Written questions
134 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Miscarriage: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans NHS England has to improve the collection of second trimester miscarriage data through the Maternity Services Dataset.
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Miscarriage: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the recording of miscarriage experienced by women engaged with NHS services.
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Miscarriage: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Single Patient Record could improve the recording of miscarriage across NHS services and what steps he is taking to help reduce the risk of double counting the same miscarriage recorded by
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Miscarriage: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an update to the Digital Maternity Record Standard is planned to limit birth outcome to coded values and ensure that a value is included for second trimester miscarriage.
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Miscarriage: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Single Patient Record could improve the recording of miscarriage across NHS services; and what steps are being taken to reduce the risk of double counting the same miscarriage recorded by d
14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Nurses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the decline in the recruitment of learning disability nurses.
14 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Construction: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in HMRC VAT registration processing on construction businesses; and if she will consider changes to the VAT registration rules to allow businesses to re
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Innovation and Research: Ribble Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young people have access to education, skills, and career opportunities arising from investment in research and innovation in Ribble V
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Innovation: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support locally led innovation investment in a) Ribble Valley constituency and b) Lancashire.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Children: Outdoor Recreation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered introducing an entitlement to an outdoor residential experience for every child during their time at school.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Children: Outdoor Recreation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of guaranteeing every child the opportunity to attend an outdoor residential on pupils' wellbeing.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Historic Buildings: Churches
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support is available to maintain historic church buildings that also serve as community spaces.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Libraries
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support is available to local authorities to maintain public library services.
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the provisions in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 relating to the removal of marriage value in leasehold enfranchisement will be brought into force, and what the
23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of supplier lock-in risks in relation to the NHS Federated Data Platform contract.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to investigate, regulate and monitor the potential impact of water pollution originating from highway runoff.
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review the level of fees payable to legal aid solicitors undertaking mental health legal aid work.
9 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent digital exclusion from increasing health inequalities in the context of the Health Bill.
2 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Hartley Pensions: Insolvency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether the FCA’s supervisory actions prior to the collapse of Hartley Pensions were sufficient to protect SIPP holders.
2 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Information Commissioner’s Office: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for complaints and enquiries to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Key target hit with 8,500 extra mental health workers in the NHS, published on 30 June 2026, what proportion of the additional mental healt
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress her Department has made in improving the recruitment and retention of midwives in the NHS under the Long Term Workforce Plan, including (a) changes in midwifery training places
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the mental health and wellbeing of midwives in the NHS, including access to occupational mental health services, support after traumatic experiences i
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation his Department held with patients, carers, NHS staff and voluntary sector organisations before bringing forward the Health Bill.
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to ensure the independent oversight of complaints and safeguarding concerns under the reforms proposed in the Health Bill.
2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthwatch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the independent patient and public scrutiny of NHS and social care services following the proposed abolition of local Healthwatch organisations under t
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Power: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the current and future workforce capacity in the UK nuclear research sector; and how that assessment is informing the Government’s plans to expand n
29 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of the consultation on a private parking code of practice.
29 May 2026 · Department for Education
Family Hubs: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities in Lancashire on the delivery of Best Start Family Hubs.
29 May 2026 · Department for Education
Family Hubs: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities in Lancashire on the delivery of Best Start Family Hubs.
Source: official written-questions record.