Written questions

78 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review whether the pay of teaching assistants adequately reflects the responsibilities, qualifications and duties of the role, including teaching classes and supporting pupils with complex

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Watersure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will review the eligibility criteria for the WaterSure scheme to ensure that households with a medically certified need to use more water are eligible for support regardles

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures the Government is taking to strengthen public confidence in the prioritisation of tackling violence against women and girls through criminal justice system.

10 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to review national guidance on communication and aftercare following miscarriage, including to (a) ensure consistency and trauma-informed practice across NHS tru

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of treating student maintenance loans as income on Universal Credit claimants seeking to retrain for occupations with workforce shortages.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing pregnant women and new mothers diagnosed with cancer to defer statutory maternity leave until the completion of their treatment.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Fathers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through the Men's Health Strategy to improve support given to fathers and partners during the postnatal period and following a traumatic pregnancy or birth.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Nurseries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any guidance around restrictions being placed by nurseries on hours during which government funded childcare hours can be accessed, such as limiting provision to specific times of the

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Mathematics: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students required to resit GCSE Mathematics alongside A-level study are mandated to attend school-delivered resit classes, including in cases where they are receiving private tuition outside of school.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require the use of digital watermarking on AI images.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Cameras

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered allowing a proportion of speeding fine revenues to be ringfenced for local authorities for road safety purposes, including the funding of fixed speed cameras.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Cameras

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the requirement of local authorities to provide capital funding for fixed speed cameras and that revenue generated from fixed speed camera enforcement is received by HM Tr

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to promote the use of content authentication technologies to help identify AI-generated content online; and if she will consider regulatory intervent

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the potential impact of inflationary pressures on the pub industry, including rising energy costs, business rates, supply chain costs, and staffing pressur

15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted support his Department is providing people with asthma during the winter period.

15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to a) issue guidance or b) take action to prevent excessive charges for privately provided COVID-19 vaccinations.

15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn 2025 Covid-19 vaccination eligibility criteria on people with asthma; what consideration was given to including asthma

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Divorce: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he will take steps to ensure that individuals seeking a divorce are automatically eligible for legal aid in cases where evidence demonstrates that a child of the family has been subjected to abuse.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for local pedestrian safety of encouraging local authorities to prioritise the creation and connectivity of active travel routes in ways that could aff

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that accredited rail retailers offer standardised and automated Delay Repay compensation directly to passengers; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of do

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Dementia and Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of freezing the accrual of interest on student loans for individuals on maternity or paternity leave.

23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the sufficiency of the supply of covid-19 vaccines during winter 2025/26 and (b) whether there will be sufficient supply of covid-19 vaccines to meet the expected

21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure parity of pay between staff employed by (a) independent sector providers of NHS services and (b) the NHS.

14 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Private Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of private healthcare providers using NHS hospital facilities on NHS waiting lists.

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

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) promote competition and (b) expand consumer choice in the water sector.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that proposed changes to childcare provision do not undermine the sustainability of private nurseries and childminders.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Catering

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review approaches to improve the integration of (a) nutritional science and (b) dietetic services into standard patient care pathways for (i) recovery, (ii) managing

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Catering

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve catering policies in health services to ensure are they are (a) patient-centred and (b) nutritious.

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to standardise the measure of vehicle sound testing in MOTs.

Source: official written-questions record.