Written questions

518 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost of the additional testing allowance introduced in June 2025 has been to date; and what assessment she has made of its effect on the number of tests delivered per full-time equivalent examine

14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Genetics: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve transparency on uptake, turnaround times and outcomes for genetic and biomarker testing across the NHS.

14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Orphan Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the review of orphan medicines regulation required by the Rare Cancers Act 2026 will consider the full pathway from regulatory authorisation to NHS patient access, including evidence genera

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Sexual Offences: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many woman and girls she estimates have been victims of grooming gangs; and what methodology she uses to calculate that number.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Mass Transit Taskforce working with the devolved governments to help ensure the benefits to the UK supply chain are maximised.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Trams: Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Mass Transit Taskforce's remit includes tram-train projects.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks of age verification methods involving facial or biometric data to enforce a social media ban for under-16s.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Internet: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Digital Citizenship Qualification to educate children on interaction with the online world.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Edinburgh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer to Question UIN 63826 on driving test waiting times in Currie, what the average waiting time is for a practical driving test at the Currie Driving Test Centre; and by what date she

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Delivery Services: Robots

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the level of need for further regulation of autonomous delivery robots operating on public pavements and highways; and whether the Department plans to publish addition

29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to launch a consultation on proposed regulations relating to costs orders under Section 17 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise research into Inclusion Body Myositis and other rare progressive muscle disorders.

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of Inclusion Body Myositis and other rare progressive muscle disorders.

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Genomics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will undertake a horizon-scanning review to identify emerging actionable gene mutations for timely inclusion in the National Genomic Test Directory, prioritising pancreatic cancer and ot

26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Genomics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the barriers to genomic testing for pancreatic cancer patients and how he plans to increase uptake nationally.

19 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles is exploring the adequacy of compensation arrangements for victims of accidents involving uninsured vehicles in the context of the Automated Vehicles Act

19 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding to the UK Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods; what assessment he has made of the role of industry co-investment in s

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Micromobility Vehicles: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to launch the consultation on micromobility regulation.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle harmful platform features that put children at risk online.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to extend proposed restrictions to livestreaming and communication with strangers for child users to other high-risk functionalities including disappearing messages, t

16 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Economic Growth: Environment Protection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of permanent absolute GDP growth on long-term environmental sustainability in the context of the Dasgupta Review.

16 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Economic Growth: Nature Conservation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to (a) cost the degradation of natural assets resulting from headline GDP growth and (b) ensure long-term environmental costs are reflected in fiscal planning.

12 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change in funding levels for the Independent Commission for Aid Impact on the evaluation of the (a) effectiveness

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Human Rights: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote and support the adoption of the (a) Rights Respecting Schools programme and (b) principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in schools.

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

Meat and Proteins: Novel Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of incorporation of cultivated meat and alternative proteins into future food security and agri-tech strategies.

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Novel Foods: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with the Food Standards Agency on the regulatory pathway for novel foods.

12 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Payroll Deduction Scheme: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HM Revenue and Customs has issued to employers on the legality and tax treatment of schemes known as grocery salary sacrifice schemes; what steps have they taken to ensure such schemes are structured t

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2631, which tumour types will be prioritised for the first cancer manuals; and whether there will be a consultation exercise for the development of

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2631, whether accountability mechanisms will be put in place to ensure that NHS trusts, commissioners and regional partnerships act on the quality s

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to increase the level of uptake of advanced mathematics to help address the skills gaps identified in Skills England’s Annual Skills Re

Source: official written-questions record.