Written questions

698 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of replacement batteries for defibrillators.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what steps she is taking to replace the use of cats in sc

16 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what assessment she has made of the use of 11,213 mice in procedures rep

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report Sustainable Alternatives to Culled Chicks as Captive Raptor and Reptile Feed published by the Vegetarian

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of vehicle miles she expects to be autonomous by 2035.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening guidance for courts and probation services on the link between animal cruelty and domestic abuse.

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in antisocial behaviour in town centres and residential areas.

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made recent progress on monitoring the steps taken by local transport authorities to implement the new statutory guidance on enhanced partnerships for bus services, published on 1 Apr

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the potential impact of high ocean temperatures on marine biodiversity in UK waters.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the recent heatwave in UK waters on marine species and habitats.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Products: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of enforcement powers to remove unsafe infant products from online marketplaces.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Markets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support independent markets in town centres.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare and Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on considering the outcomes of the research project commissioned in summer 2025 on the link between animal abuse and domestic abuse.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set targets for the proportion of short journeys walked, wheeled and cycled in every a) strategic and b) local highways authority.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of which local transport authorities have the greatest opportunities to increase the modal share of a) walking, b) wheeling and c) cycling.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of heatwaves on farming, food production and animal welfare.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of heatwaves on workers in outdoor and high-temperature workplaces.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of heatwaves on schools and pupils’ learning.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Productivity: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of heatwaves on economic growth and business productivity.

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of heatwaves on demand for NHS services.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to provide regular public reporting on progress made against the recommendations of Replacing Animals in Science, published in November 2025.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Products: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on the UK’s new product safety framework.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Airspace: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a risk-based framework for Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone operations.

29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Cemeteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of issuing national guidance to smaller burial authorities on recovering costs associated with the (a) removal and (b) regularisation of unaut

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neighbourhood Health Centres: Design

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure biophilic design is embedded into neighbourhood health centres.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mobile Phones: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to answer 10459, whether she has had discussions with technology companies on bereaved adult partners accessing data on the deceased's devices.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure passengers who bought a train ticket via a 3rd party provider and chose to accept the advice not to travel due to the extreme heat warning can access a timely refund.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made from the latest National Travel Survey of the number of trips per head made by people aged (a) 5-10, (b) 11-15 and (c) 16-17 by bus outside of London and Greater Manchester.

23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on supporting people in social care accommodation to remain in the same town or local area when their accommodation is reallocated or

Source: official written-questions record.