Written questions

301 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the causes of prescription medicine shortages in the UK, including reported shortages of aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets and supply disruption affecting carbamazepin

25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tirzepatide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the phased rollout of tirzepatide weight management injections, prescribed by GPs to Cohort 1 of those with the highest clinical need since 2025, for init

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to effectively deliver Ministry of Defence procurement programmes designated with a Red rating for its Delivery Confidence Assessment during financial year 2024/5.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to trace potential beneficiaries of unclaimed Armed Forces pensions via National Insurance numbers.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect the South West Coast Path against storm damage.

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Departmental body is responsible for promotion of careers in dentistry; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of arrangements for promoting dentistry careers in (a

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking to steps to (a) amend processes for applying for biodiversity net gain exemptions and (b) require developers to provide objective evidence that an exem

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Organs: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

North Devon Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 13 February 2026 to question 111483, what his Department's evidential basis is for the cost estimate of £1-1.5 billion for the rebuild of North Devon District Hospital und

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of regional variations in reducing NHS waiting lists.

10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his department has made on the Pillar 1 recommendations of the Defence Housing Strategy.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to strengthen flood resiliency around major transport routes in the South West.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure the timely implementation of Wave 0, Wave 1 and Wave 2 hospital schemes planned under the New Hospital Programme impacting Wave 3 schemes.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish the detailed scoring of MCDA analysis conducted under the New Hospital Programme Review for individual schemes once those schemes have been completed.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity within the construction industry to build schemes planned under the New Hospital Programme on schedule.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Royal Liverpool University Hospital : Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what operational savings his Department has identified from the Royal Liverpool University Hospital that may be applicable to schemes planned under the New Hospital Programme.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) the Programme Team of New Hospital Programme has adequate levels of staff and (b) staffing vacancies do not delay the implementation of that p

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether operational savings secured from hospitals built to Hospital 2.0 standard under the New Hospital Programme: Plan for Implementation will be redirected to support the increased maintenance c

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

North Devon Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled New Hospital Programme; Plan for Implementation, published on 20 January 2025, what the evidential basis is for the estimated cost for the r

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will conduct a detailed assessment of the progress of individual schemes delivered under the New Hospital Programme.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Trains: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of battery-electric trains for passenger rail lines.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to publish a detailed breakdown of the Ministry of Defence's financial losses due to fraud and economic crime.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to give a single senior official authority over different parts of the Ministry of Defence responsible for combating financial losses due to fraud.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to set a department-wide strategy to bring down the Ministry of Defence's financial losses due to fraud and economic crime.

2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce losses of public funding to fraud during defence procurement and (b) increase the amount of funding recovered from those losses.

29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Duty Solicitors: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of duty solicitors available in rural areas.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ECO4 installations are incomplete due to installer insolvency in England the last 12 months; and what consumer protection and redress mechanisms are available to households supported

26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many wave one schemes under the New Hospital Programme have begun construction.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of the passenger rail network in the South West.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has budgeted for contingency funding for the development phase of the Global Combat Air Programme.

Source: official written-questions record.