Written questions

504 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Physics: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support the retraining of existing science teachers to teach physics in schools without specialist provision.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Physics: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of steps taken to (a) recruit and (b) retain specialist physics teachers in state schools.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the 10 Year Health Plan will help people with arthritis.

30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce call waiting times for claimants.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support services available to women affected by vaginal mesh implants in (a) Warwickshire and (b) the West Midlands.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to rural primary schools to provide breakfast club provision under the early adopter scheme.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve post diagnostic support for people diagnosed with young onset dementia.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Continuing Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that dementia specialists are involved in NHS continuing healthcare assessments for people living with dementia.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Continuing Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training is provided to NHS continuing healthcare assessors to support their understanding of the health needs associated with dementia.

21 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has allocated to support Sizewell C nuclear plant in advance of the final investment decision for that plant.

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens had been granted pre-settled status on 30 April 2025.

19 May 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) history, (b) geography, (c) religious education and (d) English secondary school teachers who began initial teacher training in the 2019–20 academic year and remained in the teaching prof

19 May 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) history, (b) geography, (c) religious education and (d) English secondary school teachers who began initial teacher training in the 2019–20 academic year remained in the teaching professi

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

Animal Products: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on requiring imports of (a) eggs, (b) pork and (c) fur to meet UK animal welfare standards to be permitte

28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that social care reform supports (a) deafblind people and (b) other disabled people with complex needs.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that supply teachers are provided with up-to-date information on (a) pupils with (i) special educational needs and (ii) disabilities, and (b) behaviour managem

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that supply teachers are provided with (a) appropriate access to staff facilities, (b) induction information on school policies, and (c) safeguarding procedure

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including supply teachers in any forthcoming workforce strategy for (a) teacher recruitment and (b) teacher retention.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment and Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) pay and (b) conditions for supply teachers relative to permanent teaching staff.

23 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Public Order Act 2023 on (a) freedom of assembly and (b) peaceful protest.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to support community pharmacies in the forthcoming 10-Year Health Plan.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Stratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of community pharmacy provision in Stratford-on-Avon constituency.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Warwickshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to prevent pharmacy closures in Warwickshire.

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

Climate Change and Nature Conservation: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that planning (a) policies and (b) decisions support UK (i) nature and (ii) climate targets.

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing experiments on animals with non-animal methods.

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to mandate (a) allergy safety training, (b) the provision of spare epipens and (c) other allergy safety measures in schools.

22 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Donald Trump

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will review the offer of a state visit to President Trump.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will introduce a Young Cancer Patient Travel Fund to provide financial support for children and young people travelling to specialist cancer centres for treatment.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Almshouses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to allow almshouses to access housing-related grants.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Dyslexia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40830 on Dyslexia: Screening, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Key Stage 2 statutory assessments for recognising persistent reading

Source: official written-questions record.