the consistent identifier framework in Clause 5 of the Children’s Wellbe
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Information Sharing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what cross-government governance arrangements are in place to oversee data linkage involving the consistent identifier in Clause 5 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act and other public sector datasets.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the consistent identifier provisions in Clause 5 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act on NHS identifiers and other health-related datase
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has produced a Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Children Not in School register provisions in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to act as (a) data controller, (b) joint controller and (c) processor in respect of personal data generated, linked, stored, analysed and processed under the consistent identifier f
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment for Clause 5 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act.
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sheltered Housing: Service Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the practice of continuing to levy full service charges on retirement leasehold properties following the death of the owner; and if he will bring forward le
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on instructing external legal firms to defend claims relating to vehicle damage caused by potholes; and whether she plans to review the (a) cost-effect
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that personalised cancer vaccines for brain tumour patients will become available on the NHS.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median time is from symptom onset to diagnosis for patients with brain tumours: and what steps he is taking to reduce that time.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for MRI scans for patients with suspected brain tumours.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of NICE introducing a fast-track evaluation process for brain tumour drugs supported by early-stage evidence.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of medicines approved for the treatment of brain tumours in the last 10 years; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the approvals process
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Swimming: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the availability and quality of swimming lessons in primary schools; what recent estimate her Department has made of the average cost to schools of delivering the national curric
Source: official written-questions record.