Written questions

1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will allow Ukrainians resident in the UK to apply for (a) working and (b) global talent visas.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoos: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 36240 on Zoos: Animal Breeding, how many civil servants are working on negotiating a UK-EU Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary agreement.

4 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to ensure police forces conduct due diligence in preventing crimes involving legally held firearms.

4 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed statistical evidence on the use of legally held firearms in criminal activities.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Companies: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on whether any UK firms with Russian holdings are not in the process of divesting from operations based in Russia.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Outcomes Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a phage impact bond that is similar to previous social impact bonds.

3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to support the development of phage therapy solutions for low-to-middle-income countries.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bacteriophages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of phage therapy regulatory frameworks in (a) Belgium, (b) Canada, (c) France, (d) the US and (e) Australia; whether he plans to adopt

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bacteriophages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a magistral phage model to allow UK phages to be produced without requiring GMP licensing.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Bacteriophages

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to provide funding to develop small-batch GMP phage manufacturing in the UK.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bacteriophages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the level of imports of phage products on national security; and whether he is taking steps to help develop UK-based manufacturing

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bacteriophages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the requirement for UK-produced phages to be manufactured under good manufacturing practice and (b) potential impact of this requiremen

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bacteriophages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to simplify the process for clinicians seeking approval to use phage therapy.

2 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures in UK relations with Bangladesh.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests and Peatlands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April to 2025 to Question 41338 on Nature Restoration Fund, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a long term plan to help protect irrepl

2 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Roman Abramovich

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will seize the interest that has accrued on Roman Abramovich’s assets associated with the sale of Chelsea Football Club.

2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will work with Versus Arthritis to improve (a) care and (b) support for young people with arthritis.

2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will work with Versus Arthritis to improve work-related support for people with arthritis.

2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will work with Versus Arthritis to increase funding in musculoskeletal research.

2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will work with Versus Arthritis to (a) bring down waiting times for people with arthritis and (b) support them while waiting for treatment.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate and Nature Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to support the Climate and Nature Bill.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 34414, tabled on 27 February 2025.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 38216, tabled on 13 March 2025.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 38211, tabled on 13 March 2025.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to answer Question 39709, tabled on 19 March 2025.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 36241, tabled on 6 March.

2 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Question 35453 on USA: Ammunition when he will provide an answer.

2 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Digital Technology: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 42193 on Digital Technology: Taxation, what recent discussions she has had with her G20 counterparts on the taxation of the digital economy.

2 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the Defence Planning Assumptions before the Defence Spending Review.

2 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Government policy on visas on long term residency for Ukrainians.

Source: official written-questions record.