Written questions

1,102 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Bricks

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to ensure that British made bricks are used to make repairs to the Parliamentary estate.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Bricks

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration his Department gives to the use of British made bricks when repairs are carried out to the Government estate.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Air Forces Association

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the leadership of the Royal Air Forces Association on its charitable work.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential link between overheating homes and the risk of death.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support consumer businesses in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, (b) Staffordshire and (c) England.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Citizenship: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to reintroduce citizenship education to schools in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, (b) Staffordshire and (c) England.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Citizenship: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the importance of citizenship education in our schools.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Togo: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the French Government on the political situation in Togo.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Togo: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with African Union counterparts on the political situation in Togo.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Young People: Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help support young people into (a) employment, (b) education and (c) training in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tackling welfare benefit fraud on public sector finances.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill on financially vulnerable people in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of parental employment on levels of child poverty.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: Sunset Clauses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Department plans to consult (a) Parliament and (b) civil society in its assessment of (i) the implementation of Economic Partnership Agreements to date and (ii) the potential merits of nego

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: Sunset Clauses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with international partners on their willingness to negotiate on (a) investment, (b) competition, (c) services, (d) intellectual property, (e) government procurement and (f)

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: Sunset Clauses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Department plans to engage in negotiations on aspects of the sunset clauses of Economic Partnership Agreements.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Department has taken to assess the potential impact of Economic Partnership Agreements on (a) a country’s (i) economic development and (ii) ability to export and (b) the ability of Afric

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the engagement on the development of a 10 Year Health Plan delivery strategy will include (a) a formal consultation and (b) stakeholder engagement with (i) health charities and (ii) other r

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with which health charities has his Department engaged on the development of the NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the engagement on the development of the NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan will include (a) a formal consultation and (b) stakeholder engagement with (i) health charities and (ii) other relevant s

26 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of children in poverty in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

21 Jul 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

White Butterfly Foundation: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what engagement he has had with the White Butterfly Foundation.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Airports: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the operators and management of each UK Airport on the increase in costs of passenger drop-offs and pick-ups; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this o

21 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK Commonwealth Envoy.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that businesses in Northern Ireland will be eligible for support under the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of missed medication in hospitals on Parkinson’s patients in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, (b) Staffordshire and (c) England.

21 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Documents

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much he plans to save by stopping the use of wax seals on official documents; and whether he plans to implement this immediately.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) steps he is taking to support and (b) funding he has allocated to the rollout of AI-assisted stethoscope checks for heart murmurs in community pharmacies.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to publish a women's health strategy.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a cardiovascular disease strategy.

Source: official written-questions record.