Written questions

292 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Aluminium

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support the aluminium industry in the context of (a) US tariffs and (b) global competition.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farmers to strengthen the resilience of domestic food supply chains.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce in-ovo sexing technology to end the routine culling of day-old male chicks in the UK egg industry.

10 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve oversight of the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help protect at-risk heritage assets.

11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services for veterans in the North West.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help safeguard public sector digital infrastructure against cyberattacks.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on tackling (a) pavement parking and (b) other obstructions for (i) pushchair, (ii) wheelchair and (iii) mobility aid users.

11 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of measures to protect women and girls from harassment, abuse and intimidation.

11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates' Courts: Security Guards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of security officers at magistrate's courts.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for cardiac care in the North West.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the new NHS workforce plan.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that NHS pay awards are implemented on 1 April each year.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to expand prescribing of GLP-1 medications beyond specialist weight-management services.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tirzepatide: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Eli Lilly on the cost of Mounjaro.

10 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Internet: Cryptography

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that end-to-end encryption continues to protect personal privacy while enabling law enforcement to detect serious criminal activity.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to include primates in the scope of the proposed ban on the import of hunting trophies.

2 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Oliver McGowan mandatory training on learning disability and autism across the NHS and social care workforce.

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming National Cancer Plan for England will include targets to improve the timeliness of diagnosis of blood cancers.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with farmers to help improve the resilience of domestic food supply chains.

1 Sep 2025 · Women and Equalities

Menopause: Health Services

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of menopause support services.

1 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the killing of civilians seeking aid in Gaza.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lighting: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of light pollution on biodiversity.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) awareness and (b) recognition of postural tachycardia syndrome among NHS clinicians.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

IVF: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of advertising standards for fertility clinics recruiting egg donors.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is considering measures to bring rolling stock (a) procurement and (b) ownership into public ownership as contracts with leasing companies expire.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats and Dogs: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of levels of (a) puppy and (b) kitten smuggling into the UK under existing pet travel rules.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Housing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to set a timetable for the phasing out of farrowing crates.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Emergency Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to roll out mandatory suicide prevention training across emergency response services.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory suicide prevention training for all frontline NHS staff.

Source: official written-questions record.