Written questions

299 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce waiting times for specialist operations.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve employment opportunities for young people in rural areas.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department monitors agreed (a) standards and (b) targets within privately-provided services; and whether there are any contractual consequences if performance targets are not met.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has put mechanisms in place to allow NHS patients to provide feedback to the commissioners of publicly-funded private healthcare treatments.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provisions his Department has put in place to monitor the quality-of-care patients receive in NHS-funded treatments at private hospitals.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the oversight of NHS-funded care at private providers.

14 Jul 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 reduce the wait times for children’s neurodevelopmental pathway assessments.

1 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising NHS jobs for British citizens who have gained medical qualifications (a) within the UK and (b) from institutions within other Eur

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Driving under Influence: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many breathalyser tests were carried out across West Mercia in the last 12 months; how many tested positive; and how many resulted in a prosecution.

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fines were issued to parents for unauthorised school absence in (a) Bromsgrove constituency and (b) Worcestershire in the last 12 months.

24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve palliative care in the context of assisted dying.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment with the Secretary of State for Education of the potential impact of trends in the level of bus fares on school attendance.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of a closure on energy se

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase participation in sport for (a) adolescent girls and (b) all adolescents.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the resilience of the UK’s digital economy in the event of disruption to undersea data cables.

13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of local authority planning decisions have been overturned by the Planning Inspectorate in the last 12 months.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Redundant Churches

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote the use of redundant churches for (a) cultural, (b) community and (c) educational purposes.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Queen Elizabeth II: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a public holiday to commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beekeeping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote beekeeping.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme in Bromsgrove.

13 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Official Cars

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government bodies use the Government Car Service; and what the average number of journeys has been in each Department in the last 12 months.

13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of charging VAT on independent school fees on cadet force partnerships between state and independent schools.

13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expand the cadet forces in state schools with limited provision.

13 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour and Shoplifting: Wythall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to tackle (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) shoplifting in Wythall.

30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he will visit Bromsgrove constituency to discuss the impact of government policy on the hospitality industry with (a) publicans and (b) landlords.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will visit a farm in Worcestershire to meet with (a) local farmers and (b) hon. Members to discuss changes to agricultural property relief.

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychiatry: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps with the Health and Care Professions Council to include psychotherapists on the list of protected titles within the healthcare industry.

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

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2025 to Question 44299 on Park Homes: Sales, whether she will outline her plans to seek further evidence from the sector before the House rises

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve respiratory disease (a) prevention, (b) diagnosis and (c) care.

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

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of commission charge of up to 10 per cent on the sale of park homes on (a) mobile home residents and (b) site owners;

Source: official written-questions record.