Written questions

144 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with UKRI and the National Institute for Health and Care Research on supporting new and emerging treatments for low-grade gliomas.

9 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to increase funding for research on low-grade gliomas and other rare brain tumours.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve (a) transparency and (b) reporting on corridor care incidents in NHS trusts.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department collects on the number of patients receiving care in corridors in NHS hospitals.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of corridor care in NHS hospitals.

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insomnia: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to integrate (a) Sleepio and (b) other digital cognitive behavioural therapy solutions for insomnia into (i) standard primary care pathways and (ii) NHS app services.

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insomnia: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure increased availability of (a) Sleepio and (b) other clinically approved digital cognitive behavioural therapy programmes for people with insomnia.

10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help support independent election observation in Uganda before its next general election in 2026.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Environment Agency investigations.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to introduce (a) an annual Climate and Nature Statement to Parliament, (b) legislation to ratify the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, (c) develop

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help reduce (a) delays and (b) service disruptions for Probation Workers caused by (i) staffing levels and (ii) office closures.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department has considered alternative forms of verification for transport concessions for rough sleepers.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance it has issued to healthcare professionals on how to (a) identity different clinical subtypes of long covid and (b) provide ap

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probate: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of probate office closures on application processing times.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probate Service: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many District Probate (a) Registrars and (b) Deputy Registrars are employed; and whether there are vacancies in those roles.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probate: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her Department's target processing time is for probate applications in the next financial year.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probate: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was to process a grant of probate in each of the last five years.

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

Sleeping Rough: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of financial incentives requested by (a) landlords and (b) agencies on the ability of charities to house rou

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Fringe Benefits: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on (a) employer uptake of the Trivial Benefit Allowance and (b) the frequency of its use in employee reward schemes.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Fringe Benefits: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the Trivial Benefit Allowance in advance of the Autumn Budget 2025.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) guidance and (b) requirements exist for employers to verify the (i) licensing status, (ii) training and (iii) safety of any motor scooter riders they engage.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Driving Instruction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the Compulsory Basic Training framework.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of riders who complete Compulsory Basic Training subsequently progress to a full motorcycle licence within the two-year validity period.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Intimidation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reassure (a) exiled activists and (b) foreign dissidents residing in the UK that they will be protected from intimidation and censorship.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on reports of UK police allegedly pressuring a Hong Kong activist to self-censor.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Freedom of Association: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has launched an investigation into reports that UK police officers asked a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist residing in the UK to sign a memorandum of understanding agreeing to

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Civil Liberties

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has provided to police officers on engaging with political refugees or asylum seekers in relation to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that exiled political activists residing in the UK are not subject to (a) intimidation and (b) pressure to self-censor by UK authorities.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent experienced probation officers leaving the service and (b) ensure the sustainability of that service.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of probation staff working with high-risk offenders.

Source: official written-questions record.