Written questions

122 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to support police forces to develop drone-as-first-responder programmes, including through funding, shared operational standards and the evaluation and expansion of

16 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to support police forces to develop drone-as-first-responder programmes, including through funding, shared operational standards and the evaluation and expansion of

16 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of how Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations could improve police response times, operational efficiency, and public safety.

16 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the value of drone technology in supporting police forces to prevent and investigate rural crime.

16 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the operational benefits of using drones to provide police officers with real time aerial intelligence when responding to road traffic collisions, searches for criminal

16 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential for drone technology to improve police response times and public safety in rural and geographically dispersed communities.

16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 11285, and with reference to the report entitled UK National Screening Committee, Screening for prostate cancer, whether his Department is taking s

14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lung Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme to improve the earlier diagnosis of chronic respiratory diseases, including COPD.

14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve health outcomes for people living with COPD.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Conditions: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a mandated upper temperature limit in the work place, including those working outside.

30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orthopaedics: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting lists are improved in line with elective reform targets.

30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with arthritis are signposted to holistic support at the point of diagnosis.

30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help address variation in remission rates for inflammatory arthritis.

18 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of additional men expected to be eligible for prostate cancer screening each year under the UK National Screening Committee’s recommended criteria, when taki

18 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Department’s analysis of the costs associated with identifying additional BRCA variant carriers to be completed.

17 Jun 2026 · Home Office

National Rural Crime Unit: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the National Rural Crime Unit on organised criminal networks involved in rural crime.

17 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Police: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police forces maintain specialist rural crime capability under proposed policing reforms.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations aimed at tackling hateful and abusive content towards LGBTQ+ people online; and whether she plans to introduce further measur

21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cochlear Implants: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research has his Department undertaken to understand the clinical and cost effectiveness of bilateral cochlear implantation.

21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cochlear Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps has his Department taken to help ensure that ICBs have policies in place to ensure that patients get access to cochlear implants in line with revisions made to NICE guidance in March 201

21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cochlear Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data does his Department hold on the number of (a) children and (b) adults who were fitted with (i) unilateral and (ii) bilateral cochlear implants in each of the last eight years for which fi

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to introduce self/preferential e-rostering for doctors.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mesothelioma

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of how the National Cancer Plan will improve outcomes across all rare and less common cancers, in particular asbestos-related mesothelioma; whether he plans to engage wi

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rapid alcohol delivery services on the level of alcohol dependency and alcohol-related harm; and whether she plans to review existing licensing

13 May 2026 · Treasury

Motor Insurance: Proof of Identity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the adequacy of online identity verification checks used by motor insurance providers to prevent fraudulent policies being issued using

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Databases: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the creation of a sovereign database to facilitate inter-government working.

16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cleft Palate: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the removal of Training Interface Group (TIG) fellowships on the provision of specialist cleft surgery training; and what steps he is taking t

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to recognise clinical academic training undertaken during specialty training by doctors in England towards consultant salary seniority.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered introducing an online system for Personal Independence Payment claimants to report a change in circumstances, in line with other Government departments that offer d

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, HCWS1373, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of promoting a named community sponsorship scheme t

Source: official written-questions record.