Written questions
385 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Carbon Emissions and Renewable Energy
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total turnover was of the UK's low carbon and renewable energy economy for each year since 2015.
13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Service: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to the Pension Service helpline (a) were not answered, (b) involved the caller being on hold for more than 10 minutes and (c) were terminated by the Pension Service following the caller b
13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Service: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to the Pension Service helpline (a) were not answered, (b) involved the caller being on hold for more than 10 minutes and (c) were terminated by the Pension Service following the caller b
13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bereavement Counselling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the need for improved access to mental health services for people experiencing bereavement following sudden or traumatic deaths.
13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Bereavement Support Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Bereavement Support Payments in covering the (a) immediate and (b) ongoing costs faced by bereaved families.
13 May 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Allergies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to regularly review the Government’s statutory guidance from 2017 in relation to supporting pupils with allergies
9 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing compensation relating to pre-1997 pensionable service for Pension Protection Fund members to be indexed.
9 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pathways to Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason accessible versions of the Pathways to Work Green Paper were not published at the same time as the original version; and if she will take steps to ensure that accessible versions of docu
9 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for Universal Credit on (a) young adults under 25 and (b) young adults under 25 who are (i) living independently and (i
9 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the eligibility for PIP on the number of people who qualify for (a) a Blue Badge, (b) Housing Benefit and (c)
9 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with (a) musculoskeletal disorders and (b) learning disabilities who will be affected by changes to PIP eligibility in Wiltshire.
9 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who (a) are currently eligible for PIP and (b) will not be eligible for PIP following her Department's proposed changes to the assessment criteria fo
8 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Sustainable Development: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to consult stakeholders on (a) alignment with international reporting standards and (b) the potential impact on companies as part of the first two UK Sustainability Reporting Standards
8 May 2025 · Treasury
Civil Society: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the VCSE sector.
8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Civil Society
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of an increase in staffing costs in voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations on their ability to provide services fo
8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) development and (b) implementation of (i) whole genome sequencing and (ii) other innovative treatments for brain tumours.
8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a dedicated diagnostic pathway for brain tumours.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many 999 calls were received by ambulance services in the South West in each month since January 2024; and what the staffing levels were for paramedics in those services over the same period.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments and Ambulance Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of ambulance handovers at hospitals exceeded (a) 30 minutes, (b) one hour and (c) two hours in the South West in each month since January 2024.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the longest recorded ambulance response time was in the South West in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of emergency ambulance calls met the national response time targets for each category of call in the South West in each month since January 2024.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average ambulance response time was for category (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four calls in each NHS ambulance trust operating in the South West in each of the last 12 months.
7 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Housing: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of (a) cold and (b) energy-inefficient homes occupied by pensioners in Wiltshire.
7 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Winter Fuel Payment: Impact Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department made local-level equality impact assessments on the changes in Winter Fuel Payment eligibility.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Chronic Illnesses: Weather
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment on (a) cold-related illness and (b) hospital admissions amongst ol
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Primary Care Networks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how patient feedback is incorporated into the (a) evaluation and (b) refinement of primary care network toolkits.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Primary Care Networks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics are used to evaluate the effectiveness of primary care network toolkits for meeting their intended objectives within integrated care boards; and what steps his Department takes to moni
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Discharges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish data on the average waiting times for discharge medications in hospital trusts within Wiltshire.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Discharges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the timeliness of medication dispensing for inpatients awaiting discharge.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Discharges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of hospital pharmacy delays on discharge times for patients who are medically fit to leave.
Source: official written-questions record.