Written questions

629 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Corporate Governance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) ICBs to help prevent NHS Trusts from operating outside (i) best practice guidelines, (ii) Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service Cod

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Corporate Governance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the effectiveness of its procedures for ensuring that (a) formal governance processes and (b) approved plans and programmes cannot be undermined by N

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all NHS Trusts allow accompaniment in any meeting where disciplinary action or dismissal is a potential outcome.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms exist at a national level to prevent the misuse of performance management tools within NHS Trusts.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Freedom to Speak Up mechanisms within NHS Trusts are (a) effective and (b) independent; and what procedures are in place for NHS Trusts that retal

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

Park Homes: Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will consider the potential merits of establishing an (a) Ombudsman service and (b) similar government-supported body to support park home owners.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of requests for an EHCP assessment which are not decided within the 6 week deadline are subsequently approved in (a) each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester and (b) England.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of requests for an Education Health and Care Plan assessment are decided within the 6 week deadline in (a) each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester and (b) England; and how m

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) delays of over 12 months for diagnoses to secure medication and (b) temporary inability to work until that medication is

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for psychiatric diagnoses in Greater Manchester.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that survivors of child sexual abuse (a) receive support in a timely manner and (b) are assured that support will be provided.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support services available to male survivors of child sexual abuse; and what plans she has to help improve those support services through (a) changes to

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the adequacy of support services for adult survivors of child sexual abuse in the terms of reference for the planned independent inq

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the provision of long-term (a) mental health and (b) trauma-informed support for (i) adult survivors of child sexual abuse and (ii) adult survivors of

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated for Myalgic encephalomyelitis research in each of the last five years.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the potential impact of Myalgic encephalomyelitis on the economy.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish a research hub to (a) coordinate research and (b) support early-career researchers working on ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he made a comparative assessment of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers with and other hydrogen (a) storage and (b) transport methods to inform the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers with other hydrogen (a) storage and (b) transport methods, to inform the 2025 update to the UK Hydrogen Strategy.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment made of the potential merits of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers in the development of the hydrogen economy.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers in facilitating the green transition of fossil fuel infrastructure.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed International Tuition Fee Levy on the global competitiveness of higher education and research in England.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has a planned timeline for consultation on the proposed International Tuition Fee Levy; and which higher education institutions she has (a) met with and (b) plans to meet with in the futu

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential financial impact of the proposed International Tuition Fee Levy on English Universities.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered introducing temporary (a) medical visas and (b) emergency sponsorship routes for critically ill children from Gaza requiring urgent medical treatment in the UK

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered implementing a humanitarian sponsorship or visa scheme for critically ill children from Gaza.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with (a) the World Health Organization and (b) other regional health partners to establish medical corridors for the treatment of critically ill children from Ga

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the forced evacuation orders in Deir al-Balah and the resultant disruption to humanitarian opera

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart on reports that several humanitarian organisations and clinics in Gaza have been forced to evacuate following t

Source: official written-questions record.