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.