Written questions
56 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rescue Services: Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Department is responsible for monitoring the impact of regulation on volunteer land based search and rescue organisations; and how that responsibility is coordinated across Government.
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rescue Services: Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Department holds lead responsibility for determining whether volunteer land based search and rescue organisations are required to register with the Care Quality Commission; and which statutor
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rescue Services: Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Department holds lead responsibility for determining whether volunteer maritime search and rescue organisations are required to register with the Care Quality Commission; and which statutory
23 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Rescue Services: Voluntary Work
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which minister has overall responsibility for volunteer search and rescue policy across government.
5 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Employment: Endometriosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42370, when his Department plans to respond to the Office for National Statistics’ findings published in February 2025 on the impact of an e
5 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42370, what progress NHS England has made in developing metrics to assess timely access to care and outcomes for women with suspected endome
5 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42370, what progress has been made on implementing the updated November 2024 NICE guideline on endometriosis diagnosis and management across
3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Rescue Services
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which minister has overall responsibility for search and rescue policy across government.
2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Second Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will publish the number of second homes, and any other relevant statistical assumptions, that the Department has used for each of the next three financial years (2026/
1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether additional funding is being considered for fire and rescue authorities facing heightened wildfire risk.
1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: Cumbria
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment has been made of the capacity of fire and rescue services to respond to increased wildfire risk in the upland areas of Cumbria.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fires: Cumbria
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of climate change and changes in upland grazing practices on the risk of wildfires in Cumbria; and what steps she is tak
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Cumbria
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of rising electricity costs on the financial resilience of small businesses in Cumbria.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made in reducing the influence of gas prices on wholesale electricity prices.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to bring forward legislation to regulate third-party intermediaries in the business energy market.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Standing Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of recent increases in electricity standing charges for business customers in Cumbria on businesses; and what steps he is taking to ensure charges ar
24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered supporting businesses with the cost of energy following recent increases in its cost.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ahmed al-Doush
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Saudi Arabian counterpart on the case of Ahmed al-Doush.
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Freedom of Expression
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Saudi counterpart on (a) freedom of expression, (b) the cases of arbitrarily detained journalists and (c) the recently reported arrest a
23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her officials are having discussions with their counterparts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia about the protection of the rights of migrant workers employed in preparat
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Investment in UK: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK-Saudi investment creates 100 new British jobs, published on 3 September 2025, how many new jobs have been created.
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Promotion: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding concluded with the Saudi Public Investment Fund on 28 October 2025, how much UK Export Finance has spent on promoting UK companies' engagement in the S
11 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
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 number of executions in Saudi Arabia in 2025.
11 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Saudi Arabian counterpart on the risk of execution of men convicted of alleged crimes committed as minors, such as Youssef al-Manasif
7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the Court of Appeal originating from the Crown Court were successful in the most recent year for which data is available.
7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to the Court of Appeal originating from the Crown Court in the most recent year for which data is available were (a) allowed, (b) dismissed, or (c) withdrawn.
7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Crown Court convictions and sentences in the most recent year for which data is available were appealed to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).
7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
County Courts: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals against county court decisions in the most recent year for which data is available were successful.
7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
County Courts: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals originating from the county courts were (a) allowed, (b) dismissed or (c) withdrawn in the most recent year for which data is available.
7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
County Courts: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of decisions made in the county courts were appealed to the High Court or Court of Appeal in the most recent year for which data is available.
Source: official written-questions record.