Written questions
253 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure GPs are equipped to effectively signpost men facing mental health challenges to appropriate services.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Charities
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that mental health charities are adequately supported in the North West.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rehabilitation: Physiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients who require rehabilitative physiotherapy have access to NHS services.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of endometriosis care in deprived communities.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with local authorities to improve the quality of local housing stock.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure the enforcement of the Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025.
20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts to ensure the movement of more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure humanitarian relief is provided to support the mental health of children and young people in Gaza.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce violence against women and girls on public transport.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support combined authorities in closing any gaps in local bus provision.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Local Transport Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that national transport policy is aligned with the priorities of local transport plans.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure schools are promoting reading as a substitute to social media use.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools encourage shared reading among children in their first 1,001 days.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
School Libraries: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, what steps she is taking to ensure that the funding for libraries in schools are targeted at schools with the most acute need.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Literacy: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is having discussions with the Chancellor on a cross-departmental approach to raising literacy rates among children and young people.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Children: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to provide financial support to families to support reading among children.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help encourage reading in early years settings.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Literacy: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve literacy rates among children in the North West.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his taking to help reduce violent reoffending.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Victim Support Schemes: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help support female victims within the courts system.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Probation: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve probation services.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Probation: Monitoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure improved monitoring of serious offenders post-release by the probation service.
11 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Crime Prevention: Heywood and Middleton North
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) help improve safety in Heywood and Middleton North constituency and (b) reduce crime.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact of using the Gov.uk One Login to verify identity on people who (a) do not have photo ID and (b) are visually impaired.
13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to protect women and girls from violent offenders who have been released.
13 Jan 2026 · Attorney General
Child Sexual Abuse Material: Sentencing
To ask the Solicitor General, what discussions she is having with the Ministry of Justice on expanding the Unduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme to include victims of technology-assisted child sexual abuse.
13 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
National Energy System Operator: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reform the National Energy Security Operator.
13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that an increasing number of hospitals and healthcare settings are equipped to diagnose endometriosis swiftly.
13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israeli Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions related to illegal settlements in the West Bank.
13 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to strengthen European support for Ukraine.
Source: official written-questions record.