Written questions

295 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the value that NICE-recommended medicines bring to patient outcomes and the UK economy.

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to increase the NICE cost-effectiveness thresholds for new medicines and increase the value that the UK

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Sciences: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of recent divestments made by the life sciences industry on local economies across England, including St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constitue

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reverse the long-term decline in the amount spent on medicines as a percentage of the NHS budget.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what international comparisons her Department has reviewed regarding funding models for wraparound childcare, and what evidence has been considered from countries such as Australia and Ireland.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of improving access to out-of-school aged childcare, including potential increases in workforce participation and GDP growth.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform the out-of-school aged childcare sector and introduce a consistent and long-term funding model to support working families and economic growth.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department has gathered on the number of parents unable to increase their working hours or return to work due to access to affordable, reliable out-of-school childcare.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Extended Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what analysis her Department has undertaken of the the potential economic and social benefits of sustained funding in school-aged wraparound childcare.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state school students took four A levels including maths, further maths, and at least one subject qualifying for the high value course premium in each of the last five years; and what proportion of tho

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what protocols exist for (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students when approached by (i) universities and (ii) lenders regarding (A) university financial difficulties, (B) debt arrangements and (C) le

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students has participated in discussions with commercial lenders on university (i) debt arrangements and (ii) financial sustainability since 2022.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what involvement (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students have had in discussions between universities and their commercial lenders on (i) university debt arrangements, (ii) financial sustainability a

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state school students took the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those students were female.

29 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the data on incidence of corridor care to be published by NHS England.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has given to integrated care boards on covering redundancy programme costs.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether integrated care boards will be given additional one-off funding for redundancy programmes to meet the 50% cost reduction target.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with small businesses on the apprenticeship system.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to help increase awareness amongst employers of the incentives available to hire apprentices, including National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under 25.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of fully funding apprenticeships for under-22s in SMEs on apprenticeship starts.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its targeted support to help SMEs offer apprenticeships.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for International Baccalaureate qualifications on the range of (a) subjects and (b) educational choices available to state sch

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Curriculum: State Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support access to a broad curriculum for state pupils.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure state school pupils can access International Baccalaureate programmes.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for International Baccalaureate qualifications on state schools.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Ryanair

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Consumer Rights Act 2015, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Ryanair's proposed requirement for all passengers to have digital boarding passes on (a) pensioners and (b

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the potential impact of chronic respiratory conditions on the NHS in winter 2025-2026.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take direct (a) ICBs and (b) NHS Trusts to (i) collect and (ii) publish data on their respiratory diagnostics provision.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) ICBs and (b) NHS Trusts provide a (i) Locally Enhanced Service or (ii) similar arrangement to support the establishment of respiratory diagnos

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to support the creation of neighbourhood-level respiratory diagnostic hubs.

Source: official written-questions record.