Written questions

1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of adult social care capacity on delivering the 10-year health plan.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is that shifting care into community settings will reduce waiting times and improve patient outcomes.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is provided to recruit and retain staff in coastal and rural health economies such as Torbay and South Devon.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how NHS organisations will remain financially sustainable where activity is shifted out of acute settings.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Torbay Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether interim capital support will be provided for the estate at Torbay Hospital ahead of full redevelopment.

13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Torbay Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the scope of the Torbay Hospital rebuild has been revised in the context of the 10-year health plan.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce targeted support for small businesses facing significant increases in energy costs.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the average increase in energy costs for small businesses since 2021.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of onboard connectivity and mobile signal coverage on productivity and passenger experience on long-distance rail services in the South West.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Great Western Railway: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to support the rollout of enhanced onboard Wi-Fi services across Great Western Railway routes.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Great Western Railway: South Wales and South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the pilot of enhanced onboard Wi-Fi services on Great Western Railway routes in the South West and South Wales.

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s award notice entitled UK5 - Transparency Notice, published 17 December 2025, what definition the Department uses for technical lock-in.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Minerals: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria is being used to identify areas as critical mineral areas in Cornwall.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to increase the involvement of voluntary and citizen science groups in bathing water monitoring programmes.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions has she had with voluntary organisations and citizen science groups play in monitoring bathing water.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help support the expansion of real-time bathing water quality monitoring.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using real-time water quality monitoring on improving bathing water management.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste at the University of Exeter on bathing water monitoring and standards.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Torbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Torbay Council on its development of a localised bathing water framework.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of locally developed bathing water frameworks that differ from national and international s

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local bathing water monitoring frameworks developed by local authorities on national policy.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to maintain bathing water quality standards in line with international benchmarks, including those of the World Health Organisation and the Blue Flag programme.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that bathing water quality standards are not reduced.

20 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been waiting more than 4 months for UPE phase 1 extension.

11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Palantir: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date did the partnership between Palantir and the UK armed forces start.

9 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any current Ministers were involved in the vetting process for Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.

9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Newton Abbot and patients from Newton Abbot that cannot access NHS dental care.

9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support residents that cannot access routine NHS dental care prior to full implementation of dentistry contract reform.

9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to measure the potential impact of NHS dental contract reforms on improving access to dentistry in rural and coastal communities.

9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which professional bodies, patient organisations, Integrated Care Boards and dental workforce representatives are being consulted on NHS dental contract reform.

Source: official written-questions record.