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.