Written questions

207 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of notifying Universal Credit claimants of their eligibility for free school meals via online journal entries.

15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

First Time Buyers: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support first time buyers entering the property market.

15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in house prices in the North West.

15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to ensure that solar panel installation can be scaled to cover new build properties.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger safety at train stations, as part of rail improvement works.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to reduce the number of delays that passengers face on train journeys.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Mid Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of train delays affecting Mid Cheshire constituency in the last 12 months.

15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the wait time for (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment for patients with cancer.

15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the current waitlist for Cancer patients awaiting treatment.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on bringing the rail network into public ownership.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support to de-carbonise heavy industry.

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

Turtles: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to aid international conservation efforts supporting turtle populations.

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

Turtles: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the UK's role in international efforts towards turtle conservation.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase education on the dangers and impact of sexism and misogyny.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of efforts to engage with secondary school children on the issue of sexism.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Job Creation

?To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that AI creates jobs in the UK.

17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cerebral Palsy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing regular health reviews for adults with cerebral palsy.

17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cerebral Palsy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop a national (a) pathway and (b) service specification for adults with cerebral palsy.

17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cerebral Palsy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the adequacy of health outcomes of adults with cerebral palsy following transition from paediatric to adult services.

17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cerebral Palsy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare provision for adults with cerebral palsy.

17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Xanomeline/Trospium Chloride

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NICE and pharmaceutical manufacturers regarding the assessment and potential availability in England of xanomeline-trospium chloride (Cobenfy) for the t

17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Schizophrenia: Rehabilitation and Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of specialist rehabilitation services and supported housing provision for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and schizoaffective d

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of required pace of hydrogen network rollout to aid industrial decarbonisation in order to (a) meet the UK’s decarbonisation targets and (b) avoid a potential adve

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the industries which can only be decarbonised by switching to hydrogen energy.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered the potential merits of publishing the updated UK hydrogen strategy before the end of July 2026.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has given to amending the Extended Producer Responsibility base fees to introduce a sub-category for fibre-based composites containing between 5% and 15% non-fib

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the levels of Packaging Recovery Notes fraud in the waste export sector.

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the use of the N9M protocol; and if she will issue guidance on its vulnerabilities to foreign actors accessing any data p

17 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a national safety standard for Human Form Recognition AI technology used on (a) mobile plant and (b) heavy

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Technology: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consult with industry leaders in the safety-tech sector to develop a unified data standard for the reporting of safety near-misses captured by Human Form Recognition AI-enabled systems on ind

Source: official written-questions record.