Written questions
376 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total value of payments made to With-Profits Annuitants under the Equitable Life Payments Scheme as of 30 May 2026.
9 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities
Pony Partnerships: Transgender People
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what guidance her department can give Pony Partnerships CIC (a Derbyshire-based Community Interest Company providing equine-facilitated therapeutic, learning and enrichment services for children, young people,
9 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether that spousal visa fee reflects the administrative cost of processing such applications in full; and what proportion of the fee represents (a) visa processing costs, (b) the Immigration Health
7 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of fees charged for spousal visa applications; and if she will provide a breakdown of the £3,994.50 fee.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Politics: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the involvement of young people with politics and their potential disenfranchisement following the social media ban.
7 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
USA: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the special relationship with the USA, what plans she has for bolstering and developing the special relationship.
7 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his department is doing to address recruitment and retention issues in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Nutrition: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if hr Department will commit to ensuring healthy eating education takes into account autistic and other neurodivergent children, including those who may interpret simplified or rule-based messages about food li
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people who receive a neurodevelopmental diagnosis in adulthood, particularly women, and ensure that health professionals effectively guide people to a
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to invest in evidence-based training, guidance and resources to improve health and education professionals' understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and su
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contraceptives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the provision of contraceptive services.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the GP contract changes on (a) patient safety, (b) primary-care capacity and (c) workload transferred to general practice prior to its impleme
3 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2026/27 GP contract on continuity of care; and whether he has made an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of reduced continuity, as a res
3 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased use of online consultation systems on total demand for GP services; and whether additional funding has been provided to practices to
3 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential financial and workforce impact on GP practices of the requirement to deliver same-day responses to all clinically urgent requests under the 2026/27 GP c
3 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the funding uplift in the 2026/27 GP contract.
3 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Advice and Guidance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the workload and associated cost to GP practices arising from the expansion of Advice and Refer under the 2026/27 GP contract; and what funding has been allocated to ge
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Asbestos: Public Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to order the removal of asbestos from public (a) buildings and (b) workplaces.
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether, following the Government's announcement on measures to address AI chatbots producing romantic and sexual content for children, it plans to take further steps to close gaps rela
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to protect children from harm caused by AI chatbots.
1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) modelling and (b) risk assessment was undertaken prior to the implementation of the 1 April 2026 GP contract changes to evaluate their impact on (a) patient safety, (b) primary care capaci
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Imports: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that products imported by businesses and retailers are free of asbestos.
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Asbestos: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Sixth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2021–22 on The Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management, HC 560, published on 21 April 2022, what st
30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Women's Health Hubs: Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB; and what services they provide.
30 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Asbestos: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the steps taken by retailers to warn the public of sold products that contain asbestos.
30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of rail service renationalisation on (a) employment levels, (b) direct jobs in train operating companies and (c) indirect jobs across the wi
30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed renationalisation of passenger rail services under Great British Railways on (a) private sector (i) suppliers and (ii) manufacture
30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Meningitis: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current eligibility criteria for the MenB catch up vaccination programme; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending e
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the expiry of Renewables Obligation support for landfill gas generation on (a) electricity generation, (b) methane emissions, environmen
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for South Derbyshire of the expiry of Renewables Obligation support for landfill gas generation, including in respect of the future o
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