Written questions

1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diego Garcia: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the US paid for the sub rental of Diego Garcia in the last financial year.

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 36242 on Animals: Import Controls, if he will engage with Shaldon Zoo on changes following the UK-EU deal.

21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the recruitment and retention of care home staff.

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the timeline for local authorities to incorporate biodiversity targets into their local plans.

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Carbon Emissions: Public and Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to balance (a) public and (b) private sector responsibilities in achieving net-zero targets.

21 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Climate Change: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support (a) manufacturing and (b) heavy industry with climate-transition policies.

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide additional funding to (a) climate and (b) nature recovery programmes.

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Interim statement on the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) rapid review, published on 30 January 2025, what steps he is taking to improve (a) environmental dat

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33098 on Agriculture: Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Joint Nature Conservation Committee, (b) Commit

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce legally binding biodiversity targets beyond those in the Environment Act 2021.

20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urinary Tract Infections: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve health outcomes for people with a UTI in Devon.

20 May 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers' Pensions: Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to (a) help reduce the pay-gap for supply teachers in comparison to full-time teachers and (b) create a pathway for supply teachers to access the Teachers' pension scheme.

20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health and Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase levels of (a) prescribing rights and (b) public health advisory services for qualified (i) pharmacists, (ii) nurse practitioners and (iii) paramedics.

20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to financially support oil and gas workers during the transition away from fossil fuels.

20 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to PIP eligibility on the (a) health and (b) economic security of people living with mental illnesses.

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce an expedited visa process for immediate family members of Ukrainian military personnel who are on active service.

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the process for Ukrainian military personnel to apply to visit family in the UK.

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to support Ukrainian armed forces personnel with restricted leave periods who are applying for six-month visitor visas.

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has considered introducing a 12-month visitor visa route for Ukrainian military personnel.

16 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle agricultural pollution in rivers; and if he will take steps to launch a review into this issue.

14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Caravans: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of abandoned caravans in Devon.

14 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce waste in government departments.

14 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps: Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the number of homes with heat pumps in Newton Abbot constituency.

14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on enforcing the mandatory adoption of sustainable drainage schemes (SuDS) through Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer 6 May 2025 to Question 48666 on NHS: Disclosure of Information, if will he take steps to compensate NHS staff who signed non-disclosure agreements upon leaving the NHS.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pineal Cysts: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on symptomatic cases of pineal cysts.

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention within the teaching profession.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of geographical areas which do not have access to a pharmacy within 10 miles.

13 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to limit access to gambling advertising for people with a gambling addiction.

13 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Power Failures

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to plan a (a) risk assessment and (b) contingency plan on the National Grid to prevent national-level blackouts.

Source: official written-questions record.