Written questions
245 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carers: Earnings Rules
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many clearances for Carer's Allowance claims have been made involving carers' earnings being averaged since 3 September 2025.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many earnings-related Carer's Allowance overpayments were referred to Debt Management between January 2025 and March 2026.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30627, if he will provide updated figures on the number of carers with Carer's Allowance overpayment debts as a result of breaching the earnings li
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mercaptamine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of levels of access to Procysbi for people with Cystinosis in England compared to other parts of the UK.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all paediatric departments have access to specialists trained in the diagnosis and treatment of Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (
26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve acute mental health inpatient units.
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish individual allocations per children’s hospice in 2026-27 from the funding announced in October 2025.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Osteoporosis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address regional disparities in access to early diagnosis services for osteoporosis.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fractures: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on developing a national implementation plan for the roll-out of Fracture Liaison Services.
19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coeliac Disease: Gluten-free Foods
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to the potential merits of introducing financial support, including vouchers, for people with Coeliac disease who are unable to access gluten-free prescr
19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coeliac Disease: Gluten-free Foods
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the annual average cost of a gluten-free diet for individuals with Coeliac disease compared with a standard diet.
19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coeliac Disease: Gluten-free Foods
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that GP practices comply with guidance on prescribing gluten-free foods for patients diagnosed with Coeliac disease.
12 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of, a) pupils recorded as young carers and, b) pupils not recorded as young carers were eligible for Free School Meals in the January school census returns for 2023 to 2025.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid carers received a Carer’s Allowance overpayment in the last 12 months, according to the latest available data his Department holds.
10 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Client Level Data on unpaid carers, collected by local authorities, has not yet been published this year; what steps are being taken to publish this information; and when he expects
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers have had a Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt as a result of breaching the earnings limit in (a) England and (b) Wales.
20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
BBC World Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of planned levels of funding for the BBC World Service on women and minority groups in countries with limited press freedo
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to inform each children's hospice of its share of NHS funding; and what his planned timetable is for this.
10 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out how the violence against women and girls strategy will address misogynistic behaviour in schools; and what guidance, resources and funding her Department will provide to support intervention
9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology about the potential merits of a respiratory Modern Service Framework to improve the UK’s life scie
9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks, and whether respiratory conditions will be considered.
9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of role of a respiratory Modern Service Framework on winter pressures in the NHS.
9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Mid Sussex constituency; and w
4 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Immigration: Turkey
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Appendix ECAA visa holders will be affected by retrospective changes to settlement requirements.
2 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will provide a guarantee that any changes to settlement rules will not have an adverse impact on families that are on the five-year pathway to remain.
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to implement the legislative changes proposed in the 'Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England' cons
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has assessed the potential merits of waiving interest on student loans for people who withdraw from university due to health conditions or other mitigating circumstances.
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of removing the loan charge for students who withdraw from university in their first year due to health conditions and other mitigating circumstances.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme will be impacted by changes to Personal Independence Payment policy.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase public awareness of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme, particularly among eligible disabled people.
Source: official written-questions record.