Written questions

125 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Vending Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the provision of healthy food options in hospital vending machines.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity Generation: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of applying the same land access arrangements for distribution network operators as currently apply for other utilities.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Unmanned Air Systems: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to increase police powers to help tackle anti-social behaviour linked to drone use.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parish and Town Councils: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending National Insurance Contributions relief to town or parish councils that undertake functions typically carried ou

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department collects on how children travel to school.

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Cycling: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including cycle training in the national curriculum.

25 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Roads: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to adopt national (a) standards, (b) timescales and (c) charges for (i) roads on new housing estates and (ii) other public amenities.

22 Apr 2025 · Wales Office

Building Regulations

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of aligning building regulations in England with those in Wales.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timescales are for considering local bus service improvement plans.

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are mandatory timescales for (a) nursing homes requesting an assessment for (i) continuing healthcare funding and (ii) funded nursing care and a checklist referral being completed and

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of regional inequalities of access to GP appointments.

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of GP appointments.

20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hip Replacements: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for a hip replacement.

20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hip Replacements: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce hip replacement waiting lists.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve provision of mental health services to acute mental health patients leaving in-patient facilities.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department monitors the quality of support provided by NHS trusts to people with acute mental health conditions when they leave in-patient care.

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with private parking firms on issuing penalty charge notices where a person has paid for parking but has made a mistake in keying in the ca

7 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Asbestos

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requirement her Department has placed on academy trusts to monitor school buildings where asbestos is present.

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory private parking code of practice.

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of effectiveness of the Legal Ombudsman in processing complaints in a timely manner.

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors Regulation Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in investigating complaints on solicitor conduct.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to renew the Farm Facilitation Fund beyond March 2025.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continuing the bus fare cap.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure local authorities complete timely financial audits of social care providers.

24 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a legal definition of child-to-parent abuse.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve cross-border cooperation on farming pollution regulations between England and Wales.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will amend the key performance indicator for waiting times for children’s mental health services to include the length of time between referral and the start of treatment.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve waiting times for children’s mental health services.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of waiting times for children’s mental health services, between the point of initial assessment and starting treatment.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to shared care arrangements for adults diagnosed with ADHD.

Source: official written-questions record.