Written questions

385 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Cryptoassets

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the number of UK-based firms registered with the Financial Conduct Authority to provide cryptoasset services.

17 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Cryptocurrencies: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of cryptocurrency use in illicit finance; and what steps she is taking to reduce this activity.

17 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps her Department has taken to strengthen consumer protection in relation to investments in unbacked cryptocurrencies.

17 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Cryptoassets: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) funding and (b) resourcing for the Financial Conduct Authority for effective regulation of the cryptoasset sector.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband and Mobile Phones: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of residents paying above 5% of household income on (a) broadband and (b) mobile services in Wiltshire; and what steps he is ta

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of households without home internet access in Wiltshire; and what recent estimate his Department has made of levels of digital exclusion in (a) W

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total funding allocated to councils and businesses for electric vehicle charging infrastructure was in the 2025 Spending Review; and what this allocation was in the previous five years.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the commercialisation of circular economy innovations in UK supply chains.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes in incentivising circular product design.

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Construction: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department provides to support SMEs in the construction sector to adopt circular design and reuse practices.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential economic merits of implementing circular economy models in the UK.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote the transition to a circular economy.

13 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Pensioners: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of fraud involving impersonation of government agencies targeting pensioners have been recorded in each of the last five years by region.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

ME/CFS: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the (a) guidance and (b) training provided to assessors conducting Work Capability Assessments for people living with ME.

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NICE document entitled Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management, published on 29 October 2021, what progress has been m

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis in primary care settings in Wiltshire.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Cystic Fibrosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available through Access to Work for people with cystic fibrosis (a) with and (b) without (i) transport and (ii) rural connectivity barrier

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis and Special Educational Needs: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of education, health and care plans for children with cystic fibrosis in Wiltshire; and what steps he is taking to help support local authorities to impr

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much research funding his Department has allocated to cystic fibrosis research with clinical links to (a) hospitals and (b) research institutions in (i) Wiltshire and (ii) the South West in the

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) transport, (b) digital appointments and (c) other support to families managing the transition of cystic fibrosis patients from paediatric to adult

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to (a) cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulator therapies and (b) other cystic fibrosis treatments in rural parts of Wiltshire.

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to specialist cystic fibrosis services through (a) NHS Trusts in (i) Bath and (ii) Swindon and (b) other routes for patients in Wiltshir

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Vocational Education: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to post-16 skills and vocational training in Wiltshire since 2020.

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS mental health referrals for under-18s were seen within four weeks in Wiltshire in the last 12 months.

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people with multiple sclerosis who are expected to lose eligibility for Personal Independence Payment under the proposed reforms to the assessment crit

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of PIP decisions for people with MS have been overturned on appeal in the last five years, by region.

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent MS specialist nurses are employed by the NHS in England; and steps he plans to take to increase their number.

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is from initial referral to diagnosis for multiple sclerosis in each NHS region.

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis: Stem Cells

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been prescribed stem cell transplantation therapy for MS in the last five years, by NHS region.

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of high-efficacy treatments for relapsing-remitting MS on the NHS.

Source: official written-questions record.