Written questions
143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for introducing legislation to ban (a) trail hunting and (b) the import of hunting trophies.
27 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps her Department has taken to tackle the shortfall in armed forces recruitment over the last five years; and whether these measures have been tailored to each branch of the military.
27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on supporting NHS trusts to meet their annual sickness absence targets.
27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Musculoskeletal Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff are absent from work due to musculoskeletal health issues; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of fast-tracking treatment for such staff.
27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescription prepayment certificates have been issued in (a) England and (b) Mid Derbyshire in the last five years.
27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of communication systems between GP surgeries and pharmacies.
27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glioblastoma: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of patent lengths on research into treatments for glioblastoma.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of food procured by the public sector in Derbyshire is from British farmers.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a landscape and visual impact scheme in relation to energy infrastructure projects in rural areas.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Hydroelectric Power: Historic Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of using development hydropower on the sites of established historic watermills.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Discipline
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of pupils(a) behaviour and (b) violence on the number of disrupted learning hours to other pupils.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Hygiene
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7546 on Children: Hygiene, what discussions she has had with (a) school leaders and (b) local authorities on the impact of uniform hygiene on children; and
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Museums and Galleries: Tourism
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure the museum sector contributes to her Department's tourism-related objectives.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: East Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support rural (a) museum and (b) arts and music venues in (i) Mid Derbyshire constituency and (ii) the East Midlands.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Museums and Galleries: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure successful partnerships between civic museums and industry to address the skills gap.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Climate Change and Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the UK's biosecurity resilience against (a) invasive species, (b) plant diseases, (c) animal diseases and (d) other emerging threats; and
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Curriculum and Assessment Review: Audiobooks
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking as part of the Curriculum and Assessment Review to consider the use of audiobooks in schools.
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve (a) literacy and (b) access to books in schools.
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Hydroelectric Power: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding his Department has provided to (a) support and (b) promote opportunities for domestic hydropower.
11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of prostate cancer screenings.
27 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for the return of medically suspended driving licences.
27 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle shortages of ADHD medication.
23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sipavibart: Immunosuppression
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Sipavibart can be provided through the NHS to immunosuppressed people.
Source: official written-questions record.