Written questions
545 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity: Recreation Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) parks, (b) gardens and (c) playing fields from biodiversity net gain requirements.
15 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Football: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if She will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of increasing funding for grassroots football on costs to (a) the NHS and (b) local authorities.
15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Football: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether grassroots football organisations are eligible for public health funding.
15 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Football Foundation: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has held recent discussions with the Football Foundation on the level of funding it requires from the Government to (a) plan strategically and (b) implement community projects.
15 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Football: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve funding for grassroots football facilities.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS cost recovery.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve staff retention in NHS midwifery services.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the international labour supply of midwives on the (a) training and (b) employment of British midwives.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the labour supply of trained midwives.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he ia taking to reduce staff sickness absences amongst NHS staff.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of levels of long-term sickness amongst NHS maternity service staff.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of levels of long-term sickness amongst NHS staff.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for NHS maternity services.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of ensuring a job in the NHS for midwifery graduates.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase opportunities for midwifery graduates to gain employment in the NHS.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of employed midwives required a work visa in each of the last ten years.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the retention rate amongst NHS midwives.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of newly employed midwives secured employment with their preferred NHS trust since 1 January 2023.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of newly employed midwives found employment within 20 miles of their home address since 2023.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of midwifery graduates were employed as midwives within 12 months of graduation in the last three years.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the employment rate amongst midwifery graduates since 1 January 2023.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered commissioning (a) medium- and (b) long-term studies to monitor the effectiveness of Best Start Family Hubs.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Children's Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of awareness of the Sure Start brand on take up of services by Sure Start Children's Centres.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that new Best Start Family Hubs can access high quality data collected by the NHS.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of co-location of Best Start Family Hubs and local primary schools.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs: Primary Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that new Best Start Family Hubs are integrated with primary care services.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions has she had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the establishment of Best Start Family Hubs.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Family Hubs: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to embed a focus on (a) antenatal and (b) prenatal support for parents in the delivery of new Best Start Family Hubs.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Children's Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many former Sure Start children’s centres are no longer operated by local authorities and have been transferred into the third sector.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Children's Centres: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many former Sure Start children’s centres have (a) closed and (b) reduced services so that they no longer meet the statutory criteria of a children’s centre since 2011.
Source: official written-questions record.