Written questions

41 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the detection and diagnosis of cancer in children and young people.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Theatre

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (a) what support her Department is providing for grassroots theatre and community production groups; and (b) what assessment she has made of the potential impact of participation in grassroots th

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Holocaust: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that primary school children are educated about the Holocaust.

13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to the meeting Ministers in his Department had with the Trustees of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme on Thursday 30th April 2026, if he will provide an update on progress to resolve the

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the transformation of liver services programme led by the NHS England Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Clinical Reference Group will include a specific workstream to help address the unmet clinic

24 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuels: Air Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to include air ambulance charities within national fuel resilience and prioritisation planning, including consideration alongside Category 1 responders.

24 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the liver transformation programme led by the Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Clinical Reference Group will include a specific work stream to help address the unmet clinical need in metabolic dy

23 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle domestic abuse.

24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receive community-based care with specialist input; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness o

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coalfields Regeneration Trust: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on proposed capital funding for the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to support SME industrial development.

3 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to provide resources to help ensure (a) reports of fraud are investigated and (b) victims of fraud receive support.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reform to wastewater management, including on the potential merits of a polluter pays principle to fund additional tr

16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis on the NHS in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) Mansfield con

16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects treatments for fatty liver disease to be approved for use on the NHS; what assessment he has made of the readiness of the NHS to make such treatments available; and what steps he is

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with young people with cancer supported by Teenage Cancer Trust ahead of the publication of the National Cancer Plan.

29 Oct 2025 · Treasury

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of using the investment reserve to increase the pensions of members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Video Games: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of online storefronts or game servers being shut down on (a) consumer rights and (b) digital ownership.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) monitoring and (b) enforcement mechanisms are in place to ensure manufacturers comply with the prohibition on pause functions in Audible Vehicle Alert Systems for new (i) electric and (ii) hybrid vehic

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) electric and (b) hybrid vehicles that (i) do not have an Audible Vehicle Alert System installed and (ii) have an Audible Vehicle Alert System installed

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policies his Department plans to include in the National Cancer Plan on increasing access to clinical trials for (a) teenagers and (b) young adults with cancer.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policies his Department plans to include in the National Cancer Plan on the earlier diagnosis of (a) teenagers and (b) young adults with cancer.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help improve data collection on (a) teenagers and (b) young adults with cancer in relation to (i) staging at diagnosis, (ii) routes to diagnosis, (iii) emergency presentati

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the National Cancer Plan for England provides age-appropriate information on the symptoms of cancer for young people.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent car insurance premiums from being increased for drivers involved in no-fault accidents.

8 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cambodia: Thailand

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help resolve the Cambodian-Thai border conflict.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Scleroderma

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve early diagnosis, (b) increase funding for research and (c) improve access to specialist (i) support and (ii) treatment for patients with scleroderma.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to prevent phoenixing.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Health Services and Life Sciences

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on levels of alignment between the (a) planned Life Sciences Sector plan, (b) planned 10-Year Health plan, (c) Industrial Strategy an

26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the (a) NHS 10 Year Plan and (b) National Cancer Plan to increase levels of participation in NHS cancer screening programmes for (i) cervical, (ii) bowel, and (i

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

Local Government: Pay

What steps she is taking with local authorities to help uplift public sector pay for people in local government.

Source: official written-questions record.