Written questions
106 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Allergies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of Reports to Prevent Future Deaths on (a) allergy (i) management and (ii) emergency response in schools and (b) other allergy policies.
16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on feedback from stakeholders on how the impacts on carers are considered in appraisals for rare and ultra-rare conditions.
16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS trusts are prepared to deliver new therapies once they enter routine commissioning.
16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on considering the potential impact of improved carer wellbeing on the economy in its assessments of the effectiveness of treatments for rare diseases.
4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to use community pharmacies to support people with (a) asthma and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to better manage their condition.
4 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential economic merits of upgrading the energy efficiency of homes.
4 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure the Warm Homes Plan (a) reduces bills, (b) improves health outcomes and (c) reduces levels of fuel poverty.
4 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Warm Homes Plan will offer households (a) financial support to upgrade homes according to income, (b) improved consumer protections and (c) f
19 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with local councils on (a) accessing the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and (b) using cross-pavement solutions for charging electric vehicles.
8 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail connectivity.
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Inspectorate: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of Casework Officers employed in the Planning Inspectorate's Rights of Way and Common Land Decision Service in each of the las
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Inspectorate: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the size of the backlog of cases in front of the Planning Inspectorate's Rights of Way and Common Land Decision Service in each month sin
29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that carers in the adult social care sector (a) are adequately trained for the range of tasks they undertake, (b) spend the requisite amount of time wi
17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) prolonged waiting times and (b) lack of clarity regarding the application process on people with disabilities who are attempting to
17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Biofuels: Palm Oil
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport & Environment, publication entitled Palm Oil?, published on 9 April 2025, what assessment his Department has made of the potential disruption to the transport fuel supply.
7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sewers: Property Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring developers to use sustainable urban drainage systems in new developments.
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewers: Property Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) using (i) sustainable urban drainage systems and (ii) similar mechanisms to manage rainwater on site of new devel
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewers: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the cost of (a) using sustainable urban drainage systems to manage rainwater on site of new developments and (b) allowing this ra
1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
HM Land Registry
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications the Land Registry has received in each month since January 2020.
1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
HM Land Registry
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) recruit more Land Registry caseworkers and (b) reduce backlogs in the Land Registry application system.
31 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to outdoor sports facilities during school holidays.
26 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the offence of assaulting a retail worker to wholesale workers operating in business-to-business premises.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of formally extending the scope of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme to include all children in households with below-average resources.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of index-linking all future funding with the Holiday Activities and Food Programme to ensure it (a) keeps pace with inflation and (b) continues to effe
19 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Animals: Euthanasia
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unused animals originally acquired for scientific procedures were euthanized in 2023 due to (a) a surplus to requirement and (b) any other reason.
19 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animals housed in (a) UK laboratories, (b) breeding centres and (c) universities were not used in scientific procedures in 2023.
9 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: East Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for ambulances in the East Midlands.
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to implement a national food strategy.
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Public Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that at least 50% of all food purchased by the public sector is (a) locally produced and (b) sustainable.
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct a review of the funding model for school meals in (a) locally maintained and (b) Multi Academy Trust schools.
Source: official written-questions record.