Written questions
504 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Soft Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the British Council’s Global Perceptions 2025 report on the role of soft power;
1 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Business and Trade: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the British Council’s Global Perceptions 2025 report on the likelihood of
1 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign Investment in UK and Overseas Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her strategies on trade, inward investment and international partnerships of the finding in the British Council
25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Menopause: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the planned inclusion of menopause in women’s health checks from 2026, what preparations his Department is making for that change.
25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Menopause: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve support for women’s menopausal health, including (a) training for GPs and (b) training for prescribing nurses.
18 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ellen Badger Hospital: Hospital Beds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of permanently removing in-patient beds from the Ellen Badger Hospital in Shipston on Stour on acute hospital discharges.
17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Cemeteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to encourage burial authorities to make every effort to contact families before taking action to lay memorials flat where this can be done safely.
17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Cemeteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of burial authorities’ adherence to the guidance that laying memorials flat should be used only where necessary following a risk assessment.
17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Cemeteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support burial authorities in carrying out memorial safety inspections that protect public safety while ensuring compliance with the Ministry of Justice guidance Managing th
17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurodiversity: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of compliance by GP practices with their obligations under (a) NICE guideline NG87, (b) the Equality Act 2010 and (c) section 42 of the Children and Fa
17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS GP practices in (a) England, (b) Coventry & Warwickshire, and (c) Stratford-on-Avon have declined to enter into shared care arrangements for ADHD medication prescribed by private provi
17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing new guidance to integrated care boards on ensuring that children with Education, Health and Care Plans receive equitable access to A
17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurodiversity: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current NHS (a) guidance and (b) contractual arrangements for ensuring consistent GP prescribing practices for children with ADHD whose treatment has
17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurodiversity: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that children with ADHD and autism who are assessed and treated privately as a result of long NHS waiting times are able to access shared care prescribing arrangem
17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with major retailers on improving access to affordable fresh food.
17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diseases: Diets
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how access to fresh food is being incorporated into the NHS Long Term Plan’s approach to tackling preventable diseases linked to diet.
17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Inequalities: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of limited access to affordable fresh food on health inequalities in rural areas.
12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Companies and Charities: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to re-introduce postal verification for trustees of (a) companies and (b) charities who are otherwise excluded from these roles due to lack of digital accessibility.
11 Nov 2025 · Department for Education
Assessments: Sign Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce examinations in British Sign Language for deaf children as part of the implementation of the curriculum review.
11 Nov 2025 · Department for Education
Assessments: Sign Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with me and my constituents to discuss the introduction of examinations in British Sign Language for deaf children.
11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) private investment and (b) Government funding for (i) storm overflows, (ii) wastewater treatment and (iii)
11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on (a) reviewing and (b) updating (i) clinical guidelines and (ii) guidance on diagnosing Type 1 Diabetes and Eating Disorders.
11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes and Eating Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with his international counterparts on the potential merits of creating an international symposium of experts on Type 1 Diabetes and Eating Disorders to (a) share best p
10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Pedestrian Areas: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) the policy options and (b) delivery mechanisms available to enable local authorities to keep pavements (i) clear and (ii) safe for people.
10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for tackling pavement parking.
5 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Landscape Recovery Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Environmental Land Management Scheme Landscape Recovery tier continues beyond the current round.
5 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for publication of the rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan.
5 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Landscape Recovery Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the potential impact of uncertainty about future rounds of the Landscape Recovery tier of Environmental Land Management schemes on farmers’ willingness t
5 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Landscape Recovery Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Environmental Land Management Landscape Recovery tier continues beyond the current funding round to deliver nature recovery at la
4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.
Source: official written-questions record.