Written questions

189 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young Futures Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the outcomes from the Shared Outcomes Fund early support hubs will be utilised in the development of the Young Futures Hubs programme; and whether transitional funding will be put in plac

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young Futures Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is planning to take to ensure that lessons from the 24 early support hubs will feed into the Young Futures Hubs programme; and what plans she has to build the Young Futures Hubs pr

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

World Cup

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of hosting the 2035 women's football world cup on the level of participation by women and girls in sport.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

World Cup

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of hosting the 2035 women's football world cup on the economy.

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

Agent of Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring England into line with Scotland by making the Agent of Change a statutory principle in planning.

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Music Venues: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what an accurate valuation method is for the business rates of grassroots music venues.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Donald Trump

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has sought legal advice in relation to the US President's planned legal action against the BBC.

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Leisure: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new higher rate multiplier on the costs faced by sport and recreation premises.

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Leisure: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support grassroots (a) sports clubs and (b) community organisations will receive to help manage any additional costs they will face as a result of the introduction of new RHL multipliers for properties with a r

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Leisure: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the retail, hospitality and leisure relief from April 2026 on grassroots sport and recreation.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make weight loss medications available to people living with obesity who are unable to afford them privately and who fall below the weight threshold required for NHS prescripti

22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Patient Safety Commissioner entitled The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valpr

22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of compensating (a) people and (b) families of people with Foetal Valproate Syndrome.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken with the British Dental Association to make changes to the dental contract.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

British Dental Association

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last met with the British Dental Association.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timeline is for publishing its plan for Fracture Liaison Services.

10 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Seventy Ninth Group: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of fraud from 79th Group.

10 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Seventy Ninth Group: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of cases of fraud involving the Seventy Ninth Group.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring state schools to engage with music hubs.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the assessment of the Music Hub programme by the National Centre for Social Research will report on the progression of students.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Musical Instruments: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the capital grant for musical instruments has been distributed in (a) total and (b) each region of England.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to speed up the process of DVLA reviewing license renewal following medical improvement.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of delays between people being confirmed medically fit and getting their driving licenses back by the DVLA.

2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Listed Buildings: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to modify regulations to facilitate the installation of (a) energy efficiency measures and (b) double glazing in listed buildings.

20 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for a practical driving test in Somerset in each of the last five years, by driving test centre

20 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for a practical driving test in Wiltshire, by driving test centre in each of the last five years.

20 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the number of domestic abuse offenders who would be included in the Early Release Scheme.

13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of in-community support for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

13 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to restart the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on creating a treatment pathway for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the NHS.

Source: official written-questions record.