Written questions

56 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates' Courts: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of appeals to the Crown Court originating from magistrates’ courts were successful in the most recent year for which data is available.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates' Courts: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to the Crown Court originating from magistrates’ courts in the most recent year for which data is available were (a) allowed, (b) dismissed, or (c) withdrawn.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates' Courts: Appeals and Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of decisions made in magistrates’ courts in the most recent year for which data is available were appealed to the Crown Court, by way of case stated, or by judicial review.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current waiting times are for Access to Work applications.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies House: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on the rollout of identity verification for Companies House via the Post Office and Authorised Corporate Service Provider routes.

21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freehold: Pension Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of pension schemes that have an exposure to freehold properties; and if he will make an assessment of the poten

16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Aiding and Abetting: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on improving data on joint enterprise cases.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an estimate of the financial impact of amending the 1987 Police Pension Scheme to allow widowers of police officers to retain survivor’s pension entitlement if they (a) remarry an

25 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising the VAT threshold for (a) wine merchants and (b) other small businesses; and what steps she is taking to (a) support those businesses and (b) promote e

25 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of UK-trained physiotherapists excluded from NHS employment pathways in (a) Penrith and Solway constituency and (b) the UK.

21 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of introducing free bus passes for people aged 60 and over on (a) social inclusion, (b) the economy and (c) the environment.

21 May 2025 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the purchase price limit of (a) lifetime ISAs and (b) help-to-buy ISAs.

21 May 2025 · Treasury

National Savings and Investments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of applying preferential (a) interest rates and (b) tax treatment for NS&I Green Savings bonds.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Penrith and Solway

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support primary care staff providing mental health services in Penrith and Solway constituency.

28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients waiting for gynaecological surgery are waiting for surgery for thoracic endometriosis.

28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to repeat the Reproductive Health Survey for England 2023; and whether he plans to take steps to record (a) the experiences of those with endometriosis and (b) diagnosi

28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure accurate recording of a presumed diagnosis of endometriosis in primary care.

28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ankylosing Spondylitis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time taken to diagnose ankylosing spondylitis was in each of the last five years.

28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time taken to diagnose multiple sclerosis was in each of the last five years.

28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time taken to diagnose endometriosis was in each of the last five years.

19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department uses to monitor endometriosis diagnosis waiting times.

18 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Bellwin Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities claimed emergency financial assistance money under the Bellwin scheme of emergency financial assistance to local authorities in each of the last 15 years;

4 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to end single-word ratings for Care Quality Commission assessments.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Penrith and Solway

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting lists for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessments in Penrith and Solway constituency.

3 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average length of time between patients first presenting to a GP with relevant symptoms and receiving a diagnosis of endometriosis in each of the last 1

3 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce diagnosis times for people with endometriosis.

Source: official written-questions record.