Written questions
182 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicine: Graduates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the equity of access to preference informed allocation for foundation year posts between UK graduates and international medical graduates.
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicine: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of clinical placement provision for final year medical students in relation to location and accessibility.
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicine: Graduates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure sufficient placements are available to meet the needs of all UK medical graduates.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to educational psychologists in schools.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wylfa Power Station: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has received representations from the ambassador or any other representatives of the US administration relating to the suitability of the Wylfa site for gigawatt-scale nuclear ener
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heating: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the Warm Homes Plan provides full grant coverage for the upfront installation costs of low-carbon heating for low-income households in of
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heating: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what portion of the £15 billion Warm Homes Plan will be ringfenced for the installation costs of alternative heating systems in off-gas grid properties.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wylfa Power Station: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had discussions with the Foreign Secretary on the comments made by the US Ambassador on the suitability of the Wylfa site for gigawatt-scale nuclear
4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lithium-ion Batteries: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many residential fires caused by lithium-ion battery failure were recorded by Fire and Rescue Services in 2025.
4 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK Conformity Assessed marking requirements for lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and e-scooters; and what steps he is taking to ensure th
4 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of maintaining thresholds for Plan 2 student loan repayments on trends in the level of repayments made by graduates; and what discussions she has
3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) potential impact of accrued interest on the total debt balances of Plan 2 borrowers and (b) number of graduates whose monthly repayments are lower than the monthly intere
3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the (a) proportion of Plan 2 student loans that will be fully repaid within the 30-year term and (b) average total interest accrued by a Plan 2 borrower over the
3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists have been successfully recruited and retained in the Thornbury and Yate constituency under the 'golden hello' scheme since its inception.
3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in levels of regional disparity in Dental Delivery Rates between the South West and London; and what steps he will take to increase delivery in the Sout
3 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Energy: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the sunset clause for the Energy Saving Materials VAT relief on 31 March 2027, whether her Department has conducted an impact assessment on the potential effect on Net Zero targets if the relief re
2 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of retired civil servants experiencing financial hardship due to them not receiving their Civil Service Pension payments on time; and what funding has been allocated for i
2 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) eligibility criteria for interest-free hardship loans and (b) process for applying for them for retired civil servants that are unable to access their civil service pension payments on
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Oldbury Power Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the strategic agreement with Westinghouse on the Nuclear Transport Solution (NTS), what assessment he has made of the potential effect of that agreement on the development o
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Oldbury Power Station: Small Modular Reactors
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on (a) local employment and (b) economic growth in the Thornbury and Yate constituency of deploying Small Modular Reactors at t
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wylfa Power Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the technical and strategic suitability of the Wylfa site for (a) a gigawatt-scale nuclear reactor and (b) Small Modular Reactors.
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wylfa Power Station: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on representations made by the US Ambassador regarding the suitability of Wylf
29 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing compensation to patients treated with rectopexy mesh for rectal prolapse as part of its work on redress following the re
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on the use of prosecutions for school non-attendance in cases where a pupil’s absence is related to special educational needs and disabilities.
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of parents who have been prosecuted for their child's non-attendance at school have a child that has (a) Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and (b) special educational needs and
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Truancy: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents have been prosecuted for their child's non-attendance at school in each quarter of the last five years.
20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nursing and Midwifery Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the report by Nazir Afzal entitled the Nursing and Midwifery Council: Independent Culture Review, published in July
20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nursing and Midwifery Council: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the news story by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, published on 18 December 2025, what is (a) the average time and (b) the maximum time taken for the investigations that take mo
22 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the promotion of fraudulent energy saving products.
22 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department taking steps to promote new technologies to help people save money on their energy bills.
Source: official written-questions record.