Written questions

347 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breasts: Plastic Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have been affected by faulty PIP breast implants in Truro and Falmouth constituency.

19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will next consider the potential merits of offering the Meningitis B vaccine to teenagers on the NHS.

19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent teenagers and young adults from contracting Meningitis B.

14 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Nigerian counterpart on attacks on civilians in Benue and Nasarawa states. Nigeria.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Tidal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department will take to ensure high levels of UK content in tidal stream projects.

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to encourage the use of a surgical robot in Cornwall, in the context of it being the only region in England and Wales without one.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when draft updated statutory guidance on supporting pupils with medical conditions will be published.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when guidance on clinical delegation will be published.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Holiday Accommodation: Energy Performance Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason he proposes the inclusion of holiday lets within the Energy Performance Certificate regime; and whether sector-specific data, including occupancy patterns, energy

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Children: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children's homes that are privately owned and operated.

16 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the dependents of doctors eligible for the earned settlement scheme will be able to qualify for faster settlement routes.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Feed-in Tariffs and Renewables Obligation: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changing the inflation indexation calculation for the Renewable Obligation (RO) and Feed-in Tariffs (FiT) schemes from the Retail Price

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Bereavement Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has assessed the potential merits of introducing paid bereavement leave.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on the automatic registration of eligible children for free school meal entitlements.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the sum of money was resulting from a) deductions and b) sanctions applied to Universal Credit claims in Truro and Falmouth constituency in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a yellow card warning system in place of immediate benefit sanctions for certain groups of claimants.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Landfill

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's policy paper on the UK methane action plan, published on 29 October 2025, what his planned timeline is for implementing a transitional support mechanism for

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Tidal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his ambitions for tidal stream are in the upcoming renewable auction.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of school supply spending that is retained by private agencies rather than paid to teachers; and what assessment she has made of the impact on school budgets.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of children that are able to swim 25 metres confidently.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timeline is for the allocation of £400 million into new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to assess the (a) adequacy of levels of swimming pool provision and (b) long-term factors that might impact future levels of swimming pool provision.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Affordable housing set to benefit from £100 million following CMA probe, published on 9 July 2025, whether he has consid

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Renewable Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits in recognising the role of renewable liquid fuels in decarbonising off-gas-grid households.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust in addressing the long waits for ambulances and emergency care at the acute hospital in Cornwall.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with energy suppliers to help prevent large increases in energy bill direct debits.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Employment Agencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of commercial agencies in the supply teaching sector; and whether she plans to provide funding for non-commercial operators in that sector.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Pay and Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating that supply staff (a) are paid according to national pay scales and (b) have access to (i) the Teachers' Pension Scheme and (ii) other rel

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Insecticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered requiring pet products containing pesticides that are sold off the shelf to the public to provide explicit (a) advice and (b) warnings of their potential imp

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Insecticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the planned timescales are for the action points in the Cross-government Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group Roadmap on addressing levels of fipronil and imidacloprid detecte

Source: official written-questions record.