Written questions

231 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding eligibility for the human papillomavirus vaccination to all young adults under the age of 25, irrespective of sex or sex

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to question 16731, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of tracking response times to Mutual Legal Assistance requests.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether factories producing military equipment met productivity targets, broken down by category in 2025.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the Local SEND Reform Plans submitted to her department by local authorities on 19 June.

7 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK Central Authority in coordinating and responding to mutual legal assistance requests from other countries.

7 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Mutual Legal Assistance requests the UK Central Authority received in 2025; what the average speed was at which these requests are responded to; and what the longest amount of time was betwee

2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to prevent the advertising and promotion of vaping products in ways that appeal to children and young people, including through the use of child-friendly brandin

2 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether s1(3) of the Conversion Practices draft bill removes culpability for abusive conversion practices if carried out in the course of providing healthcare services.

2 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether s3(2) of the Conversion Practices draft bill removes culpability for the assistance or encouragement of an abusive conversion practice on the grounds that it was foreseeable but unintended.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: East Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide the latest figures of the number of children in East Surrey who have a) a SEND requirement and b) an EHCP, broken down per borough including Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley, Reigate

29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Mental Capacity: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026 to question 11966 entitled Mental Capacity, how many mental capacity assessments were (a) ordered by the Court of Protection to be carried out and (b) found to confirm a lac

24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help support women who have suffered domestic violence through the criminal justice system.

24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support and expand vision rehabilitation services.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, further to question 119633 entitled Employment Schemes: Older People, what plans he has to measure the effectiveness of the 50 PLUS Champions and Midlife MOT schemes in supporting jobseekers aged 50 and

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

Recreation Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in fulfilling Commitment 86 in the 2025 Environmental Improvement Plan to make sure that everyone has access to green or blue spaces within a 15-minute walk

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

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to protect 30% of land for nature by 2030.

24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of extending free school milk entitlement to children in reception.

23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sheltered Housing: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of arrangements whereby service charges and council tax on retirement properties remain pay

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to ensure the safety of users of (a) 5-A-Side and 7-A-Side football pitches and (b) all outdoor sports facilities during red weather warnings for heat.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Conditions: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits introducing a maximum temperature for workplaces.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Mental Capacity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mental capacity assessments were undertaken by the Court of Protection in the last three years; and, of these, how many came back confirming lack of capacity reported per year in each of the last three y

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

School Teachers' Review Body

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish and respond to the School Teachers’ Review Body report.

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish inclusion base guidance for schools.

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Child Sexual Abuse Material

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to schools on criminals targeting schools and using AI tools to create child sexual abuse material of pupils.

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review place funding for special schools.

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will share the (i) June and (ii) September 2026 allocation of Sustainable Farming Incentive funding with the National Farmers' Union.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of potential harm to looked-after children if weaknesses in ePEP systems lead to data breaches or inadequate safeguarding of their personal information.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will work with the ICO and CCS to review safeguarding risks posed by current ePEP platforms and consider mandatory independent cybersecurity audits and NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit compliance

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department plans to issue requiring Virtual School Heads to conduct appropriate due diligence and Data Protection Impact Assessments on third-party ePEP providers.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that all electronic Personal Education Plan systems used by local authority Virtual Schools meet robust national minimum security and data protection standards, particularly f

Source: official written-questions record.