Written questions

438 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: North Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve road safety in North Herefordshire constituency in the 2025-26 financial year.

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

BBC: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the BBC Board on the broadcasting of public information films to promote public health.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Learning Disability: Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the document by NHS England entitled 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance, published on 30 January 2025, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of t

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the frequency and reliability of rail services to stations in Herefordshire.

21 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 24912 on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, whether the measures to implement the provisions needed to

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17264 on Children: Epilespy, what steps her Department is taking with governing bodies to ensure that all schools (a) develop a policy for supporting pupils

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on ending badger culling.

12 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kiribati: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's nuclear testing on the (a) medical, (b) public and (c) genetic health of the population in Kiribati.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017, whether his Department is (a) committed to achieve good ecological status for

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the prospective free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council on the climate.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to amend the policy paper entitled UK-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement: The UK’s Strategic Approach, published in June 2022.

12 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zambia: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the number of (a) non-bond and (b) other private creditors have reached debt restructuring agr

12 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his polices on global climate action of (a) the US Executive Order entitled Putting America First in Internation

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Indigenous Peoples: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to recommendation 13 in the Fifth Special Report of the Environmental Audit Committee of Session 2023-24 entitled The UK’s contribution to tackling global deforestation:

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Land: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the implementation of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to assess its effectiveness at tackling pollution from contaminated land.

11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to consult with (a) veteran communities and (b) service organisations to inform the (i) design, (ii) implementation, (iii) data security, (iv) data governance and (v) access re

11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the Digital Veteran Card system on the data protection of veterans (a) with sensitive service histories and (b) who served

5 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Ceasefires

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he has made an assessment of the potential impact of statements on Gaza by President Trump on 4 February 2025 on the temporary Gaza ceasefire deal.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her predecessor's oral contribution of 18 November 2024, Official Report, column 49, when she plans to make a decision on concessionary bus travel for young people; and what criteria she plans

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to automatically publish her Department's (a) internal process review statistics on an annual basis and (b) all internal process reviews.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Manure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to bring the statutory guidance entitled Applying the farming rules for water, updated 16 June 2022, on the application of manure, in line with The Reduct

31 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Environment Protection

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' policy paper entitled Environmental principles policy statement, published on 31 January 2023, whether his Department provides training f

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Performance Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish an update to the Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure.

28 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that illegal hunts do not take place on Ministry of Defence land.

28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Occupied Territories: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help protect the (a) safety and (b) wellbeing of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterparts for an independent investigation to be launched into the killing of two-year-old Palestinian child Laila Mohammad

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to include ice age ponds in the list of Irreplaceable Habitats for biodiversity net gain.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grasslands: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including priority grassland habitats in the list of Irreplaceable Habitats for biodiversity net gain.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish his Department's consultation on a broader definition of irreplaceable habitat.

11 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

School Meals Coalition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of joining the School Meals Coalition.

Source: official written-questions record.