Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) protect SME hauliers from pricing by major lorry manufacturers and (b) ensure access to third-party litigation funding for those hauliers.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to SME hauliers of prices set by major lorry manufacturers.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025 and the target to replac

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025 and the target to replac

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Rabbits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025 and the target to replac

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the early flu season on corridor care, hospital capacity, and patient outcomes.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on the banning of cigarette filters, in the context of the upcoming eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK delegation attending the fourth Meeting of Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control plans to (a) oppose the extension of the scope of application of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Tra

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 77546 on NHS: Strikes, whether (a) paid and (b) unpaid trade union facility time can be used for NHS staff who are trade union representatives

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 77546 on NHS: Strikes, whether NHS staff who are on strike may be paid by another NHS trust for undertaking (a) agency and (b) locum during the

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 73326 on NHS: Strikes, if he will take steps to amend NHS contracts to ban the practice of NHS employees who are on strike from being paid by

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Trade Unions: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Pursuant to the answer of 10 October, to Question 75034, on Trade Union: Equality, which civil service diversity networks in (a) his department and (b) NHS England are eligible for network time; an

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle increases in legal costs for clinical negligence.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Isle of Wight and Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the (a) health and (b) wellbeing of the NHS workforce (i) on the Isle of Wight and (ii) in Hampshire.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: City of Sanctuary UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to issue guidance to NHS Trusts to discourage them from supporting City of Sanctuary.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to ensure that (a) the Office of Rail and Road or (b) another independent body has powers to (i) oversee, (ii) intervene in and (iii) appeal decisions on (A) access, (B) contract duration and

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to set out inspection frequency requirements for the Office of Rail and Road under Great British Railways.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what minimum safety standards will apply to Great British Railways infrastructure and operations.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of (a) new technologies, (b) automation and (c) artificial intelligence in rail operations on levels of safety.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of future levels of funding on Great British Railways' service provision.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring Great British Railways to publish its (a) board minutes and (b) key decision papers.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Network: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential environmental impact of proposed rail network expansion under the Railways Bill.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to balance safety considerations with efficiency requirements in Great British Railways’ statutory duties.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish guidance on the Office of Rail and Road's enforcement actions for safety breaches.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Curriculum and Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to accept the recommendation of the Curriculum and Assessment Review to develop a programme of work to provide evidence-led guidance on curriculum and pedagogical adaptation.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Family Hubs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure continued funding for Start for Life (a) infant feeding support, (b) parent–infant relationships, (c) perinatal mental health care and (d) other services.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Family Hubs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the total funding required for Start for Life services over the next Spending Review period; and of how much funding will be required to support (a) geograp

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending Start for Life services to a wider age range on costs to the public purse.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the planned geographical expansion of Start for Life services from 2025–26.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Family Hubs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to confirm funding allocations for the Start for Life programme beyond 1 April 2026.

Source: official written-questions record.