Written questions
187 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role he intends for public awareness campaign to play in improving early dementia diagnosis.
24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve dementia training for adult social care and primary care staff, particularly in relation to recognising early symptoms.
24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that advances from dementia research programmes are adopted into frontline clinical practice.
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of dementia diagnosis rates on trends in the level of such diagnosis rates in rural constituencies; and what support is provided to improve acces
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help address regional disparities in dementia diagnosis rates, including in rural and coastal areas like Suffolk Coastal.
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish a dementia strategy within the current Parliament.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Beer and Public Houses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support the Government is providing to independent brewers and local supply chains linked to the pub sector.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Beer
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the contribution of regional brewers on local economies and tourism.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Business Rates policy on employment in hospitality-dependent areas.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Public Houses: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what targeted support is available to rural pubs that face higher operating costs and limited footfall compared with urban businesses.
23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Landlords: Accountability
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure landlord and property rules to hold directors owners accountable.
23 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Shops: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to close illicit (a) mini-marts, (b) barbers, (c) vape shops and (d) other similar outlets.
23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Houses: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the role of pubs as community hubs in rural areas.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuel Oil: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of heating oil costs on older and vulnerable people living in rural, off-grid homes; and what steps he i
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Fuel Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners living in rural, off-grid homes who are ineligible for Pension Credit but are in fuel poverty due to reliance on heating oil; and whether he plans t
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on whether frontline staff are able to provide covid-19 vaccinations to unpaid carers who are present during home vaccination visits.
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing unpaid family carers to receive Covid-19 booster vaccinations alongside the person they care for where a home vaccination visit is
23 Feb 2026 · 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 help ensure that NHS (a) policies and (b) guidance support unpaid family carers providing care in the home.
23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of unpaid family carers on levels of demand for NHS services.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Further Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered extending Section 33 VAT refunds to Further Education colleges.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Further Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the VAT treatment of Further Education colleges on learners from disadvantaged backgrounds.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Further Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of irrecoverable VAT on Further Education colleges’ ability to invest in teaching facilities, specialist equipment and skills provision.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Dual Nationality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure timely and accessible communication of changes to travel and entry requirements for dual nationals, including communication aimed at families with childre
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has carried out an impact assessment for rules on family visits between the UK and EU member states.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Dual Nationality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that information on rules for dual nationals and the Electronic Travel Authorisation system is clearly signposted on relevant government webpages.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance Border Force officers have been issued on handling cases where children arrive at UK ports of entry without British passports but may be entitled to British citizenship by descent.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Dual Nationality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the requirement for dual nationals to enter the UK on a British passport on children and families.
26 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 103561 on Anti-social Behaviour, what steps her Department is taking to tackle barriers faced by county councils in using (a) closure notices and
20 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help county councils in using closure notices and closure orders under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
15 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Rural Areas: Departmental Coordination
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve cross-Government coordination on the delivery of Government priorities in rural areas.
Source: official written-questions record.