Written questions

299 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Plastic Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Accident & Emergency admissions were made for cosmetic and aesthetic treatments requiring urgent medical attention in 2024.

1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Visitors: Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the health visitor to resident ratio in Worcestershire; and what steps his Department is taking to increase this provision.

12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reform mental health services so that social support is integrated into treatment plans.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to publish the assessment made by her Department with the Cabinet Office of prison maintenance undertaken in 2023.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 29183 on Smartphones, what research she refers to.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government considers increased trade with China to be an inherent risk to national security.

5 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Museums and Galleries: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February of Question 29769 on Museums, what the cost of the VAT Refund Scheme was in 2024; and whether she plans to change the funding for the VAT Refund Scheme.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Cathedrals

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February to Question 29771 on Churches, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the Listed Places of Worship scheme on Cathedrals.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity Interconnectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February to Question 29155 on Energy Resilience, when the robust plans to mitigate the impacts of a gas or electricity disruption were last updated.

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason his Department resumed negotiations with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 29154 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, whether any conditions will be placed on how the package of financ

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February to Question 29154 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, what index the annual payments will be linked to.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials are working on the negotiations of a trade deal with the United States.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February to Question 29770 on Chinese manufacturing, whether major energy infrastructure including wind turbines are categorised as critical national infrastructur

5 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle crime that occurs on the border of multiple police forces.

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

Local Government: Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29763 on Discussions with Members from Worcestershire on local government reform, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) senior

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29762 on Cross sector partnerships, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of cooperation between state and private schools on state school

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of redistributing green levies and surcharges to help increase energy affordability.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of eligible pensioners will be entitled to the new state pension; and what proportion of eligible pensioners will get the basic state pension (a) nationally and (b) in Bromsgrove constit

24 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average wait time is for calls to be answered by HMRC; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce this.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Fares: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to prevent fare evasion on the cross-city line between North Worcestershire and Birmingham.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet and Telecommunications: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to protect freedom of speech in (a) online and (b) electronic communications.

11 Feb 2025 · Attorney General

Empty Property: Bromsgrove

To ask the Solicitor General, how many unclaimed estates are in Bromsgrove constituency.

11 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will make an assessment of the potential merits of inviting the Minister for Housing and Planning to Cabinet.

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many asylum seekers have received medical treatment in Bromsgrove constituency in the last two years.

11 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Bromsgrove

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of (a) cash and (b) ATMs in Bromsgrove constituency.

11 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with a high potential individual visa lived in Bromsgrove constituency on (a) 5 July 2024 and (b) 10 February 2025.

11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of former armed forces personnel residing in Bromsgrove constituency.

11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions (a) she, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in her Department have had on the sale of her Department's property at Tardebigge.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Holocaust: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to promote Holocaust education in (a) schools and (b) colleges in Bromsgrove constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.