Written questions

216 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, how often his Department reviews its military training arrangements with the Israel Defence Forces.

12 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, what his policy is on providing military training to foreign armed forces (a) engaged in active conflict and (b) where there are a

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Interpreters

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) off-contract bookings and (b) contract-based interpreter services.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Interpreters

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the cost of off-contract bookings for interpreter bookings in the last five years.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the increase in court translator costs in each region in England and Wales in the last five year.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have been fully adjourned due to contractors failing to deliver prisoners to trial in each region in 2025.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the outline content of the expected qualification standards for housing managers under the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children facing adoption breakdown.

22 May 2025 · Home Office

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the use of facial recognition and AI technologies by the police is transparent.

16 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for access to mental health services.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department can exempt from arms export licensing products with a direct military application; and whether any such exemptions have been granted since 2022.

25 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to commemorate the anniversary of the 2003 Darfur genocide; and what steps he is taking to improve stop the humanitarian situation

25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure effective (a) monitoring and (b) tackling of Islamophobia.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eyesight: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of eye problems as part of its 10-Year Plan.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to maximise take up of the Healthy Start scheme.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of poor dietary health on the UK economy.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Curriculum: Bosnia and Herzegovina

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Article 7 of UN Resolution A/78/L.67/Rev.1, if she will take steps to introduce observance of the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica to the Na

12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend eligibility for the NHS Learning Support Fund to include pharmacy students.

4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Israel's decision to ban UNWRA on the humanitarian situation in (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank.

4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the decision to ban UNRWA operations.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reinstate the Community Housing Fund.

23 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jerusalem: Religious Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the (a) protection and (b) fair treatment of UK citizens who visit Al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites in Jerusalem.

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many eye care professionals are delivering NHS Special School Eye Care Service under Primary Ophthalmic Service contracts; and how many special schools are in receipt of that service.

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what protocols are in place over the deployment of US nuclear weapons stored at RAF Lakenheath.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) arts and (b) creative activities on the health of (i) children and (ii) babies in socially deprived communities.

2 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) meet demand for radiation treatment and (b) reduce NHS waiting times for people with cancers that require urgent treatment.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Gambling: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's response to the Government's consultation on the structure, distribution and governance of the statutory levy on gambling operators, published on

8 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to restore development spending to 0.7% of national income.

10 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent burnout and (b) increase the capacity of postgraduate GP trainers.

10 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of GPs in Leicester.

Source: official written-questions record.