Written questions

155 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he had with the Welsh Government on the cross-border specialist healthcare network for children and young people with cancer and inequalities in access across the UK prior to the a

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether travel fund for children and young people included in the National Cancer Plan for England will be available to any young cancer patients in Wales, in particular those who receive their can

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her letter on 14 January 2025 to the Welsh Government's Cabinet Secretary for Transport, if she will publish the evidence used in her assessment that the railways in Wales have seen low levels

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the Wales Route's percentage share of UK rail network.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Wales Rail Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish details of the structure, membership and operation of the Wales Rail Board.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in pursuant to the answer to question 109355, of the £2.5 billion forecast to be spent between 2024 - 2029, how much of this is OMR spending on the Wales Route and how much is other additional costs for the Wal

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of low levels of rail enhancement funding for railways in Wales on passenger numbers in Wales.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of UK Government rail (a) Enhancement and (b) Operations, Maintenance and Renewal spending does Wales receive.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with his EU counterparts on a future SPS agreement and the potential impact of this on the rollout of Bovine TB vaccines in the UK.

5 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much capital funding has the Welsh Government received for highway maintenance up to 2030.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Coal: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the inclusion of coal tips in the forthcoming coal license ban.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of how average journey times on railways in Wales compare to equivalent distances on the railways in (a) London and (b) the southeast of England.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the relative level of per head spending on railway infrastructure in (a) Wales and (b) England.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of funding provided by the UK Government for railways in Wales.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure that areas in Wales that will not receive rail funding from the £445 million announced at the Spending Review 2025 receive rail investment from the UK Government.

15 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Welsh Government have made a formal request for the devolution of heavy rail infrastructure to Wales.

15 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Railways: North of England

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Welsh Government have made a request for Northern Powerhouse rail to be designated as an England only project.

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Copyright: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether expert working groups on copyright and AI include representatives from (a) Wales and (b) of Welsh-language interests.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for protected funding for UK fruit and vegetable growers, following the closure of the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh government regarding the drafting of the Railways Bill.

26 Nov 2025 · Wales Office

Local Housing Allowance: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of not uprating Local Housing Allowance on homelessness in Wales.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing the benefit cap alongside the removal of the two child cap announced in the Budget Statement on 26 November 2025.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the number of households that will be affected by the removal of the two child cap but subjected to the benefit cap following changes announced in the Budget Statement on

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of not uprating Local Housing Allowance on homelessness in Wales.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Budget Statement on 26 November 2025, whether the full investment reserve amount of £2.3bn will be transferred to BCSSS trustees.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Index Linking

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the number of FAS and PPF members whose original pension scheme did not provide for specified pre-1997 indexation and will therefore not be included in the Government’s pl

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to ensure that that fossil fuel companies fund the costs of climate recovery in the UK.

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Pensions: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to maintain tax relief on pension contributions.

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Pensioners: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of frozen personal tax thresholds on pensioners’ disposable incomes.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the criteria used to determine the State Pension age to reflect regional inequalities in healthy life expectancy.

Source: official written-questions record.