Written questions

629 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department operates any concession or discretionary process for partner visa holders whose entry to the UK was delayed due to government-mandated COVID-19 travel restrictions and red-list

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tirzepatide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment they have made of variations in access to Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) across Integrated Care Boards; and what steps they are taking to ensure consistency in prescribing for eligible pati

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Widowed People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Winter Fuel Allowance reforms include any safeguards for pensioners who have recently been widowed and whose household income has significantly reduced.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to address potential unintended consequences of the new Winter Fuel Allowance criteria that result in single pensioners with lower incomes being excluded from support

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of conducting a review into the law of causation in clinical negligence, with a focus on increasing support and protection for families with late fami

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are in place for families to seek remedial action against GPs who fail to correctly diagnose patients who shortly afterwards pass away.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

V-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a timetable for the introduction of V Levels and the overlap period with existing qualifications, including BTECs, to allow schools and colleges to plan effectively.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Health Services and Social Services: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department used to determine that the BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care should no longer be funded; and whether she will publish that analysis.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Health Services and Social Services: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of defunding the BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care on the future health and social care workforce pipeline.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

V-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the new V Levels will have equivalent entry requirements to A Levels, and what steps her Department will take to ensure students who do not meet those requirements are not excluded from Level 3 study.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will extend funding for BTEC Extended Diplomas until the full rollout of V Levels to prevent a gap in post-16 qualification options.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision is being made for students achieving predominantly grade 4s at GCSE who are unable to access A Level or T Level courses.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Health Services and Social Services: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of removing the BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care on students who do not meet the entry requirements for A Levels or T Levels.

17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the levels of mental health issues among (a) parents and (b) young fathers during family court proceedings.

17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has she made of the accessibility and quality of support for both parents during family court proceedings.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

ICT: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department plans to provide to help improve IT skills in the next 12 months.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Departments: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish an annual assessment of all government IT contracts, detailing what proportion is delivered offshore compared to the UK.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of extending the Civility Saves Lives initiative to other public-facing services, including Jobcentre Plus and local

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to embed trauma-informed practice across the NHS, including in GP surgeries and refugee health clinics.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus staff receive training on trauma-informed approaches when working with refugees and asylum seekers.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to help ensure that international medical students and trainees working in UK health services are protected from racial discrimination and workplace hostility.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to reduce reliance on digital consultations and ensure equitable access to in-person appointments, particularly for those with mental health conditions or language barrie

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of target-driven GP contracts on the quality of care and doctor-patient relationships.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what procedures are in place to ensure that savings thresholds in relation to care costs are communicated to the public at both local and national level.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Care and Respite Care: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to increase funding for (a) respite care and (b) community-based support for unpaid carers.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurological Diseases: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve GP (a) awareness and (b) understanding of (i) dementia and (ii) other neurodegenerative conditions.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: GP Surgeries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide funding for specialist dementia leads within GP surgeries.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of dementia-specific training provided to primary care staff.

28 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Crimes against the Person

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent oversight mechanisms are in place for monitoring policing incidents involving the use of force on (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable people.

28 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure police forces (a) review and (b) improve procedures for responding to (i) people with (A) dementia and (B) physical impairments and (ii) other vulnerable

Source: official written-questions record.