Written questions
38 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the severity modifier by NICE in 2022 on the provision of life-extending treatment to those with incurable secondary breas
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Disability and Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help (a) improve pay and conditions for frontline social care workers and (b) ensure that social care policy adequately addresses the requirements of people with seve
7 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the absence of legal requirement for local authorities to provide free transport for young people with SEND beyond the age of 16 on (a) parental employmen
10 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Development Aid
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to restore Official Development Assistance to 0.7 percent of gross national income in the context of the Spending Review.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle regional disparities in the (a) distribution and (b) availability of essential medications.
12 May 2025 · Department for Education
Sign Language: Pre-school Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce sign language into early years planning for deaf children.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Consumer Rights Act 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) amending the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to include and (b) bringing into the scope of the Motor Ombudsman (i) small businesses run as limited
18 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of employment contract non-compete clauses on (a) entrepreneurship and (b) economic growth.
18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Charities: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) support the development of and (b) source external funding for the Directories Asset Mapping digital compendium of Voluntary, Community and Social En
18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Writing: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that generative AI developers are obliged to disclose the use of (a) creative writing and (b) other works in AI training.
24 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Grammar Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to help reduce (a) inequalities in the admissions process to academically selective grammar schools and (b) disparities in access to tutoring for admission tests to those schools.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the document entitled CEF Funded Projects, published on 31 July 2024, how many projects his Department had funded in total through the Community Energy Fund by 31 December 2
21 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Capital Punishment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3369 on Iran: Political Prisoners, whether his Department has taken steps to hold Iran accountable following the execut
28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes and Hospitals: Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people in (a) care homes and (b) hospitals to have visitors in all circumstances.
20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport
Vehicles: Electric Cables and Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rodents on soy-based wiring and insulation used in vehicles.
14 Jan 2025 · Home Office
Licensed Premises: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase (a) awareness of the PASS CitizenCard and (b) the number of licensed premises that accept it as a suitable form of identification.
18 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Parking: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing regulations similar to disabled parking on parent and child parking spaces.
16 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Stalking
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to increase protection for victims of stalking when the perpetrator has a mental health condition.
16 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Visas: Colombia
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the new visa requirements for Colombian citizens on UK citizens who are intending to return to the UK with children born through surrogacy
9 Dec 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) boys and (b) young men receive education in school on preventing violence against women and girls in schools.
9 Dec 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote the inclusion of disabled students in schools; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including in the national curriculum teaching about the life expe
2 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (a) to reduce waiting times, (b) limit the rejection of referrals and (c) improve trust in services by both (i) p
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Post Offices: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the closure of Post Office branches in (a) Chipping Barnet constituency and (b) the UK.
26 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure continued funding for GAVI.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her policies on higher education reform will include employment rights protections for (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent lecturers.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Epilepsy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure all children with epilepsy receive an individual healthcare plan.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pet Travel Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of re-joining the EU pet passport scheme.
25 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Polio: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing £100 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative for the 2025-26 financial year.
25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of housing regulations on the (a) number of windows, (b) size of windows, (c) natural light and (d) residents' wellbeing in
25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that adults with autism receive suitable advice on housing.
Source: official written-questions record.