Written questions
355 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Co-operative Group: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will launch an investigation into the Co-op’s lone working practices.
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Biometrics and Visas: Gaza
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) increase the accessibility of the deferral of biometric data applications and (b) expedite the process for visa applicants in Gaza.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to end recruitment freezes in maternity services.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding for newly qualified midwifery posts.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of workforce pressures on levels of (a) burnout and (b) staff attrition in maternity services.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support access to medical care for Palestinians.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to participate in humanitarian aid airdrops to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli government on the closure of the Polyclinic in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Infant Foods: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to update the existing regulations on composition, marketing and labelling of commercial infant and toddler foods.
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Police: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department has to provide additional financial support for the widows of police officers who completed the majority of their service under the 1987 Pension Scheme even if they have remarried
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Entertainment
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to stop promotion by UK-based companies of overseas venues that use abusive practices against animals for entertainment.
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Animal welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that dogs are removed from unfit owners.
22 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Dangerous Driving: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to introduce stricter penalties for dangerous driving.
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage cyclists to undertake Bikeability training.
22 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on staffing levels at the Metropolitan Police Service.
22 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Metropolitan Police: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of Metropolitan Police Service (a) staffing numbers and (b) 24/7 front desk services on the safety of Londoners.
21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers: Loneliness
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of caring responsibilities on levels of social isolation among unpaid carers.
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Grasslands: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to add meadows to the list of irreplaceable habitats in England.
14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce ring-fenced funding for hospice clinical services.
14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure social housing providers have the resources to keep residents (a) safe and (b) comfortable during extreme heat events.
14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of waiting times on children and young people seeking urgent mental health support.
14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Weather: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to protect vulnerable people during periods of extreme heat.
14 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Israel on the forced transfer of Palestinian residents from Masafer Yatta.
14 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the destruction of (a) hospitals and (b) medical facilities in the Gaza Strip.
8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Islamophobia
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has allocated to preventing Islamophobia.
8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Independent Commission on Community & Cohesion
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when recommendations are expected to be published by the Independent Commission for Community and Inclusion.
8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Independent Commission on Community & Cohesion
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion have had since it was established.
8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Independent Commission on Community & Cohesion
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion since it was established.
18 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ban trail hunting.
18 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Police: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of police funding increases being delivered primarily through rises in council tax precepts on local taxpayers.
Source: official written-questions record.