Written questions
245 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Refugees: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the Ukrainian Permission Extension scheme beyond 18 months.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Supported Housing: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support young people in supported accommodation as they increase their paid working hours.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a National NHS Railcard for Healthcare Staff.
29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office
Honours: Reviews
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to ask the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals to review the range of honours awarded.
26 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to reform Carer's Allowance.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his response to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex of 10 July 2025 during his Oral Statement on Resident Doctors: Industrial Action, Official Report, column 1152, when he plans to beg
15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of recent changes to NHS smear tests on (a) women's health and (b) uptake of cervical cancer screening.
15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breastfeeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the findings of the four nation Optimal Infant Feeding Data Framework project.
15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breastfeeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to (a) develop and (b) implement policies for infant and young child feeding in emergency preparedness (i) planning and (ii) responses.
15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breastfeeding: HIV/AIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure that (a) NHS (i) guidance and (ii) resources on HIV and infant feeding follow British HIV Association guidelines and (b) trusts, (c) boards and
15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breastfeeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all (a) parents and (b) caregivers are provided with accurate and unbiased (i) information and (ii) support for infant feeding.
15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing primary legislation to give those in care settings the right for (a) their loved ones and (b) others to visit.
10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce legislation to facilitate a right to a Care Supporter for people in care settings.
10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Genomics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the rollout of whole genome sequencing services is (a) efficient and (b) consistent between regions.
10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Stem Cells: Donors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to provide psychological support for patients with (a) sickle cell and (b) other non-malignant conditions considering stem cell transplants.
10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Immunotherapy: Bereavement and Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to ensure that (a) families and (b) carers of cell therapy patients can access (i) mental health and wellbeing and (ii) bereavement support.
10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England worked on the 10 year plan.
10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Communication
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England work in communications.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Podiatry: Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS podiatry services in Mid Sussex constituency are adequately resourced.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Podiatry: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of podiatrists; and if he will (a) reinstate full student bursaries and (b) introduce incentives to encourage recruitment and retention in
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Independent Commission into Adult Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of hours spent by (a) his Department and (b) Baroness Casey’s review team on the review since (a) 5 July 2024 and (b) 3 January 2025.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Independent Commission into Adult Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are in Baroness Casey’s review team.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Casey of Blackstock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings officials in his Department have had with (a) Baroness Casey and (b) her team (i) before and (ii) after 2 January 2025.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Casey of Blackstock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times he has met Baroness Casey since (a) 5 July 2024 and (b) 3 January 2025.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of back-to-office policies on the workplace inclusion of disabled people.
17 Jun 2025 · Women and Equalities
Employment: Neurodiversity
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Equality Act in protecting neurodivergent employees.
11 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
National Curriculum Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of sitting year 6 SATs on children with both anxiety and special educational needs.
11 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Givinostat
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the availability of givinostat to patients eligible through early access programmes.
5 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a work allowance within Universal Credit for unpaid carers looking after (a) disabled and (b) ill (i) relatives and (
5 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance and Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid carers have entitlement to (a) Carer's Allowance and Universal Credit, (b) Carer Element and Universal Credit and (c) a combination of Carer's Allowance, Carer Element and Universal Cred
Source: official written-questions record.