Melanie Ward

16 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consideration she has given to appointing a new British ambassador to Syria.

15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into treatment for lobular breast cancer.

14 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Criminal Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UK is taking to support the International Criminal Court.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to the development of skills required by the defence industry in Fife.

20 May 2026 · Treasury

Energy: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has to increase support for families in the context of trends in the cost of energy caused by the conflict in Iran.

14 Apr 2026 · Wales Office

Defence: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will consider extending the validity of driving theory tests from two years to three years.

12 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Doctors

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on access to Gaza for a) Palestinian doctors and b) international doctors.

12 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on the opening of a humanitarian corridor between Gaza and the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs and Poultry: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's proposed timeline is for banning cages in relation to hens and pigs.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the CAA cannot release occurrence information on pilot fatigue events.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many occasions in the last year the Health and Safety Executive has discussed the issue of pilot fatigue with the Civil Aviation Authority.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of pilot fatigue have been reported to the Civil Aviation Authority in each of the past 10 years.

17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will outline the steps and decision-making criteria for awarding the Army Collective Training Service contract.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is planning a further allocation of funding to support grassroots football in Scotland.

3 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Darfur: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub for supporting the UK’s response to the situation in El Fasher, Darfur.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to allow people with epilepsy who have been seizure-free for more than ten years while taking medication to apply for a driver's licence.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of jury service on people employed on zero hour contracts.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Overseas Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) UK charities and (b) the Charity Commission to ensure that charities do not invest in illegal settlements in occupied territory which are a violatio

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Burntisland Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects Network Rail to have completed a feasibility study on making Burntisland railway station accessible.

11 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Fife

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress her Department has made on increasing driving examiner recruitment in Fife.

8 Jul 2025 · Wales Office

Living Wage and Minimum Wage: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage on people in Wales.

5 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a supply shortage of Aimovig on people who experience migraines.

2 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Discrimination

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle ageism in the provision of financial services.

30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to review the current accreditation process for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum expiry dates on gift vouchers.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Counselling and Psychiatry: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists.

27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ibuprofen and Paracetamol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring guidance on the sale of (a) paracetamol and (c) ibuprofen into law.

19 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on restarting civil-military cooperation with UNRWA.