Written questions

1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthwatch

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure future systems replacing Healthwatch be required to show how public feedback has influenced decisions.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Public Participation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the patient and public voice model remains independent of the bodies commissioning, delivering or redesigning services.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. member for Newton Abbot sent on the 25th of March under case reference MW12483.

1 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Departmental Coordination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve communication between Departments and the services those Departments offer.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of additional administrative time and resource requirements for NHS organisations associated with the implementation and operation of the Federated Data Platform not spe

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding PIP eligibility for serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that rural and coastal health economies, including Torbay and South Devon, are not disproportionately affected by NHS workforce reductions and restruct

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of voluntary redundancy programmes across Devon NHS trusts on regional healthcare resilience and patient safety.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Torbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of transferring adult social care responsibilities from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust to Torbay Council on the workforce.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has identified categories of clinical, community and support staff roles that will be protected from redundancy as part of the NHS transition from hospital-based care to neig

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure continuity of care for older people and patients with complex needs during the transition of services from secondary to primary and community care settings.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS workforce reductions on services for frail, elderly and clinically vulnerable patients in Torbay and South Devon.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Workforce Plan will include workforce benchmarking data for integrated care systems and NHS trusts, including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, to enable assessment of sa

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will publish the NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan before workforce reductions are implemented across NHS trusts, including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that Torbay Hospital retains adequate staffing levels to ensure the long-term sustainability and safety of acute, urgent and community healthcare services following the implementa

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust voluntary redundancy scheme on staffing levels at Torbay Hospital and associated c

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward guidance on the creation of family parking bays in council (a) owned and (b) licensed car parks.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing forecasts for peak time pricing in the energy sector.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurological Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the MS Society and Neurological Alliance’s report entitled Neurological Conditions: The Case for a Modern Service Framework, published in May 2026, what steps he has taken to ensu

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Small Businesses: Newton Abbot

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many SMEs there are in Newton Abbot constituency.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that PIP assessments prioritise reports from specialists relevant in the field that the individual has a disability from.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that speech and language therapists do not undertake PIP assessments for people without disabilities related to speech and language.

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Patents: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a regulator in the patent market.

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

5G: Patents

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of patent trolls on funding for research and design in the 5G sector.

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Patents: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to introduce greater transparency in the patent market.

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

5G: Patents

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to tackle patent trolls in the 5G standalone sector.

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

5G: Patents

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of patent trolls on the rollout of 5G networks.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Furs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure any future trade deal does not impact the UK's ban on the fur trade.

29 May 2026 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of lowering the cash ISA limit to £12,000 on incentivisation in UK businesses.

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of private jets on the availability of jet fuel for commercial flights.

Source: official written-questions record.