Written questions

16 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

School Meals: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ingredient costs on local authority school catering services; and what steps her Department is taking to help support local authorities to work

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to roll out backdated payments for enhanced disability premium for claimants who transferred to Universal Credit before 14 February 2024; and whether these payments will be ongoing fo

3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to publish a response to her Department's report entitled, Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children, published in June 2020.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Bayer: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure patients affected by Essure products receive financial compensation.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Bayer: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure patients affected by Essure sterilisation devices manufactured over 10 years ago can claim financial compensation.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to establish a redress scheme for people harmed by sodium valproate.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.

16 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Planning

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to speed up diagnosis times for patients with topical steroid withdrawal.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to support scientific evidence gathering for topical steroid withdrawal including (a) patient involvement in research (b) research into mechanisms underlying the condition, (c)

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help increase knowledge of topical steroid withdrawal for (a) GPs, (b) Dermatology departments and (c) medical schools.

14 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.

15 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour on high streets and in town centres.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on disabled non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions , what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on low income non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.

5 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on banning the payment of bonuses to the executives of water companies that are found to have polluted waterways.

Source: official written-questions record.