Written questions

344 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Givinostat

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England and (b) ITF Pharma UK to ensure that NHS Trusts have the necessary resources and guidance to take part in the Early Access Programme for

14 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Givinostat

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in accessing givinostat through the Early Access Programme on boys and young men living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the UK.

14 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35073 on Private Education: VAT, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the additional independent school closures over the

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Artillery: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the 24 Archer artillery systems ordered in 2019 were operationally ready on 14 March 2025.

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Army Medical Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time regular personnel were serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps on 14 March 2025; and if he will make an estimate of the number of full-time regular personnel who will be serving in the (a) 20

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional (a) tanks and (b) armoured vehicles are expected to be operational in 2027-28, in the context of increases in defence spending.

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of additional service personnel who will be recruited to the (a) Royal Navy, (b) British Army, (c) Royal Air Force in the 2027-28 financial year, in the context of increase

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

First Aid: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of mandating CitizenAID training within the national curriculum.

3 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Georgia: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the risk of interference by Russia in Georgia.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the application of VAT on independent school fees on the number of independent school closures in the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 f

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of road traffic fatalities related to potholes in (a) Solihull Borough, (b) the city of Birmingham, (c) Warwickshire, (d) Oxfordshire and (e) Worcestershire i

10 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 3M Combat Arms Earplugs V2 his Department purchased between 2003 and 2015.

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average annual workforce and activity cost is of the (a) Regular Army Infantry Battalion, (b) Army Reserve Infantry Battalion, (c) Royal Armoured Corps Regular Army Regiment and (d) Royal Armoured Corps

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) workforce and (b) other costs are to maintain the (i) 4th Light Brigade Combat Team, (ii) 20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, (iii) 102 Operational Sustainment Brigade and (iv) 1st Deep Reconnaissance

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Negligence: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for implementing fixed recoverable costs to clinical negligence claims.

30 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to he Answer of 27 January 2025 to question 24346 on NHS: Standards, how many additional Value Weighted Activity appointments have been delivered since 5 July 2024.

30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 3M Combat Arms Earplugs V2 his Department has purchased in the last five years.

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Professional Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions he has met representatives of each medical Royal College since 5 July 2024.

15 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he is measuring the delivery of 40,000 more NHS appointments a week.

15 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which appointments will count towards the plan to deliver 40,000 more NHS appointments a week.

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Health and Safety Executive has made in its review of the Approved Code of Practice and guidance in the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 on provision of disposal

13 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the UK's space-based (a) positioning, (b) navigation and (c) timing capabilities, in the context of encrypted and alerting services.

13 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Medical Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Defence Medical Services cadre is operationally fit to deploy.

13 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that police resources for tackling knife crime at a local level are used effectively.

13 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Subversion: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help deter Russian interference in democratic processes in the UK.

13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to help deter malign Iranian activity in the UK.

13 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the costs to HMRC of processing changes to rates of National Insurance contributions.

13 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Hospices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the increase of tax paid by hospices as a result of changes to National Insurance contributions rates.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Charitable Donations

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the value of charity given to (a) state schools and (b) local communities by independent schools in each of the last five years.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Buses: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing bus fares on customers.

Source: official written-questions record.